Nelly Brass Knuckles Reviews

- Nelly's fifth studio album
- Release date: September 16, 2008.
- Label: Universal Music Group
- Features a range of guest collaborators, including Jermaine Dupri, Pharrell Williams & Snoop Dogg

This page contains links to reviews of St. Louis rapper Nelly's fifth album, Brass Knuckles. The official release date of the album was September 16, 2008. We will be updating this page as more reviews become available.
Review Excerpts
"Combining Will Smith's friendliness with St. Louis slang and a down-home drawl, Nelly has mastered his own brand of crossover appeal. On his fifth album, he mostly sticks to that pop-rap formula, cranking his distinctly melodic flow to hyper-speeds and playing the good-natured hedonist..." -- Rolling StoneRolling Stone: Brass Knuckles Review
"Nelly can’t seem to rap on “Brass Knuckles” without a guest star. My guess is that he knew the tracks were weaker than usual and that he wanted to mask it with big name camouflage. Every track has an artist or two to help get Nelly through and none help the cause except Chuck D. Nelly still has the flow but too often Nelly tries to adopt their styles. The album doesn’t have any of the excitement and sing-song that made him famous." --HipHopOnline.comHipHopOnline: Brass Knuckles Review