Nelly Goes Symphonic

The Nashville Recording Orchestra is backing Nelly for a special one-off performance of the rapper’s classic hits early next year.

The gig will take place at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s  Feb. 4. Hits promised to be covered in the evening are “Country Grammar,” “Hot in Herre” and “Just a Dream.”

This wouldn’t be the first time Nelly has performed with a live orchestra. He played a “a Night of Symphonic Hip Hop” gig with the 

The gig will take place at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s  earlier this year, at which he performed a cover of Thomas Rhett’s “Die A Happy Man.”

You know we wouldn’t tell you that and not show you the proof:

Tickets go on sale Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. local time. Nelly.net has more info on the artist.