Pharrell Williams

Born: Virginia Beach, VA, 1973

Member of: N.E.R.D.

Influenced by: Jay Dee, Dr. Dre, Teddy Riley, Don Blackman, Prince, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Rod Temperton, Terry Lewis, Quincy Jones

Genre: Hip-Hop

Biography: Pharrell Williams didn't only help change the face of pop music during the late '90s and early 2000s. He also was one of the ...

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Sep 14 2009 5:30AM by Sharks

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The Boombox Music Blog: Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes/N.E.R.D. took part in New York Fashion Week's "Night Out," a special promotion to benefit city's the struggling retail industry, by working the register at his Soho BBC/Ice Cream clothing store. Fans began lining up ... Read more

 
Apr 24 2009 8:30AM by Latifah Muhammad

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The Boombox Music Blog: Super-producer Pharrell Williams has a seriously painful project to tend to these days. The 36-year-old is removing his tattoos by way of laser surgery. In several interviews last year, Williams said that he no longer wanted the tattoos adorning his ... Read more

 
Feb 13 2009 7:00AM by Michael D. Ayers

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Spinner: Playboy magazine unveils their third annual 'Rock the Rabbit' music issue today, which finds a handful of hot musicians from the rock and hip-hop worlds designing shirts around the Playboy logo. Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, Perry Farrell, MGMT, Q-Tip ... Read more

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