I would have given the album five stars, but it's only his debut. Yet, this is what makes Nelly a standout. He doesn't care about being as big a playa as Jay-Z. Nelly doesn't care about being hardcore like DMX. It is very refreshing in the times of all the wanna-bes that all sound the same. It's like he's singing/saying his lyrics at the same time. But no! The tracks all exemplify the astoundingly new voice of Nelly. At this point I usually expect there to be a fall off until the popular track comes on and then the rest of the track to be so-so. Hmm, I'm going down down baby yo street in a Range Rover Street Sweeper baby cocked ready to let it go Shimmy Shimmy cocoa wha' listen to it now Light it up and take a puff, pass it to me now Hmm, I'm going down down baby yo street in a Range Rover Street Sweeper baby cocked ready. but Willie Nelson's version 10 years later was the hit and won the Song of the Year Grammy. Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer. It flows right into the 'Hood's' theme song, 'St. American Bad Dream (2018) Be Like That (2020) Better Place (2016) BFE (2020). The CD starts out with a hilarious intro from Cedric the Entertainer. Many of the debut artists that come out with a single months ahead of time hit you with a horrible debut album in the future. Although the track 'Country Grammar' has been on my playlist since January (thanks Napster), I was interested to see if the rest of the album would play out on the same level.

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