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| Studio album by Nelly | |||||
| Released | June 27, 2000 (U.S.) | ||||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | ||||
| Genre | Rap | ||||
| Length | 66:35 | ||||
| Label | Universal Motown/Fo'Reel | ||||
| Producer | Jason "Jay E" Epperson City Spud Steve "Blast" Wills |
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Country Grammar is the debut album of rap artist Nelly. It was released on June 27, 2000. The album was a huge mainstream success. It debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 but peaked at #1 later.
The first single released was the song "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)". This song represents St. Louis, Missouri where Nelly was raised (the first line of the song is "You can find me in St. Louis rollin on dubs"). Other singles from the album include "E.I.," "Ride Wit Me," and "Batter Up."
The album was produced by Jason "Jay E" Epperson.
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Trivia
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Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (November 2008) |
According to the song Wat da Hook Gon Be, Nelly and the St. Lunatics were going through financial difficulties when recording the Country Grammar album:
| “ | "Plus we was broke wit a deal but nobody could tell So we did what we had to do for "Country Grammar" to sell."1 |
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The song Ride wit Me was for the film Scary Movie 2
The song "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" has been known to be remixed with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"
Track listing
- "Intro" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer)
- "St. Louie"
- "Greed, Hate, Envy"
- "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
- "Steal the Show" (featuring St. Lunatics)
- "Interlude" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer)
- "Ride wit Me" (featuring City Spud)
- "E.I."
- "Thicky Thick Girl" (featuring Murphy Lee & Ali)
- "For My" (featuring Lil Wayne)
- "Utha Side"
- "Tho Dem Wrappas"
- "Wrap Sumden" (featuring St. Lunatics)
- "Batter Up" (featuring St. Lunatics)
- "Never Let Em C U Sweat" (featuring The Teamsters)
- "Luven Me"
- "Outro" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer)
Samples:
"Ride Wit Me" Contains lyrics from "I Like It" by 'Debarge'
"Luven Me" - Samples "Don't Stop (Ever Loving Me)" by 'One Way'
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2000 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
References
| Preceded by Now 4 by Various artists |
Billboard 200 number-one album August 26 - September 29, 2000 |
Succeeded by G.O.A.T. by LL Cool J And Mama's Gun by Erykah Badu |
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