Cornell Haynes

If You Haven't Heard Of Him... ...you haven't been listening to pop radio. The St. Louis rapper gripped the summer like a sweaty mic with his five-times-platinum CD Country Grammar — and minted more hip-hop sing-alongs than a Naughty by Nature concert.
Moment Of Arrival Sharing a Dallas stage with rap vets Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri. And his choreography and crotch grabbing at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. ''I have a tendency,'' he explains, ''to sag a little bit.''
When He Knew He Had A Hit The original version of ''Country Grammar (Hot S---)'' sold thousands of copies ''straight out the trunk'' in St. Louis.
What Fame Has Brought ''Being able to stop hustling...to be able to breathe now — you know what I'm saying? As Whitney Houston says, 'Exhale.'''
What's Next A group album, due next year, from the St. Lunatics, a collection of his homeys. He'll also play a rapper in the upcoming movie Snipes and has plans to start his own label.