Nelly

Nelly has never been one of the most innovative artists, but his new single could be one of the thinnest, most derivative songs in recent history. It consists of a sped-up version of the piano riff from K-Ci & Joo's "All My Life," with the St. Louis MC shouting flirty near-nonsense that seems to proceed directly from Biggie's "Big Poppa." Of course, those songs were both huge hits, so look for this to break big-Nelly's no innovator, but he also ain't dumb. 'Evan Serpick'