Pharrell
Pharrell Williams aka Skateboard P or simply Pharrell (born April 5, 1973 i… Read Full Bio ↴Pharrell Williams aka Skateboard P or simply Pharrell (born April 5, 1973 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is one half of the primarily hip hop music production and songwriting duo, The Neptunes (with Chad Hugo) as well as rap/rock group N*E*R*D with Hugo and Shae Haley. As part of The Neptunes Pharrell has produced numerous number one tracks for megastars such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé , Britney Spears , Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Nelly, Justin Timberlake, Mystikal, Jay-Z, *NSYNC, Shakira, Ciara and others.
Pharrell was born the oldest of three sons to Pharaoh Williams and Carolyn Williams. His father was a handyman, and his mother was a teacher. In seventh grade, Williams met fellow band mate Hugo. The two began working together, mixing beats and playing in various live bands in which Williams played the drums. In 1992, while the two were attending different high schools in Virginia Beach, they sold their first song, "Rump Shaker", to Wreckx-n-Effect. They then began songwriting and production assignments with popular hip-hop artists such as Noreaga, SWV, Total and Ma$e.
In August 2002, The Neptunes were named Producers of the Year at both The Source Awards and the Billboard Music Awards.
In 2002, Williams wrote and produced rapper Nelly’s single called, "Hot in Herre," the single hit No.1 in the US and the UK. He repeated the success by doing the same with Britney Spears' dance-pop single, "I'm A Slave 4 U". But it wasn't until the summer of 2003 that Pharrell released his first solo single, "Frontin'" featuring Jay-Z. The album The Neptunes Present...Clones was then released, debuting at number one in August 2003.
"Frontin'" was a big summer hit (the No. 34 biggest single of 2003 according to Billboard Magazine), and kept Williams' momentum running up to the release of Hugo and Williams' second funk/rock-oriented N.E.R.D album, released in March 2004. Williams' rock credentials were further bolstered by his appearance at the 2004 Grammy Awards, performing The Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There" on drums along with Sting, Dave Matthews, and Vince Gill. Pharrell went home with two Grammy Awards that night, one for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, and another for Best Pop Vocal Album for his work on Justin Timberlake's No.2 Billboard hit Justified.
In 2005, Williams was voted "Best Dressed Man in the World" by Esquire magazine. His look has inspired such acts like Mario and Eric West. On September 9th, 2005, Pharrell performed the opening single from his debut solo album "In My Mind". The song, titled "Can I Have It Like That", featuring Gwen Stefani, blends a smooth synth with a few drum rolls and heavy bass. "In My Mind" has 14 tracks, 7 hip-hop tracks and 7 R&B tracks featuring numerous musical guests such as Gwen Stefani, Daddy Yankee, Vanessa Marquez and Jay-Z. The album cover for In My Mind is designed by Japanese brand "A Bathing Ape". Williams has now started his own fashion label called the "Billionaire Boys Club" with the designer from A Bathing Ape.
Williams has been romantically linked to Sir Mick Jagger's socialite daughter Jade and to an American Woman named Vashtie.
His Debut album "In My Mind" was released July 25th, 2006.
In 2006 Pharrell Williams partnered with Turner Network Television for a special 2006 NBA All-Star Game promotion. In 2006, Pharrell solely produced The Clipse's second album Hell Hath No Fury. Most critics labeled the album to be Pharrell's best production in years, and put the Virginia rap duo back in the charts.
On May 16, 2007, for seven days only, the first of two expected collaborations with Madonna, entitled "Hey You", was made available for free download from the MSN website. MSN, in conjunction with Madonna, donated 25 cents for each of the first 1 million downloads to the Alliance for Climate Protection, in support of Live Earth. Later that year, Pharrell performed songs at the Concert for Diana on July 1, 2007. Then on July 7, 2007 he performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth at Rio de Janeiro.
A second album, entitled Out of My Mind, was recorded with his newly formed band "The Yessirs" featuring Questlove of The Roots. However, Pharrell's record label did not think that a companion album to the first would sell well. He also produced Beyoncé's rendition of "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend". He then wrote and produced "Why Should I Be Sad" on Britney Spears' fifth studio album, Blackout. He also produced two songs from The Hives album, The Black and White Album, titled "Well All Right!" and "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.".
In April 2008, Madonna released her eleventh album, Hard Candy, which featured vocals from Williams and production from The Neptunes on several tracks. In June, an article in NME revealed that Williams was very interested in producing The Strokes' fourth album. Later that year, Williams worked on a remix album for Maroon 5's Call & Response.
In July 2010, Williams composed the soundtrack to the movie Despicable Me, produced by Hans Zimmer and recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony. In October 2010, Williams and his group N.E.R.D supported Gorillaz on their Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour. The following month, N.E.R.D released their fourth studio album Nothing through Pharrell's label Star Trak.
In 2011, Williams collaborated with singer/composer Adam Lambert, co-writing two tracks for Lambert's album Trespassing, which was released in May 2012, including the title track and "Kickin' In".
Pharrell featured on Daft Punk's fourth studio album Random Access Memories on songs "Get Lucky" and "Lose Yourself to Dance". In addition, Williams contributed to Azealia Banks' debut studio album Broke with Expensive Taste, featuring on the song "ATM Jam."
In March 2013, Pharrell appeared alongside T.I. on Robin Thicke's hit single "Blurred Lines". The song has been a worldwide hit, has peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and has also reached number one in 13 more countries including the United Kingdom and Germany, making it Pharrell's third Billboard Hot 100 number one single.On June 29, 2013, Pharrell became the 12th artist in the chart's history to simultaneously hold the number one and two positions with "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky", respectively.
By July 2013 there had only been 137 singles in UK chart history to have sold 1 million copies in the UK; that month Pharrell scored two million-sellers with "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines".
In November 2013, Pharrell released the first 24-hour music video to his Despicable Me 2 collaboration song, "Happy". Guest appearances included Magic Johnson, Steve Carrell, Jimmy Kimmel, Jamie Foxx, Steve Martin, Odd Future, Miranda Cosgrove, Janelle Monáe, and many others.It has received approximately 5.5 million views as of Christmas Day, 2013.
On March 3, 2014 Pharrell Williams released the album G I R L, through Black Lot Music and Columbia Records with promotion of Williams' label i am OTHER. The album contains appearances by Kelly Osbourne, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Miley Cyrus, Daft Punk, JoJo, Alicia Keys, Tori Kelly and Leah LaBelle. Reviews of the album from music critics have been positive.
Pharrell was born the oldest of three sons to Pharaoh Williams and Carolyn Williams. His father was a handyman, and his mother was a teacher. In seventh grade, Williams met fellow band mate Hugo. The two began working together, mixing beats and playing in various live bands in which Williams played the drums. In 1992, while the two were attending different high schools in Virginia Beach, they sold their first song, "Rump Shaker", to Wreckx-n-Effect. They then began songwriting and production assignments with popular hip-hop artists such as Noreaga, SWV, Total and Ma$e.
In August 2002, The Neptunes were named Producers of the Year at both The Source Awards and the Billboard Music Awards.
In 2002, Williams wrote and produced rapper Nelly’s single called, "Hot in Herre," the single hit No.1 in the US and the UK. He repeated the success by doing the same with Britney Spears' dance-pop single, "I'm A Slave 4 U". But it wasn't until the summer of 2003 that Pharrell released his first solo single, "Frontin'" featuring Jay-Z. The album The Neptunes Present...Clones was then released, debuting at number one in August 2003.
"Frontin'" was a big summer hit (the No. 34 biggest single of 2003 according to Billboard Magazine), and kept Williams' momentum running up to the release of Hugo and Williams' second funk/rock-oriented N.E.R.D album, released in March 2004. Williams' rock credentials were further bolstered by his appearance at the 2004 Grammy Awards, performing The Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There" on drums along with Sting, Dave Matthews, and Vince Gill. Pharrell went home with two Grammy Awards that night, one for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, and another for Best Pop Vocal Album for his work on Justin Timberlake's No.2 Billboard hit Justified.
In 2005, Williams was voted "Best Dressed Man in the World" by Esquire magazine. His look has inspired such acts like Mario and Eric West. On September 9th, 2005, Pharrell performed the opening single from his debut solo album "In My Mind". The song, titled "Can I Have It Like That", featuring Gwen Stefani, blends a smooth synth with a few drum rolls and heavy bass. "In My Mind" has 14 tracks, 7 hip-hop tracks and 7 R&B tracks featuring numerous musical guests such as Gwen Stefani, Daddy Yankee, Vanessa Marquez and Jay-Z. The album cover for In My Mind is designed by Japanese brand "A Bathing Ape". Williams has now started his own fashion label called the "Billionaire Boys Club" with the designer from A Bathing Ape.
Williams has been romantically linked to Sir Mick Jagger's socialite daughter Jade and to an American Woman named Vashtie.
His Debut album "In My Mind" was released July 25th, 2006.
In 2006 Pharrell Williams partnered with Turner Network Television for a special 2006 NBA All-Star Game promotion. In 2006, Pharrell solely produced The Clipse's second album Hell Hath No Fury. Most critics labeled the album to be Pharrell's best production in years, and put the Virginia rap duo back in the charts.
On May 16, 2007, for seven days only, the first of two expected collaborations with Madonna, entitled "Hey You", was made available for free download from the MSN website. MSN, in conjunction with Madonna, donated 25 cents for each of the first 1 million downloads to the Alliance for Climate Protection, in support of Live Earth. Later that year, Pharrell performed songs at the Concert for Diana on July 1, 2007. Then on July 7, 2007 he performed at the Brazilian leg of Live Earth at Rio de Janeiro.
A second album, entitled Out of My Mind, was recorded with his newly formed band "The Yessirs" featuring Questlove of The Roots. However, Pharrell's record label did not think that a companion album to the first would sell well. He also produced Beyoncé's rendition of "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend". He then wrote and produced "Why Should I Be Sad" on Britney Spears' fifth studio album, Blackout. He also produced two songs from The Hives album, The Black and White Album, titled "Well All Right!" and "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S.".
In April 2008, Madonna released her eleventh album, Hard Candy, which featured vocals from Williams and production from The Neptunes on several tracks. In June, an article in NME revealed that Williams was very interested in producing The Strokes' fourth album. Later that year, Williams worked on a remix album for Maroon 5's Call & Response.
In July 2010, Williams composed the soundtrack to the movie Despicable Me, produced by Hans Zimmer and recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony. In October 2010, Williams and his group N.E.R.D supported Gorillaz on their Escape to Plastic Beach World Tour. The following month, N.E.R.D released their fourth studio album Nothing through Pharrell's label Star Trak.
In 2011, Williams collaborated with singer/composer Adam Lambert, co-writing two tracks for Lambert's album Trespassing, which was released in May 2012, including the title track and "Kickin' In".
Pharrell featured on Daft Punk's fourth studio album Random Access Memories on songs "Get Lucky" and "Lose Yourself to Dance". In addition, Williams contributed to Azealia Banks' debut studio album Broke with Expensive Taste, featuring on the song "ATM Jam."
In March 2013, Pharrell appeared alongside T.I. on Robin Thicke's hit single "Blurred Lines". The song has been a worldwide hit, has peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and has also reached number one in 13 more countries including the United Kingdom and Germany, making it Pharrell's third Billboard Hot 100 number one single.On June 29, 2013, Pharrell became the 12th artist in the chart's history to simultaneously hold the number one and two positions with "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky", respectively.
By July 2013 there had only been 137 singles in UK chart history to have sold 1 million copies in the UK; that month Pharrell scored two million-sellers with "Get Lucky" and "Blurred Lines".
In November 2013, Pharrell released the first 24-hour music video to his Despicable Me 2 collaboration song, "Happy". Guest appearances included Magic Johnson, Steve Carrell, Jimmy Kimmel, Jamie Foxx, Steve Martin, Odd Future, Miranda Cosgrove, Janelle Monáe, and many others.It has received approximately 5.5 million views as of Christmas Day, 2013.
On March 3, 2014 Pharrell Williams released the album G I R L, through Black Lot Music and Columbia Records with promotion of Williams' label i am OTHER. The album contains appearances by Kelly Osbourne, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Miley Cyrus, Daft Punk, JoJo, Alicia Keys, Tori Kelly and Leah LaBelle. Reviews of the album from music critics have been positive.
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10 Missed Calls When you say you're picking up I just want to make…
Able Don't you know that we're able? Let alone makes us major We…
ADD SUV Sometimes I wake up in my bed And I don't know…
Airplane Tickets Oh, oh, oh Oh, whoa Yeah Oh, eh Oh, oh Ooh Yo Restless, you…
Aladdin Bend and bust it open for me (bend it, bend…
Already Platinum Yeah! Yeah! Slim Thugga! I don't think they ready for this…
Always On My Mind You should smokes with me The chronic's blowing The chronic…
Angel Hahaha, I know why niggas see what I see in…
Angel (clean version) [Pharrell talking] I don't know why these niggaz don't see w…
Announcement I'm finna take you to the tip-top, baby Everybody, I'd like…
Anything Anything you want girl I'll bet you never seen it like…
Ba Do Bleep Ba do bleeb Ba boo geep Ba dwa da do da dwa…
Baby Excuse I'm takin' to you, hey, yeah Aye girl, I just…
Baby (feat. Nelly) (feat. Nelly) Excuse Im takin' to you...hey... Aye girl, I …
Beautiful Oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, oh…
Best friend [Intro: Pharrell Williams] (Diddy in background) Hey yo, lad…
Blanco Blanco Blanco! Acercame tu pantalon Blanco! Regalame tus pan…
Blast Off You've been thinking about this all night All week saying th…
Blaze Of Glory Nigga, put down ya beer and - snatch up ya…
Blurred Lines Everybody get up Everybody get up Hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, h…
Blurred Lines - No Rap Version everybody get up hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hey if you…
Boys I remember standing there grooving Nodding my head just movi…
Brand New My love, ooo My love A winner never quits And a quitter nev…
Brand New (Duet with Justin Timberlake) My love My love A winner never quits A quitter never wins I…
Can I Have It Like That Ladies and gentlemen Yeszir Let's do it! Yeszir Yo, on and …
Can I Have It Like That (feat. Gwen Stefani) Ladies and gentlemen. Yes sir. Let's do this. Yes sir. Yo, …
Can I Have It Like That ft. Gwen Stefani Ladies and gentlemen. Yes sir. Let's do this. Yes sir. …
Can I Have It Like That? Ladies and gentlemen Yeszir Let's do it! Yeszir Yo, on and …
Can I Have It Like That? (instrumental) Ladies and gentlemen. Yes sir. Let's do this. Yes sir. Yo, …
Cash In Cash Out Straight up Cash in, cash out, cash in, cash out Cash in,…
Celebrate I want the whole world to celebrate (let's go) I wanna…
Chuck Berry Say, I could tell you need to get way Why…
Come Get It Bae You miss me? I miss all of y'all All of you girls…
Crave Craaaave, yeah (hey!) Come on, hah Move like that Look at he…
Crystal Clear Look what you've done to me (Look what you've done to…
Dat Right There Ayy That right there (that, that, that right there) That ri…
Despicable Me I'm having a bad bad day It's about time that I…
Doctor I could be your doctor And I could be your nurse I…
Doowit One more time, I gotta tell you now One more time,…
Down In Atlanta Down in Atlanta Stayed at the Centerfold Downstairs, my Aven…
Drop It Like It's Hot Snoop Snoop When the pimp's in the crib ma Drop it like it'…
Entrepreneur I am black ambition I am always whisperin' They keep tellin'…
Feels Hey No nothing ever lasts forever, no One minute you're here…
Feet Don't Fail Me Now Feet don't fail me now I said feet don't fail me…
Freedom La, la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la…
From tha Chuuuch to da Palace Fa shizzle dizzle, its the big Neptizzle With the Snoopy D-O…
Frontin Feat.Jay-Z (Yeah) (I've been looking at you for a long time) Sexy thing…
Frontin' (feat Jay-Z Pharrell Don't wanna sound full of myself or rude B…
Frontin' (feat. Jay-Z) [Verse 1 - Pharrell] Don't wanna sound full of myself or…
Frontin' Feat. Jay-Z (Yeah) (I've been looking at you for a long time) Sexy thing…
Frontin- Don't wanna sound full of myself or rude But you ain't…
fun fun fun Take me, far away, anywhere As long as it's fun, fun,…
Functional Addict The one that she fuck with, she love how I…
get lucky Like the legend of the phoenix All ends with beginnings What…
Give it up That girl wanna give it up (Right there) That girl wanna…
Go Up Everybody close your eyes, ascend, and go up Everybody close…
Goin' Out I've been on the road But now I'm back again And this…
Gush Gush, gush, gush, Tell me when, gush Make the pussy just gus…
Gust of Wind My heart is filled, with love and care Not an ounce…
Happy It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to say Sunshine she's…
Happy (From "Despicable Me 2") It might seem crazy what I'm about to say Sunshine she's…
Happy (Gru It might seem crazy what I'm 'bout to say Sunshine she's…
Have It All Ladies and gentlemen Yeszir Let's do it! Yeszir Yo, on and …
Hear Ye Hear Ye Yup, mm-hm, yeah There's a rainbow everywhere Dependin' on …
Here My dear it seems we're here again So much for effort Isn't…
Hot Damn [Intro - Pharrel] Malice saying we to hot New verses please …
Hot Sauce To Go Ah-ha (hot sauce to go) Light in the incense, backup And tur…
How Does It Feel Wooo wooo! [in background] Yessur! aha New Skateboard P Hey!…
How Does It Feel? - Edited Album Version Wooo wooo! Yes sir! Aha New Skateboard P Hey! Let's go get '…
Hug Me Hey Why do you insist on trying to give me away…
Hunter Just because it's the middle of night That don't mean I…
I Got A Right Ta Yeah! Ha! Yeah, we got, come on Why y'all cats know…
I Really Like You There were flashing lights when we met Not the typical place…
I Really Like You Girl (You know) (you know listen to me) Mama help I fell in…
IDGAF Hold up hold up, Hey you got me more of me…
Ifhy I never would've thought that Feelings could get thrown in t…
Intro Playas we ain't the same, I'm into 'caine and guns Show…
It Blows My Mind You should smokes with me The chronic's blowing The chronic…
It Girl You the it girl, hey hey, my inspiration My compass spinnin'…
Just a Cloud Away This rainy day is temporary The contrast is why we got…
Keep It [Slim Thug] Say P, man the other day, boy I'm at…
Keep It Playa (feat. Slim Thug) [featuring Ja Rule] [Ja Rule] Say P, man the other day, boy…
Keep It Player [Slim Thug] Say P, man the other day, boy I'm at…
Know Who You Are I know who you are, and I know what you're…
Let It Go (Oh!) Turn it up, turn it up Turn the beat up,(dirty…
Let it Loose All the girls really want is fun Just a place that…
Life Yo bBCIceCreamcom! Uh huh (Gangsta) iPod king! Skateboard P …
Light Em Up You was supposed to make it You was supposed to make…
Light Your Ass On Fire Clones.. [Intro: Pharrell Williams] Whachu say your name wa…
Lose Yourself to Dance I know you don't get chance to take a break…
Lost Queen What planet are you from, girl? And are there others like…
Mamacita Mamacita, oh my God I think you're on fire Do you…
Marilyn Monroe Different, oh yeah, yeah This one goes out to all the…
Marilyn Monroe (Radio Edit) Different This one goes out to all the lovers What can we…
Maybe [Intro: Maybe {original} bridge plays fast; "Hold it now" sc…
Move That Doh Real dope dealers for real Haha! Hahaha (Ear Drummers) (Mike…
My Drive Thru ft. Santogold & Julian Casablancas Pharrell Williams: I want you Do you want me too? …
Nightmares I'm having nightmares, ooh ooh My niggas say I'm p-noid They…
Number 1 World's, world's, world's famous World, world, world's famou…
Number One (feat. Kanye West) [Intro - Kanye West (Pharrell)] World's... world's... world'…
Oh Yeah And nigga P said he wanted inspiration (Damn P) I was…
One World's, world's, world's famous World, world, world's famou…
Our Father Our Father, which art in heaven I'm so grateful Of all the…
Patron Hey, hey Shawty, dess fly, gotta thang on her Touchin' me, m…
Play It Off We've just been laughin' Chattin' but nothins happened Cuz I…
Popular Mami you miss me don't you? Haters wish you? could hit…
Prettiest Girls Pretty girl, pretty girl Oh no here comes a pretty girl Pret…
Raspy Yessir, yessir Yessir Cheat on your man, ma, that's how you…
Raspy **** Lil better Yup Lil skateboard p Yessur Yessur Yessur Yessur …
Raspy shit Uh, a lil' better Yep Lil' Skateboard P Yessir, yessir Yessi…
Rocket's Theme Did you read the paper? They'll be coming for us…
Runnin' Summertime in Virginia was a oven (oven) All the kids eating…
Safari A ella le gusta A mí me gusta Así le…
Sangria Wine Honey said she want somebody break her off proper Man, she…
see that boy again I remember standing there grooving Nodding my head just movi…
Show You How To Hustle yo uh-huh yessir turn everything up some more the drums…
Skateboard P Presents Show You How to Hustle Yo, uh, huh, yes sir Turn everything up some more The drum…
So Ambitious Yeah three in the morning on the Westside highway, top…
Stay With Me Fly shit Turn me up some more Pusha, Skateboard P Give it to…
Stick That Thang Out Turn me up, turn me up, turn me up! turn…
Stress Ya If you want it, come get it (New York City must…
Swagger Yes yes sir Little message He thinks combustible therefore …
Swagger International Yes yes sir Little message He thinks combustible therefo…
Take It Off We've just been laughin' Chattin' but nothins happened Cuz I…
That Girl We do this in our sleep niggaz Yessir You eva…
That Girl (feat. Snoop Dogg) (feat. Snoop Dogg) (Pharrell:) we do this in our sleep ... …
That girl feat. Snoop Dogg Pharrell:] we do this in our sleep niggaz Yessir [Sno…
The Mantra In the way Minus sign niggas in the way In the way Minus…
The Problem [Chorus] The moment when you see that nigga face again Repla…
There's Something Special There's something special on the other side of this moment…
There's Something Special (Despicable Me 3 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) There's something special on the other side of this moment (…
Touch It Girl. Feat Pharrell Williams You the it girl, hey hey, my inspiration My compass spinnin'…
Where's Yours At Where's yours at where's yours at Where's yours at come on,…
Where's Yours At? (feat. Rohff) (Chorus - Pharrell) Where's yours at W…
Yellow Light The yellow light shining down The yellow light shining down …
Yes Yup, mm-hm, yeah There's a rainbow everywhere Dependin' on …
You can do it too [Intro] My nigga you can do it too (turn me up,…
Young Girl (You know) (You know listen to me) Mama help I fell in…
Young Girl (feat. Jay-Z) / I Really Like You (You know) (you know listen to me) Mama help I fell in…
Young Girl / I Really Like YOU (You know) (you know listen to me) Mama help I fell in…
Yummy I'm feelin' yummy head to toe You see me Ain't got no…
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