Nelly

Nelly – 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards – Arrivals – Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2013 – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos

Birth Name: Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.

Place of Birth: Austin, Travis, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: November 2, 1974

Ethnicity: African-American

Nelly is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor, and actor. Most known as a solo artist, he has also been a member of hip hop group St. Lunatics, and musical collective Ocean’s 7. Jermaine Dupri, Trey Songz, and Usher have also been members of Ocean’s 7.

He is the son of Rhonda Rena (Mack) and Cornell Iral Haynes. Nelly has two children.