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

“When in doubt, wear Jordans,” says 17-year-old Teyana Taylor, pointing down to her tiny feet. Genius out of the mouth of babes. You may not know who she is, but just “Google Me,” the title of her popular Internet single. The good life is coming – Taylor recently moved out of Harlem and into a Trump property in Westchester – but Pharrell Williams’ pretty protégé prides herself on keeping it real. “I wear a lot of Hell’s Belles, Diesel and a lot of Billionaire Boys Club,” says Taylor,. “Jeans, Jordans and a hat. It really don’t matter about the brand as long as they fit cute.”

Taylor is equal parts skater girl and Harlem princess with a twist of tomboy: Taverniti jeans, American Apparel hoodie, Cavalli necklace under a $5 boombox chain from girlprops.com and Jordans (duh). She says her style is influenced by the streets of Harlem. “If someone know they look fly, they’ll catwalk down the street because the street of Harlem is like a runway,” she says. Taylor’s album *nypost.com

Teyana Taylor – From A Planet Called Harlem (2008) (June 17th)
Producers & Guests: Hit Boy, The Neptunes, Jazze Pha, Bangladesh, Mad Scientist, Kelis, Frost, Shondre…
Confirmed Tracks
- Color Me Pink
- Young Girl
- Translation
- Traffic Stop
- Google Me (Jazze Pha)
- Complicated
- Switch It Up (Neptunes)
- Good Enough
- Naah Mean
- Rock Star (Jazze Pha)

Here are Kenna’s USA & CANADA Tour Dates

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Kenna’s latest single “Out Of Control” produced by Chad Hugo is officially released in the UK today!!!

So everyone in the UK go out and buy it, buy it twice if you have to. Show Kenna some love and give him the support he deserves. Over here in the UK he would be able to make it in the top 10 with only a few thousand sales… so let’s make it happen. people in the US and europe show some love too and order the single online.

Click here to order the CD

Click Here to Buy the Vinyl

Both include the B-side “Down” produced by The Neptunes. and the Vinyl includes Remixes by Spank Rock & Chad Hugo

Kenna – Out Of Control (State of Emotion)

More on: Kenna

Label: Star Trak
Release Date: 28/04/08
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With a beat that sounds like a direct port from an N.E.R.D album and a lorry load of crisp effects, it’s safe to say The Neptunes‘ production of ‘Out Of Control’ has left its mark on the single. Kenna should be thanking his lucky stars though, because it sounds absolutely brilliant.

Flowing through the angst-packed lyrics with finesse and a snarl or two, sadly held back by the pop sensibilities of the song, the Ethiopian-born American still adds plenty of soul to the heady mix of throbbing beats and post-rock guitars. What quickly becomes noticeable (or rather, not noticeable) is the silky smooth manner in which fragments of electronica, synth pop and a peppering of rock blend together impeccably throughout the song.

Kenna and The Neptunes have created Southern Comfort, rather than the Deep South ASDA own brand that represents the outcome for many an artist wanting to ‘diversify’ their sound. The different genres represented here are blended expertly into a seamless cocktail that avoids the curious aftertaste often left by the poorly-mixed supermarket equivalent.

It may be a bold statement to make at this early point, but if Kenna continues rocking polished gems like this, Pharrell Williams may have found someone worthy of carrying on his moniker for the next generation.

Graham Drummond

clickmusic.com 

Her Madgesty is closer to the Madonna we met in the ‘80s than she has been in years, because Hard Candy drops the art-house intentions of her recent work and gets her back to the roots. Pharrell in particular seems to understand her intimately, and it’s on his tracks that Madonna really feels like The Material Girl again. The (relatively) mid-tempo “Heartbeat” and “She’s Not Me” accentuate Madonna’s strengths without overextending her range or smothering her with pretentious tracks that steal the show from her vocals.

Despite clocking in at over six minutes, “Incredible” manages to stay interesting by switching tones and remaining fluid, and though “Spanish Lesson” leans more towards Pharrell than Madonna, the core of the song still properly retains her attitude. Surprising as it may sound, Tim and Justin hold up their end of the bargain in a general sense but… something is missing. Timberlake is undeniably gifted but still seems unable to write a song for another artist that doesn’t sound like he originally wrote it for himself.

While this may be good enough for a Rihanna, “Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You” loses the Madonna element and therefore seems a little less special than it should. “4 Minutes” has a similar problem. Timbaland doesn’t stretch far enough beyond his usual tactics, making it feel less like a real collaboration and more like some song that Tim and Justin brought to the studio and told her to sing. It can be said, however, that it’s one of her best overall works (especially of the last decade or so) and for a woman with a career older than a lot of her fans, that’s a high compliment. Simply put, Madonna has done it again.
*allhiphop.com

Madonna – Give It 2 Me (Paul Oakenfold Edit)

There is a new Fam-Lay track from his upcoming Mixtape “Fam-Lay Presents… The Dirtyway” on his Myspace Site, check it out. Apparently the “War Music” track was before on Shae’s Myspace Site (without the rap part though) and it seems like Shae’s music on his Myspace influenced Fam-Lay for his new Mixtape
“Fam-Lay Presents… The Dirtyway“.
 *myspace.com/famlay

Robin, Pharrell, Nigo, Benji & Pete
           
*robin-thicke.net

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