Nelly

Nelly on his chart profile: 'Iâ€™m still looked at as the underdog'

2010-11-29 16:34:27

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T.A.G. releases new CD

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Clarence “T.A.G.” Garrett knows he’s fighting an uphill battle. He’s a hip-hop artist from the town of Rochester. “Where I live, it’s either rock or country,” Garrett says. “There’s not a lot of hip-...

For candy-maker, Nelly endorsement could be sweet or sour

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Hip-hop endorsements have taken a couple of high-profile hits lately, with major companies cutting ties to artists whose work has been criticized as degrading to women. But Just Born Inc. is embracing the culture, touting on Tuesday its new marketing...

NIU wishes Jerry Kill well

2011-12-01 14:02:35

Inside Rapper Paul Wall's Video Shoot

2010-05-18 00:00:00

Rapper and Houston native Paul Wall is at it again. Paul is slated to release his next Album 'Heart of the Champion' June 29th. Tuesday in the Galleria Paul Wall created his latest Music Video for the single 'I'm on Patron'. "It's like a story of me...

Hip-hop moguls livin' large and in charge

2004-10-13 00:00:00

In the '80s, it was the leveraged buyout; in the '90s, technology. But at the beginning of a new century, it's the selling of "cool" that is building empires and making moguls. Russell Simmons, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Damon Dash, Jay-Z and Percy "Master...

Eminem best in show

2003-02-24 00:00:00

Eminem is still the best rap show in town, winning a well-deserved best rap album award for his third major-label release, "The Eminem Show." The spirited collection demonstrated the Detroit native's artistic growth and his increasingly intriguing...

Rap review, Nelly and Cash Money Millionaires at the Allstate Arena

2000-12-10 00:00:00

"Yo! What's up Pittsburgh?!" rapper Ja Rule shouted to a confused audience at the Jingle Ballers Jam Friday at the Allstate Arena. "My bad," he said, quickly. "We're in Chicago." The New Yorker's admitted excuse for the mix-up: "I'm high." Ja Rule's...

Rhyme and reason

2003-02-03 00:00:00

- Complete list of nominations Instead of visiting a bounty on a single artist, the nominations announced Tuesday for the 45th Annual Grammy Awards were handed out in an unusually equitable manner -- eight artists tied for the most nominations with...

Ashanti tops Billboard Awards

2002-12-10 00:00:00

LAS VEGAS -- R&B newcomer Ashanti made an impressive debut at the Billboard Music Awards, taking home eight awards Monday night while rap star Nelly won honors in six categories. The album of the year went to Eminem for "The Eminem Show." Ashanti, 22,...

Concertline

2003-01-28 00:00:00

Austin-based singer-songwriter Kelly Willis' new CD "Easy" (Rykodisc) isn't the kind of country music record that typically earns kudos these days. It isn't hardcore honky-tonk. It isn't anti-Nashville, and it isn't a return to bluegrass roots. What it...

Kanye West receives leading 10 Grammy nominations

2004-12-07 10:31:00

LOS ANGELES - Producer-turned-rapper Kanye West collected a leading 10 Grammy nominations Tuesday, including album of the year, for his innovative debut, "The College Dropout." West's disc stood out in the rap landscape because of its atypical prose....

The Jes Us 4 Jackie organization was founded in honor of rapper Nelly 's sister, Jacqueline "Jackie" Donahue. Jackie lost her battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in 2005, but the work continues to educate African-Americans about the need for bone marrow and stem cell transplants.

2009-03-31 15:20:31

Rapper Nelly cuts the ribbon as he opens the Apple Bottom store in Dubai Mall in Dubai, UAE. (Photo by Haider Yousuf/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

2009-03-13 07:24:09

Lessons in self-hype If there s anything MTV excels at, it s turning its own shows into commercials for its other television shows. Evidence? The Video Music Awards, which celebrate the handful of artists who still get videos aired on the network.

2008-09-16 15:15:56