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By the time of Country Grammar's release in summer 2000, the album's title track had become a major hit single for the previously unknown St. Louis rapper Nelly, who was making his national debut. In particular, the song's tongue-twisting chorus is downright infectious: "I'm goin down down baby, yo' street in a Range Rover/Street sweeper, baby, cocked ready to let it go/Shimmy shimmy cocoa what? Listen to it pound/Light it up and take a puff, pass it to me now" -- or something like that. There are many more tongue-twisting singalong moments like this on Country Grammar, such as "Ride wit Me" and "E.I.," enough to make the album an engaging overall listen, despite some pedestrian rapping at times. More than anything, Nelly's knack for writing -- and singing -- such infectious hooks makes Country Grammar an exceptional album for its time, one that transcends regional styles like Dirty South and is universal in its (Midwestern?) pop-rap appeal. Some of the credit should go to producer Jason "Jay E" Epperson, who showcases a lot of talent over the course of Country Grammar.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Nelly, MainArtist - Cedric The Entertainer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - City Spud, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Levell Webb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist - Rich Travali, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Law, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ali, ComposerLyricist - Murphy Lee, ComposerLyricist - St. Lunatics, FeaturedArtist - Key-Wau, ComposerLyricist - Spud, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nelly, MainArtist - Cedric The Entertainer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Etterlene Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Eldra DeBarge, ComposerLyricist - William DeBarge, ComposerLyricist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist - City Spud, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Levell Webb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - City Spud, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Levell Webb, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwayne Carter, ComposerLyricist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jason Epperson, Composer, Producer - Nelly, Author, MainArtist - Ali, FeaturedArtist - Murphy Lee, FeaturedArtist - Steve Wills, Composer, Producer
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Jason Epperson, ComposerLyricist - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - City Spud, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Levell Webb, ComposerLyricist - Steve Wills, ComposerLyricist - Donnell Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Jamaul Azziz, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - City Spud, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nelly, MainArtist - Cedric The Entertainer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
By the time of Country Grammar's release in summer 2000, the album's title track had become a major hit single for the previously unknown St. Louis rapper Nelly, who was making his national debut. In particular, the song's tongue-twisting chorus is downright infectious: "I'm goin down down baby, yo' street in a Range Rover/Street sweeper, baby, cocked ready to let it go/Shimmy shimmy cocoa what? Listen to it pound/Light it up and take a puff, pass it to me now" -- or something like that. There are many more tongue-twisting singalong moments like this on Country Grammar, such as "Ride wit Me" and "E.I.," enough to make the album an engaging overall listen, despite some pedestrian rapping at times. More than anything, Nelly's knack for writing -- and singing -- such infectious hooks makes Country Grammar an exceptional album for its time, one that transcends regional styles like Dirty South and is universal in its (Midwestern?) pop-rap appeal. Some of the credit should go to producer Jason "Jay E" Epperson, who showcases a lot of talent over the course of Country Grammar.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:35
- Main artists: Nelly
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2000 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2000 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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