He and Williams are actually known for their humility as well as their ear for talent. But then we come back in town, and that’s where we worked with Justin, Busta and Snoop Dogg.” – it balances us – just to see how other scenes are. We always used to come to our home studio, and our studio is still there and I love it there. “It’s where we started our vibe, where we started creating music. “Ultimately, it’s all about Virginia,” said Hugo, who credits local public schools and band programs for giving him a love for music and an intense work ethic. Mix it all up, and you have the latest and greatest uniquely American music scene – mainstream enough for a “NOW!” CD, but artistic and creative enough to garner respect from critics and peers alike. Add their childhood friend Shay into the mix and you have N.E.R.D., the rawked-out embodiment of the Neptunes. The Neptunes, made up of producer/musicians Hugo and Williams, also represent the Beach. Among them are rapper Missy Elliott, who hails from Portsmouth, and her collaborator, uber-producer Timbaland, of Virginia Beach. Hampton Roads is home to 1.5 million people. “All I can do is share what Pharrell and I went through, really.”

“I don’t know what it was or how it exactly happened,” said Virginia Beach native Chad Hugo, one-half of the Neptunes and one-third of N.E.R.D., two of the most blazing, on-fire, buzzed-out musical entities on the planet. In the past five years, some of the nation’s top hip-hop tastemakers have begun sharing the neighborhood with Naval Station Norfolk and Naval Air Station Oceana. The coastal area of southeastern Virginia, home to generations of sailors and a modestly priced spot for beach lovers, has somewhat surprisingly emerged as a powerhouse music town. Baltimore Sun eNewspaper Home Page Close Menu

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