

In 2005, he starred in the remake film The Longest Yard, alongside Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. Nelly has won multiple accolades throughout his career including three Grammy Awards and nine Billboard Music Awards. The lead single, " Just a Dream", was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) it also spawned the singles " Move That Body" (featuring T-Pain and Akon) and " Gone" (featuring Kelly Rowland). It produced the singles " Party People" (featuring Fergie), " Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Ciara) and " Body on Me" (featuring Akon and Ashanti).

Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was released in 2008 after several delays. In the same week of release, Suit debuted at number one, selling around 396,000 copies in its first week on the same chart. Sweat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies in its first week. With the same-day dual release of Sweat and Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. His following album Nellyville produced the number-one hits " Hot in Herre" and " Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five single " Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. The album peaked at number one the Billboard 200, and became Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of which the featured title track and the single " Ride wit Me" were top ten hits. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. He embarked on his music career with Midwest hip hop group St. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur.
