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Pharrell Williams

American musician (born 1973)

"Pharrell" redirects here. For other persons with the name, see Pharrell (name).

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo the Neptunes, which he formed with Chad Hugo in 1992.[4] 15 of their productions have peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, which includes four songs that peaked atop the chart.[5][6] The two also formed the rock and hip-hop band N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley in 1999, for which Williams served as lead vocalist. He has been regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern popular music.[7][8][9][10]

Williams co-founded the record label Star Trak Entertainment with Hugo in 2001, as an imprint of Arista Records. Williams' 2003 debut single, "Frontin'" (featuring Jay-Z), peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

Pharrell Williams

Redefining cool for a new generation, Pharrell Williams is a creative force, using music, fashion, and design to express his distinctive style. From his beginnings as a teenage prodigy and multi-instrumentalist in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the early 1990s to his current status as multimedia superstar, he hasn’t stopped creating.

Starting his producing career as one-half of the Neptunes with Chad Hugo, Williams has helped create classics such as Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” Nelly’s “Hot in Herre,” Jay-Z’s “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me),” and Justin Timberlake’s “Like I Love You.”

The music industry has honored Williams with 11 Grammy Awards and ASCAP’s prestigious Golden Note Award in 2012. He also received a 2014 Academy Award Nomination for his original song “Happy,” which was featured in the animated film Despicable Me 2 and remained atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 10 consecutive weeks.

In 2016, Williams announced co-ownership of denim label G-Star RAW and has continued designing his own line of footwear and sports

The Neptunes

American record production duo

"Neptunes" redirects here. For a class of extrasolar planet, see Hot Neptune. For another class, see Mini-Neptune. For other uses, see Neptune (disambiguation).

For the fictional band of the same name, see Jabberjaw.

The Neptunes were an American record production duo composed of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1992. Williams often provided backing vocals and music video appearances on the duo's productions, while Hugo remained behind the scenes.

Since their inception, the Neptunes have produced songs for several music industry artists, including Clipse, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Kelis, N.O.R.E., Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Nelly, Ludacris, T.I., Robin Thicke, Gwen Stefani, and Snoop Dogg, among others.[2] In 2009, Billboard ranked the Neptunes number one on their list of the top 10 producers of the decade.[3] In January 2020, the Neptunes were announced to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as a part of the 2020 class,[2] and in May 2021, Hugo and

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