Nelly Says Hip-Hop Needs To Embrace Other Styles Of Music

Nelly wants other hip-hop artists to experiment with other genres more to promote the scene.

"Hip-hop's not acknowledging other music," the rapper told The Guardian. "We should be doing songs with country, rock and pop stars."

Nelly also revealed a surprise collaboration he planned for his new album 'Brass Knuckles, as he adds: "I wanted to work with Bruce Springsteen on this album but it didn't happen because of a scheduling conflict."

Elsewhere in the interview, the star applauded bands like Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit for embracing hip-hop in their rock-dominated material.

"Now hip-hop needs to do it," Nelly continues, "instead of keeping hip-hop locked into one thing, we should be blowing it up and expanding it. That's the way you stay at the top and the music remains dominant."

'Brass Knuckles' is released in mid-September.