Those who have been wanting to hear more of Pharrell's softer side will be pleased with the direction the album takes during the latter half, where his usual cocky demeanor is tempered by some loverman vulnerability. Pharrell and his partner Chad Hugo have laced beats for many of the biggest hip-hop hit songs. World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and. One has to admit the self-proclaimed Skateboard P is a live by the sword, die by the sword kind of guy. In My Mind (Pharrell Williams album): In My Mind.
Produced entirely by Pharrell, with guest appearances from several of the high-profile artists ( Jay-Z, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Nelly, Slim Thug, Clipse's Pusha T) whose careers have been boosted by the Neptunes, the album is divided in half between R&B and rap, at least if you go by Pharrell's singing-to-rapping ratio. All songs produced by: Pharrell Williams for The Neptunes. While the album never sounds as if less than 100 percent was put into it, a large chunk of the material is second rate compared to his past highlights ("Frontin'" included), and it's no help that the tracks tapped as singles are some of the weakest moments (as was the case with the first version of the first N.E.R.D. In interviews, Pharrell seemed more exhausted than excited and indicated that the album was too much of a compromised process. Perhaps this partly explains why In My Mind took so long to materialize. If he weren't so crafty at his primary calling, he'd be relying almost exclusively on his charm and sex appeal. I remember when Questlove first leaked these tracks on his myspace page back in 2007, one by one, one week at a time. You'd think he would've been on his second or third solo album by the time the decent In My Mind was released in July 2006, but Pharrell has always considered himself a producer/songwriter first, a background figure who isn't a singer - and, for that matter, he's not much more than a competent MC. Pharrell & The Yessirs: Out of My Mind (Unreleased Album) 2007 A remix album of Pharrell’s In my Mind. As of late 2005, however, there was only one single - the summer 2003 smash "Frontin'" - the man could call his own. Hodgy Beats, Flying Lotus, Odd Future, Left Brain, Pharrell, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake. Half of the extremely successful Neptunes production team, as well as a collaborator who has been deployed for countless guest verses and vocal hooks, Pharrell has been a regular presence on radio stations and video programs for several years.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply.The idea of an all- Pharrell album is natural and unnatural in roughly equal measure. The channel was launched on as part of YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative. He currently owns a media venture that encompasses entertainment, music, fashion, and art called i am OTHER, a multimedia creative collective and record label that serves as an umbrella for all of Pharrell Williams' endeavors, including Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream apparel, Billionaire Girls Club, textile company Bionic Yarn and a dedicated YouTube channel launched in 2012. In My Mind is still one of Skateboard Ps dopest projects, and.
Williams has earned eleven Grammy Awards including two with the Neptunes. Tyler posts a photo of the record, which has a white album cover and a cartoon Pharrell wearing his signature clothing brand, Bape. His second album, "G I R L", was released on March 3, 2014.Īs part of the Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous hit singles for various recording artists. He released his first single "Frontin'" in 2003 and followed up with his debut solo album "In My Mind" in 2006. He is also the lead vocalist and drummer of rock, funk, and hip hop band N*E*R*D, which he formed with Hugo and childhood friend Shay Haley. Williams and Chad Hugo make up the record production duo the Neptunes, producing soul, hip hop and R&B music. Pharrell Williams (born Apin Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States), also known by his mononym Pharrell, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer.