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If You're a True Fan, You Would Know What Nelly's Real Name Is - Did you know that Nelly's real name is Cornell Iral Haynes Jr.? (Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Bud Light)

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Do You Know How Nelly Got His Start?   - Nelly got his start as part of the Midwest hip hop group the St. Lunatics. (Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

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He Took His Talent to the Big Screen!  - Back in 2005, Nelly played in his biggest film role yet, The Longest Yard. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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Take Eating Tips From Nelly - Nelly has been about that vegetarian life for quite some time.(Photo: Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

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Getting Shoe Deals! - Nelly signed a one-year deal with Nike back in 2003 and released a limited-edition sneaker called the Air Derrty, which was a a remake of Charles Barkley's signature kicks. Eventually, Nelly signed a shoe deal with Reebok.

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Remember When Nelly Made Drinking Milk Cool? - He once did ads for Got Milk? and the Ford Motor Company. On top of that, his energy drink Pimp Juice sold one million cans within the first two months of its introduction in August 2003 and was criticized for its name by black consumer activists.(Photo: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

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Giving Back to His Community - Back in 2011, Nelly partnered up with Vatterott College to found the Ex'treme Institute by Nelly, a music production school in the heart of St. Louis. (Photo: Putnam County Sheriff's Department via Getty Images)