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“Sometimes I would ride with my daughter in the car to go make transactions. A couple of times me, her and my baby mother would be in the car and you know we would kind of be riding dirty. So like I said, again man, I was very naïve.”

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Nelly
Nelly

Nelly, born Shawn Corey Cooper, is an American rapper, actor, and entrepreneur. He was born on November 2, 1974, in St. Louis, Missouri. Known for his unique musical style and business acumen, Nelly is a significant figure in the hip-hop scene from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. more

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