Nellyville

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	Nellyville
	Singles
	#1
	Hot in Herre
	dilemma
	Air Force Ones
	Work It
	Pimp Juice

chronology
Nellyville
Studio album by Nelly
Publication ; (s)	June 25, 2002
Label (s)	Universal Records , Fo 'Reel
Format (s)	CD , LP , download , MC
Genre (s)	Hip-Hop , Contemporary R&B
Title (number)	19/20
running time	75:34 / 79:27
production	Nelly ( Executive Producer ) ; Kevin Law (Executive Producer) ; C-Love (Executive Producer) ; Jason Epperson; Waiel Yaghnam; The Neptunes; Just Blaze; Trackboyz; Antoine Macon; Ryan Bowser;
September 2001	#1
April 16, 2002	Hot in Herre
June 25, 2002	dilemma
November 7, 2002	Air Force Ones
February 25, 2003	Work It
April 1, 2003	Pimp Juice

Nellyville is the second studio album by the American rapper Nelly . It was released on June 25, 2002 on the Universal Records and Fo 'Reel labels .

Production and samples

Nelly herself as well as Kevin Law and C-Love served as executive producers on the album . Most of the beats were produced by Jason Epperson, who contributed nine instrumentals . Waiel Yaghnam produced three productions, while The Neptunes , Trackboyz, Antoine Macon and Ryan Bowser and Just Blaze each produced a song.

Three songs contain samples from tracks by other artists. Sun includes Hot in Herre an interpolation of the play Bustin 'Loose by Chuck Brown and Pimp Juice is sampling Love Comes in All Colors from the gospel group The Staple Singers . Dilemma also contains elements of the title Love, Need and Want You by soul singer Patti LaBelle .

Cover design

The album cover shows a sepia-colored photo of Nelly looking at the viewer. At the top left of the picture is the title Nellyville in black.

Guest Posts

In addition to Nelly, other artists can be heard on eleven or twelve tracks on the album. Comedian Cedric the Entertainer and presenter La La are featured on the skits Gettin 'It Started , In the Store and Fuck It Then . Nelly's rap group St. Lunatics has three guest appearances on the songs Dem Boyz , Air Force Ones and CG 2 , while singer Kelly Rowland can be heard on Dilemma . The song Rock the Mic - Remix is a collaboration with rappers Beanie Sigel , Freeway and Murphy Lee , the latter also appearing on Oh Nelly . Nelly is also supported by singer Justin Timberlake on Work It and King Jacob can be heard on On the Grind . The bonus song Stick Out Ya Wrist contains a guest contribution by the singer Toya.

Track list

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	Nellyville		Waiel Yaghnam	4:15
2	Gettin 'It Started	Cedric the Entertainer and La La		1:51
3	Hot in Herre		The Neptunes	3:48
4th	The boyz	St. Lunatics	Jason Epperson	4:34
5	Oh Nelly	Murphy Lee	Jason Epperson	4:03
6th	Pimp Juice		Jason Epperson	4:52
7th	Air Force Ones	St. Lunatics	Trackboyz	5:04
8th	In the store	Cedric the Entertainer and La La		1:40
9	On the grind	King Jacob	Jason Epperson	4:45
10	dilemma	Kelly Rowland	Antoine Macon and Ryan Bowser	4:49
11	Splurge		Jason Epperson	5:09
12	Work It	Justin Timberlake	Jason Epperson	4:22
13	Roc the Mic - Remix	Beanie Sigel , Freeway and Murphy Lee	Just Blaze	4:17
14th	The gank		Waiel Yaghnam	4:48
15th	5000			2:11
16	#1		Waiel Yaghnam	3:18
17th	CG 2	St. Lunatics	Jason Epperson	4:32
18th	Say now		Jason Epperson	5:42
19th	Fuck It Then	Cedric the Entertainer and La La		1:38
20 (*)	Stick Out Ya Wrist	Toya	Jason Epperson	3:53

(*) Bonus song for the UK version

Chart successes and singles

Nellyville entered the German album charts at number 2 on July 15, 2002 and was at number 5 in the following two weeks. In total, it stayed in the top 100 for 33 weeks. In the USA, the album reached the top position in the charts and was able to stay in the top 200 for 72 weeks, including four weeks at number 1. The album also reached the top 10 in Austria, Switzerland and Great Britain. In the German annual charts in 2002, the Sound carrier rank 22.

Six songs on the album were released as singles . The songs Dilemma (1st place in Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain and the USA) and Hot in Herre (1st place in the USA) were particularly successful. The other releases # 1 , Air Force Ones , Work It and Pimp Juice also made it into the charts of various countries.

Sales figures and awards

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

Nellyville has sold over 6.5 million copies in the United States, earning six times platinum . It is one of the most commercially successful rap albums in the USA and, after Nelly's debut album Country Grammar, is the rapper's best-selling album in his home country. Internationally, Nellyville was even more successful than its predecessor: In Germany, the album received a gold record in the year of its release for over 150,000 sales , while in the UK it received a double platinum record for more than 600,000 units sold. Nellyville was also awarded gold and platinum in Austria and Switzerland . For over a million copies sold across Europe, the album also received a platinum record.

The Grammy Awards 2003 was Nellyville in the categories Album of the Year and Rap Album Best nominated, but lost Come Away with Me by Norah Jones and The Eminem Show by Eminem . In contrast, the singles Hot in Herre and Dilemma won the prizes in the categories Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap / Sung Collaboration .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	3 × platinum	210,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	(150,000)
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	1,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(17,292)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	4 × platinum	400,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2 × platinum	30,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(20,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(30,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
United States (RIAA)	6 × platinum	6,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	7 × gold 19 × platinum	7,890,000