Fans of diamond-selling rap star Nelly have recently come to the musician’s aid in the most unsuspecting and clever way possible, with streams of his 2002 hit, “Hot in Herre.”
The streaming service-wielding fans are streaming the record via Spotify, in order to help in making a dent in the $2,412,283 the St. Lunatic owes to the IRS (plus $149,511 in state taxes).
The idea came to fruition shortly after Spin writer Brian Josephs provided “a simple way to help” Nelly, in a story published yesterday (September 12).
According to Josephs, at the minimum, “Hot in Herre” would have to be streamed 287,176,547 times to pay off the substantial debt. The math is based on Nelly receiving $0.0084 per stream, the maximum payout for a single stream, and also receiving 100% of the payout for his streaming fees.
Although it may sound like a novel idea, the club smash has a storied history of enduring a ridiculous amount of repeated listens on the radio. When Bay Area radio station Latino Mix 105.7 underwent an English makeover in 2014, it played Nelly’s joint for 24 hours straight. A process known as “stunting” which gives an outlet all the attention it desperately seeks whenever a relaunch is involved.
Featured on Nelly’s sophomore album, Nellyville, “Hot in Herre” landed Nelly a Grammy for Best Male Rap Solo Performance. The record was also Nelly’s first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Following the release of Spin’s story, the #HotInHerreStreamingParty hashtag was created, and a series of “Hot in Herre” memes quickly made their way to social media.
not a fan of nelly by any means, but that song is a certified club banger…no matter how old it is ppl still get down to it, shit, even i do lol
Only “Hot In Herre”? I’d rather stream “E.I.”, “Ride Wit Me” or Air Force 1s.
Air Force Ones all day.
Or heres an idea come out with new music?
people disgust me*
Fuck this nigga. He single handedly got Bet Uncut taken off the air. The second he swiped that American Express card down the crack of that strippers ass it was over.
Lmao that tip drill uncut was classic
Another great American Bailout for someone who got themselves in this situation in the first place.
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When are all the pathetic Nas stans going to stream Oochie Wally or You Owe Me repeatedly to get that broke ass nigga out of debt?
‘You Owe Me’ was actually a decent song – not sure why guys hate on it so much, it gets some burn on my playlist. Props to you for being punctual and precise with the reverse Nas-stannery – I almost count on seeing it every time I read comments.
that was a hot joint on the real. Nelly got some loyal fans!
This is the dumbest thing ever why should I waste any of my time helping him outta debt with all the money he has made over the years he should’vepshould’ve paid all his taxes