Nelly at the Fraze Pavilion

Nelly with special guest Chase McDaniel

Diamond Selling, Multi-platinum, Grammy award-winning rap superstar, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and actor, Nelly, has continually raised the bar for the entertainment industry since stepping on the scene in 2000 with his distinctive vocals and larger-than-life personality. His collaboration with Florida Georgia Line received Diamond status and he is only one of seven rappers to reach this honor.

Nelly embarked on his music career with Midwest hip hop group St. Lunatics, in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Nelly entered the spotlight with the release of Country Grammar in 2000, spending seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and spawning the massive hits “Ride Wit Me”, “Country Grammar”, and “E.I.”. The album landed Nelly four Grammy Award nominations and sold over nine million copies worldwide. Country Grammar is Nelly’s best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. 

On September 14, 2004, Nelly released two albums, Sweat and Suit. Suit, an R&B-oriented album, debuted at number one on the Billboard albums chart, and Sweat, a rap-oriented album, debuted at number two.From Suit, the slowballad “Over and Over“, an unlikely duet with country music star Tim McGraw, became a crossover hit.

Nelly’s fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was released in 2008. 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). In 2010, Nelly released the album 5.0. 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).

Nelly’s Country Grammar album and his song “Cruise” with Florida Georgia Line both achieved Diamond status in 2016. In 2016, Nelly was featured in a unique opportunity to perform alongside the country’s most prestigious orchestras including St. Louis, Columbus and Pittsburgh garnering great reviews. 

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Fraze Pavilion

Nelly at the Fraze Pavilion is taking place at Fraze Pavilion, which is located at 695 Lincoln Park Blvd in Dayton. Fraze Pavilion - Fraze Pavilion is southwestern Ohio's premiere outdoor entertainment venue.