Cornell Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper (rapping), singer (singing), actor, CEO, and entrepreneur. He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly made his solo debut in 2000 with Country Grammar, the title track of which was a top ten hit. With his following albums, Nellyville (2002) and the same-day dual release Sweat (Sweat (Nelly album)) and Suit (Suit (album)) (2004) and compilation Sweatsuit (Sweatsuit (album)) (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. He won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004 and starred in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard (The Longest Yard (2005 film)) with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He has two clothing lines, Vokal and Apple Bottoms. He has been referred to by Peter Shapiro (Peter Shapiro (journalist)) as "one of the biggest stars of the new millennium", and he has sold over 20 million records. On December 11th, 2009 Nelly was ranked as the 3rd Top Overall Artist of the 2000-2009 decade by Billboard Magazine.