ST. LOUIS _ St. Louis rapper Nelly brought a mighty Midwest swing to the music world with "Country Grammar," his unlikely phenomenon of a debut album, which marks its 20th anniversary June 27.
With the album in 2000, he cleared a path straight to the top during a big release year with new albums from Britney Spears, Coldplay, 'N Sync, Green Day, Madonna, Outkast, U2, Ludacris, Erykah Badu and Sade.
"Country Grammar" is in a rare class of hip-hop albums to be awarded a diamond certification, selling more than 10 million copies.
