Left to Right: Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams, Shay
 The Neptunes reign as today's most successful hip-hop production team. Over the last five years, they have helped propel the talents of a number of artists, their punctuating beats and syncopated rhythms fueling a unique sonic aesthetic. They've worked with current chart toppers (Jay-Z, Mystikal, Backstreet Boys), thuggish hip-hoppers (Noreaga) and eclectic performers (soulstress Kelis, Ol' Dirty Bastard). And just recently finished work with longtime superstars (Janet, Mary J Blige, Babyface, Usher) and alternative ska icons (No Doubt). But those are The Neptunes. Now they introduce N*E*R*D.

What is N*E*R*D? The guys say, "The Neptunes are who we are and N*E*R*D is what we do. The Neptunes are me and Chad producing and making music for other people. N*E*R*D is me, Chad and Shay, a friend from where we live, Virginia. It's just us; it's our life. N*E*R*D is just a basic belief, man. People's energies are made of their souls. When you die, that energy may disperse but it isn't destroyed. Energy cannot be destroyed. It can manifest in a different way but even then it's like their souls are going somewhere. If it's going to heaven or hell or even if it's going into a fog or somewhere in the atmosphere to lurk unbeknownst to itself, it's going somewhere."

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DISCOGRAPHY

...In Search Of
(Electronic Version)
Released: 2001
Label: Virgin/EMI
...In Search Of
(Rock Version)
Released: 2002
Label: Virgin/EMI
The Neptunes
Present: Clones
Released: 2003
Label: Star Trak
Fly Or Die
Released: 2004
Label: Star Trak
In My Mind
Released: 2006
Label: Star Trak
Seeing Sounds
Released: 2008
Label: Star Trak

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