Neptunes Sunday

Neptunes Sunday

Welcome to Neptunes Sunday, a podcast discussing the musical genius and cultural impact of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo AKA The Neptunes. The podcast is inspired by Sunday afternoons spent listening to a 800 song Neptunes playlist on shuffle.

  1. Episode 76 - Pharrell x DJ Drama. 20 Years of The Prequel Gangsta Grillz Mixtape

    6D AGO

    Episode 76 - Pharrell x DJ Drama. 20 Years of The Prequel Gangsta Grillz Mixtape

    00:00 Welcome to Season 6! 20 years ago, Pharrell showcased his rap skills on a DJ Drama Gangsta Grillz mixtape. 00:24 DJ Drama has consistently calls Pharrell's The Prequel Mixtape a Top 5 Gangsta Grillz Project 01:30 Insights from a 2023 conversation with DJ Drama and Pharrell 04:44 Full circle moment with Drama and Pharrell having the conversation in Paris at Louis Vuitton Headquarters 05:28 Story of Drama's first time meeting Pharrell 05:58 A Jay-Z Gangsta Grillz? 07:34 Beat selection on the mixtape 10:39 The Prequel Intro / When Skateboard Came: Introducing new fans to Wu-Tang 11:41 Music for the Gangstas ft. T.I. and Young Dro 13:00 Fortified 13:50 This is My Life ft. FamLay 15:42 Gangsta Grillz 16:59 It Was A Great Day 18:08 Models in the Hood Interlude 18:31 Liquid Swords 19:20 Sound Boy 20:44 Paid in Full ft. Ab-Liva 21:18 Come Go with Me ft. Clipse; We Got it 4 Cheap Era 23:13 Star Trak Movement Interlude; Shoutout to Rosco P Coldchain 25:04 FamLay - Skrung Owt 26:44 Renegotiations Interlude / The Message 28:06 High Rollers 29:07 Word to the Motherland 30:10 Outro / Pharrell the Best Producer Rapper? 32:10 Reminisce 34:06 Lavish 38:04 Top 3 Songs #pharrellwilliams #djdrama #gangstagrillz #mixtape #virginiahiphop #pharrell

    42 min
  2. Episode 75 - 2025 Recap

    12/31/2025

    Episode 75 - 2025 Recap

    00:00 Happy Holidays to you all. Our last episode of 2025 is a recap of an exciting year for the Neptunes/Star Trak fam. Thank you for watching and listening! See you next year. 01:01 Love to Chad 01:48 Pharrell Fashion work with Louis Vuitton, VIRGINIA/adidas Jelly Fish Sneaker, NIGO Human Made IPO 03:36 Grace for the World at the Vatican 04:15 Voices of Fire: Album and MLB Campaign 04:47 Clipse 2025 Takeover, 'Let God Sort Em Out' Grammy Nominations 08:48 Top 5 of 2025 #theneptunes #clipse #pharrellwilliams #chadhugo #pushat #malice

    15 min
  3. Episode 74 - Joseph Patel

    12/31/2025

    Episode 74 - Joseph Patel

    00:00 Our last guest of 2025 is Joseph Patel. He is Bay Area bred journalist, writer, and producer who has won awards for documentary film work on 'Summer of Soul' and 'Sly Lives! (AKA the Burden of Black Genius) 01:16 Musical Influences growing up in the Bay Area with immigrant parents 06:33 The music and moments that made him fall in love with hip-hop, leading to interest in music journalism 13:50 Thoughts on the value of experiential learning, especially when pursuing careers in sports and entertainment 16:19 Getting advance copies of albums as a perk of being a music journalist in the 90s 17:45 Transition from writing to film making is still about storytelling 22:41 Why storytelling in music is important to preserving history for future generations 23:38 The themes of 'Sly Lives! (AKA the Burden of Black Genius)' and connection to Virginia legend, D'Angelo 31:20 Writing the bios for N.E.R.D. Albums 37:05 N.E.R.D. 'In Search Of...': Electronic vs. Live Spymob version and advance copy exclusives 42:31 Creating MTV news and docs show 'My Block' to showcase regional music scenes and sounds 47:15 'My Block' Virginia Episode behind the scenes stories 53:16 The importance of 'My Block' during the peak of regional sounds in hip-hop 56:58 Best/Favorite Neptunes Frequent Collaborator? 58:53: Favorite Neptunes R&B Song? 59:24 Favorite underrated Neptunes song? 1:03:07 Favorite N.E.R.D. Album? 1:04:31 Thoughts on Clipse return, 'Let God Sort Em Out' Album, and Grammy predictions 1:07:41 Upcoming projects for Joseph #JosephPatel #documentary #theneptunes #Questlove, #slystone #dangelo #blackmusic

    1h 9m
  4. Episode 73 - 15 years of N.E.R.D. Nothing Album

    11/09/2025

    Episode 73 - 15 years of N.E.R.D. Nothing Album

    00:00 Welcome back to Neptunes Sunday. Today we are celebrating the 15th Anniversary of N.E.R.D.'s 4th studio album, Nothing. This album had a few of the usual fun moment's expected from an N.E.R.D. album but also included some serious themes and messages throughout. 02:20 Part People ft. T.I. A rare rap feature on a N.E.R.D. Album. 04:32 Hypnotize U co-produced by Daft Punk 07:15 Help Me 07:54 Victory 08:50 Perfect Defect 09:18 I've Seen the Light / Inside the Clouds 10:30 God Bless Us All, a message to Chris Brown 12:53 Life As a Fish. Shoutout to Jacques Cousteau 14:30 Nothing on you 14:58 Hot-N-Fun ft. Nelly Furtado 16:37 Entourage Season 7 19:40 Deluxe Tracks: It's in the Air, Sacred Temple, I Wanna Jam, The Man, Fuego 21:02 Amazon Bonus Track: Ride That Thang ft. FamLay / Cash Money Connection? 23:18 Final Thoughts / Ranking the N.E.R.D. Albums 26:02 The possibility of another N.E.R.D. Album? 27:33 Upcoming Virginia Hip-Hop Foundation Event on Nov. 12 with Mad Skillz and Nickelus F #nerd #theneptunes #pharrellwilliams #chadhugo #shayhaley #pharrell

    29 min
  5. Episode 72 - Grace For the World Recap / Voices of Fire Ophanim Album

    09/18/2025

    Episode 72 - Grace For the World Recap / Voices of Fire Ophanim Album

    00:00 This weekend, Pharrell Co-Directed the Grace For the World Concert with Andrea Bocelli at the Vatican 02:43 John Legend brings out Clipse during his set to perform The Birds Don't Sing 04:28 Voices of Fire Choir Led by Pharrell's Uncle BIshop Ezekial Williams 05:59 Pharrell Performs Happy 06:52 Unspeakable Joy 08:35 Maximizing the moment for Clipse / Voices of Fire album promo 09:07 Meaning of Vocies of Fire Album title: Ophanim 10:11 Direct to Consumer Release of Voices of Fire Ophanim Album 13:21 Quick album review 19:07 Pharrell mixing secular music with gospel is an ode to Kirk Franklin 22:00 Top 5 Pharrell / Neptunes Gospel or Religious inspired songs 27:42 Grace For the World was a big moment for the culture and helps to keep pushing Clipse Grammy Campaign #pharrellwilliams #clipse #voicesoffire #pushat #malice #johnlegend #pharrell

    29 min
  6. Episode 71 - Clipse Virginia Beach Concert Recap

    08/13/2025

    Episode 71 - Clipse Virginia Beach Concert Recap

    00:00 On August 10, 2025, The Clipse came home to lots of fanfare for their first performance in Virginia Beach in many years. 03:50 I'm officially part of Hip-Hop new media 06:51 Art N B Event at the CAN Gallery then headed to VA Beach 09:20 EarthGang Opening Set 10:44 Homecoming Vibes seeing friends and fam 13:13 Clipse set starts: Chains and Whips, P.O.V. Popular Demand 15:52 What Happened to the Boy 16:54 MTBTF / Inglorious Bastards 17:18 Hell Hath No Fury Run: Momma I'm So Sorry, Keys Open Doors, Mr. Me Too 18:45 Grindin 19:42 F.I.C.O. / Fresh Prince of Bel Air 22:59 So Be It / Ace Trumpets 24:00 Birds Don't Sing 26:13 Encore - Hot Damn 27:04 Virginia 28:09 So Far Ahead 29:05 Where's Dave? After party moves? 31:05 I met Malice and he's a fan of the podcast🙏🏾 36:05 Shoutout to Clipse, shoutout to Virginia. Go see them perform when the Let God Sort Em Out tour comes to your city #clipse #pushat #malice #pharrellwilliams #virginiabeach

    38 min
  7. Episode 70 - Girls Dem Sugar: 25 Years of Beenie Man’s Art and Life Album

    08/05/2025

    Episode 70 - Girls Dem Sugar: 25 Years of Beenie Man’s Art and Life Album

    00:00 For episode 70, going back to celebrate another anniversary we missed because of the Clipse album release. This July was also the 25th Anniversary of Beenie Man’s Art and Life album 00:32 Beenie Man music origins / Background on Art and Life 02:23 Ola 03:40 Jamaica Way 06:10 The early 2000s reggae / dancehall music takeover 10:28 Girls Dem Sugar 15:00 More Beenie Man work with The Neptunes 16:50 Other reggae / dancehall sounds from The Neptunes and Pharrell 18:40 Top 5 reggae / dancehall inspired songs from The Neptunes#beenieman #theneptunes #pharrellwilliams #chadhugo #reggaemusic #dancehallmusic

    20 min
  8. Episode 69 - From Fan to Peer: Tyler, The Creator and Pharrell Williams

    07/29/2025

    Episode 69 - From Fan to Peer: Tyler, The Creator and Pharrell Williams

    00:00 Welcome to Episode 69. Our OG Co-Host, Vogue, is back to talk about her favorite person in music! 01:05 More thoughts on Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out 05:57 Initial thoughts on Tyler, The Creator's Don't Tap the Glass. 08:42 The relationship between Pharrell and Tyler 10:46 How Pharrell's debut solo album, In My Mind Album inspired Tyler 14:53 Tyler's journey from fan to peer 18:38 Pusha T - Trouble on My Mind 19:41 IFHY 24:25 Keep Da O's ft. Pharrell and Coco O. 26:06 Enjoy Right Now, Today / The many emotions of the Flower Boy album 29:51 Are We Still Friends 37:18 Juggernaut ft. Pharrell and Lil Uzi Vert 40:24 I know Nigo! Lost and Found Freestyle / Come On Let's Go 44:51 Cash In Cash Out ft. 21 Savage 49:38 Virginia Boy Remix 50:53 Clipse - P.O.V.1:00:00 Big Poe 1:06:51 More thoughts on 'Don't Tap the Glass' 1:15:59 Top 5 Tyler and Pharrell Collabs#tylerthecreator #pharrellwilliams #pharrell #oddfuture #theneptunes

    1h 20m
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Welcome to Neptunes Sunday, a podcast discussing the musical genius and cultural impact of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo AKA The Neptunes. The podcast is inspired by Sunday afternoons spent listening to a 800 song Neptunes playlist on shuffle.

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  • Creator
    Neptunes Sunday
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    99
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    Explicit
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    Vaughan Moss

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