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The Neptunes produced hip-hop duo Clipse's album, Exclusive Audio Footage (1999), which was intended to be Clipse's debut album before eventually being shelved. [9] In 2000, the Neptunes produced Jay-Z 's single " I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me) " from his fifth studio album, The Dynasty: Roc La Familia , and Mystikal 's " Shake Ya Ass ...
The drum beat was heavily influenced by the Beatles' 1965 track "In My Life", and the bass during the bridge by Stevie Wonder. Pharrell had initially written the song for Prince. [3] It was the 34th best-selling song of 2003 in the U.S., according to Billboard magazine. It was also featured on the Neptunes' 2003 compilation album The Neptunes ...
14. "Young & Sexy" (featuring Pharrell and Mike Shorey) Nelly – Sweat. 3. Flap Your Wings" Nelly – Suit. 1. "Play It Off" (featuring Pharrell) Gwen Stefani – Love.Angel.Music.Baby. 3. "Hollaback Girl" Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz – Crunk Juice. 19. "Stick Dat Thang Out (Skeezer)" [featuring Pharrell and Ying Yang Twins]
The following list is a partial discography of productions by Pharrell Williams, an American musician and record producer from Virginia Beach, Virginia. It includes a list of songs produced, co-produced and remixed by year, artist, album and title.
The Neptunes Present... Clones is a compilation album produced and released by American production duo The Neptunes ( Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo ). It was released on August 19, 2003 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA .
In 2020, Pusha T stated that Pharrell nearly gave the beat to Jay-Z following a quarrel with the duo. [1]The song's instrumental was sampled in Chris Brown's 2019 song "Sorry Enough", and later in the ensemble track "Friday Night Cypher" by Big Sean, as one of the seven beats used (this sample was used twice in the track).
Hugo was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, to a Filipino-American family.His mother was a lab technician and his father served in the United States Navy. [3] His exploration of music included recording mixtapes in his home using a boombox, and writing a paper about Robert Moog after learning about synthesizers from the news, which sparked an interest in electronic musical equipment. [4]
Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo met at the age of 12 at a band class in Virginia Beach, Virginia. [4] [5] Hugo was the drum major for the Kempsville High School Marching Chiefs, under the direction of current University of Virginia Band Director, William Pease, while Williams was a drumline member of the Fabulous Marching Cavaliers (FMC) of Princess Anne High School, both of Virginia Beach.