Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. In 1992, he and Chad Hugo formed the hip hop and R&B production duo, The Neptunes. In 1999, he became lead vocalist of the band N.E.R.D., which he founded with Hugo and drummer Shay Haley. Williams has been regarded as one of the most influential and successful music producers of the 21st century, having had a significant impact on the sound of modern popular music. He was formerly part of the groups Child Rebel Soldier and All City Chess Club with Lupe Fiasco.
== Background ==
Williams was featured on the remix version of "Kick, Push," and helped produce the single "I Gotcha" from Fiasco's debut studio album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (2006). He also appeared in the accompanying music video for the latter that was filmed on July 29, 2006, and uploaded to Atlantic Records' YouTube channel in October 2009.
In October 2007, the two performed a tribute for A Tribe Called Called Quest at Hip Hop Honors alongside Busta Rhymes and Common.
On June 24, 2010, they attended the Louis Vuitton: Paris Menswear Fashion show in Paris, France. In a 2010 interview with HardKnock TV, Williams said of Fiasco, "Lupe is our brother, period. If there was… a fourth member of N.E.R.D., it would probably be Lupe. That's not to say that that wouldn't happen, by the way… I'd be honored to do an N.E.R.D. album with Lupe.""Pharrell Says Lupe Fiasco Could Be Fourth Member of N*E*R*D". HipHopDX. November 24, 2010.
In January 2012, it was reported of a collaborative album between the two, where it stated on Fiasco's website, "FOOD AND LIQUOR 2 COMING SOON….LUPE AND PHARRELL ALBUM COMING SOON…"Chandler, D.L. (January 10, 2012). "Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell Williams Working on Collaborative Album". HipHopWired. On September 27, 2012, Williams attended Fiasco's Samsung Galaxy S III-sponsored album launch performance for Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1 in New York City.
== Collaborations ==
=== Songs ===
Title 	Year	Artist 	Album
"Kick, Push (Remix)" 	2006	Lupe Fiasco featuring Pharrell 	
"Paris, Tokyo (Remix)"	2008	Lupe Fiasco featuring Pharrell 	Out of This World
"Oh Yeah!" 	2010	Diggy Simmons featuring Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco	Airborne
"If You Want To" 	2011	Travis Barker featuring Pharrell and Lupe Fiasco	Give the Drummer Some
=== Production discography ===
Title 	Year	Credit 	Artist(s) 	Album
"I Gotcha" 	2006	Producer 	Lupe Fiasco 	Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor
"And He Gets the Girl" 	2006	Writer 	Lupe Fiasco 	
"Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standingin the Line for the Bathroom) (Remix)"	2008	Writer, producer 	N.E.R.D., Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco, Pusha T	Seeing Sounds
"Popular Demand" 	2009	Producer 	Lupe Fiasco 	Enemy of the State: A Love Story
"Minion Mambo" 	2010	Writer, producer 	The Minions 	Despicable Me (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
"I'm Beamin'" 	2010	Writer, producer 	Lupe Fiasco 	Lasers
"We're Beamin'" 	2010	All City Chess Club	Producer 	No Genre
== Gallery ==
File:Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha Photoshoot.jpg|Photo by Myung J. Chun"I Gotcha" Video Shoot, 2006
File:Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha Photoshoot (2).jpg|Photo by Myung J. Chun"I Gotcha" Video Shoot, 2006
File:Lupe Fiasco - Hip Hop Honors 2007 (6).jpg|Photo by Jeff KravitzHip Hop Honors 2007
File:Lupe Fiasco - Summit on the Summit - Kilimanjaro Pre-Ascent Event.jpg|Photo by Michael BucknerSummit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro Pre-Ascent Event, 2009
File:Lupe Fiasco - Summit on the Summit - Kilimanjaro Pre-Ascent Event (2).jpg|Photo by Michael BucknerSummit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro Pre-Ascent Event, 2009
File:Terry Richardson - Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell.jpg|Photo by Terry Richardson
File:Terry Richardson - Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell (2).jpg|Photo by Terry Richardson
File:Lupe Fiasco - Louis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011.jpg|Photo by Dominique CharriauLouis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011
File:Lupe Fiasco - Louis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011 (2).jpg|Photo by Dominique CharriauLouis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011
File:Lupe Fiasco - Louis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011 (3).jpg|Photo by Bertrand Rindoff PetroffLouis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011
File:Lupe Fiasco - Louis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011 (4).jpg|Photo by Bertrand Rindoff PetroffLouis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011
File:Lupe Fiasco - Louis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011 (5).jpg|Photo by Michel DufourLouis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011
File:Lupe Fiasco - Louis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011 (6).jpg|Photo by Michel DufourLouis Vuitton Paris Menswear Fashion Week 2011
File:Lupe Fiasco - Samsung Galaxy S III.jpg|Photo by Donald BowersSamsung Galaxy S III, 2012
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