Pharrell Williams - When I Was 17 (2003)

All respects goes to MTV. I do not own this. Do NOT, and I mean Do NOT, take this down.

[@gearlord1968]

Crazy that he was already 30 in the 2000s

[@holzman00]

It's never too late to follow your dreams

[@nickelbus7596]

I'm 31 now so I guess I gotta call him triple OG 😅💪🏾💯

[@riptaye]

@@holzman00 25 in july.. dis what i needed to see

[@maxlimit9129]

he's turnin 50 in less than a month bruh

[@DEADIKATED]

I always thought he was younger than me

[@Ikimasho_official]

This man is going to be the new Men's Creative Director for LV after Virgil Abloh. I know that girl is punching the air again

[@VENGEFULHEXX]

Lmao oh yea it's gotta be that. Not the millions on millions of dollars, talent, and decades from being responsible for the success of Justin Timberlake, the Clipse, and other generational musical talents. Yep. Just the Louis Vuitton thing. Gotta be. 😭

[@Ošæs]

Bruh got his own stuff realistic

[@Ošæs]

He got human made and those human race

[@nickelbus7596]

@@VENGEFULHEXX You jus know she was sick to her stomach when she seen bro in damn near every music video across damn near every genre with a fine ass chick of damn near every race. Og is an overlord 🤣🤣🤣💪🏾

[@0jaeden]

I don’t think she cares anymore

[@Certain]

Why does he look EXACTLY the same in that yearbook photo? Dude is a vampire.

[@greggchaffin1596]

This dude is an icon

[@j36793]

people throw that word out too loosely

[@tack3545]

@@j36793 true, but is he not?

[@j36793]

@@tack3545 no

[@j36793]

@@tack3545 icon is like bob marley Kurt cobain Jim Morrison real influential musicians

[@tack3545]

@@j36793 pharrell is probably one of if not the most influential producers of the last two decades. with the rise of hiphop into becoming the most popular genre of music he has been the backbone of countless hits. pharrell is definitely more influential than morrison.

[@yt4870]

This 2000s MTV show video editing makes things 200% cooler

[@kemartini]

Pharrell is a legend! I love how heartbreak got him deeply invested into music lol

[@david_king_music]

Respect to MTV for showing the correct clip of "Getaway" by Earth Wind and Fire, and for showing it at all, which let ALL the viewers hear it, rather than having only a fraction go search for it themselves after the show

[@bp2000k]

Man he was 30 with a face looked 23 in 03. Pharrell (and ofc Chad) are legends for music forreal💯

[@ritacarlos9922]

23? More like 17

[@afro_souledits2382]

Pharrell era in the 2000s was phenomenal energy

[@local_knyediter7129]

It's nice to see where his famous four-count at the beginning of all his songs, came from 💘

[@capybaraponque611]

They didn't explain that, bih

[@nosohoentertainment4642]

@@capybaraponque611 it's the idea of having a cadence so they know who's coming

[@fishtankmirror]

@@Outliers4Life always thought it was from planet rock

[@capybaraponque611]

@@nosohoentertainment4642 I see.

[@JLBREMER]

I’m so happy to of been around when The Neptunes musical genius all happened. Shout out to #757 !! This was my era’s music. The late 90’s and early 2000’s. The super producer era. Man it was amazing. You actually got goosebumps listening to new Neptunes tracks. Ugh I miss it so much. Was an amazing time period of my life and Hip Hop.

[@ripskip160]

And now it's always the same F'ng trap beat over and over and over and this generation eats it up like nothing! Smdh

[@prod.kidmizu]

@@ripskip160 You could say that about a lot of music, times have changed there's still good music that isn't trap

[@JustEraseTheSystem]

804 showing love whattup!!

[@Zachishd1]

When tv 📺 was GOLDEN lmao 😂

[@theinfamousches1258]

I remember when this was on tv lol. The Neptunes are legends.

[@curiouslymavismade]

Pharell is a musical genius.

[@ChrisG-l2l]

Beautiful story

[@demitrithewizard]

as an artist from the 757 myself watching this brings me hope. Shoutout to Pharrell

[@kingromeo5738]

Definitely deserves a lifetime achievement award. His catalog and longevity is incredible. Pharrell and Chad. The Neptunes.

[@Julesclues2]

Golden era for music

[@prettyguh_mxni]

@ 0:34..... I didn't know that Pharrell had dreads before. W.O.W

[@beverlyobasiolu]

Thank you Teddy Riley ❤

[@realityrepp473]

there's something about VA.

[@ZacharyAghaizu]

This was cool to watch

[@gregg4218]

2:34 This gave him the strength to become the goat

[@tizzubestar]

When I was 17, Pharrell was my celebrity crush.

[@rlcb9073]

Ohh man vhs days good times cherish #memories bless🙏🙂

[@kyoungt14]

Man I just realized that he’s about to turn 50 this year

[@101iswhatsup]

1:34 the brand was already created lol 4:35 band sound incorporated makes sense Bro, the Neptunes we're one of my favorite production groups early 2000. The music, the fashion, the experimentation..fly N.E.R.D. ish.

[@joej1511]

Bro imagine cheating on PHARRELL

[@david_king_music]

...with Chad when she heard his chords 😉

[@cloudair4154]

he should have just called her a whore and hung up

[@siskodefiant4275]

She gonna cry in the car.

[@piotrellopestunio813]

Cause he was a stupid fu*king bitch like most of womens. So i can imagine that 😁😎

[@d2dar459]

​@@david_king_music Lol

[@wataki2]

I remember watching this ep premier like it was yesterday 😭

[@ricov1039]

Same! How time flies

[@slurpee4203]

luckyyy

[@leemckenna8214]

I grew up going to Bayside High, Princess Anne's rival. Pharell was a god in our city.... But I need to laugh at HOW 90S VB VA those pics and vids are!!! ❤😂

[@robinceuleers]

2:58 i felt always like how Pharrell felt, when i rejected by many women...

[@lubondochilekwa]

Living legend!

[@david_king_music]

I feel like that girl and specifically the hotel incident is the inspo for at least a few tracks on the first NERD album

[@popdanish4969]

What is the song that plays at :21???

[@david_king_music]

@@popdanish4969 Like I Love You - Justin Timberlake

[@popdanish4969]

@@david_king_music thank u

[@thundorkat]

Very true

[@pysq8]

Maybe 😅

[@VinniePaz]

2:27 Had almost the same thing happen years back. My girl at the time called me on 3 way with the new dude she was cheating with and he was on that "Ya she with me now", like I gave a damn lol. I told him, "You see what she did to me, have fun with that", and she hung up his call quick lol

[@richardking8956]

Nobody asked you

[@VinniePaz]

​@richardking8956 Well I guess nobody can listen

[@BonesMuhroni]

“ it’s was really corny it was called the hate state, how dumb is that.” Proceeds to write Happy 20+ years later

[@logandavis4706]

Yes he did because Pharrell Williams is the one of my favorites rappers

[@RussellMills1877]

Pharrell is a legend that has worked with so many artists and has written songs for other people in the music industry and to me one of the best producers in the game. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

[@spacey1335]

off topic but I love Chad's voice its so calming lol

[@XXLGHOST]

Wow…even Pharrell got cheated on? I mean look how beautiful that man is…goes to show that not everybody safe from it..not even the glowing ones….

[@dirkgoldman1155]

Neptunes Pharrell was a different beast.

[@jyoungswag]

Damn this was great, feels like he’s just like me

[@phoenixherbert]

If she never cheated on him where would he be now ? Everyone needs to thank her.

[@solaris100]

Great vid man

[@emondadon9400]

this my man

[@tengoodquestions]

His teacher is awesome

[@devinfahada4880]

And he still remember about his Hi skool life.. When he was already 40s.. Man

[@pyciz]

He was in his 30’s then

[@SwKinfinite]

He was not 40 in the early 2000’s

[@cedricgant8535]

Asked her if she like chocolate 😂

[@fabianralph6442]

Dude has a racial preference just like most men 😂😂😂

[@slurpee4203]

@@fabianralph6442i dont think thats the case with him judging off of the women he’s been with… he seems to just like women in general no matter their race

[@denislaperformance9937]

We thanks the h*es for the booties and for the heartbreaks that goes with it cauz we are able to come back stronger than ever after it

[@Справедливыйчеловек-у3и]

3:26 Can you tell me what kind of music is playing in the background when Pharrell speaks? I listened to it somewhere before, I can’t remember, is it something from q-tip’s work?

[@norcalbrett7883]

How come everybody talkin about how Pharrell never ages, but not Chad?

[@silewis9396]

Because Chad is not half as visible

[@norcalbrett7883]

@@silewis9396 What do you mean by that?

[@b7-b7]

@@norcalbrett7883 Pharrell was the frontman of the Neptunes. Chad Hugo was more "behind-the-scenes", so he doesn't come straight to the mind

[@norcalbrett7883]

@@b7-b7 Aww, that's kinda messed up he's still a part of Neptune's tho

[@b7-b7]

@@norcalbrett7883 Very much so! Just how it is, they're both geniuses and both have barely aged since the 00s!

[@ErikaMcQueen89]

I remember watching this !!!

[@BaybieK]

Happy 50th 🎉

[@robayala3167]

I wondered why this video got recommended to me and as soon as me myself and I started playing I got it…

[@fir3tiddi3s]

love

[@Metamophisis]

Damn Skateboard 🛹 P my g🔥💣🔥💣🔥🎹🎸🥁🎧🎤😎

[@local_knyediter7129]

0:22 so we not gonna talk about how Pharrell was poppin

[@greatvaluebleach1]

He was 17 in 1990?!? He’s old than my mom

[@bsnarm]

This is cool..even I. 2023

[@BrandNameLess]

he was basically like Devin from Drumline without the ego

[@LoganDavis-p4j]

Right 👍

[@indothenarga7011]

my mom was best friends with his girlfriend. her name was Desiree.

[@InesNezzy]

Woah

[@fightss]

my mom met Pharrell back in bush gardens back in 2001. basically my mom friend other friend was dating him

[@Optizy]

@@fightss spaceghostpurrp

[@fightss]

@@Optizy YESSIRR

[@baddiezone]

Was she pretty

[@ghostsofnormmacdonald2446]

When Pharrell was 17 they were still recording records on wax cylinders.

[@4687878]

He was 30,..but look how good his Mama looks,..and she had to be about 50...Black really don't crack !!!

[@KayciazWorld]

Yeah Pharrell definitely comes from elite DNA including his talents. Genetic lottery if I've ever seen it.

[@barefootalex]

Still rock Ice Cream 🍦

[@ShottaKenya]

Is that PUSHA T next to Pharrell in the yearbook photo? Or maybe Malice?

[@NdufoNdufo]

...but at the end of the day, you determine how nerdy you want to be❤

[@divelostmind]

"you determine how nerdy you are"

[@ivyking4149]

Nice!!!!

[@Becauseimme]

Now she’s sick. 😂😂😂

[@Darealmenxce]

🤣my ex did what he did and it drew me into making music. It’ll hurt her in the end

[@Becauseimme]

@@Darealmenxce Make her drown in her sorrow for leaving you bro!! You got this!

[@nkill1565]

fumbled the bag

[@Lovely_794]

Alright check it …boom! A series…based off of/inspired by Pharrell and Chad as teenagers.

[@KayciazWorld]

That would be such a good show. Idk why this hasn't happened yet lol

[@casablanka4194]

1:06 Saddam Hussein 🤣🤣🤣

[@trvrshoe4518]

where did you find this?

[@AjohnsonspotBlogspot]

Vimeo

[@brandongordon2392]

Bruh looked the same for thirty years

[@IceKoldKilla]

Yessir

[@johnnieeverett6145]

🤪 crazy work hard to be be more than I I just don't won't be alone

[@johnnieeverett6145]

I don't won't she won't 📖

[@wesley939]

Always loved Spanish women, regular VA ish

[@Zachishd1]

Damn can’t believe bros my moms age now 😂

[@biancoverona2106]

name of the song at 3:25 ??

[@julesfrancis]

idk

[@digitaldreams3000]

Tribe called quest - stressed out remix instrumental

[@BigGirl1351]

Pornhub intro

[@Gensis]

nice

[@brandonjoyce5669]

Does anybody know what the beat at 3:23 is?

[@Справедливыйчеловек-у3и]

similar question. I think this is something from the creativity of q-tip

[@Sambabeatz]

🔥🔥

[@TheErnestOwusu]

Trip question, he's still 17

[@KOF-UR]

0:20 what song is it?

[@DubVT-wvt]

🖖🏾🥹

[@DubVT-wvt]

Needed this....

[@macbrebonicks8668]

He talking about Rosie Perez.

[@johnnieeverett6145]

Board safe single crew the rank prop don't mean I make up the lap

[@leonidaspapu3912]

cozy

[@CastaneArias]

Bayside was definitely the black school lmfao

[@alfiekovacs]

Algorithm be algorithming

[@nondox]

song at 0:43??

[@AjohnsonspotBlogspot]

Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True.

[@AjohnsonspotBlogspot]

Another version of the show has a deleted scene from the 2010s, thanks to @PharrellYessurr: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enqoqpdvatWUgNE I literally saw the title and almost thought the episode was recorded in '03 because somebody else before me had uploaded this on Vimeo some years ago.

[@AjohnsonspotBlogspot]

I also thought that because of how old MTV logo and another banner from top to bottom is. If anything, my regrets for the wrong title of the video.

[@DM-jm2cx]

Yo 😂😂😂😂😂

[@samirar1990]

Lol do you like chocolate 😝

[@Joooooseman]

Crazy how this video didn't mentioned NORE n how it was pharrell first hip hop break to stardom before jay z n the rest of them smh. Bad research.

[@Aliengroover]

this is a short video about him as a 17yo🤷🏾‍♂️. They didn't talk about SWV or Rump Shaker, either.

[@thundorkat]

Definitely not THEIR first break. They worked with Teddy Riley first, that led to SWV, Total, etc. then came “Lookin’ At Me” by Murda Mase. Lookin At Me was really when the dam broke for them. Superthug put them on industry demand.

[@StillTheVoid]

I believe the premise of this program was only highlighting famous celeb's high school years. It wasn't meant to be autobiographical but more so a behind-the-scenes of their lives. You can tell that some of you are either a) did not have cable during this time, or...b) weren't even born yet.

[@VENGEFULHEXX]

Hell no not his first break. 😂

[@AquaBabyy]

You’re stupid that’s not his first start

[@tw.o.g]

He was a white girl com'mon now

[@i.i1215]

The only African American that actually looks native American

[@KayciazWorld]

Yeah I've always thought he was mixed with some other things. He has such a unique look. I wonder what else may be there.

[@AngeBiampandou]

​@@KayciazWorldHe actually isn't mixed. A lot of ppl thought he was a quarter East Asian like Tyson Beckford bc of his eyes but he isn't. He was on Finding Your Roots. Pharrell features are more common in some ethnic groups in South Africa. Black ppl with no Asian ancestry can look like this over there

[@jayden.6]

Oh Catherine by SBI. look it up

[@aquaticnuke]

Wouldn’t be no pharrel without SBI

[@jayden.6]

@@aquaticnuke you know 🖖🏾