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Well since this was boosted...and I tried to make this abbreviated, but watch me ramble...
First heard of Nelly:
Around when Whoa, Nelly! was released. I only knew her name, and occasional snippets of ILAB. At first, knowing nothing about her, I just thought she was another pop girl amongst the flock. Finally heard all of ILAB while on break from college, via a mixed CD my sister made for my mum. I liked it, but even back then I rarely listened to the radio and longgg ago stopped watching MTV. So I wasn't exposed to her much.
(Also: Some Tori Amos fan had a website with audio files recorded while meeting certain musicians like Tori... I found one of Nelly there as well, but again I knew little of her)
Then close to over a year ago:
Heard some collaborations (Get Your Freak On, Breathe, Thin Line, etc) , saw she was much more than just a typical pop artist, and got hooked. Soon after I saw the Breathe and ILAB videos, it was my first time actually SEEING her. Hubba hubba!
Then I read more about her, and gave ILAB another listen... then Hey Man and TOTL drove me to buy the album. She came along when alot of my musical tastes were already branching out, so she fit in perfectly. Her music & character had alot of drawing power, so with everything combined she fast became a favourite musician of mine. The end!
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