Believe it or not, it’s been twenty-years since Nelly told everyone it’s getting “Hot In Herre,” made you “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” made us show our “Grillz,” had everyone singing along to “Dilemma,” and how can we forget getting in the car and blasting “Ride With Me.” It’s been twenty-years, Country Grammar, continues to prove that it’s one of the best hip-hop albums.
To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Nelly’s groundbreaking album, Country Grammar, a digital deluxe edition will be released on July 24.
As a creative heavyweight from St. Louis during a time when most rappers were from the East Coast, the West Coast, or the South, Nelly‘s breezy, twangy approach proved to be a breath of fresh air for the genre. When his debut single “Country Grammar (Hot Shit),” which was hung on the children’s clapping game “Down Down Baby,” was released in February 2000, became a smash hit and peaked at No. 7 on the Hot 100, the foundation was laid for his blockbuster debut album to break into the mainstream.
The 20th anniversary edition of Country Grammar will be released as a digital deluxe edition with bonus tracks “Icey,” “Come Over,” “Country Grammar (Instrumental),” and “Ride Wit Me (Instrumental),” all four of which have never been released digitally before.