Nelly - Rap

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What Nelly's success means for St. Louis hip hop

Its been a long time since a St. Louis artist made Billboard's Top 10...those with little knowledge of how industry works are quick to write Nelly's comeback off as a something that will only impact him and St. Lunatics, not understanding his success opens many doors for other local acts, ironically the thing he's been most criticized for not doing. Those who've been around long enough understand what this means: we get another shot. St. Louis gets another change to get it right. Another chance to learn from our mistakes. Another chance to make our mark in an industry that pretty much wrote us off.... One shot that could make or break our scene, the only question is can St. Louis turn the page?

Nelly's first album was better than all of his latest...he was a real rapper and now all he makes are songs for the clubs, not real music