The Real Reason You Don't Hear From Him Anymore

Nelly's record sales have experienced a steady decline over time. Brass Knuckles debuted at No. 3 on the "Billboard Top 200" in 2008, mostly due to the success of the album's lead single, "Just a Dream" (via Billboard). In total, Brass Knuckles sold 223,000 albums by September 2010. While still enough to be certified gold, it was the lowest number of albums sold in Nelly's career up to that point. Then came 5.0, which debuted at the No. 10 spot on Billboard – proof that Nelly's music had clearly fallen out of favor with the masses.

There was some hope that Nelly could stage a comeback in 2015, when he released a single called "The Fix," but when asked by BigBoyTV if an album would follow, Nelly exercised caution. "Possibly," he said, "We taking our time with this one. We'll drop another one. If it leads there, so be it. If not, you know, there's no big deal. I don't see it as a big deal anymore." Needless to say, that album never materialized, and it's unclear if another full-scale project ever will.

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