Today they put us all on a bus to go visit historical monuments. Above is a photo of the bus, which was built for children and strippers. There were many entertaining features, and a pole. Many men tried to show how to be a stripper on the pole, but we still don't understand, it is a complicated process.
After two hours on the bus, we reached our destination:
Nelly is the star of St. Louis, or "Nellyville." He is really cool. He got his start making metal stars with his name on them and forcing them into cement, this was artistic and also prevented earthquakes. After that he became a rapper. Rappers in St. Louis are only allowed to rap on the Metrolink. You probably remember the anti-Cam'ron rapper from a few days ago, today we encountered two more "future Nellys" on the metrolink. The first one was slow and drawl-y, like Houston. He was banging on the window and bench to create a "beat." The second would interrupt with a breathless, hyperactive style like Big Daddy Kane if Kane only knew seven words. The problem with a breathless style is that he would run out of breath after several bars, it will be a huge obstacle for his career.
We also learned that shortly after Nelly made his name, a new star maker/rapper attempted to follow in Nelly's footsteps, his name was Pulitzer but we've never heard his songs on the radio.
