“I’m a nice dude, with some nice dreams See these ice cubes, see these Ice Creams?”
There lyrics say everything about the artist on the track, “Drop It Like It’s Hot” (with Snoop Dogg ). And ‘yes’ we see your “ice creams” which, coincidentally, is a brand under the Billionaire Boys club clothing line.
So who is this singer, songwriter, producer, artist, and fashion designer that wears hats only he and Smokey The Bear can get away with? That multi-talented, beau wonder is non other than Pharell.
Born Pharell Williams in 1973 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this musical genius comes from very humble beginnings. Old skool Pharrell dates back to the Neptunes (who, in 2002, won the Source and Billboard Music Awards for producers of the year) and his band N.E.R.D that he started in the early ’90′s with childhood friend Chad Hugo. Since then Mr. Williams has written and produced a never ending series multi-platinum selling records for Britney Spears, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kelis, Mase, and of course, Nelly’s classic, “Hot In Here”.
As if his prior accomplishments weren’t enough, 2013 and 2014 were Pharell’s biggest years to date Along with writing, producing, and singing on the 5x Grammy Award winning “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk and “Blurred Lines” featuring Robin Thicke (that’s caused significant controversy based on it’s similarity to Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit “Got To Give It Up“), Pharrell’s biggest solo single is “Happy” – the anthemic youtube sensation that went viral when people all over the world made music videos replicating his dance montage. And let us not forget his latest stint as this season’s soulful judge on The Voice.
In more style related news”Girl” is not only the title of his second studio album (2014) but is also the brand name of his new perfume. Additionally, Pharrell has teamed up with UNIQLO reflecting the “I Am Other” philosophy that permeates his music and fashion that celebrates the individual. At UNIQLO you can rock t-shirts that state “The Same Is Lame”, or “Think Other”, to inspire and motivate people to be who they are.
A one-of-a-kind, multi-format artist, Pharrell Williams walks his talk, dances to his own beat and marches to his own creative drum!