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Nelly is a Contemporary R&B and Country act. Their catalogue also touches Pop. Their sound grew out of YoungBloodz, Rico Love, Mohombi, Jermaine Dupri and Farrah Franklin. Those roots explain a lot about how Nelly arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ludacris, Usher, Fabolous, Baby Bash and 50 Cent, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Uptown Funk, Kiely Williams, Scarlxrd, Javine Hylton and Sigma, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 74 connections around Nelly, reaching back through YoungBloodz and forward to Uptown Funk. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Nelly connections
Nelly grew out of YoungBloodz, Rico Love, Mohombi and Jermaine Dupri, shares an orbit with Ludacris, Usher, Fabolous and Baby Bash, went on to shape Uptown Funk, Kiely Williams, Scarlxrd and Javine Hylton. 74 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Nelly
Sounds and acts that shaped Nelly.
- YoungBloodzartist
- Rico Loveartist
- Mohombiartist
- Jermaine Dupriartist
- Farrah Franklinartist
- The Neptunesartist
- Florida Georgia Lineartist
- DJ Dramaartist
- Cash Cashartist
- Simply Deepartist
- Sean Garrettartist
- Andrea Martinartist
- Paul Wallartist
- 3LWartist
- The Soul Searchersartist
- Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchersartist
- Play-N-Skillzartist
- Chuck Brownartist
- Lil' Flipartist
- Murphy Leeartist
- Rasheedaartist
- Tonedeffartist
- Pharrell Williamsartist
- Destiny's Childartist
- Ciaraartist
- Ashantiartist
- Amerieartist
Artists similar to Nelly
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Nelly.
- Ludacrisartist
- Usherartist
- Fabolousartist
- Baby Bashartist
- 50 Centartist
- Yung Jocartist
- Ne-Yoartist
- Timbalandartist
- Flo Ridaartist
- B.o.Bartist
- Maseartist
- Juvenileartist
- Sean Kingstonartist
- Chamillionaireartist
- DMXartist
- Montell Jordanartist
- DJ Khaledartist
- Young Jeezyartist
- Trick Daddyartist
- Will Smithartist
- Tygaartist
- Omarionartist
Bands Nelly shaped
Where the influence of Nelly travelled next.
- Uptown Funkartist
- Kiely Williamsartist
- Scarlxrdartist
- Javine Hyltonartist
- Sigmaartist
- I Used to Think I Could Flyartist
- Valerieartist
- Luny Tunesartist
- Poodle Hatartist
- Valeriaartist
- Papi Sanchezartist
- Sminoartist
- Blaqueartist
- Roy Woodsartist
- Wang Chungartist
- Obongjayarartist
- The BossHossartist
- Akonartist
- John Mayerartist
- Kelly Rowlandartist
- Alsouartist
- Dangerously in Loveartist
- NSYNCartist
- Rick Rossartist
- My World 2.0artist
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