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#SaveNelly

#SaveNelly

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About

#SaveNelly, also known as #HotInHerreStreamingParty, is an activist campaign that aims to help Missouri rapper Nelly pay off his state and federal debt by listening to his 2002 hit, "Hot In Herre."

Origin

On September 11th, 2016, TMZ[1] reported that Nelly had just been hit with nearly 2.5 million dollars in debt to the federal government. The following day, Spin[2] published an article in which they calculated the amount of Spotify streams it would take for Nelly to pay off his debt. The headline was "Nelly Needs At Least 287,176,547 “Hot In Herre” Streams to Pay Off His IRS Debt."



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The article spawned several hashtags calling upon fans to listen to "Hot in Herre" on Spotify to help Nelly, including "#SaveNelly"[3] and "#HotInHerreStreamingParty"[7] The trend was covered by music publications including MTV,[4] Complex,[5] Vibe,[6] Billboard,[8] and more. The story was a Twitter Moment[9] on September 12th, 2016

Various Examples


Samir Mezrahi @samir Follow I made a playlist of 8 hours of Hot in Herre for you to play while you sleep #DoltForNelly Meal For Nelly A playlist featuring Nelly spotify RETWEETS LIKES 2,353 2,102 10:34 PM-12 Sep 2016 2.4K 21K Ed Demaria @Ed Demaria Follow "I was like, good gracious taxes bodacious" SPIN @SPINmagazine Nelly needs at least 287,176,547 "Hot In Herre" streams to pay off his IRS debt go.spin.com/2czellb RETWEETSL 6,188 5,684 6:07 PM-12 Sep 2016 6.2K 5.7K #InJimmyWeTrust ! @HotBoyMatt Follow I'll keep it on repeat on my phone iPad, laptop and desktop #doitfornelly SPIN @SPINmagazine Nelly needs at least 287,176,547 "Hot In Herre" streams to pay off his IRS debt go.spin.com/2czellb 64 7:31 PM -12 Sep 2016 Follow @KofieYeboah We can Save Nelly because he once saved our summer playlists #GetNellyOutofDebtParty GIF RETWEETS LIKES 7:01 PM-12 Sep 2016 Since 1984TM Follow Tahoe17 Y'all streaming Nelly's music so he can pay back taxes to the IRS, but y'all won't even RT your homie's mixtape? K P Follow ColstonLateral .@SPINmagazine we can do this, y'all. open.spotify.com/user/kevinpaul.. Nelly Nellyville (Explicit Version) Hot In Herre Nelly Nellyville (Explicit Version) Hot In Herre Nelly Nellyville (Explicit Version) Hot In Herre Nelly Nellyville (Explicit Version) Hot In Herre Nelly Nellyville (Explicit Version)

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External References

[1] TMZ – NO PIMP JUICE WITH UNCLE SAM …
IRS Demands a Couple Mil

[2] Spin – Nelly Needs At Least 287,176,547 'Hot In Herre' Streams to Pay Off His IRS Debt

[3] Twitter – #SaveNelly

[4] MTV – IF YOU LOVE NELLY, YOU’LL STREAM ‘HOT IN HERRE’ SO HE CAN PAY OFF THE IRS

[5] Complex – Hashtag #SaveNelly Aims to Help the Rapper Pay Off His Federal Tax Debt

[6] Vibe – #HotInHerreStreamingParty: Twitter Rallies To Save Nelly From $2.4 Million Tax Lien

[7] Twitter – #HotInHerreStreamingParty

[8] Billboard – Nelly Fans Rally 'Hot In Herre' Streams To Help Pay Off $2.4 Million Tax Debt

[9] Twitter Moments – People are streaming 'Hot in Herre' to get Nelly out of debt

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