Editing Country Grammar (section)

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{{Infobox album
| name         = Country Grammar
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Nelly]]
| cover        = Country Grammar.jpg
| border       = yes
| alt          = 
| released     = {{Start date|2000|6|27}}
| recorded     = 1999–2000
| studio       = [[Unique Recording Studios]], New York City<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/country-grammar-mw0000066944|title=Country Grammar - Nelly &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| genre        =
* [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
* [[pop rap]]
| length       = 66:35
| label        =
*[[Universal Records|Universal]]
*[[Fo' Reel Entertainment|Fo' Reel]]
| producer     =
*[[Jason "Jay E" Epperson]]
*[[City Spud]]
*[[Steve "Blast" Wills]]
*Basement Beats
| next_title   = [[Nellyville]]
| next_year    = 2002
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Country Grammar
 | type        = Studio
 | single1     = [[Country Grammar (Hot Shit)]]
 | single1date = February 29, 2000
 | single2     = [[E.I. (song)|E.I.]]
 | single2date = October 17, 2000
 | single3     = [[Ride wit Me]]
 | single3date = February 13, 2001
 | single4     = [[Batter Up (St. Lunatics song)|Batter Up]]
 | single4date = July 10, 2001
}}
}}
'''''Country Grammar''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by American rapper and singer [[Nelly]]. It was released on June 27, 2000, by [[Universal Records]]. The [[Hip hop production|production]] on the album was handled by [[Jay E|Jason "Jay E" Epperson]], with additional production by C-Love, Kevin Law, City Spud, [[Steve Wills|Steve "Blast" Wills]] and Basement Beats. Nelly contributed to all lyrics on the album, with Epperson and City Spud also contributing. With the album's release, Nelly and his "[[St. Lunatics]]" crew cemented the [[St. Louis]] sound firmly amongst other [[Southern hip-hop|southern hip hop]] artists in the year 2000, such as [[Juvenile (rapper)|Juvenile]], [[Trina]], [[Ludacris]], [[Outkast|OutKast]], [[Three 6 Mafia]] and [[UGK]]. ''Country Grammar'' also introduced the world to Nelly's unique musical style of [[Pop music|pop]]-[[Hip hop music|rap]] and radio "singalongs" with a [[Missouri]] [[twang]]. It was supported by four successful [[Single (music)|single]]s: "[[Country Grammar (Hot Shit)]]", "[[E.I. (song)|E.I.]]", "[[Ride wit Me]]" and "Batter Up". Its lead single, "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)", peaked at number 7 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[UK Singles Chart]]. Its second single "E.I." peaked at number 16 on the Hot 100, number 12 on the UK Singles Chart and number 11 on the [[ARIA Singles Chart]]. "Ride wit Me" peaked within the top five on the Hot 100, ARIA Singles Chart, [[Irish Singles Chart]] and UK Singles Chart. The album's fourth and final single, "Batter Up" featuring [[St. Lunatics]] members [[Murphy Lee]] and Ali, achieved moderate chart success.

''Country Grammar'' received positive reviews, with critics praising Nelly's vocal style and the album's production. It topped the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart for five consecutive weeks, and the US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart for six consecutive weeks. It peaked in the top five on the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Albums Chart]] and [[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]], as well as the top ten on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]] and [[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]. The album was certified three times platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]] (RIANZ) and [[Music Canada]] (MC). The former denoted shipments of 45,000 copies while the latter denoted 300,000 copies.

In 2016, ''Country Grammar'' became the ninth hip hop album to be certified [[RIAA certification|Diamond]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), denoting shipment of 10 million copies in the US. Its commercial success secured Nelly's status as one of the most successful hip hop acts of the 2000s decade. On ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'s}} decade-end chart, Nelly ranked as the third most successful act of the 2000s decade, due largely to the success of ''Country Grammar'' and his follow-up album ''[[Nellyville]]'' (2002).