Pharrell Williams was a versatile personality who was born on April 5, 1973. He is an American singer, producer, rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter and a skateboarder. He was is now made famous by his infectious ability to make beats that would rock the listeners. He is one of the producers among the duo that comprise The Neptunes. The other partner of Pharrell is Chad Hugo along with whom; Pharrell produces hip-hop, pop and R&B music. Pharrell is also the lead singer and the main drummer of the funk-rock band N*E*R*D. His first debut single was in the year 2003 with the song "Frontin". Later he followed it up with a debut album, "In My Mind" in the year 2006. Pharrell was famous for his skills of singing in a falsetto voice and his ability to play both the drums and the keyboard. Pharrell's work in Neptunes won him three Grammy awards. Pharrell wrote verse for the hit "Rump Shaker" in 1992 and in 1994, Hugo and Pharrell co-produced the "Tonight's the Night" under the Neptune banner. In the year 2001, The Neptunes produced Britney Spears' single song "I'm a slave 4 U". This led them to their first worldwide recognition. In the same year Hugo, Pharrell and Haley released their debut album as N*E*R*D. However, they rerecorded their previous productions with the "Spymob" band, which is a funk-rock band. In the year 2002, the Neptunes' reproduced album was released worldwide with Neptunes getting the recognition as the "Producers of the year" at the Billboard Music award and The Source Award.
Pharrell recently composed the "Why Should I Be Sad" based on Britney Spears latest album "Blackout". In the year 2008, he collaborated with Teriyaki Boyz for a nouvel single by the name "ZOCK ON!" that features Busta Rhymes.
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