Nelly is best known for his fun-filled party rap songs, but the St. Louis rapper is undertaking another business venture these days: fitness.
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Nelly recently released his workout DVD titled "Celebrity Sweat," which features strength training routines from the "Country Grammar" artist and some of his famous friends. Billboard.
om's The Juice recently caught up with Nelly at a Playboy Mansion party in Los Angeles, Calif. to discuss "Sweat" and his latest "Gone" video with longtime collaborator Kelly Rowland, among other hot topics.
Video: Nelly talks "Sweat" DVD, new Kelly Rowland-assisted song/video
"The premise of the film is structured around my every day workouts," Nelly explains about "Sweat." "The workouts are pretty much my routine. It's a really big thing with child obesity which is being overlooked - kids don't get out and act like they used to, and that translates into their adulthoods."
About the sports players and performers that appear in the DVD with him, Nelly says the vision is the same. "Each artist has the same feeling - it's about bringing awareness, getting kids out, being more active. We all really do go out and it shows," he says.
While R&B singer Rowland doesn't flex her muscles in the clip, she did recently collaborate with Nelly on the song "Gone," off his latest "5.0" album; the two reunited after their first run on Nelly's 2002 "Dilemma" single.
Video: Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland, "Gone"
"It's a hot joint," he says about the air and video. "It's sort of like us getting a chance to see each other again after so long and reconnecting."
Nelly, "5.0"
Although he has loads on his plate, Nelly - who recently teamed up with Ford to custom design a Mustang car - has more up his sleeves. "A St. Lunatics album is coming out soon," he says, as well as an album by his artist Avery Storm titled "Shotgun Love."
(Interviewed by Rauly Ramirez, L.A.)
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