Iz U
by Nelly

[Nelly]
She said iz you iz or you ain't
Iz you iz or iz you ain't [Repeat: x7]

[Chorus: x2]
She said iz you iz or iz you ain't
Gon' give me a r...

A savvy pop-rapper with crossover appeal, Nelly seemed like a novelty when he first debuted in summer 2000 with "Country Grammar (Hot...)," yet he was no one-hit wonder, consistently returning to the pop charts with successive smash hits like "Hot in Herre." His universality is partly rooted in his hometown: the Gateway City, officially known as St. Louis, MO, which set him apart from all of the prevailing rap styles of his time. He wasn't from the East or West Coast, nor was he from the South; ...