The Summer of '02: Nelly Rises, The 'A' Girls Sizzle, Cam Takes Charge, Grindin' Like Clipse

<p>In a bonus episode, B. Cox looks back 20 years ago to the Summer of 2002. It was a summer packed with hit songs that would become classics. Among the memorable tracks that would populate this soundtrack would be <strong>Nelly</strong>&#39;s two massive #1 Hot 100 hits: &#34;Hot In Herre&#34; and &#34;Dilemma&#34; featuring Kelly Rowland. The two songs spent a combined 17 weeks atop the charts. Also dominating the summer was R&amp;B singer <strong>Ashanti,</strong> who brought in the summer with her #1 single &#34;Foolish&#34;, but also contributed on key singles such as &#34;What&#39;s Love&#34; with Fat Joe and &#34;Down 4 U&#34; featuring Murder Inc.</p><p>The rest of the summer featured other hits from the likes of <strong>Big Tymers</strong>, <strong>Cam&#39;Ron</strong>, <strong>Clipse</strong>, <strong>Amerie</strong> and <strong>N.O.R.E</strong>. Coupled with the beginning of the emergence of dancehall reggae on the charts by the end of the summer, it made for a memorable soundtrack.</p><p><strong><u>Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online</u></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.vaultclassicpod.com/" rel="nofollow">www.vaultclassicpod.com</a></p><p><strong><u>Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffee</u></strong></p><p><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpod" rel="nofollow">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpod</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Show Notes</u></strong></p><p><strong>2000s Throwbacks: Songs of Summer 2002: Nelly&#39;s &#34;Hot in Herre&#34; and &#34;Dilemma&#34;</strong></p><p><a href="https://2000sthrowbacks.com/article/songs-summer-2002-nelly-hot-herre-and-dilemma" rel="nofollow">https://2000sthrowbacks.com/article/songs-summer-2002-nelly-hot-herre-and-dilemma</a></p><p><strong>Mic: Amerie&#39;s &#34;Why Don&#39;t We Fall In Love&#34; turns 15: An Oral History of the R&amp;B summer anthem</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.mic.com/articles/174871/ameriie-s-why-don-t-we-fall-in-love-turns-15-an-oral-history-of-the-summer-r-b-anthem" rel="nofollow