# @sonymusicpub on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=md5zbZ5Tzi8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71180821-sonymusicpub-youtube
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/dcee8e4d9d.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-06-21T18:40:59.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sony Music Publishing (@sonymusicpub) — https://gondola.cc/sonymusicpub

## Caption

For nearly 30 years The Neptunes have blasted through our radios, boom boxes, CD and MP3 players, iPods, and streaming platforms. They’ve evolved dramatically much like the devices we’ve listened to them on, but the quality of their productions has never wavered. Their story is one that adolescent bandmates dream of. The type of refreshing reminder that we all need once in a while; to know and believe in ourselves, stay focused, and grounded, and trust that tremendous amounts of hard work and risks will eventually lead to great reward.

Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo met in seventh grade, in a school jazz band in Virginia Beach, VA where Pharrell played drums and Chad played the saxophone. They complimented each other early on, enough for Teddy Riley to catch on and sign them. They started working with R&B legends like SWV, Mary J. Blige, and Backstreet and by 1998, they scored their first placement on the charts with N.O.R.E.’s “Superthug.” The production duo was never limited by genre though. In fact, their versatility has always been one of their greatest assets and a key factor to their overwhelming success in the early aughts. From Hip-Hop to Pop, Busta Rhymes to Britney Spears, it was nearly impossible to turn on the radio and hear a song they didn’t have a hand in creating — by August 2003 the Neptunes were responsible for a whopping 43% of songs played on the radio that month.

Their exponential success continued both in production and as artists when they formed N.E.R.D. To date, they’ve garnered the #1 spot on Billboard's “Top 10 Producers of the Decade” list, 24 top 10 entries on Billboard’s Hot 100, and four Grammy Awards. Tonight, over 20 years since their start, their culture-shaping achievements will be recognized as they’re officially inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Such a well-deserved honor. Congratulations to The Neptunes on an incomparable career!

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- **Likes:** 14
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| Cortney Riles | @raeriles | https://gondola.cc/raeriles | Creative Director |
| Cortney Riles | @raeriles | https://gondola.cc/raeriles | Director of Social Media |
| Cortney Riles | @raeriles | https://gondola.cc/raeriles | Copywriter |

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