It’s hard to believe that Pharrell Williams has reached the “Big 4-0.” That is, until, you begin to look at his list of accomplishments. One of the greatest musical forces of the last 15 years has been in the industry for over 20 years, and he’s been producing hits, both alone and with Chad Hugo as The Neptunes, since the late 90s.
Along the way, he’s touched the careers of seemingly everyone who’s been anyone since Y2K, including Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Beyonce, The Hives, Snoop Dogg, Kelis, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, The Clipse, Mystikal, Usher, Justin Timberlake and pretty much everybody you ever jammed to on the radio since Dubya’s first presidential term.
In honor of the Grammy-winning superproducer, artist, songwriter and all-around cool dude’s birthday, we decided to list some of the dopest Pharrell-related productions from over the course of his career.
Enjoy.