- hip hop, pop rap
- 58 min
- 14 tracks
- Universal Records
Brass Knuckles is the fifth studio album by American rapper Nelly. It was released on September 16, 2008, through Derrty Entertainment and Universal Motown Records. For the project, Nelly worked with a wide range of producers and collaborators, including Tha Bizness, Droop-E, Jermaine Dupri, Sean Garrett, G Koop, Neff-U, The Neptunes, Polow da Don, and Wyshmaster. Guest vocalists on the album include Fergie, Usher, Ciara, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Ashanti, and LL Cool J.
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Character
Classical in form, spare, contemporary and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Metacritic 61/100
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- HipHopDX3/5
- IGN7.5/10
- musicOMH3/5 ★
- NOW3/5 ★
- PopMatters5/10
- RapReviews8/10
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Slant Magazine2/5 ★
- URB2.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1U Ain’t Him3:15
- 2Hold Up3:48
- 3LA4:23
- 4Long Night3:15
- 5Lie4:20
- 6Party People3:58
- 7Self-Esteem3:37
- 8Body on Me3:29
- 9Stepped on My J’z5:03
- 10Let It Go4:22
- 11One and Only4:19
- 12Chill5:42
- 13Who Fucks Wit Me4:08
- 14U Can Get It4:28
14 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Nelly
- Label
- Universal Records
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- BR
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