Williams and Hugo met rap duoВ ClipseВ inВ Virginia BeachВ in 1993, where they were signed toВ Arista RecordsВ through Williams'В Star Trak EntertainmentВ imprint.В In 1994, Hugo and Williams had established themselves as a production duo under their old name 'The Neptunes', and assistant-produced 'Tonight's The Night' fromВ Blackstreet'sВ self-titled album. Through working with Riley, Williams went on to write a verse and help produce forВ Wreckx-N-Effect's 1992 hit 'Rump Shaker'.В That same year, he also performed a small rap solo onВ SWV's second hit, 'Right Here (UK Remix)'. They later entered a high school talent show where they were discovered byВ Teddy Riley, whose studio was next to Princess Anne High School.В After graduating from high school, the group signed with Riley.

In the early 1990s, Hugo and Williams formed a four-piece 'R&B-type' group,В the Neptunes, with friendsВ Shay HaleyВ and Mike Etheridge. In theВ MTV showВ When I Was 17, Pharrell stated that he was a nerd and often did things that stood out from most of his peers. They were also both members of aВ marching band Williams played theВ snare drum while Hugo was drum major.В Williams and Hugo attendedВ Princess Anne High SchoolВ where he played in the school band there Pharrell got the name Skateboard P.В Hugo attended Kempsville High School. He metВ Chad HugoВ in a seventh-grade summer band camp where Williams played the keyboards and drums and Hugo playedВ tenor saxophone. Williams was born on April 5, 1973, inВ Virginia Beach, Virginia,В the oldest of three sons of Pharaoh Williams, a handyman, and his wife Carolyn, a teacher.В His roots extend for generations in Virginia and North Carolina, and one of his ancestors journeyed to West Africa in 1831, prompting other relatives to emigrate from America to Liberia in 1832. 2.5 2013вЂ“14: 'Blurred Lines', 'Get Lucky', GirlВ and international fame.2.4 2010вЂ“12: Despicable MeВ and collaborations.Williams has earned tenВ Grammy AwardsВ including two with the Neptunes. The channel was launched on as part of YouTube's $100 millionВ original channel initiative. Williams owns a media venture that encompasses entertainment, music, fashion, and art calledВ i am OTHER, a multimedia creative collective and record label that serves as an umbrella for all of Pharrell Williams' endeavors, includingВ Billionaire Boys ClubВ andВ Ice Cream apparel, Billionaire Girls Club, textile companyВ Bionic YarnВ and a dedicated YouTube channel. As part of the Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous hit singles forВ various recording artists. He released his first single, 'Frontin'', in 2003 and followed up with his debut solo album, In My MindВ in 2006.В His second album, Girl, was released on March 3, 2014.В This album was preceded by the commercially successful single, 'Happy'. He is the lead vocalist and drummer of the rock-funk-hip hop bandВ N*E*R*D, that he formed with Hugo and childhood friend,В Shay Haley. Williams andВ Chad HugoВ make up the record production duoВ the Neptunes, producingВ soul,В hip hopВ andВ R&BВ music. Pharrell Lanscilo WilliamsВ (born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, a rapper, and a record producer.

Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer

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