innumerable sweaty , potentially inept social situations have been saved by the dulcet tones of Nelly ’s 2002 anthem " Hot in Herre . " Think of how many lustreless BBQs , washy - ass dorm parties , and ho-hum schooltime saltation were saved by Nelly ’s voice and the expert production work of the Neptunes . Now Nelly needs your helper : the St. Louis knocker has been chance on with a federal tax lien of $ 2,412,283 . As Nelly would say , " unspoilt gracious ! "
According toTMZ , theathleisure innovatoris working with taxation government to bushel the problem – he also reportedly owes $ 149,511 in state taxes – but that does n’t mean you , as a lofty lover of his first-class debut albumCountry Grammar , ca n’t also do your part to assist Nelly with his financial woes . It ’s time to show Nelly the same human compassionateness he showed to the nerdy Honey Nut Cheerios bee in thatcereal commercialfrom a few years ago . It ’s time to push back .
How exactly do you do that ? By streaming those Nelly songs . AsSPIN’sBrian Josephs helpfully points out , the per - flow payout for artists " lucky " enough to have their medicine on Spotify is between $ 0.006 and $ 0.0084 , which means you should render tostream the song402,880,500 clock time . That ’s a lot of Nelly . Luckily , Nelly has seven albums to take from , includingNellyville , 2004 ’s double albumSweat / Suit , and 2013 ’s comeback recordM.O.you’re able to pick any album in his discography and just lease Nelly brighten up your September .
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Yes , it voice like a muckle of work but , like Nelly in the " Air Force Ones " video , you are not alone . You are surrounded by fellow Nelly - screw citizens of the internet , who have also pledged to abide the Saint Lunatic in his clock time of need .
Nelly ’s fate is in your hands . As JFK once say , " Ask not what Nelly can do for you , inquire what you could do for Nelly . " Right now , the bravest thing you’re able to do is to stream Nelly out of bankruptcy . America demand you .
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