Tagged: The Neptunes
The Neptunes: Never-Never Land
April 2013: Over the weekend, Pharrell Williams turned 40, celebrating with an airbrushed sheet cake in the shape of a fashion-forward black Stewie. Below, in honor of Williams’ seemingly eternal youth, read FADER’s 2002 cover … read more »
Buddy f. Kendrick Lamar, “Staircases” (Prod. by The Neptunes) MP3
Pharrell’s child-of-the-’90s protégé Buddy’s “Staircases” cut, featuring fellow Comptonite Kendrick Lamar—a song that seems to have been incubating since last summer—has at long last made its way into the world. While the chorus’ gratuitously literal … read more »
This Week in The FADER: August 7, 2011 Edition
***Chris Brown embraces his bad boy image, with his with his not-too-bad Boy in Detention mixtape ***After a two-year-too-long hiatus, Air France finally released a new track. ***Right on the heels of a new Best … read more »
Stream: Pusha T and Tyler the Creator, “Trouble On My Mind”
Man, imagine being Tyler. Growing up super stoked about The Neptunes and then not even an entire year into his newfound fame, this happens. It’s like having a dream you can fly and then waking … read more »
The Game’s Purp and Patron Mixtape
It’s fun to guess how many people woke up this morning crossing their fingers for a new 29-track, double-CD Game mixtape. Seems like it’s been a while. His allegedly-upcoming RED Album has been stuck in … read more »
Usher's Cutting Room Floor: 9 Forgotten Neptunes Collaborations
Usher and The Neptunes used to make beautiful music together. That was back in 2001—in Trekkie language, that’s stardate 8701 to be exact. Funny how time flies because in damn near ten years since Usher’s … read more »
The Game, “It Must Be Me” MP3
The Game has a relentless dedication to West Coast rap, so much so that anything he does in life at any given moment is probably filtered through it. “It Must Be Me” is another example … read more »
Missy Elliott f. Teyana Taylor, "Put It On Ya"
Kindred sisters. read more »
Freeload: Clipse f. Keri Hilson & Pharrell, “Eyes On Me” MP3
We’ll admit to being more than a little skeptical when Clipse said ’Til The Casket Drops wouldn’t be the all-Neptunes affair their prior albums had been, but having now heard three songs and two of … read more »
Freeload: Keri Hilson f. The Clipse, “Eyes On Me” Produced by The Neptunes MP3
“Drop down and get your eagle on!” Oh wait, that’s a different song. And generally just a different era. One where Drake was still a teenage Canadian TV star, Keri Hilson was a songwriter for … read more »
