Dilemma (song)

"Dilemma" is the hit single by the rapper Nelly, featuring Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child, released in 2002, from the 2002 album Nellyville. "Dilemma" was Kelly Rowland's first international solo single away from Destiny's Child (she had previously appeared on Avant's "Separated", which was released in the U.S. only) and was the first single from her debut album Simply Deep. It is based melodically on Patti LaBelle's "Love, Need and Want You" from her 1983 album I'm In Love Again. Patti also plays a part in the music video, as Kelly Rowland's mother.

"Dilemma" won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the Grammy Awards of 2003.

The single became a runaway hit in the late summer/early fall of 2002. Before "Hot In Herre" had even peaked on the charts, radio stations already began playing "Dilemma" in July of 2002. It quickly climbed up the charts and replaced 'Hot In Herre' from #1 after 7 weeks. The song had already reached #1 on the Hot 100 before a video was ever shot as Nelly's record label did not expect the song to explode so fast and expected they could take their time with the video.