GUESS WHO: WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG
Friday, October 19, 2007

GUESS WHO THIS KID GREW UP TO BE?
( Photo by: Mark Von Holden/WireImage )
Cornell “Nelly” Haynes! The St. Louis native is currently putting the final touches on his new album, Brass Knuckles (in stores in late November). Below is his new video for the song, “Wadsyaname”.
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82 Comments
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1.
amber
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
idk.
2.
amber
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
nelly…..dangg i wouldnt have guessed that.
3.
honeylove86
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
aww he was precious
4.
laylow
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
i thought it was tracey morgan
5.
lissa
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
i knew that was him. look at those eyes. if its one thing i love about men its their eyes
6.
BEAUTY Q.T.
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Got it! He was cute then and is FINE now!
Tracy Morgan would have been my next guess..
7.
sexual chocolate
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
yeah it does kinda look like tracy morgan
8.
sista-t
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
dang first i said snoop.
then i looked at the nose and thought it was KRS-ONE
my bad Nelly
9.
mrs sands
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Thats a good pic of Nelly, he sort of looks…….FYNE!
10.
BigCed233
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Man I said tracy Morgan also ,,lol,,,dats crazy
11.
MsShe
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I knew that was him. The eyes gave it away.
12.
BrittanyBeauty
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
lmao@ 4
13.
RKJville3000
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
That song and video are a mess…sounds, old, dated, and just corny…I guess ‘Shanti aint changed him as much as everyone thought…lol…
14.
REBEL
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
LOL @ #8
15.
Zaynah
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Nelly was ugly then and is ugly now……..His music is soooo wack.
16.
RICKY BOI
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
i see Nelly like eatn good for Ashanti
17.
Debbie
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
LOL…I thought it was Tracey Morgan too!!! lol…
18.
Danala
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I should have known. He still a cutie.
19.
Pookie
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I thought it was Tracey Morgan.
20.
tia
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
i knew it was him,i know my baby anywhere,i think the video is cute and simple…the song is a little too nusery rhyme style but it’s still cute,i like the lil mama song better
21.
Tay
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
That nose has not changed a bit.
I knew it was Nelly.
Cute.
22.
NeshaNesha
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Okay I am having a dyslectic Friday, because for some damn reason I thought it was Talib….LMAO..way off boo!
I like Nelly’s video. I wasn’t to fond of the song …but I actually like it now.
23.
J. Lewis("No homo" is dead, now it's "no brokeback")
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
If you ask shawty WadsyaMYSPACE iz you can find out her name, sign, and whether she got a man all at one time!
24.
SUPERstarshine
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I knew it was my ex-(in my mind) boyfriend Cornell. Hi sweets!
25.
That's Wassup
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Nelly huh. Umm you if are a grown man I would hope you are still not saying shawty what yo name is? Goodness I can’t stand that song!
@ 23 lol
26.
tdot stand up
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
DAMN i forgot how FINE nelly is! i didnt even like that song, but i guess i do.. his fine-ness takes over in the video lol. SO FINE.
27.
LilU87
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Good comeback for Nelly. He came out with a nursery rhyme. Can’t wait to hear the album. I guess his music is wack enough to sell millions of records. Who else has put out two albums on the same day and had both of them sell 1 million plus?? No one in the game like Nelly. He has his own lane unlike most of these clowns.
28.
get_me_bodied
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
OK LAST POST CUZ MY NIGGA FINNA KILL ME, BEEN ON HERE W AY 2 MUCH 2 DAY, LOL@#8, OUCH, CORNELL, I WAS WONDERIN WHAT HIS REAL NAME WAS, HE WAS A CUTIE, HEY NESHA GURRRLLL, DIS SITE LIKE KRYPTONITE HUH, I B ON IT ALL NITE, MAN I B ON IT EVERYDAY STR8 UP!
29.
mynameis
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
he sounds like a poor mans lil wayne in this song. very unimpressive
the whole jodeci cover aint happening, very unoriginal
30.
JoRo
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
LOL @ #8 saying KRS-1 ’cause of the nose! I would never have guessed this one.
31.
nicole
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I knew it was him by the eyes he was a cuttie.
32.
QuAi
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
i aint no who dat babi was…shiiii i thought it was my nephew
33.
Sarah
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
awww so cute
34.
Sarah
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
and lol @23..dat’s so true!
35.
ahsatar
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
LOL @ 32!!!
36.
NeshaNesha
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Get_Me_Bodied you aint neva lied. I swear it is like kryptonite..LOL. And do you know how many times I said to myself ‘THIS IS MY LAST POST FOR THE DAY” or “THIS WILL BE MY LAST TIME TODAY GETTING ON HERE”..lol, we are habitual bloggers..LMAO. Don’t let yo fiance’ catch you on here…Have a great weekend !! Blog with you later..lol!
37.
JAH JAH
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Awww
From this to Tip Drill!
Ain’t that precious =]
38.
SOGOOD
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
That was hard but if do look at the eyes you tell thats Nelly. He was a cutie but now his ass is sexy as hell.
39.
Paradise.Queen
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
LMAO @ #4 ..I WAS THINKIN THAT TOO..THEY BOTH HAVE THE SAME NOSE & MOUTH
40.
Sade-Nothing Can Come Between Us
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I thought I was the only one who thought that was tracy morgan, I guess not.
41.
TGS
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
LMAOOOOO @ #8! Thanks for making me spit out my tea.
42.
Islandchick_Bri
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Lol #23…..O well I liked the song from time i first heard it, he looks good in the video!
43.
Khinje
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Check out the eyes yall…look deeply into them… I thought it was the late Jam Master Jay. Sorry I CANNOT see Tracy Morgan here.
Damn Nelly u look a like a lil bad ass..lol. What the hell’s he eating?
A biscuit.. maybe cornbread?
44.
tlt
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Ahhhhhh, I love me some nelly. I didn’t know it was him.
45.
sexy chocolate
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I thought it was David Banner or Jay-Z. Wow. I love me some Nelly, Damn. That’s a hottie right there.
Well, time to see what everyone else said.
46.
TAISH4U
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I thought it was Tracy Morgan too.
I think Nelly look waaaay betta now than in that pic.
Not feelin da song it’s corny, wasn’t feelin his performace on da hip hop awards
too much was goin on!
47.
shugshug
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
nope. never would of guessed it!
48.
DFIESTYONE
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
I DESPISE that video!!!!! WHEW, I need him to make a better one ASAP!!! It doesn’t really match the song but I love that song and NELLY with his fine behind…. He can ask me those same 3 questions any time he wants to and I’ll answer them for him!!!! LOL!!! I love you Nelly!!
I actually have that same song on my MYSPACE page!!
49.
kiara
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
i thought it was talib kweli…
50.
Dame
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Awwww smelly Nelly he is so cute.
51.
backingbarack
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
the dancers were not on point or together in his video
he looks like he has black gums
52.
UGT
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
i thought it was a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
53.
WhatIThinkIs
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
@ 22,
Your friday isn’t as mentally off a mine. Why did I think the baby was Jay-Z?
I was really off. LOL.
54.
WhatIThinkIs
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Dang, can I spell?
I’m really off today! LOL.
55.
No Drama
Friday, October 19, 2007 /
Awwww little Nelly. I thought it was Fabolus for some reason.
56.
Simplistic
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
ugly kid——sexy man
hot song——wack video
@#8
i was think the same thing about dat nose…im glad he grew into it ulike KRS-ONE
57.
Lihara
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
lol @ 23!!
58.
Lihara
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
its the beat from ALL MY LIFE from KCI & JOJO
59.
Softest Place On Earth
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
He was cute. I do not like that song or video. Nelly gone have to come better to get me to buy the cd.
60.
B to tha
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
I knew that pic was young Nelly…
@23- SO TRUE, that was funny…
The song is def radio play! I don’t listen to radio so… whtev. My concern is, are rappers allergic to dark skin sistas? Nelly seem to have only one that could be considered dark skin. I’m brown skin and even I have a complaint about these videos only having “light brights” all up and thru them. It’s crazy cause I was just listening to and watching Gorilla Zoe and as he states, “thick chick, long hair, yellow, white, red, brown.” - everything but dark, huh? What’s the deal? Is it that dark skin sistas aren’t
auditioning for these videos or are these brothas just color struck?
61.
Nicky
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
How cute! Ashanti is Lucky. Likewise you are lucky to have her Nelly.
62.
Brynn
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
well i was way out in left field…i thought it was david banner…lol
63.
Say
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
I thought it was Jay-Z
64.
ODARA
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
Dang, I thought it was Tracey Morgan….
65.
msmiami
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
I WOULDNT HAVE NEVER GUESS.
66.
nicky
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
luv me some nelly but it does sound a little out dated
67.
Rae
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
I thought it was tracy morgan too! LOL
68.
crunkpoet
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
video hot song stupid my baby was sexy either way
69.
Coco Danielle
Saturday, October 20, 2007 /
I thought that was Obama.
70.
Im the only polar bear up in this bitch
Sunday, October 21, 2007 /
Why r those girls in tha video dancing like that? They look like they r having epileptic seizures.
71.
Brnsugar75
Sunday, October 21, 2007 /
LOL, I thought Tracy Morgan,lol. Low and behold its Nelly!!! Looking up and reading the other comments I see that others did as well. Be careful Ashanti, your kids going to come out looking like Tracy Morgan!!!
72.
JimBob
Sunday, October 21, 2007 /
I thought that was Keyshia Cole cuza them eyes…lol
73.
Starrynight
Sunday, October 21, 2007 /
LOL @ 24
We know how you feel In my mind Hill Harper off of CSI:NY is my man too. (please God make it come true, I won’t ask for nothing else)
On to Nelly, that Darkskind flight attendant saved his ass. He is part of the reason hip hop and Black people are divided.The more the video went along the lighter the women got.He and other are the reason why light skin ppl hate darkskined people, because of ppl like him who promote just that. People don’t get to see that beauty comes in all shades in the videos. He try to throw o’l girl in there tho shut ppl up. He real lucky he got off on a quick one.
74.
MS.SEXY
Sunday, October 21, 2007 /
nelly is so cute.
75.
SexyQB
Monday, October 22, 2007 /
This man is so sexy! If I didn’t like Shanti it would be on! LOL
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