It was a great introduction for the Lunatics who dropped a pretty solid album in their own right. The big time poppy tracks aren't amazing, but there are a couple really solid sleepers on this record. My guess is they didn't really listen to the whole thing. I'm stunned to see this album got pretty beaten up by critics. I think nowadays, he's lost the hip hop community. Nelly did a great job back in the day not alienating the rap fans while still appealing to the pop crowd. This is a crazy 9x platinum in the US - which is a crazy number for a hip hop record. And if Nelly was still dropping records like this one, he'd have the respect. And he pointed to the fact the only artist that has outsold him in the 2000's is Eminem.
Recently Nelly was left off the best rappers today list via BET. When this dropped in 2000, who wasn't bumpin' this in the car? At the very least bumpin' the title track off a mix cd. It didn't get a good review from me, mainly because it has strayed so far from the original Nelly stuff - and not in a good way. A while back, I reviewed Nelly's latest drop - 5.0. Follower peterman dropped this one in the box, and I was stunned to see it hadn't made my list yet. And being a big rap fan, this album should have at least come in the first year of reviews. Country Grammar ranks as the 85th best selling album of all time.Hot s**t! Seriously, I know I've said this before, but I can't believe I haven't reviewed some albums. Its commercial success secured Nelly’s status as one of the most successful hip-hop acts of the 2000s, ranking him as the third most successful act of that decade. In 2016, Country Grammar became the ninth hip-hop album to be certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America. Louis-Midwestern sound and was supported by four successful singles: “Country Grammar (Hot Shit)”, “E.I.”, “Ride wit Me” and “Batter Up.” Country Grammar received positive reviews from critics praising Nelly’s vocal style and the album’s production. The expanded edition is available on translucent blue vinyl with a gatefold. Country Grammar is the debut studio album by Nelly released on June 27, 2000.
The 20th-anniversary edition of Country Grammar will be released as an expanded deluxe edition with bonus tracks “Icey,” “Come Over,” “Country Grammar (Instrumental),” and “Ride Wit Me (Instrumental),” all four on vinyl for the first time.
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