Nelly draws huge crowd, despite protests
15/03/2005 - 13:51:53Hip-hop star Nelly drew nearly 6,300 fans to his concert at Arkansas State University on Saturday despite well-publicised calls for a boycott by area ministers.
Officials say no protesters were in evidence as the Hot In Herre rapper took to the stage at the Convocation Center.
A group of 20 Jonesboro, Arkansas, ministers had complained that Nelly's songs refer to drugs, sex and violence and called on people to tear up their tickets.
During a rally on March 1, the Reverend Adrian Rodgers of the Fullness of Joy Church said: "Jonesboro is a wonderful city because of what does not come here."
Nelly's concert at the northeastern Arkansas school was part of a nationwide tour.
