Nelly brings some hip-hop flavor to country duo Florida Georgia Line’s video for their top 10 single “Cruise.” While they may come from different worlds, the fellas share a love for fast cars and hot women.
The St. Louis MC, who collaborated with country superstar Tim McGraw on his 2004 hit “Over and Over,” drives a white Ferrari, while FGL races monster trucks through the desert. Nelly gets pulled over by a cop, who strips off her clothes before jumping in the car.
Taylor Swift made headlines when she brought out T.I., B.o.B, Nicki Minaj, Usher, and Nelly during her “Speak Now” tour. During her visit to St. Louis for her “Red” tour on Tuesday, the country sweetheart was once again joined by hometown hero Nelly, who previously performed “Just a Dream” with her in Houston in 2011.
“I mostly think of the fact that one of my favorite artists is from here. What would you say if I told you that Nelly is here?” Taylor asked the crowd before bringing him on stage.
Her fans went wild as the two dueted on Nelly’s latest hit “Hey Porsche,” with T. Swift singing along to the lyrics.
“St Louis, you were insanely loud and fun and amazing. Thanks for coming, guys. And a huge thank you to @Nelly_Mo for coming out to sing!!!” tweeted Taylor.
Nelly tweeted her back, writing, “anytime lillady!!!!Keep swervin on Dem!!!”
Buckle up. Nelly gets behind the wheel in the video for “Hey Porsche,” the first single off his upcoming seventh album M.O. The St. Louis rapper shot the clip in the desert outside of L.A. with director Ethan Lader (Bruno Mars, CeeLo Green). He plays a mechanic working on a classic vintage Porsche, who meets the owner of the shop, a lady of high society. Despite their differences, he’s able to win her over with his charm.
“You have this girl, she’s bad as hell. You have this car and you start to realize they both go together,” explained Nelly. “If you’re lucky enough to have the car and the girl, then you the man.”
The radio-friendly song, which Nelly describes as “a 2013 ‘Ride Wit Me,’” was inspired by his love of cars. “I’m a huge car freak,” he said. “Being from St. Louis, we ride. That’s what we do.”
M.O. will arrive later this year featuring collaborations with Nelly Furtado, Trey Songz, T.I., Akon, and Pitbull, plus production from Pharrell, Rico Love, DJ Frank E, Detail, Da Internz, and Maejor Ali.
Everyone from Jay-Z to Mariah Carey came out to celebrate 20 years of hits at So So Def’s anniversary concert in Atlanta on Saturday night. So So Def founder Jermaine Dupri put on for his city at ATL’s Fox Theatre with a night full of stars and surprises. The historic event featured performances from past and present So So Def artists including Bow Wow, Da Brat, Anthony Hamilton, Dondria, Jagged Edge, Xscape, and more.
DJ KaySlay puts on for his city in the star-studded video for “About That Life” featuring Fabolous, T-Pain, Rick Ross, Nelly, and French Montana. Loso reps for Brooklyn, T-Pain raps in front of the fireplace with his Grammys and stacks of money, Rozay masterminds a deal, Nelly takes it to the Lou, and a masked French shows off his white Bentley.
The posse cut will be featured on KaySlay’s upcoming album Rhyme or Die, due later this year.
Nelly gets behind the wheel in the video for “Hey Porsche,” the first single off his upcoming seventh album M.O. The St. Louis rapper shot scenes in the desert outside of L.A. last month. He plays a mechanic working on a classic vintage Porsche, who meets the owner of the shop, a lady of high society. Despite their differences, he’s able to win her over with his charm.
“You have this girl, she’s bad as hell. You have this car and you start to realize they both go together,” explained Nelly. “If you’re lucky enough to have the car and the girl, then you the man.”
The radio-friendly song, which Nelly describes as “a 2013 ‘Ride Wit Me,’” was inspired by his love of cars. “I’m a huge car freak,” he said. “Being from St. Louis, we ride. That’s what we do.”
Director Ethan Lader (Bruno Mars, B.o.B) praised Nelly’s work ethic. “Nelly’s so much fun,” he said. “He’s just a pro. He’s on it, he listens to direction well. He has good ideas. He has good energy on set, which has that ripple effect and trickles down to everybody on crew.”
Nelly hit the road and headed to the desert outside of L.A. to shoot the video for his new single “Hey Porsche” on Tuesday. The St. Louis rapper posed in front of a vintage Porsche and got dirty while playing a mechanic.
“Had to get alil DERRTY today!!!! Need a shower now!!! Who helping??” Nelly asked his fans.
He cleaned up nicely in a suit for another scene before calling it a wrap. “Just got done wit HEY PORSCHE video shoot shit cray!!!!!!!!!!long day in the middle of desert but well worth it!!!”
The radio-friendly record, which is set to appear on his upcoming album M.O., will be available on iTunes on February 5.
