N.E.R.D is an American hip hop and rock band, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1999. Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo were signed by Teddy Riley to Virgin Records as a duo, The Neptunes. After producing songs for several artists throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, the production duo formed the band with Shay Haley as a side project of The Neptunes in 1999. N.E.R.D's debut album, In Search Of..., sold 603,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was also awarded the second annual Shortlist Music Prize. The band's second album, Fly or Die, sold 412,000 copies in the United States, but shipped at least 500,000 units, certifying it Gold.
| Origin | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, funk rock, rap rock, alternative rock, experimental hip hop, avant-funk |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | i Am Other, Columbia, Virgin, Star Trak, Interscope |
| Associated acts | The Neptunes, Spymob |
| Members | Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Shay Haley |
| Past members | Rhea Dummett, Eric Greene |
Acerca de N.E.R.D
Duo who's first and second albums entitled In Search Of... and Fly or Die went Gold in the US. Their music was featured in Music from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
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The band reunited in 2008 under Star Trak Entertainment.
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African-American rock musical groups.. The Neptunes.. Winners of the Shortlist Music Prize.. Funk rock musical groups.. Alternative hip hop groups.. Interscope Records artists.. Virgin Records artists.. American hip hop groups.
Información más reciente sobre N.E.R.D actualizada el 28 de Julio, 2021.
