Top 5 Dead Or Alive is scheduled to hit shelves sometime between now and December 31. I hope. When it comes to Jadakiss and his projects, I really don’t invest too much into their validity until about a month away from the actual release date. Still, I’ll gladly take new music from Montega Jada whenever the opportunity arises. Read the rest of this entry »

In a move that seems straight out of the G.O.O.D. Music camp, N.E.R.D. is enlisting the production talents of electronic music royalty Daft Punk for their latest single, “Hypnotize U.” As first single to be released for the group’s upcoming release Nothing, the finished product is best described as a bastard child between Daft Punk’s synthy pop and The Neptunes’ stellar beats. Read the rest of this entry »

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Probably the biggest disappointment of the summer to me was that Nothing got pushed back to September. Don’t get me wrong here. This summer has been very strong, but summertime & N*E*R*D just belong together. Their brand of music seems to hit a little bit harder when there’s that extra bit of humidity in the air. Read the rest of this entry »

They wrote this for a purpose, which was to give your summer days a chill ass vibe while making you sweat in the process. Who else but N*E*R*D (and Shay) would intentionally tamper with your body’s temperature settings like that? And whenever Pharrell’s around, there’s women. And plenty of skin. This clip excels in both. Read the rest of this entry »

Power 106′s (L.A.) DJ Reflex has a knack for getting your favorite rapper’s name out in the mix before you knew you should be listening to him. Hell, the man broke Kanye to national airwaves and we all know how that turned out. Just goes to show that radio still has some realism in it. Read the rest of this entry »

Last night, lots of rich people partied @ a glitzy fashion show called the Met Gala. That’s irrelevant to most because we were probably unaware, comfortably @ home bidding on eGay. The bigger question lies in the young Black fellow seen with the mic and the lady standing near him. We knew Jay had officially made it when he was schmoozing it up with Oprah (yeah, that grants you way more power than having the President call you). Does this mean Pharrell is made as well? Katy Perry looks drunk & hot, doesn’t she? If I caught her or Oprah drunk & slippin’, they’d both leave that party impregnated © Tracy Morgan.

And yes, Lucifer was there but let’s digress from him for the moment. I’ve been looking @ these pics and the rest of the pics for part of the day and I’ve yet to find one specific person in the crowd. Read the rest of this entry »

You can call it “Attack of the N’s.” N*E*R*D x Neptunes x Nelly Furtado = Nothing. Pharrell, Chad and possibly Shay doing what they do best to gear up for the summer. Give you sounds to see, or envision what you’ll be doing when the sun is out. Read the rest of this entry »

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When it comes to modern day Virginia, names like Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Clipse, Timbaland and Missy all garner high levels of admiration. Some more than others. But when it comes to the the “face” of the state’s music, it’s pretty safe to say N*E*R*D holds the crown. They’ve received the highest praises from some of music’s biggest names and possess a sound mastered only by them. Having two of your group members honored as the decade’s finest beatsmiths doesn’t hurt your argument either.

As a long time fan, I’ve always wondered what being part of the group would be like. I’d imagine it being nonstop flights around the world touring, recording music and meeting loose women whose favorite activities include doing nose candy and wild sex. Pharrell, Chad and Shay are international stars, you see. They broke through the glass ceiling that is the VA music scene and morphed themselves into musical legends. Rappers scream about rockstar lifestyles. These crazy bastards actually live it.

Speaking of such, MTV’s Diary caught up with the trio in the summer of 2008 while in London for their European tour, or as they refer to it, their “home away from home.” For whatever reasons this was shown only overseas, but it does provide an entertaining glimpse into one of music’s most eccentric entities.

So, if you’ve got 20 minutes to kill, why not? Click play.

Part One

Part Two

Nobody ever sent me those red Chucks I asked for but I did end up with some neato burrito stickers and a few copies of “My Drive Thru” by N.E.R.D., Santogold & Julian Casablancas.

Want a couple of stickers and your own copy of the single? Read the rest of this entry »

“That ‘Us Placers’ record was tough.”–Elliott Wilson

As the Hip-Hop world impatiently awaits for Lupe’s Thanksgiving Day offering, I can’t help but think what CRS could have become. Standing for The Child (Lupe), The Rebel (Kanye) and The Soldier (Pharrell), this trio of MC’s from Chi-Town and Virginia Beach were a gold mine waiting to happen. At least, that’s what I thought. Read the rest of this entry »

Having been in existence for well over a year, the CDQ of “Soldier” finally makes its online debut. While the previous incarnation had a Wayne verse, his presence is absent from this one. Instead, they opt to bring in Santigold to raise the estrogen & energy levels. Read the rest of this entry »

Easy to forget this sonic treasure was released this year but Seeing Sounds was too good to fall on deaf ears and apparently Pharrell knows this. Read the rest of this entry »

And of course, featuring Kanye, Lupe and Pusha T.

Previously Posted – “Yeah You…” Review Of N.E.R.D.’s Seeing Sounds