Editing Country Grammar (section)

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Birchmeier">{{cite web|first=Jason|last=Birchmeier|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/country-grammar-mw0000066944|title=Country Grammar – Nelly|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B−<ref name="Browne">{{cite magazine|first=David|last=Browne|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/07/21/country-grammar/|title=Country Grammar|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=July 21, 2000|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526052748/https://ew.com/article/2000/07/21/country-grammar/|archive-date=May 26, 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|first=Soren|last=Baker|author-link=Soren Baker|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-21-ca-57682-story.html|title=Nelly, 'Country Grammar,' Universal|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 21, 2000|access-date=October 17, 2021}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev4score = 9/10<ref name="Sutherland">{{cite web|first=Steve|last=Sutherland|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/20000919134527.html|title=Nelly – Country Grammar|website=[[NME]]|date=September 19, 2000|access-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001018000708/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/20000919134527.html|archive-date=October 18, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev5score = 8.1/10<ref>{{cite web|first=Paul A.|last=Thompson|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nelly-country-grammar/|title=Nelly: Country Grammar|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=September 3, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Nelly: Country Grammar|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=170|date=November 2000|page=112}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Ex">{{cite magazine|first=Kris|last=Ex|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=13199&cf=10668|title=Nelly: Country Grammar|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 31, 2000|access-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803194426/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=13199&cf=10668|archive-date=August 3, 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''
| rev8score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Johnson|first=Billy Jr.|title=Nelly: Country Grammar|magazine=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]|issue=128|date=May 2000|pages=216, 218}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev9score = 6/10<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Joe|last=Gross|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grUyWt6neOgC&pg=PA194|title=Nelly: Country Grammar|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=16|issue=9|date=September 2000|access-date=June 7, 2019|pages=194–195}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev10score = B+<ref name="Christgau">{{cite news|first=Robert|last=Christgau|author-link=Robert Christgau|url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv800-00.php|title=Consumer Guide: Getting Them Straight|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|date=August 22, 2000|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}

''Country Grammar'' received acclaim by [[Music journalism|music critics]]. Steve Sutherland lauded the album in his review for ''[[NME]]'', praising Nelly's utilization of vocal characteristics from other [[rap]] artists, including [[Tupac Shakur]] and [[Cypress Hill]].<ref name="Sutherland"/> Sutherland described the album as a "rarity", noting stand-out tracks such as the "seductive [[Rapping|rap]]/[[Pop music|pop]] crossover" "[[Ride wit Me]]", while likening "[[Batter Up (St. Lunatics song)|Batter Up]]" to "[[DMX (rapper)|DMX]] with a humour infusion".<ref name="Sutherland"/> He closed his review declaring ''Country Grammar'' as "album of the year".<ref name="Sutherland"/> While writing that ''Country Grammar'' demonstrates that "tiresome rap topics" are not restricted to "the coasts", ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'s}} [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] highlighted Nelly's "smooth, slippery-fast" voice, as well as the album's "appealingly minimalist tracks" and "introspective moments" such as "Ride wit Me".<ref name="Browne"/>

In ''[[The Village Voice]]'', [[Robert Christgau]] wrote that Nelly presents an "easy mix of N.O. Bounce, Cleveland thug harmony, and L.A. tweedle-twaddle", finding that Nelly's heavy accent makes his [[hedonism]] more accessible.<ref name="Christgau"/> ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' noted that Nelly implements his own "laid-back charm" to ''Country Grammar''{{'s}} [[southern hip hop]], and that while he shows "limited thematic vocabulary", he articulates [[escapism]] to compensate for this.<ref name="People">{{cite journal|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20132239,00.html|title=Picks and Pans Review: Country Grammar|date=September 11, 2000|author1=Amy Linden |author2=Chuck Arnold |author3=Ralph Novak |author4=Sabrina McFarland |journal=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s Jason Birchmeier praised the album's "tongue-twisting" self-titled track as "infectious", noting other tracks to contain the same elements, including "Ride wit Me" and "[[E.I. (song)|E.I.]]".<ref name="Birchmeier"/> Birchmeier wrote that the album transcends regional styles such as southern hip hop to appeal to rap-pop audiences, while praising producer [[Jason "Jay E" Epperson]]'s contribution to the album.<ref name="Birchmeier"/>

Reviewing ''Country Grammar'' for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Kris Ex wrote that the album's "liquid bass bumps" interlope well with Nelly's "wordplay-heavy sing-song rhyme-flow", while declaring ''Country Grammar'' to be "the best thing to come out of [[St. Louis]]" since [[comedian]] [[Redd Foxx]].<ref name="Ex"/> At the [[2001 Soul Train Music Awards]], ''Country Grammar'' earned Nelly the award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist.<ref name="soul train award 2001">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80472/r-kelly-jagged-edge-top-soul-train-award-winners|title=R. Kelly, Jagged Edge Top Soul Train Award Winners|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Nelly was nominated for four awards at the Online Hip-Hop Awards, for Favorite Music Video, Song of the Year (both for "E.I."), Album of the Year (for ''Country Grammar'') and Outstanding Graphic Design for his official website.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80035/wyclef-to-perform-at-online-hip-hop-awards|title=Wyclef To Perform At Online Hip-Hop Awards|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> He won the awards for Song of the Year and Artist of the Year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79575/online-hip-hop-awards-canceled-winners-named|title=Online Hip-Hop Awards Canceled, Winners Named|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref>