Artist profile
Nelly is a hip-hop artist and rapper known for his work in the early 2000s. He gained recognition for his contributions to the genre during a prolific period that helped define mainstream hip-hop of that era.
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Track | BPM · Key | Actions |
|---|---|---|
 Ride Wit Me Nelly, City Spud | 1029BG Major | |
 Just A Dream Nelly | 902BF♯ Major | |
Country Grammar (Hot Shit) Nelly | 1637AD Minor | |
E.I. Nelly | 907AD Minor | |
 Lil Bit Nelly, Florida Georgia Line | 1209AE Minor | |
 Good Times Roll Nelly, Jimmie Allen | 968BC Major | |
 Hot In Herre Nelly | 1079AE Minor | |
 Girlfriend - The Neptunes Remix Nelly, *NSYNC | 945AC Minor | |
 Cruise - Remix Nelly, Florida Georgia Line | 1496BB♭ Major | |
 Walk Away Nelly, Florida Georgia Line | 894BA♭ Major | |
 Millionaire (feat. Nelly) - Cash Cash Remix Nelly, Cash Cash, Digital Farm Animals | 1187BF Major |
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Nelly is a moderate-energy and a balanced bright/warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Hip-Hop pocket.
Most tracks sit between 89–163 BPM with a median of 102 · predominantly major keys (45% minor) · most common key: 7A (D Minor) with 2 tracks.
How Nelly’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Hip-Hop tempo.
Across Nelly's catalog, energy has lifted; drive has intensified; groove has thinned.
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Nelly's tracks in our catalog range from 89 to 163 BPM, with a median of 102 BPM. Across 11 tracks, the most common range falls in the 100–105 BPM bucket.
Nelly's tracks are mostly in major keys (45% minor across 11 tracks). The most common single key is 7A (D Minor) with 2 tracks.
Based on harmonic compatibility, tempo proximity and artist-cohort context, Nelly pairs well with Ja Rule, Ludacris, Chingy. The full list — with track counts in our catalog and similarity scores — is in the Related Artists section above.
Our catalog has Nelly releases spanning 2000 to 2020, with the most tracks from the 2000s.