The Internal Revenue Service, in August, filed a Federal Tax Lien against rap star Nelly for the 2013 tax year in the amount of $2,412,283.
According to a Washington Post Article in September, the rappers fans rushed to his aid:
The suggestion first came from SPIN, which did the math: In a best case scenario, using an estimated Spotify royalty payout per stream, Nelly fans would need to stream “Hot In Herre” at least 287,176,547 times to pay off the reported lien.
