Dynamic duo The Neptunes talk coming from a Virginia high school to Songwriters Hall of Fame

Music duo Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, known professionally as The Neptunes, were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday. The two are responsible for smash hits sung by Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Jay-Z. Anthony Mason catches up with the team in their recording studio just outside of Miami.
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[@georgecampbell3687]

The Neptunes are the Phineas and Ferb of hip-hop/R&B. Pharrell is the Phineas, the frontman and face of the duo. Chad is the Ferb, a man of action not words who can break out any skill at the drop of the hat.

[@MsTrueTy]

Thats a brilliant comparison. Like seriously spot on.

[@adamhenry1456]

Mr. Theta that’s a good comparison 💯

[@beccadream5061]

I concur

[@cheanathan]

brilliant

[@HypnoticHollywood]

Who are Phineas and Ferb? The only Phineas I know is PT Barnum.

[@WilliamsWorld87]

Incredible duo. They created a undeniable, unorthodox sound of a generation. The Neptunes are top 5 in my book.

[@Alahthadaddy19]

William's World top 1

[@12sk8erdude]

I come from the 757 so they always number 1 for me

[@andrea.rosalesg28]

they are my top 1

[@frankwil21]

So glad Chad is getting his flowers.

[@Tbatbatba88]

Exactly!!!

[@stoffer82c]

preach , i love that

[@bigfutmusic]

There won’t be a Pharrell with out Chad Hugo

[@OOpSjm]

@@bigfutmusic Would there be a Chad without Pharrell?

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

@@OOpSjm Nope

[@jamalmusic]

Damn, they didn’t expect the edibles to hit that soon 😂 I love the Neptunes. I wish one day we’d do a song together

[@slumpdead2824]

Jamal Ali 😂😂😂chad was slapped😤

[@Rollinjoint]

@@slumpdead2824 LOL

[@enigmaticghost921]

🤣 🤣 🤣 I concur🤣🤣🤣

[@sandyg.8318]

0:49 literally 😂

[@bobbymorg34567]

The fact that Pharrell still looks 25...

[@antonzigando150]

be real he look in his 30s

[@redcriket]

He look at least 31 but no more than 34.

[@eg-g]

In your mind.

[@DolceVita]

he look old and young at the same time... to me he is looking his age

[@diadaamiri1153]

vampire

[@alexstathopoulos474]

These guys produced so many hits. Well deserved!

[@toreytownsend4705]

Alex Stathopoulos True

[@MichaelAnthonyMital]

Chad is an icon and inspiration for many Filipino music artists and producers who will make up the next generation. I am glad he is finally getting his national shine!

[@felixr6307]

Chad looks so uncomfortable in this interview but mad confident on those turntables. I am glad he’s getting his recognition.

[@mykiisubtle]

So glad Chad came for the interview. Dude might be the actual mastermind of The Neptunes. No discredit to Pharrell. He's a genius.

[@oRuTRa45]

I'm the underdog, behind the scenes type of dude, so that's always who I root for. And I've always been intrigued by Chad. As much as I dig Pharrell and his work, I love The Neptunes as a unit so much better, and I get souped up when there's a new Neptunes or N.E.R.D project.

[@oRuTRa45]

@Melissa Unicorn I kinda feel you, but nah, we don't have to downgrade one to uplift the other. To say Pharrell "was never the talented one between the two of them" is untrue. Frankly, it sounds like hate lol. Pharrell's talent is undeniable. He's also charismatic and intriguing, whereas Chad is more low-key.

[@abiolaadekanbi7463]

The Phineas and Ferb of the producing game.

[@abiolaadekanbi7463]

In fact was Phineas and Ferb before Phineas and Ferb.

[@amircammok2268]

Accurate asl 😂

[@iamjuniorwizkid]

The Neptunes, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz & Just Blaze took over the early 2000's with some great production.

[@SoulOfTheSouth]

and Kanye

[@Saiputera]

What about Scott ?

[@JaxMchunu]

Thankful I grew up during this time 😍❤️

[@MsJai_1]

Missy Elliott also!

[@OOpSjm]

Interesting how a bunch of them all came out of the same neighbourhood.

[@RG2k07]

The Neptunes made the soundtrack of my high school years back in the early '00s!

[@traceyke]

SAME

[@Niggalodeon323]

Clipse - Lord Willin’ 😭🙌🏽

[@jwhyte2042]

Same

[@amyo]

I love how humble they (still) are :’)

[@djyems1021]

AMYY!!!!!!!!!!

[@amyo]

@@djyems1021 what’s good hehe

[@djyems1021]

@@amyo nothing much girl! Can you make an instrumental loop bridge of 702 'I Still Love You' please??

[@alperene8528]

They are amazing Yeah

[@itsyahboy2000]

STAR TRAK NEPTUNES FOR LIFE 🖖🏼 THEY MADE THE 2000’s

[@woabeatz9717]

I dont havw that hand emo

[@ArmLegLegArmHead47]

Yessur! 🖖🏾

[@blue9multimediagroup]

🖖🏾

[@kruk06]

🖖

[@dedasalmeida9047]

🖖

[@bermudezeg]

Can you spot the introvert. That would be me too, I feel you chad.

[@je6698]

Im so damn happy for these two. Legendary producers who pushed the sound of hip hop, r&b, and pop music to another universe. They just sounded different than anyone else.

[@LukaDonesnitch]

Please come out with an official part 2 for "clones" and get Vanessa Marquez needs a solo album.

[@skeez15]

I'm glad to see them back together! This is what the game has been missing! Staaaar Trak!!!!

[@AyyeBC]

These guys produced all my favorite songs growing up, legends, I’m glad they’re getting their flowers while they’re still here 🖖🏽

[@gemsound]

They literally birthed an entire generation of sound. I'm blessed 2 have been a teen at tha apex of their success...it was a beautiful time in music that I wish I could travel back into often. Top 5 greatest producers of EVERY AND ANY genre, ever.

[@KayciazWorld]

Same. I was 11 in '04 when She Wants to Move came out. Their music is timeless and some of it I can't believe sounded so ahead of its time. I'm so glad to have grown up in the early 2000's🌸

[@darylallmanful]

These two are the whole reason why I started to produce my own music. The Neptune's / NERD along with Shay , is something else and the album "The Neptune's presents the clones" is such an underrated album one if my favourite albums of all time. 🔥🔥

[@NaturallyConscience]

✨Chad and Pharell’s music is the soundtrack of my life. Like I really can’t imagine my LIFE without them. This is no exaggeration. Their happy up tempo music have lifted my spirits on MANY days of years. ✨

[@Bazookastreams]

One of the main reasons i started producing was cus there was a Filipino guy named chad on the neptunes. Knowing a filipino in america can make it big in the hiphop scene makes me proud to be from there. I know for a fact everything that the neptunes is, is cuz of chad. Pharell said it himself and he means that and look at chad just brush it off classy move man! Salamat!

[@Maskrispy]

The goats 🐐🐐 never forget having frontin on repeat!! But from N.E.R.D to hit after hit holler back girl and drop it like it’s hot we’re middle school anthems one for the guys and one for the girls 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@GraV21]

Alex Lugo you’re too young to remember Wrex-n-Effex with Teddy Riley. Been listening to these guys since the early 90’s. They’re local to me in Va beach, and have met them a bunch of times around here. 757/Va has so much talent it’s not even funny.

[@hirokai525]

the neptunes shaped our generation growing up. Best Middle school/Highschool music weekened parties ever!

[@thatkidbenny]

All the girls standing in the line for the bathroom

[@djalioop]

Chad is The Neptunes, he's the backbone holding it down, without him there is no Neptunes.

[@vliciouss]

Especially if you’re a big fan of the neptunes then you KNOW this.

[@clairegreen6998]

Well I mean, there’s only 2 of them, so there’s no Neptune’s without either one of them.

[@aud1gen]

Yeah only Neptune

[@user-qd6im2hp2e]

Pharrell is the vision, the songwriter and co-producer. Chad is like the band

[@5518sw]

S/O to CHAD he doesn’t get enough credit

[@veemon]

STAK he likes being lowkey

[@kaine3805]

he doesn't want it

[@oohbabyuwantme]

Happy b-day Chad 🎈

[@heydraco3181]

Love how P gives chad the respect he deserves

[@VAbulldog82]

Hampton Roads, VA!! Stand up!!

[@J.Q.lamone9220]

Chad can play literally any and very instrument Pharrell can sing and rap arrange music put albums together in his head instantly they both do all these things at cosmic otherworldly levels

[@nlee4566]

Nothing will compete with the early Neptunes sound ( 98-2004). It was just so damn incredible.

[@MDOT005]

Why does Chad look like he's in pain...

[@samuelgurung4307]

Their music is literally the definition of the 2000s

[@_Maxten]

to anyone else reading this, the fact that you're even watching this makes you a real one

[@toreytownsend4705]

-chase Same to you !!!!!

[@_Blondelee_]

Perioddd

[@Kerzj1]

Neptunes is the sound...so futuristic and out of this world ...the music created is definitely an experience

[@rockyjeterwebb1718]

Congratulations to The Neptunes! They deserve it!

[@GraV21]

757 represent! Love my area. Two up, two down.

[@VAbulldog82]

757! 7 Cities all day!

[@kingbIIIr]

804 RVA

[@kchmyy]

so 50-70% of pop/rnb/hiphop beat in early 2000 was created by the neptunes!! salute!

[@joypopoola6115]

Acknowledge their own album, “Seeing Sounds”.

[@xgs9051]

Joy Popoola exactly!

[@fakename2956]

That’s a NERD album the Neptunes album is Clones

[@Sirbishop23]

Fake Name 2 talk to em

[@cosmicrae]

N.E.R.D.!!!!

[@jacobromero972]

These two are the reason I make music! I’m so appreciative of their music! Genius and legends!!!

[@thiensonmusic4956]

Forever in my heart

[@darpa2226]

My hero’s growing up. They created what music basically is today, real glad they got a shout out totally underrated

[@devzeppilin]

The greatest production duo of all-time.

[@bikesbeersbeats]

We're fortunate to enjoy the fruits of their lifelong friendship, incredibly humbled just listening to them.

[@EmGames41]

Best duo ever❤❤ theyve made sooo many good hits! I love pharrell and his own songs too and NERD. Love Chad!

[@jowitbeats2000]

One of my fave Producers :) Congrats!!!!

[@TwoTwoFourSix]

Chad just doesn’t wanna be there 😂

[@ZacharyAghaizu]

These two understood groove!! Chords that give that new feeling, out of space without sounding scifi. Inspire me to this day, song like frontin, with the bridge in contrast to the rest of the song gives me that "what will happen tomorrow feeling" The song doesn't end, it continues to a new place . Then JT's album justified. I wish to have motivated friends that I could grow the visions with.

[@RnBCutz]

My music inspiration comes from these guys. They deserve every recognition they get.

[@SS-sw8de]

Salute to the 2 dopest, most elaborate vessels of musical expression there is💯💪🔥 N. E. R. D.

[@missgigip]

I love them so much and so proud of them ❤️

[@missgigip]

So agree about that feeling and that’s what I’ve felt w every Neptunes track..the only other producer I feel that with is Kaytranada

[@JLBREMER]

missgigi True that !! I’ve loved them since the late 90’s ! They inspired me to get into music. When you hear beats that give you goosebumps you know it’s the real deal !! 🖖🏼

[@RANGER-uk4ek]

missgigi Timbaland too

[@gamemastr7]

I'll never forget the very first album I heard from the Neptune's when I was a toddler. And that album was N.E.R.D. in search of (2001) my older brother used to play all the time back then. Now most of Pharrell's music and the Neptune's music are on my playlist along with a whole bunch of artists from the 2000s era. I'm just glad I was born in the era of Good music.

[@gflsos5838]

what excellence, creativity, n following that light takes u too.

[@kennygates6212]

“Ditto” lmbo

[@Highflyer10]

The Neptunes are amazing. My favorite works of theirs that I listen to quite often are on SWV’s New Beginning.

[@oRuTRa45]

"Use Your Heart" 🔥🔥🔥

[@brindisi2brooklyn]

I think that was their first song placement.

[@fitculturebyrichardmorris6223]

Awesome 👏 and Congrats 🍾 Guys.

[@MrAgodine]

Legends..

[@NomadiqGentz]

Pharrell "I'm a dirty dog!!" is back loool.

[@blue9multimediagroup]

I'M AN OUTLAW

[@dhunkafi]

There's sounds that sound like music, and there's music! Thanks Pharrell and Chad for making the 2000's a place to be😎

[@MCCABEWORLD]

Chad Hugo is a great producer but he looks like a chinese bored frog in this video LoL

[@NicotineRosberg]

MC CABE he was high asf.

[@Realamericanfan7279]

😂 stop it

[@brauliocruz2884]

He must have eaten an edible or something. He definitely looks like I do when I go deep into the murky waters.

[@bigfutmusic]

There won’t be a Pharrell with out Chad Hugo

[@i_am_gohan9232]

And worth 55 M’s too

[@kaylabey]

i love them so much 🔥🔥🔥 they are geniuses

[@shayvonvaughan1898]

Hi cutie

[@kid-qt9yt]

Ah whata great childhood i had growing up to there music

[@sandyg.8318]

Well deserved 👏👏👏

[@_reallyjustinlikeig]

chad not talking in interviews be having me rolling 😂😂

[@Neek-0]

In search of is one of my favorite albums! So underrated

[@user-pg4fi6im9o]

The UK version

[@GrandDaddy23]

LEGENDS

[@Niggalodeon323]

pharrell tha 🐐

[@Gettingitin2012]

Chad...?

[@blue9multimediagroup]

Both are.

[@evelynexuma1699]

hey do more vids

[@shadowray100]

THEY ARE LEGENDS

[@underratedunity1528]

The way they talk about each other is so cool to see

[@DanielDebraMusic]

The greatest!!🖖🏾🖖🏾✅

[@jataviouswilliamson9490]

They forget about Omarion Touch 2005 and Omarion Obsession 2006🤦🏾‍♂️

[@StillLearnin4332]

Jatavious Williamson they forgot mad slaps low key

[@sachee_santana]

Obsession is an underrated bop

[@nlee4566]

They forgot hella songs lol Grindin in particular.

[@waxmaster-c]

Lol they "forgot" everything. They only mentioned a few highlights.

[@AmazingJayB51]

Touch was dope!

[@SDPTheGhost]

Legends forever 🖖🏽

[@RepublicAllegiance]

As a student in Hampton U (1999-2004) I was there when they pretty much dominated everything, and had the privilege of being inside Hovercraft Studios in VA Beach when they won their first MTV award. The Neptunes and Max Martin pretty much owned the world for a considerable amount of time. #Clones #HovercraftStudios #Neptunes #NERD

[@alexanderscalzo340]

My two biggest heroes!!!!

[@lakeithia7]

Beautiful

[@silviaoino2648]

Their project with the Clipse was straight fire!

[@Nophotofound]

legends!

[@gfears6982]

Skateboard & Hugo I need a documentary

[@domcage6724]

Love how chad always looks like he cba

[@antonzigando150]

hes under mind control

[@BoiseyMusic]

Anton Zigando lol no he’s not

[@gothmuney]

No Pharrell just HYPNOTIZED him (ha I'm funi)

[@salmadefood]

Legends from day one.

[@sachee_santana]

Been a fan since Clipse 'The Funeral', StarTrak 4 Life!!! Might as well get SBI back together as well. 🔥🔥🔥

[@belliso11]

jim dean SBI!!! The most underrated comment on KZbin. That will go over many heads. Staaaaarrrrrtraak🖖🏾

[@fra93ilgrande]

The Legendary Neptunes from Virginia YESSIR 🖖🏻🔝🎹

[@d.michael372]

Best to EVER do it!!!

[@otisfloyd1404]

They put the work in musically to be successful I like that it’s very encouraging to me

[@phollabangerz]

I'm convinced Pharrell is a vampire he stays hella young!!!! Either that or he knows where the fountain of youth is

[@user-kf8ih4kr6o]

Well this didn’t age well lol

[@taajoneil7084]

Keep Calm and The Neptunes!!!!!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Congrats guys, you are a greatest musician duo of all-time 🐐🐐

[@NaturallyPeachy]

Love them!! My fave duo #clones album #skateboardP #startrek

[@worldpeacefrog]

💚 the Neptunez. They created a Wave of sound that cant b Duplicated. We greatly appreciate you 2 Genius Kingz & Teddy Riley.🌍✌🏾🐸

[@4sup47]

Virginia really turned up the music industry the Neptune's are really originators and put on for Virginia they the biggest we ever had

[@kingbIIIr]

RVA Southside!

[@OOpSjm]

What about Timbaland?

[@blue9multimediagroup]

@@OOpSjm and Missy

[@sevenstargoal]

I would say Timbaland is up there also

[@feedkendall]

Legends

[@trentrama2645]

i need a music partner like chad

[@JC-gq2lo]

And I been A Fan the whole time

[@magicvampirelver1321]

Pharrell still lookin good😍, them Neptunes = LEGENDz

[@jamesbelkin9204]

Damn, Chad been eatin'!

[@dreamydrea8010]

Omg Pharrell with facial hair and yellow diamonds yes taking it back to The In Search Of days and I'vebeen waiting for it!!!! I just need him to do the guy liner for me again bc it really brings out his lovely eyes 💚💚💚💚💚 so good to see Chad again I missed him so much 💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@Jakwon]

The best duo to ever do it

[@martinbecton9115]

VIRGINIA HAS CREATED THE WORLDS MOST TALENTED PEOPLE OF ALL TIME

[@goated6146]

Im not arguing with you on that one chief.

[@laniceking]

Missy, Timbaland, The Clipse, Chris Brown... the list goes on and on

[@denisecain2001]

New York enter the chat

[@imvengeance1526]

That's why it's VIRGINia 😂😂😂

[@12sk8erdude]

Nowadays from VA you got DRAM, Kali Uchis and Lekeli47 in terms of music. At one point J.I.D and EarthGang even though they’re from the ATL attended school in Virginia. And also athletes from the Tidewater area are starting to make it big.

[@godscience7821]

One of the greatest of all time. Chad and pharrell music touched by soul. Up there with Maurice White, James Brown, Hendrix.