The Neptunes #1 fan site, all about Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo

We all know that Chad Hugo collaborated with Alicia Keys early this year for her new album “As I Am“, but according to the Credits Chad Hugo Didn’t make the final cut !

Alicia Keys – As I Am (2007) 

01. As I Am (Intro)
02. Go Ahead (A. Keys, K. Brothers, M. Batson, M. Ambrosius)
03. Superwoman (A. Keys, L. Perry, S. Moysten)
04. No One (A. Keys, K. Brothers, G. Harry)
05. Like You’ll Never See Me Again (A. Keys, K. Brothers)
06. Lesson Learned feat. John Mayer ( A. Keys, J. Mayer)
07. Wreckless Love (A. Keys, H. Lily, J. Splash)
08. The Thing About Love (A. Keys, L. Perry)
09. Teenage Love Affair (Lily, Splash, Bridges, Hampton, Nixon)
10. I Need You (A. Keys, M. Batson, H. Lily, P. Green)
11. Where Do We Go From Here (Krucial, Lily, Rierson, Cross)
12. Prelude To A Kiss
13. Tell You Something (Nana’s Reprise) (Krucial, Green, Moysten)
14. Sure Looks Good To Me (A. Keys, L. Perry)

-> alicia-keys.net

Skateboarding Rolls Out Of The Suburbs !

By infiltrating hip-hop music and urban fashion, the sport has found new popularity among a black demographic that traditionally regarded skating with apprehension, if not scorn. Over the last two decades, the sport shifted away from ramp-based vert skating to street skating, a variation that made use of urban structures like stairways, curbs and railings.

The original “Skateboard P” is Pharrell Williams, the rapper and producer. In the 2002 video for “Rock Star,” a song by his group N¤E¤R¤D., Pharrell wore a T-shirt emblazoned with a logo from Shorty’s, a Santa Barbara, Calif., Skate Shop, and performed atop a ramp as skaters careered past him.

“I was rapping and it was getting me nowhere, so I went back to my roots. When I’m with rappers in the studio, they say, ‘I used to skate, too, I can only just say I was one of the ones that was willing to speak up about it.”
-> nytimes.com

Don’t Call Them Indie: Chester French !

By Molly Housel

D. A. Wallach & Maxwell Drummey both 21, are two guys who just recently graduated from Harvard (with degrees in social anthropology & African-American history, respectively) but they’ve have actually been writing and producing on their own for the past three years, and who have joined forces to become Chester French. The group writes and produces their own brand of pop music that is gaining much worthy attention in the entertainment industry. Their song “She Loves Everybody” was featured over the end credits of the HBO series, “Entourage”.

Greater still, they have also been signed to Star Trak Entertainment, Pharrell Williams’ music label. The duo has managed to successfully blend hip-hop and pop to create a fresh and enjoyable sound that really seizes the listener. Wallach is the bands lead singer, and Drummey handles most of the instruments that you hear in their songs. I first heard this group in early June, and what impressed me the most was the fact that these guys are writing/producing/singing their own music. Each track goes left from the previous, the production is seamless, and most of all it just leaves you wanting more. As of now, the only place to hear their songs is on their MySpace page (their official site is still under construction). However, there are a few unreleased tracks floating around on the Internet. Stand out tracks include, “She Loves Everybody”, “The Jimmy Choo’s” & “C’mon (On My Own)”. Look out for their forthcoming debut album, “Love The Future” due Spring 2008
-> myspace.com/chesterfrench

Chester French on Entertainment Weekly!
-> popwatch.com

Chester French’s Muzikka ! 

-> Chester French – Beneath The Veil

-> Chester French – People

-> Chester French – She Loves Everybody

-> Chester French – The Jimmy Choo’s

-> Jay-Z – Excuse Me Miss feat. Pharrell (Chester French Remix)

-> Slim Thug – I Ain’t Heard Of That feat. Bun. B. (Chester French Remix)

This Wednesday OST (2008)

Robin Thicke is set to compose several tracks for the upcoming drama production “This Wednesday“. This film, directed by Christine Crokos, is in pre-production and has a release date set for sometime in 2008. This movie centers around a pimp’s daughter struggling to leave the prostitue’s life.

Here Is a old Vibe Magazine Interview of Lil’ Wayne talking about Thicke
“Weezy: Some people can’t sing and can just use their voice very uniquely. I was watching these clips on E! of the worst people singing the National Anthem and what’s the dudes name from that rock group, the n@#$% with the big lips?
Vibe: Steven Tyler. Weezy: Steven Tyler? That’s the n@#$% with the big lips? That n@#$%’s like the worst ever! The secret – WHITE PEOPLE
CAN’T SING UNLESS YOU’RE ROBIN THICKE!
Vibe: He’s the only one?
Weezy: I know they got more but I don’t feel like thinking right
now. I just… I don’t care – fuck them!”

Fam-Lay – Dat Missile (2008)

Producers: The Neptunes, Shawty Red, David Banner, DJ Toomp
Guests: Three 6 Mafia, Pharrell, David Banner, Clipse, T. I., Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Ludacris, Young Buck, Mike Jones

Confirmed Tracks
- How You Wanna Carry It (DJToomp)
- Da Beeper Record feat. Pharrell (Neptunes)
- Head Bust feat. Pharrell (Neptunes)
- Ten Toes Down feat. Jazze Pha & (DavidBanner)
- Mr. Treatcha Nose (Neptunes)
- Billionaire Thug
- You N’ A Instant
- Pimp Playa

Pharrell has been spotted meeting up with Christian Audigier for a quick infusion of new fashions.

Here Is A Clip

Alesha & Pharrell !
Alesha & Harvey split last year when Harvey was found to be cheating with Dixon’s friend and fellow singer Javine Hylton, whom he met while appearing in West End musical Daddy Cool. Hylton has since revealed that she is pregnant with his child. However, Dixon has since been linked to Pharrell Williams and more recently to Strictly co-star Matt Di Angelo.

-> digitalspy.uk

Rick Ross – Trilla (2007)
According to mzee.com, Rick Ross is coming with a new album due 18th December titled “Trilla” Among the producers & guests on the album are The Neptunes, Mannie Fresh, Cool & Dre, The Runners, Lil John, R.Kelly, Lil’ Wayne, Jay-Z, & Pimp C.

-> mzee.com

Jay-Z & Neptunes Versus Dutch Rapper ?
Scep Kendallovic, a Dutch producer/rapper, claims that Jay-Z & The Neptunes stole the beat for “Blue Magic” from him. There are some interesting similarities to the beats. Check it out !

Here Is A Live Version Of Jigga’s “I Know”

Joe Nichols – What’s A Guy Gotta Do (C.Hugo/J.Timberlake/P.Williams)

Apparently the Country Singer Joe Nichols got a old Justin Timberlake Neptunes track according to the credits. Maybe they all 3 worked for him or maybe it just has an interp. of a JT song who knows anyways Check for yourself (Thanks To Kweli)

Links !
-> maries-country-music-island.com

-> lyricsandsongs.com

-> video.music.yahoo.com

- >Joe Nichols – What’s A Guy Gotta Do (MP3)

Robin Thicke Is Working With Blake Lewis !
Best known as the beatboxing contestant on season six of American Idol, Blake Lewis is releasing his album “Audio Daydream” due November 27. Blake worked with a diversity of producers on the album, including Sam Hollander & Sluggo (Gym Class Heroes, Boys Against Girls), JR Rotem (50 Cent, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Sean Kingston), Ryan Tedder (V. CENTRAL TO THE PROJECT), David Hodges (Evanescence), BT, Robin Thicke, and Mike Elizondo (Maroon 5, Eminem).

In other news, the VH1 Soul/VIBE Award winners were announced and Robin Thicke won for Breakthrough Artist & It’s no secret that 50 Cent and Murder Inc. helmsman Irv Gotti have beef. In this SOHH exclusive, Gotti lets loose on the G-Unit General’s “tough guy image,” questionable features on Curtis, and sales loss to Kanye West.

“Robin Thicke. You doing records with white boys and they sound better than you on the record,” Gotti added. Like ya know they bodyin’ you on the record. Like that’s a Justin Timberlake record, that ain’t even ya record homie. It should be Timberlake featuring 50.”

-> sohh.com

Robin Thicke’s Concert Schedule !
-> pollstar.com

The Hennessy Artistry represents a major artistic blending session, bringing together once-in-a-lifetime performances in luxurious modern surroundings with an exclusive array of Hennessy international city cocktails in Hennessy’s global mixing initiative by some of the most formidable names in music today with Pharrell Williams, Fall Out Boy, Miri Ben-Ari, Felix Da Housecat, DJ Steve Aoki, DJ D-Nice and DJ JusSke held in Paramount Studios.

The Hennessy Artistry LA event was further infused with flavour and styling from Hennessy’s new ‘Flaunt Your Taste’ ad campaign which Pharrell collaborated this year. Launched in 2006, the groundbreaking concept of Hennessy Artistry brings completely different genres of music to the one stage.

“Flaunt Your Taste” is about actively enjoying luxury, friends and the good things in life, People who flaunt their taste are trend setters who pursue their passions and aren’t afraid to stand out”. explained Caroline Sleiman, Brand Development Manager for Hennessy at Edward Dillon & Co,

-> Pharrell – Manifesto (Hennessey Commercial) (07′)
-> Pharrell – Entourage (Hennessey Commercial) (07′)
-> www.flauntyourtaste.com

Here Is the Pharrell version of Snoop Dogg’s Vato before his album was released that we heard last year on radio (also known as 1st version) but we never had the chance to get a high quality one, well here it is ! Thanks To Blahh For The Info.

Snoop Dogg – Vato feat. Pharrell (from Weeds OST): http://www.sendspace.com/file/8njqyg

Whats Happening Y’all !! After almost 2 years, I’m finally back home and will be able to update the site again like it was before with grindin ! No More Internet Cafe lol… anyways a big shout-out to the8 who has updated the site when i was gone . This time around this site will have 3 admins Jean-Luc (The Boss), Me & the new admin Kweli (from the forum)