Birth name: Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.
Born: November 2, 1974.
Occupation: Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist who recorded with the St. Lunatics and gained recognition with his 2000 album Country Grammar, which sold over eight million copies.
Before Fame: He almost became a professional baseball player, failed to procure a record deal with St. Lunatics, and went out on a solo career.
Trivia: His hit songs include “Hot in Herre” and “Dilemma,” and his second studio album, Nellyville, became one of the best-selling rap albums of its era.
Family Life: He is of Italian and Jamacian descent, born to parents Sherman and Theresa, and raised with two younger brothers named Chaz and Nijel. He has a daughter named Chanelle and a son named Cornell.
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