The Neptunes

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The American hip-hop production team The Neptunes consists of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo and has played a major role in popular music since the late 1990s.

Career

They had their breakthrough in 1998 with the production of Noreagas Superthug . In 1999 they produced the debut album Kaleidoscope by singer Kelis , which increasingly attracted the attention of a wider audience. The Neptunes also composed the rhythms for Nelly's Hot In Herre , Ol 'Dirty Bastards Nigga Please , Britney Spears ' I'm A Slave For You and for a large part of Justin Timberlake's solo debut Justified . Groups from other musical genres such as B. No Doubt and Garbage have already received support from The Neptunes.

The style of the respected producer team combines funk with electronic elements and is characterized by the very sparse use of samples . Both also play instruments themselves, Williams is originally a drummer , plays keyboards and sings. Hugo plays guitar and synthesizer .

The Neptunes also make up a large part of the band NERD , whose first album In Search Of… went gold. Well-known songs from this album were Rock Star , Lap Dance and Provider . The album Fly Or Die , released in 2004, was also very successful, as was the single She Wants To Move . In addition to hip-hop, this formation has very strong rock influences.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK
2003 The Neptunes - Present ... Clones DE22 (6 weeks)
DE 		CH27 (6 weeks)
CH 		UK-
gold
gold
UK
The Neptunes & Friends

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US
2002 Diddy DE59 (6 weeks)
DE 		CH84 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK19 (5 weeks)
UK 		US66 (9 weeks)
US
P. Diddy & The Neptunes

Younger hits

Pieces produced

Awards

2001

  • BMI Urban Music Awards
    • Producer of the year (nominated)
    • Songwriter of the Year: “Got Your Money”, “I Just Wanna Luv U”, “Shake Ya Ass”
  • The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards
    • Producer of the Year

2002

  • Billboard R&B / Hip-Hop Awards
    • Songwriter of the Year (nominated)
    • Producer of the year (nominated)

2003

  • Billboard R&B / Hip-Hop Awards
    • Songwriter of the Year (nominated)
    • Producer of the Year
  • BMI Urban Music Awards
    • Producer of the Year
    • Song of the year: "Hot in Herre"
  • The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards
    • Producer of the Year
  • Vibe Awards
    • Closest music partnership: NERD / The Neptunes
    • Truthful Video: "Beautiful" (nominated)
    • Most fashionable video (nominated)
    • Best collaboration: "Beautiful" (nominated)

2004

  • Billboard R&B / Hip-Hop Awards
    • Producer of the year (nominated)
  • BMI Urban Music Awards
    • Producer of the year (nominated)
    • Songwriter of the Year (with Chad Hugo ): "Beautiful", "Excuse Me Miss", "Frontin '", "Luv U Better", "When the Last Time"
  • Grammy Award
    • Producer of the Year
    • Best vocals in a pop album: Justified
    • Best rap / singing collaboration: "Frontin '" (nominated)
    • Best rap / singing collaboration: "Beautiful" (nominated)
    • Best rap song: "Beautiful" (nominated)
    • Best rap song: "Excuse Me Miss" (nominated)

2005

  • BMI Urban Music Awards
    • Producer of the year (nominated)
  • Grammy Awards
    • Best rap performance by a duo or a group: "Drop It Like It's Hot" (nominated)
    • Best rap song: "Drop It Like It's Hot" (nominated)
  • Vibe Awards
    • Club Banger: "Can I Have It Like That" (nominated)

2006

  • BMI Urban Music Awards
    • Producer of the year (nominated)
  • Grammy Awards
    • Producer of the year (nominated)

2007

  • Grammy Awards
    • Best rap song: "Money Maker"
    • Best rap album: In My Mind (nominated)

Awards for a single artist that are not given further mention were given to Pharrell Williams .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources albums: Charts DE Charts CH
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
  3. ↑ Chart sources Singles: Charts DE Charts CH Charts UK Charts US
  4. ↑ http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233026 BMI Urban Award Winners Announced
  5. ^ The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards
  6. ↑ BMI Celebrates Urban Music at 2002 Awards Ceremony
  7. ↑ Finalists & Winners ( Memento from June 22, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Finalists & Winners ( Memento of October 2, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
  9. ↑ BMI Celebrates Urban Music at 2003 Awards Ceremony
  10. ↑ 2003 Source Award Winners ( Memento from May 29, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ^ Vibe Awards 2003: Winners ( Memento June 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ Finalists & Winners ( Memento from June 3, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
  13. ^ BMI Celebrates Urban Music at 2004 Awards with Top Writers, Producers, Publishers
  14. ↑ 46th Grammy Awards - 2004
  15. ↑ Lil Jon, R. Kelly, Kanye West and EMI Take Top Honors at BMI Urban Awards
  16. ↑ 47th Grammy Awards - 2005
  17. ↑ 2005 Vibe Award Nominees & Winners ( Memento from June 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  18. ↑ BMI Salutes Top Urban Music Makers at Star-Studded Gala in NYC
  19. ↑ 48th Grammy Awards - 2006
  20. ↑ 49th Grammy Awards - 2007

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