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Revision as of 02:32, 19 November 2008

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Brass Knuckles is rapper Nelly's fifth studio album released on September 16, 2008 after several delays.

Guests

Nelly has a range of featured guests lined up for Brass Knuckles, with appearances from Akon, Ashanti, Avery Storm, Chuck D, Ciara, Fergie, Gucci Mane, Jermaine Dupri, Keri Hilson, LL Cool J, Nate Dogg, Pharrell Williams, R. Kelly, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, St. Lunatics, T.I. and Usher.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Jermaine Dupri also stated possibilities of hopeful collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson.[2][8] Dupri gave a look into the two collaborations, one being Nelly, Carey and Jackson all appearing on the same track, in which he stated Nelly has laid the following blueprint:

Nelly's got a crazy collaboration he's trying to put together, which is him, Janet and Mariah Carey all on one song...That's what he wants. If he could convince them to do it, it would be crazy. He wants Janet to rap a 16-bar verse, he wants Mariah to sing the hook and he's gonna do two verses. He has it all planned out. You ask him about it! This is what he wants; he's 100-percent deadlocked into it.[8]

He went on to speak about the possibility of the Springsteen collaboration and that two of his own tracks will appear on the album,

I think he's doing a record with Bruce Springsteen. You know he always has to do one of those! My two records [that J.D. has produced for Nelly so far], he's gonna have some people on them—I won't tell it yet. I don't want to jinx the record.[8]

Nelly was unable to collaborate with Springsteen but he is still hopeful to collaborate with him on a future album, or even a repackage of Brass Knuckles.

More production will come from Bryan-Michael Cox, Neff-U and Pharrell, among others.[1][2][9]

On March 30, Nelly told HipHopDX.com that "the album would feature a handful of new producers."[10]

Nelly mentioned in an interview that producer Polow da Don will be producing 4 tracks for the upcoming album [11]

Nelly's bonus track "Bay" was featured on the first episode of season 5 of Entourage.

Singles

The first single was "Wadsyaname", which was released digitally on August 21, 2007. However, because of the pushed release dates from October 16, 2007 and on, the first official single was changed to Party People, with "Wadsyaname" not appearing on the album.[citation needed] The Jermaine Dupri produced "Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Ciara and Jermaine Dupri) is the official second single with a video that premiered on June 11, 2008 on BET's Access Granted.[12] The third single is "Body on Me", featuring Akon and Ashanti.

Reception

Reviews for the album have been generally mixed. Julian Benbow of The Boston Globe stated, "Brass Knuckles is 14 songs long. All of them could be singles. None of them could be hits."[13] Pharoh Martin of Vibe stated that "Brass Knuckles is standard Nelly fare."[14]

Brass Knuckles debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 selling 84,000 copies in its first week.[15] It also debuted at #7 on the United World Chart with 116,000 units sold.[16] In its second week, the album sold 25,000 copies. The album has sold 161,239 copies in the United States so far.[17]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."U Ain't Him" (featuring Rick Ross)Wyshmaster3:16
2."Hold Up" (featuring T.I. & LL Cool J)Free Agentz3:49
3."LA" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Nate Dogg)Neff-U4:23
4."Long Night" (featuring Usher)JLack3:15
5."Lie" (featuring St. Lunatics)Polow Da Don4:21
6."Party People" (featuring Fergie)Polow Da Don3:59
7."Self-Esteem" (featuring Chuck D)G. Koop3:37
8."Body on Me" (featuring Akon & Ashanti)Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort3:30
9."Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Pharrell)Jermaine Dupri5:04
10."Let It Go (Lil Mama)"Pharrell4:22
11."One And Only"Polow Da Don4:20
12."Chill" (featuring St. Lunatics)Wyshmaster5:43
13."Who F***s Wit Me" (featuring Avery Storm)Boom-Batt4:08
14."Ucud Gedit" (featuring Gucci Mane & R. Kelly)Polow Da Don4:28
Wal-Mart Online Bonus Track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
15."Bay"Droop-E3:42
16."Problems"Polow Da Don3:11
Japanese/Australian bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17."Wadsyaname"Neff-U4:08
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."Warrior"T. Feemster2:44
19."Let's Go"Wyshmaster3:43


  • There is a Best Buy edition with a bonus DVD

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[18] 15
Canadian Albums Chart[19] 22
France Albums Chart[18] 88
Irish Albums Chart[18] 60
New Zealand Albums Chart[18] 22
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 55
U.S. Billboard 200[15] 3
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[15] 2
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums [15] 1
UK Albums Chart[18] 20
United World Chart[20] 7
Japanese Albums Chart 13

References

  1. ^ a b Scott Bowles, Steve Jones and Pete Johnson (September 6, 2007). Coming attractions: Nelly's ready to crack his 'Knuckles'. USA Today. Accessed September 9, 2007.
  2. ^ a b c Shaheem Reid (August 22, 2007). T.I., Akon, Snoop, Pimp C Get Behind Nelly's Brass Knuckles. MTV. Accessed August 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Tim Kash and Jayson Rodriguez (May 1, 2007). Mixtape Monday: 50 Cent Talks Batman, Both New LPs; Rick Ross Rubs Elbows With Jay, Jeezy MTV. Accessed August 22, 2007.
  4. ^ Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes and Brennan Williams (October 8, 2007). The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes from the Underground. MTV. Accessed October 10, 2007.
  5. ^ Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Sway J. Calloway (October 16, 2007). Nelly Ready to Battle Don Imus, Other Foes with Hard-Hitting New LP. MTV. Accessed October 16, 2007.
  6. ^ Nelly in Studio with JoJo. KISS-FM (August 14, 2007). Accessed December 13, 2007.
  7. ^ DADDYMACKOFNYC (February 12, 2008). Chuck D Interview Part 4 of 4 YouTube. Accessed February 13, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c Anthony Springer, Jr. (August 23, 2007). Nelly Is Back!. HipHopDX. Accessed August 23, 2007.
  9. ^ Nelly & Ashanti Interview – Rap-Up TV. Rap-Up TV. Accessed August 25, 2007.
  10. ^ (March 30, 2008). Nelly Preps New Album. Accessed April 20, 2008.
  11. ^ YouTube - Nelly Exclusive Interview Part 1
  12. ^ "Stepped on My J's" on Accessed Granted June 11. Accessed June 7, 2008
  13. ^ Julian Benbow (September 16, 2008). 'Brass Knuckles' may not land a hit The Boston Globe. Accessed September 24, 2008.
  14. ^ Pharoh Martin (September 17, 2008). Nelly: "Brass Knuckles" Vibe. Accessed September 24, 2008
  15. ^ a b c d Katie Hasty (September 24, 2008). Metallica Edges Ne-Yo, Nelly To Remain No. 1 Billboard. Accessed September 24, 2008.
  16. ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums.htm
  17. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8071/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-11-9-08
  18. ^ a b c d e f Nelly - Brass Knuckles - Music Charts αCharts. Accessed September 24, 2008.
  19. ^ Top Canadian Albums - Brass Knuckles - Nelly Billboard. Accessed September 25, 2008.
  20. ^ http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums.htm
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