“N.E.R.D. has mostly existed as an offshoot for the ideas too out there for the Neptunes brand. Pharrell and Chad Hugo’s side-project emerged as an outfit of funk rock weirdos invading rap (before that was cool), and despite some half-baked songs they cultivated an unlikely cult following, inspiring a few future weirdos to make better music with their blueprints. After a seven year recording hiatus”
