Rapper Nelly heated up the MTS Centre Tuesday night proving to the crowd that he hasn't expired from the rap game. Hiding the fact that the St. Louis native is around eight years past his prime, Nelly was more than capable to get the crowd on its feet the moment he swaggered up onto the stage. Facing the east side of the arena and filling that entire side with screaming fans, Nelly and the St. Lunatics rapped, danced, and tore off their shirts for a crowd of both guys and girls - many of whom were his new generation of fans.
Nelly opened his set right at 9:oo p.m., with such songs as "Party People", a rousing hit from the 2008 album Brass Knuckles, "Air Force Ones" from his 2002 Billboard #1 album, Nellyville, and "Ride wit Me" as well as "E.I", both from his major label debut, Country Grammar.
The production crew creatively opted to skip an intermission and replace with a 15 or so-minute set - good call because the crowd had no desire to settle down. Nelly then picked three lucky girls to hop on stage with him and asked them to show off their most "confident" walks. Terrified, the first young girl failed - evident from the amount of boo's that filled the arena. The third girl ended up winning, therefore proving to both Nelly and the audience that she could keep up, all the while dancing alongside the 36-year-old and his crew.
Nelly also invited a couple on stage and even handed the guy a mic to help sing "Over and Over", to his girlfriend. As the massive number-one hit "Hot in Herre" got the crowd really moving again, another female was chosen to shake what her mama gave her for the entire audience.
A highlight of the concert was one of its closing performances - the 2002 smash duet, "Dilemma", with the voice of the song's other half, Ms. Kelly Rowland, blasting from the speakers. After promoting his latest album, 5.0, the rapper closed the relatively short concert - around 75 minutes long - with last summer's hit, "Just a Dream".
Cali Swag District opened the night's main show with a mostly-sitting crowd, many of whom may not had had a clue that it was in fact the rap group from California responsible for the phenomenon, "Teach Me How to Dougie". As more people showed up, the foursome and their four female dancers livened the waiting audience with their songs while ripping off their shirts (the rappers; not the dancers).
Nelly
MTS Centre
March 22, 2011
3.5 stars
superb work man keep it up
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