Nelly

 Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. was born on the 2nd of November 1974. He is more well-known as Nelly. In 1993, he joined the hip-hop band St. Lunatics and was signed to Universal Records in 1999. In 2000, his solo career started under Universal Records with his debut album Country Grammar. The featured title track and single "Ride with Me" were both top ten singles. The album peaked at number on the Billboard 200, and became the most-sold album by Nelly to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. The album that followed Nellyville produced the number-one hit songs "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five-rated single "Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics).With the same day's dual release of Sweat and Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to release chart-topping smashes.