Pharrell Lanscilo Williams nació el 5 de abril de 1973 en Virginia Beach, Virginia. Desde temprana edad, mostró un interés por la música. Su madre, Carolyn, era profesora, y su padre, Pharoah, era técnico de mano de obra. Pharrell, a menudo mencionado como "Skateboard P" debido a su afición por el skateboarding, comenzó a tocar la batería y el teclado en su juventud.
Durante su tiempo en la escuela secundaria, Pharrell conoció a Chad Hugo en un campamento de verano de talentos. Juntos formaron un dúo de producción llamado The Neptunes. Los dos amigos, junto con Shay Haley, también fundaron la banda N.E.R.D (No One Ever Really Dies). Este trío combinó elementos de hip-hop, rock y funk para crear un sonido único que rápidamente captó la atención de los oyentes y críticos.
El verdadero despegue de la carrera de Pharrell se produjo en la década de 2000, cuando The Neptunes comenzaron a producir éxitos para artistas de renombre como Britney Spears, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake y Nelly. La capacidad de Pharrell para crear ritmos innovadores y pegajosos lo colocó en la cúspide de la industria musical. Canciones como "I'm a Slave 4 U" de Britney Spears y "Hot in Herre" de Nelly se convirtieron en clásicos gracias a su producción única.
En 2013, Pharrell lanzó una canción que lo catapultó al estrellato mundial. "Happy", parte de la
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Frontin'
[Verse: Pharrell Williams] Don't wanna sound full of myself or rude But you ain't looking at no other dudes cause you love me (I'm sorry but.. so sexy) So you think about a chance You find yourself trying to do my dance Maybe cause you love me (Uh, you do it well) So then we tried - ain't feeling this love now Because you weren't used to how fast we touched (fast we touched) Then we locked eyes - and I knew I was in there And I was gon' tear ya ass up (tear ya ass up) [Chorus: Pharrell Williams] I know that I'm carrying on, nevermind if I'm showing off I was just frontin (you know I want ya babe) I'm ready to bet it all, unless you don't care at all But you know I want ya (you should stop frontin babe) [Verse: Pharrell Williams] Trying to be the best girlfriend you could be But still you sneak and look at me, and girl I love it Then you give your other girl a shove Tell her you gon' palm her ass like it was And she's gon love it (whoa-oh whoa, yeah yeah) So then we tried - ain't feeling this love now Because you weren't used to how fast we touched (fast we touched) Then we locked eyes - and I knew I was in there And I was gon' tear ya ass up (tear ya ass up) [Chorus] [Bridge] [J:] We got another one Pha-real [Pharrell] [P:] Dance, ooooooh ooooh [J:] I call you Pha-real cause you the truest, haha, Young! [P:] Whoa-oh, oh ohhhh [J:] Uh, yeah [P:] Dance, ooooooh ooooh [J:] Yeah, lemme talk to em [P:] Whoa-oh, oh ohhhh [J:] I'm a keep it real [Verse: Jay-Z] Everytime your name was brought up I would act all nonchalant infront of an audience Like if you was just another shorty I put the naughty on But uh, truth be told you do me for a loop, this Hov I'm too old to be frontin when I'm feeling Denzel And you acting like you ain't appealing but you are Stuting like you ain't my only girl but you are (I was just frontin) I'm ready to stop when you are [Chorus] [Outro: Pharrell Williams] Dance, ooooooh ooooh Whoa-oh, oh ohhhh Dance, ooooooh ooooh Whoa-oh, oh ohhhh