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Nelly's latest offering is hopefully the beginning of the renaissance of an artist who most definitely was starting to look guilty of selling out.
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On his fifth album, he mostly sticks to that pop-rap formula, cranking his distinctly melodic flow to hyper-speeds and playing the good-natured hedonist on cuts like 'Party People.' But when he tries to come off hard on a handful of Dirty South brawlers, he ends up sounding generic
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It’s sure not a knockout, but it’s his hardest-hitting album yet. Just don’t call it a comeback.
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This is what Nelly's Brass Knuckles is best summarized as...a club jam.
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There’s nothing that’s boldly offensive or immediately dismissible, save a few slight missteps.
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Brass Knuckles sounds less like the product of a fighter who's ready to go back into the ring than one who's stalling for time.
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Airplay or not, however, he's also sounding seriously dated.