Nelly age
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Nelly performs at Ryman Auditorium on March 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: JASON KEMPIN / AFP
US rapper Nelly has cancelled the New Zealand leg of his "Where The Party At Tour".
The show was due to occur on 21 March at Auckland's Spark Arena, and he was billed to be joined by rap group St. Lunatics and long affiliated rapper Chingy.
Although there has been no official announcement from Nelly himself, Ticketmaster has confirmed the show is cancelled on its website.
"For all tickets booked online or by phone, the credit card used in the booking will automatically be refunded. Please allow up to five days to receive your refund.
Ticketmaster has confirmed the show is cancelled on its website. Photo: Ticketmaster
"If you made your booking at a Ticketmaster outlet please return to the original outlet where the booking was made with your ticket(s) and credit card used to purchase in hand to obtain your refund," it said.
Fans on social media were disappointed by the news.
"What happened to coming to NZ? We were looking forward to seeing you since JuicyFest cancelled
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Nelly went to Spain with his father, Air Force Man Cornall Haynes Sr., until he was 3 years old, then moved to St. Louis. Nelly's folks struggled financially and split up when he was 7. As the youngest child in the neighborhood he grew up getting into trouble with the big kids. As a result he ended up moving around to live with various family members. He dreamed of playing pro baseball. In high school he formed a group called the St. Lunatics. The group consisted of him and some of his friends (Kyjuan, Murphy Lee, Slo Down, City Spud, and Ali) from high school. Nelly began listening to artists like Rakim, LL Cool J, Run-DMC, OutKast, Goodie Mob, and Jay-Z. He became convinced that his gift for rap could be parlayed into a career. He has his own style of rap which he likes to describe as a jazz form of hip-hop. The first song that Nelly and the St. Lunatics made was Gimmie What You Got. The song "Gimmie What You Got" sold 7,000 units regionally and dominated airwaves, rising to the number one spot on St. Louis' number one hip-hop station. After that song the St.
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Nelly discography
| Nelly discography | |
|---|---|
Nelly promoting Apple Bottom fragrance at North Riverside Mall, Illinois in 2010 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 49 |
| Music videos | 48 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
| Mixtapes | 2 |
| Promotional singles | 3 |
American rapper and singer Nelly has released eight studio albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, three extended plays, two mixtapes, 49 singles (including 14 as a featured performer), three promotional singles and 48 music videos. He was also a member of the hip hop group St. Lunatics, which included fellow rappers Ali, City Spud, Murphy Lee, and Kyjuan. Nelly has sold a total of 21,815,000 albums in the US as of June 2014, making him the fourth bestselling rap artist in the country.[1]
Nelly pursued a career as a solo performer after the St. Lunatics initially failed to achieve commercial success.[2] He soon caught the attention of Universal Records, who signed him on a record deal.[2][3] Nelly released his debut solo studio album, Country Grammar, i
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