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Even if Nelly had his most successful single in years with 2010's "Just a Dream," his defining numbers go back over a decade before this 2013 release, with "Country Grammar" landing in 2000 and the massive "Hot in Herre" dropping in 2002. The serene and smooth "Just a Dream" was also an odd duck for the party-time rapper as he always seemed more comfortable popping bottles and dropping drawers, so the semi-sweet M.O. splits the difference, dropping "Just a Dream" sequels like the uplifting "Heaven" with Daley, and the less-successful "Headphones" with Nelly Furtado, a rap-by-numbers "we need something that sounds like B.o.B's 'Airplanes'" track. The rapper Nelly's unique voice -- high-pitched but soulful enough not to be strident -- is surprisingly up to the task of these ballads, and he sounds sincere even when the material is unexceptional, but the creative flights of fancy found on his previous album, 5.0, are back too, only this time, they're the highlights. "Rick James" with T.I. is a disco-funk joy fueled by Pharrell Williams in full Neptunes mode with live drums and a slowly rocking beat, but the album cut to cherish is the effortless stunner "Maryland, Massachusetts," where Nelly rattles off "Keep a bad bitch from St. Louis to Vallejo/Your bitches they don't exist, Manti Te'o" and a bunch of other clever stingers. That guests tend to rule their cuts as "Idgaf" is so Pharrell it's almost N.E.R.D., while "100K" sounds like 2 Chainz even before the rapper hits the cut, while Nicki Minaj drops the fantastic common misuse couplet "You should follow my example/Bitch i.e." during the excellent "Get Like Me." Still, that Minaj feature opens the album when it would have been better placed down the track list, and with some redundant numbers to consider, M.O. is both a step up from his previous effort and a mixed bag to rejigger and edit.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Onika Maraj, ComposerLyricist - Pharrell Williams, ComposerLyricist - Chad Jolley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly, MainArtist - Pharrell, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Hart Gunther, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nicki Minaj, FeaturedArtist - Ariel Chobaz, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Detail, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly, MainArtist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Future, FeaturedArtist - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nayvadius Cash, ComposerLyricist - Andre Proctor, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clifford Harris, ComposerLyricist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Pharrell Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - T.I., FeaturedArtist - Nelly, MainArtist - Femio Hernandez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Brown, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leah LaBelle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jacob Dennis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Desrameaux, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Todd Hurtt, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gennaro Schiano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aleks White, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Daley, FeaturedArtist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Evan Taubenfeld, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Detail, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly, MainArtist - Zach Steele, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ghazi Hourani, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sidney Swift, ComposerLyricist - AJ Clark, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bradford Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Outer Limits, Producer - Alex Goodwin, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Kaul, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Pharrell Williams, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly, MainArtist - Andrew Coleman, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jacob Dennis, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Desrameaux, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gennaro Schiano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Tauheed Epps, ComposerLyricist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Detail, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly, MainArtist - Zach Steele, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finis "KY" White, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - 2 Chainz, FeaturedArtist - Ryan Kaul, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Abraham Mosses, ComposerLyricist - Rasool diaz, ComposerLyricist - Jack "SUTHERNFOLK" Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Tremaine Neverson, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Green, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alec Newell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Producer - Nelly, MainArtist - Trey Songz, FeaturedArtist - Twice As Nice, Producer - Ralph Cacciurri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Ortiz, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Alex Eremin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Bartolomei, ComposerLyricist - Lewis Hughes, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Audino, ComposerLyricist - Steven Leonard Breland, Jr, ComposerLyricist - Rick De Varona, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clifford Harris, ComposerLyricist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Mike Posner, ComposerLyricist - Pharrell Williams, Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - T.I., FeaturedArtist - Nelly, MainArtist - Andrew Coleman, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Larson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthew Desrameaux, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gennaro Schiano, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Timothy Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Jevon Hill, ComposerLyricist - Theron Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Theodore Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Max Unruh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly, MainArtist - Rock City, Producer - Alex Eremin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Co-Captains, Producer - Rick De Varona, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pierre Medor, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Frank Romano, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Robert Marks, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly, MainArtist - Matt Huber, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rico Love, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ghazi Hourani, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Avendano, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - AJ Clark, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bradford Smith, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Burgess, Guitar, Assistant Mixer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Thurston McCrea, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Florida Georgia Line, FeaturedArtist - Dana Richard, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Ave, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cornell Haynes, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brandon Green, ComposerLyricist - Demacio "Demo" Castellon, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Max Unruh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alec Newell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly Furtado, FeaturedArtist - Nelly, MainArtist - Alex Eremin, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Starley Hope, ComposerLyricist - Dylan Murray, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - ALLEN RITTER, ComposerLyricist - Martin Evans, ComposerLyricist - John Goodier, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Roettger, ComposerLyricist - Cèlia Pallí, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick De Varona, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Soul Unique, Producer - Tricktheflow, Producer
℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Justin Franks, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nelly, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - JP Negrete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Glass, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Candice Boyd, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Frank E, Producer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Breyan Isaac, ComposerLyricist - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Trent Mazur, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Harrison Kipner, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Freesh, Producer, Drums, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Even if Nelly had his most successful single in years with 2010's "Just a Dream," his defining numbers go back over a decade before this 2013 release, with "Country Grammar" landing in 2000 and the massive "Hot in Herre" dropping in 2002. The serene and smooth "Just a Dream" was also an odd duck for the party-time rapper as he always seemed more comfortable popping bottles and dropping drawers, so the semi-sweet M.O. splits the difference, dropping "Just a Dream" sequels like the uplifting "Heaven" with Daley, and the less-successful "Headphones" with Nelly Furtado, a rap-by-numbers "we need something that sounds like B.o.B's 'Airplanes'" track. The rapper Nelly's unique voice -- high-pitched but soulful enough not to be strident -- is surprisingly up to the task of these ballads, and he sounds sincere even when the material is unexceptional, but the creative flights of fancy found on his previous album, 5.0, are back too, only this time, they're the highlights. "Rick James" with T.I. is a disco-funk joy fueled by Pharrell Williams in full Neptunes mode with live drums and a slowly rocking beat, but the album cut to cherish is the effortless stunner "Maryland, Massachusetts," where Nelly rattles off "Keep a bad bitch from St. Louis to Vallejo/Your bitches they don't exist, Manti Te'o" and a bunch of other clever stingers. That guests tend to rule their cuts as "Idgaf" is so Pharrell it's almost N.E.R.D., while "100K" sounds like 2 Chainz even before the rapper hits the cut, while Nicki Minaj drops the fantastic common misuse couplet "You should follow my example/Bitch i.e." during the excellent "Get Like Me." Still, that Minaj feature opens the album when it would have been better placed down the track list, and with some redundant numbers to consider, M.O. is both a step up from his previous effort and a mixed bag to rejigger and edit.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:51
- Main artists: Nelly
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2013 Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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