Nelly began to introduce the rap audience and the nation to a whole new set of St. Louis slang. "E.I. means 'Yes! Bring it on!'" he explained at nelly.net.

the thing that you don’t have when you’re phones percentage is over 20

Stands for "Eat it", Nelly uses it often in his songs. Means that you are about to receive oral sex.

A mutual acceptance of the end of conversation, agreeing with the outcome to "meet one later", or "get ripped", without requiring the usual spoken acknowledgement of such.

The acronym for "extemely intoxicated." Although this usually applies to one who has indulged in large ammounts of alcohol, it may also apply to one who is otherwise intoxicated (i.e. drugs, pills, etc.).

EI is an acronym for Employment Insurance in Canada. Formerly known as UI(Unemployment Insurance).