Nelly vs. Rick Ross

versus

tue 10/21/2008

name	Cornell Haynes, Jr.	William Leonard Roberts II.
hometown	St. Louis, Missouri.	Miami, Florida.
birthdate	November 2, 1974.	January 28, 1976.
what's in a name	Short for his real name, Cornell.	Inspired by infamous drug dealer "Freeway" Ricky Ross.
before going solo	Member of the St. Lunatics in the mid-'90s.	Member of the Carol City Cartel in the mid-'90s.
the look	Sunglasses and shiny gold teeth.	Sunglasses and a thick beard.
style	Hip hop.	Hip hop.
boasts about	Bedding beautiful women.	Being a drug kingpin.
breakthrough track	Ride Wit Me.	Hustlin'.
platinum debut	Country Grammar.	Port Of Miami.
killer collab	For My featuring Lil Wayne.	Luxury Tax featuring Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy and Trick Daddy.
beef	KRS-One.	Plies.
once worked	For UPS and McDonald's.	As a prison guard.
in his own words	"[W]ill I ever sell 10,000,000 records again? To be honest, I don't think so. [laughs] Would I like to? Hell yes." - Nelly	"I may not be a role model, but I most definitely could be motivation for a lot of people in the hoods." - Rick Ross
most recent release	Brass Knuckles.	Trilla.
the critics	All Music: "Nelly's locale certainly informs his rapping style, which is as much country as urban, and his dialect as well, which is as much Southern drawl as Midwestern twang."	Rolling Stone: "Rick Ross has one supreme asset: the thundering basso-profundo voice that threatened to puncture a million sub-woofers when his drug-kingpin anthem 'Hustlin' went massive back in 2006."
webprops	227,666 friends on official MySpace.	375,796 friends on official MySpace.
best video moment	Trying to get his girl back in My Place.	Ridin' in style in Here I Am ft. Nelly.

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35 responses to “versus: Nelly vs. Rick Ross”

ric ross baby you da top dawg yoe!

magick

10/21/2008

i kne it
rick ross was a prison guard

rick ross

i go for nelly.

damn i really like b0th
but right now im really diggin rick ross
loving his song here i am

be tru.. be y0u [[mary]]

10/21/2008

i dnt kno both sucks but mi go fo nelly even rick ross iz frm miami,,,,, ;-p

alexandra

10/21/2008

TRILLLLAAAA !! the BOSS !! nelly hasnt been the same since country grammar ! all his music since then has been pop !! and rick ross still on the trill street music !

Mrjam7

10/21/2008

Well i like them both.. They are both different thats why i like
both...Nelly got that
skaking bo0ty music..
then Rick Ross..
got the more Hip-Hop Music...
So i go for both