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Nellyville
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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 179 Ratings

  • Summary: The St. Louis rapper follows up the massive success of his 2000 debut LP 'Country Grammar' with 19 new tracks cut from the same cloth, including the Neptunes-produced single "Hot In Here." Justin Timberlake guests on one track.

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Dilemma
I love you and I need you Nelly, I love you, I do Need you No matter what I do All I think about is you Even when I'm with my boo Boy, you know I'm... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. E! Online
    91
    A winning combo of thick club cuts, hands-in-the-air call-outs, pop ingenuity and a perfect balance of entertainment and realism in his rhymes.
  2. PopMatters
    90
    The disc is incredible.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    If you like your rap loose and funny, Nelly's the man for you.
  4. The A.V. Club
    70
    Good-natured and breezy enough to make the hostility directed Nelly's way seem churlish.
  5. Spin
    60
    Nelly's caught between a rock and a hardass place--he's too edgy to comfortably collaborate with 'N Sync's Justin Timberlake but too corny to dig into the Neptunes' sleazily sinister beats on lead single "Hot In Herre." [Aug 2002, p.109]
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  6. AllMusic
    60
    In other words, he didn't take any unnecessary risks -- after all, the formula proved successful the first time around -- and that's partly why Nellyville isn't as exciting as it perhaps could be.
  7. Playlouder
    40
    The problem is, whilst the debut had more hooks than a fishing rod sandwich, this just doo-wop-yawn, the sort of nursery rhymes kids never remember.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 83 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 91
  3. Negative: 8 out of 91
  1. JmamaR.
    Jul 31, 2002
    10
    nelly i love u and this album, keep yo head up and keep doin what cha do.xoxo
  2. therressag
    Jul 17, 2002
    10
    i love it
  4. CarlosP
    Dec 20, 2005
    10
    nelly is the best rapper in the history of hip hop
  5. Kendra
    Aug 17, 2002
    10
    this album is fuckin awesome and nelly is soooo hot
  6. amip
    Dec 1, 2002
    10
    this cd is a fat cd it is the brest
  7. therressag
    Sep 10, 2003
    10
    i love it
  8. MarcusJ
    Sep 5, 2003
    0
    Ignore these groupies and face the truth: Nelly sucks. If you like REAL rap, try someone like Talib Kweli, not this piece of crap.

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#8 Most Discussed Album of 2002
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#31 Most Shared Album of 2002