Ellen DeGeneres Delivers UPS Treat to Nelly  5/29/05

Rapper Nelly received a pleasant blast from the past on US TV on Friday (27MAY05), when chat show host Ellen DeGeneres presented him with his very own sequin-studded UPS uniform.

The singer worked for the delivery service before he made it as a rap star, and has always regretted he didn't stick around long enough to get his own UPS brown uniform.

He told DeGeneres, "That's the one (job) I like to say I took pride in because that was like $9-an-hour. I thought I was the man.

"Unfortunately, I didn't really get the chance to make it... There's people there who have been there part-time for like 10 years at UPS before you even get a chance to put that suit on.

"I never got a chance to wear the suit or make the big bucks - it's like $22 or $23-an-hour when you put that suit on. The suit was a goal though."

But Nelly was thrilled when Ellen presented him with his very own sparkly UPS outfit.

He grinned, "I'm the sharpest UPS man on the set."

The rapper was even more thrilled when Ellen then presented him with a brand new custom-made UPS leather jacket.

Nelly added, "This is better than Christmas, this is beautiful."