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Kelly Rowland Is Still ‘Crazy’ ‘The Dilemma’ Director Never Explained Her Excel Text to Nelly
Some of probably the most classic music videos contain probably the most inexplicable moments, equivalent to Nelly’s 2002 music video “Dilemma” featuring Kelly Rowland. The recording shows Rowland trying to contact the rapper from St. Louis using his two-way device via an Excel spreadsheet.
“WHERE ARE YOU? HOLLA WHEN ARE YOU GET THIS,” she read a message she wrote on her cellular phone in a Microsoft spreadsheet, before becoming visibly indignant that he didn’t respond within the Benny Boom-directed video. This clip became a viral meme on the Internet, and the conversation about whether a message was sent has been a hot topic for many years.
“Do you know how much criticism I’ll get for this?” Rowland made the announcement during a recent episode of Mystical Kitchen magazine’s “Last Meal” series. She told host Josh Scherer that she’s “got used to it” by now, but wishes producers would have spoken up on her behalf.
The “Motivation” singer said, “I’m actually mad at them for not doing it because they make me look crazy.”
Nelly defended the stage in 2016 interview with Australia’s “The Project”, where he explained: “That’s what it was like back then. It was recent technology on the time. It’s looking just a little dated now, I can see that.
After he types a message in an Excel spreadsheet and receives no response within the video, he throws up his hands in despair.
“What did you expect? … it’s just a sketch, my dear,” Rowland continued.
She previously addressed the “Dilemma” controversy during her 2019 appearance on “The Real.” “I do not know what is it. I don’t know what Microsoft Excel is. I have no idea” – the “Stole” singer. he said hosts Tamera Mowry, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai and Adrienne Bailon.
“Talk to the director of the video,” Bailon joked, and Rowland added, “Oh yeah, they thought it was a great idea.”
Shortly thereafter, Microsoft reached out via X, then referred to as Twitter, and said, “@KELLYROWLAND No matter what you do, we’re crazy about you,” quoting her words from song.
Kelly Rowland has finally admitted to the “trouble” she faced after trying to text Nelly via Microsoft Excel in her 2002 music video for “Dilemma.”
Any ideas???#KellyRowland #Nelly #LovelytTV pic.twitter.com/fJEleCerPk
— Lovelyti (@lovelyti) March 8, 2024
“I needed it, it had bothered me since my freshman year of high school in 2002” – wrote one other person on X.
“Same year”Fix”, Rowland released her debut solo album “Simply Deep” on Columbia Records. The song later won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, which helped launch her solo profession.
The now-married mother of two has released 4 studio albums and starred in movies and series equivalent to “Freddy Vs. Jason”, “The Hughleys Show”, “Girlfriends”, “Merry Liddle Christmas” and plenty of others.
Fans are also talking about Rowland’s latest project, “Mea Culpa,” which she called the “biggest project” she has ever produced. She said she was grateful to the film’s director, Tyler Perry, whom she assured can be “really committed.”