Nelly. Pop rapper or GOAT? Well, neither.
Nelly’s very first album, country Grammar, was a 9xPlatinum plate, with some remarkable singles that everyone–everyone–was singing back in 2000. as well as 2001. as well as even 2002.
EI was one of those hits, together with the title track and, of course, trip Wit’ Me. EI was so great that my toddler, back in 2003, sang along sitting in his carseat.
Hot in Herrre was a bigger hit, however my fave Nelly tune is many certainly E.I.
As y’all may know, my biggest OF ALL TUNES (G.O.A.T.) is a series of messages ranking my preferred tunes of all time, as well as celebrating them with cover versions. (The master listing is here.) however it’s difficult to discover covers of rap tunes, so we’ve just a few E.I. covers…