Accompanying Nelly in the main act is fellow "Shake Ya Tailfeather" crooner Murphy Lee as well as rappers Kyjuan and Ali.
Suit and Sweat, the number one and two albums on the charts following their late 2004 release, range in style and mood.
Suit emerges as the smoother romantic dinner-type companion CD -- the alternative to your almost-played-out Al Green attempts to be the champion of seduction.
Sweat, on the other hand -- its cover a dark black contrast to the cloudy blue one of Suit -- is more club-oriented.
Those who are moved by the more soulful country-western influenced duet with Tim McGraw, "Over and Over," may think Suit is more enjoyable.
Whether a fan of Suit, Sweat, Country Grammar or Nellyville, the Sweat/Suit tour has got many people covered.
Dana Hartenstein of Event Resources Presents, a member of Nelly's publicity team, explained that while Nelly's set list will mainly draw from his two most recent albums, his old-school songs will still be played for fans at tonight's show.
"He's a new enough artist where about half of his songs will be new, but the show will cover most of his career," she said.
Nelly's visit to the BJC is the third stop on the Sweat/Suit tour and his second trip to the venue.
After receiving a great response to this 2002 tour promoting the album Nellyville, Bernie Punt, BJC sales and marketing director, said the Nelly camp was eager to have the performer back in Happy Valley.
"He did very well in 2002," he said.
"It's going to be the big thing on campus this semester," Punt added.
Punt also said student ticket sales have been doing well for the show, but emphasized that many tickets are still available.
"Students are going crazy for this show and are completely embracing it," he said.
Arkansas State University (ASU) was among one of the earliest stops on Nelly's Sweat/Suit tour and, despite local controversy and protests against the rapper's scheduled performance, the show was still able to go off without a hitch.
"The protests didn't stop the show and we got a very positive response from the community," said Tim Dean, director of the ASU Convocation Center.
"We were only 200 tickets short of a sold-out show," Dean added.
Punt said fans of rap and hip-hop shouldn't miss the show.
"A hip-hop show is a totally different experience ... it's very bare-boned, very interesting," he said. "If you're into hip-hop, this is the place to be."
Many $15 student-discounted tickets are still available as well as $36 general public tickets.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Bryce Jordan Center, Eisenhower Auditorium and the Penn State Downtown Theatre location.
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