Nelly - Just A Dream / Trippin' in da Club

Artist: Nelly
Song(s): Just A Dream & Trippin' in da Club
Album: Nelly 5.0
Out: November 16th, 2010 (Tentatively)

So Nelly released an album just less then two years ago. Did you know that? Oh, that's right, that was the one with that song with Fergie. Well, I guess Nelly realized we were all only lookin' at Fergie-Ferg in that video, and didn't even realize he was even apart of that one.

Since then, he's been hard at work on his new offer, his fifth record, aptly titled: Nelly 5.0.

And in today's style, artists are releasing two singles ala Beyoncé. So we now have Nelly's first two singles to support his next record.

As I can imagine, a lot of people probably have a stigma with Hip-Hop and Rap music. Most people don't find anything remotely talented about it, and that probably has to do with what the rap life-style entails. But in my opinion, a man or woman that can rhythmically drop a sea of words that usually make a coherent thought, I am dramatically impressed.

Nelly offers us Just A Dream for the Top 40 and Pop radio circuit. Basically, this is the song you'll be hearing if you listen to KIIS FM or Z100. It's a powerful pop ballad, which dabbles in Nelly's ability to hold a note or two. There is a strange connectivity that I see helping propel this song to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Nelly has had a rough couple of years, with a few deaths in the family, and romantic break up. He seems to be pouring those moments into a well crafted piece of work.

Trippin' in da Club is the kind of rap song you expect to hear from Nelly. This will be shutting down the clubs this fall all over the country. It's not as big, brassy and memorable as Hott in Hurr, from 2002, but it stands well next to Just A Dream.

Remember when Nelly collaborated with Tim McGraw? Thank God that's all over with, and with these new songs, Nelly takes his title of third best selling artist from '00 - '10 (Yeah, your thoughts, me too). This record will do him a world of good. And lets just see if he can stay out of trouble, unlike his peers.

Bottom line: You'll definitely hear one of these two songs somewhere this Fall. I don't expect any push backs for this one album.

Buy Nelly's "Just A Dream"