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N.E.R.D.'s debut was a blueprint for the future.

In 2008, things were moving quickly for Rye Rye. Her debut track, "Shake It to the Ground" -- released with DJ Blaqstarr at the end of '07, when she was only 17 -- had caught the attention of Diplo and later electro-pop artist M.I.A., who recruited the Baltimore teen as a hype-woman for two tours and later signed her as the first artist for her newly minted Interscope subsidiary N... Rea

Indefatigable N.E.R.D. front man, Neptunes producer and Billionaire Boys Club founder Pharrell Williams has been typically busy of late, between launching label-media company i am Other and producing for a wide range of artists, including Malaysian singer Yuna, left coast phenom Kendrick Lamar, Lupe Fiasco and Rick Ross... Read More ...

Having already made waves in both music and fashion, producer Pharrell Williams has set his sights on the alcoholic beverage industry. The Virginia native launched Qream, his line of flavored cream liqueurs, at a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif...

Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes invited a W Magazine camera crew into his $14 million Miami crib. The veteran producer gave the publication an opportunity to snap pics of his contemporary art-covered walls and coffers, including works by Takashi Murakami, a closet full of rare kicks and enough Louis Vuitton to make VH1's 'Mob Wives' jealous...

Super producer Pharrell Williams will join the list of musicians leading ASCAP's annual 'I Create Music' seminar at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles next week. The N.E.R.D. frontman, who is also one half of the producing duo the Neptunes and behind colossal hits for the likes of Beyonce, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Britney Spears, will discuss his success in the industry during the three-d

Having recently executive-produced Game's forthcoming album 'The R.E.D. Album,' Pharrell is reportedly back in the studio, working on an even more surprising collaboration: the comeback album from the Queen of Latin Pop, Gloria Estefan. Though she was rumored to have retired from music back in 2009, the legendary Cuban-American singer has now confirmed that she is recording her first English langu

Ludacris is prepping his eighth studio album, 'Ludaversal,' for a late 2011 release. During a visit to 102.7 KIIS FM's Ryan Seacrest morning show on Tuesday (March 29), the Atlanta rapper confirmed that fans could expect a follow up to 2010's 'Battle of the Sexes' later this year...

N.E.R.D. performed in New York City's Times Square on Thursday, rocking out with a live band to a crowd of hipsters and confused tourists. Performing old and new hits from their diverse catalog, Pharrell Williams and co. -- fellow Neptunes member Chad Hugo was suspiciously absent -- appeared in the heart of The Big Apple to promote Honda's new CR-Z Hybrid Coupe...

Neptunes producer/fashion buff Pharrell Williams debuted his newest creation, "The Tank" chair at Parisian concept boutique Colette, Monday (March 22). The chair is Pharrell's art design followup to his "Perspective" chair in 2008, and his "The Simple Things" collaboration with Takashi Murakami in 2009...