Pharrell stopped by the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon studio last night in order to promote his recently released book Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been. The two discussed a multitude of topics including who P is currently in the studio with, how The Neptunes were discovered, his book and the election.
Enjoy!
Pharrell Williams talks about his book “Places and Spaces I’ve Been” and attends his first book signing at Marc Jacobs’ store BOOK MARC in Los Angeles, California.
“Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been” documents Pharrell Williams’ extensive body of work, as well as his contributions to popular culture as a designer, composer, recording artist and Grammy award winning producer. Published by Rizzoli, the 248-page hardcover volume is rife with lavish photographs that chart Pharrell’s musical career, highlighted by his production team The Neptunes, as well as collaborations with hip-hop luminaries like Kanye West, Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg. Pharrell also recounts his many creative ventures, including accessories designs for Louis Vuitton, plus collaborations with Moncler, Marc Jacobs, the artist KAWS, and architects Zaha Hadid and Masamichi Katayama/Wonderwall.
Hey! its Pharrell, he's a genius, so he must know what he's doing. I personally wouldn't wear leggings. Maybe if you paid me, which i'm sure he was, so look at it from that perspective. Or not, I cant tell you what to do.
Reminds me of another recent image I saw, with him and Frank Ocean and Jay. Yup. Thats the new thing fella's.
FOOD AND LIQUOR 2 COMING SOON….LUPE AND PHARRELL ALBUM COMING SOON…
Lupe Fiasco took to his website today to reassure fans that Food & Liqour 2 was indeed still on the way. He also plans to release an album with Pharrell.
Pharrell has been hired to team up with Oscar-winning film composer and friend Hans Zimmer to create the soundtrack for the 2012 Academy Awards taking place on February 26th, 2012. In a statement to BET, P said:
“As always I’m thankful. It’s something I watched since I was a kid and I never dreamt as a child that I’d be working on the show. It’s especially an honor to work with my mentor, Hans Zimmer.”
He also commented on his new media venture / imprint i am OTHER:
“It’s for moments like this that I created i am OTHER. We must push forward, think outside of the box and raise the bar with everything that we do”
Dazed & Confused magazine will be releasing 20 different covers for their special 20th Anniversary edition in the coming weeks. One of the first ones features Pharrell on the front and his Star Trak artist Maxine Ashley on the back page.
Pharrell’s Qream Liquer has a new commercial featuring the artist in a Boat Cruise party. The highlight of the ad is also a new track that plays in the background which sounds more N*E*R*D than The Neptunes.
Tip made a a stop on Hot 97 on Funk Flex‘s show to talk about his prison term, tension between Jeezy & Ross, new book Power & Beauty and more. He also gave him the exclusive premiere of his collaboration with Pharrell.
Pharrell was very reluctant to reveal anything about his upcoming work when he spoke to Vibe at a private tasting session for his new liqueur, ‘Qream’, but he did touch on his plans to work with Jay, Mary and The-Dream.
It’s raining TV for Pharrell Williams. Just yesterday we watched the trailer for the new season for ‘How To Make It In America’ in which P makes a brief cameo. Today, he stars in the new Smirnoff Vodka commercial created especially for the Australian market which features the N*E*R*D track ‘Truth or Dare’. Remember to drink responsibly.
KiD CuDi will be resuming his role as Domingo Dean in the upcoming season of HBO’s popular series How To Make It In America. But Pharrell also has a short cameo in the just released trailer by the network which you can watch above (0:57 mark). Pusha T is set to play a drug dealer in the series as well.
Virginia has always been known as the state to breed some of the best producers on the map. And probably two of the world's biggest superproducers—both Timbaland and The Neptunes—are of course Virginia natives. "B.M.F." hitmaker Lex Luger also traces back to V.A. being born and raised in Suffolk, Virginia.
But before Timothy Mosley and Pharrell Williams became the most sought after producers on the globe, they formed a group called Surrounded By Idiots dating back to their time in high school.
According to Tim's A&R Larry Live, S.B.I.'s 1990 recordings are said to be the first time they ever stepped foot into a recording studio. At the time, Timbaland went by the moniker DJ Timmy Tim and Pharrell called himelf Magnum. Three unreleased songs from S.B.I. have surfaced and we can say it is definitely a rare piece of musical history. Hear what was running through the creative minds of V.A.'s finest 20-something years back. Shout out to complex.
We got a preview, now N.O.R.E. liberates the video for “Like The Way” off his N.O.R.E.’aster EP that dropped in April. Pharrell doesn’t make an appearance in the video.
Pharrell & Jessica Biel star in the new commercial for Revlon’s Grow Luscious Plumping Mascara. Directed by Swan maker Darren Aronofsky and soundtrack by Pharrell.