Yahoo! Music, Oct 24, 2000 5:00 pm PDT
(10/24/00, 5 p.m. ET) - Super-hot St. Louis native Nelly was recently denied a proclamation by St. Louis Mayor Clarence Harmon. Earlier this month, Nelly hosted a huge multiplatinum celebration in his hometown. A local publication, Notes From The Underground, honored Nelly as the best St. Louis citizen of 2000. But when the organizers of the annual St. Louis Gateway Classic football event asked Mayor Harmon to honor Nelly with a proclamation, the mayor refused. He cited the title of Nelly's mega-hit "Country Grammar (Hot S--t)" and stated that St. Louis residents found it offensive.
Mayor Harmon went on to elaborate in a prepared statement: "Just because you're platinum ought not to get you some recognition if what you say is offensive. I couldn't officially provide the city's blessing on something like that."
In the meantime, several local papers have run editorials criticizing the mayor's decision, and Nelly's new hit "E.I." continues to climb the charts. Country Grammar, Nelly's debut album, is presently Number Two on the Billboard 200 album chart and has sold more than three million copies to reach triple-platinum status.
Nelly will co-headline a tour with the Cash Money Millionaires that kicks off on November 14 at the Compaq Center in Houston. Lil' Kim, Kandi, Joe, and Profyle will also be on board for the tour.
The tentative tour dates are:
November 12 - Houston, TX - Compaq Center
November 15 - Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
November 18 - Annapolis, MD- Radio Show
November 19- Philadelphia, PA- First Union Spectrum
November 23- Hartford, CT - Hartford Civic Center Coliseum
November 24 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Coliseum
November 25 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
November 26 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
November 29 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
November 30 - Washington, DC - MCI Arena
December 1 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Coliseum
December 2 - Worchester, MA - Centrum Center
December 3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Pittsburgh Civic Center
December 6 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
December 7 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena
December 8 - Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Horizon
December 9 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center
December 10 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
December 14 - St. Louis, MO - Kiel Cente
r December 15 - Cleveland, OH - CSU Convention Center
December 16 - Detroit, MI - Palace Of Auburn Hills
December 17 - Buffalo, NY - Marine Midland Arena
December 20 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
December 21 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
December 22 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Arena
-- Yves Salomon, New York
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