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This article is about the album. For the song, see Country Grammar (Hot S**t).
Country Grammar
Studio album by Nelly
Released June 27, 2000 (2000-06-27)
Recorded Fall 1999 – Spring 2000
Genre Midwest hip hop
Length 66:35
Label Fo' Reel, Universal
Producer Kevin Law (exec.), Jason "Jay E" Epperson, City Spud, Steve "Blast" Wills, Basement Beats
Nelly chronology
Country Grammar
(2000)		 Nellyville
(2002)
Singles from Country Grammar
  1. "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"
    Released: February 29, 2000
  2. "E.I."
    Released: October 28, 2000
  3. "Ride wit Me"
    Released: April 24, 2001
  4. "Batter Up"
    Released: September 11, 2001

Country Grammar is the debut studio album by American rapper Nelly, released on June 27, 2000 by Universal Records.

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[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly (B-)[2]
NME (9/10)[3]
Q Magazine 4/5 stars[4]
Robert Christgau (B+)[5]
RapReviews 8/10 stars[6]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[7]
The Source 3.5/5 stars[8]

[edit] Commercial performance

The album was a mainstream success. It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, and went on to peak at number one, with 235,000 copies in its first week of sales. The album is Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling 8.5 million copies in the United States and is the tenth highest selling album of the decade.[9] Billboard also rated the album number ten on their Top 200 Albums of the Decade[10] The album was certified 9× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on April 27, 2004.[11]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer)   1:21
2. "St. Louie"   Jason "Jay E" Epperson 4:27
3. "Greed, Hate, Envy"   City Spud 4:15
4. "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"   Jason "Jay E" Epperson 4:47
5. "Steal the Show" (featuring St. Lunatics) Jason "Jay E" Epperson 5:27
6. "Interlude" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer)   0:33
7. "Ride Wit Me" (featuring City Spud) Jason "Jay E" Epperson 4:51
8. "E.I."   Jason "Jay E" Epperson 4:45
9. "Thicky Thick Girl" (featuring Murphy Lee & Ali) City Spud 4:34
10. "For My" (featuring Lil Wayne) Jason "Jay E" Epperson 4:08
11. "Utha Side"   Jason "Jay E" Epperson 4:33
12. "Tho Dem Wrappas"   Jason "Jay E" Epperson 4:09
13. "Wrap Sumden" (featuring St. Lunatics) Jason "Jay E" Epperson 4:16
14. "Batter Up" (featuring Murphy Lee & Ali) Steve "Blast" Wills 5:27
15. "Never Let 'Em C U Sweat" (featuring The Teamsters) City Spud 4:14
16. "Luven Me"   City Spud 4:07
17. "Outro" (featuring Cedric the Entertainer)   0:44

[edit] Personnel

Credits for Country Grammar adapted from Allmusic.[12]

  • Nelly – Composer
  • Kevin Law – Executive Producer
  • City Spud – Producer, Composer
  • Kenny Dykstra – Assistant Engineer
  • Steve Eigner – Engineer
  • Herb Powers – Mastering
  • Jason Standard – Mixing
  • Richard Travali – Mixing
  • Jesse "Corparal" Wilson - Writer
  • Donnell Simmons - Writer
  • Jamel Aziz - Writer

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 4
German Albums Chart [13] 45
UK Albums Chart 14
Canadian Albums Chart 7
US Billboard 200 1
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
Preceded by
Now 4 by Various artists		 Billboard 200 number-one album
August 26 - September 29, 2000		 Succeeded by
G.O.A.T. by LL Cool J

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ NME review
  4. ^ Q Magazine review
  5. ^ Robert Christgau review
  6. ^ RapReviews review
  7. ^ Rolling Stone review
  8. ^ The Source review
  9. ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/74326/week-ending-jan-30-2011-albums-good-newsbad-news/
  10. ^ Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 New Acts Of The 2000s Chart Watch by Paul Grein
  11. ^ "Gold & Platinum - Country Grammar (album)". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Country%20Grammar&artist=Nelly&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  12. ^ Credits: Country Grammar. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-09-07.
  13. ^ http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/NELLY/?type=longplay
Nelly
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  • 3000 & 9 Shit (with Ocean's 7)
  • O.E.MO
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Country Grammar
Nellyville
Suit
Sweat
Brass Knuckles
5.0
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  • "Wadsyaname"
  • "Let It Go (Lil Mama)"
  • "Tippin' in da Club"
  • "Long Gone"
  • "The Champ"
  • "Country Ass Nigga"
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