{"title":"N.E.R.D.","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout N.E.R.D.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eN.E.R.D. (No-one Ever Really Dies) formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia in 1999 around Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shay Haley. Pharrell and Hugo are also the production duo The Neptunes, which has produced for Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Kelis, Snoop Dogg, and dozens of others across the 2000s. N.E.R.D. functioned as their live-band side project. Their 2002 debut In Search of... was originally released with electronic production and later re-recorded with live instrumentation from the band Spymob - the live-band version is the canonical release. They have continued releasing material intermittently across multiple decades. Their 2017 album No One Ever Really Dies featured guest contributions from Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Andre 3000, Future, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eN.E.R.D.'s sound combines hip hop, funk rock, alternative hip hop, rap rock, electronic hip hop, rock, and pop with Pharrell's distinctive falsetto vocal delivery, Chad Hugo's signature electronic production, live band arrangements, and arrangements drawing on classic 1970s funk, hip hop, and contemporary alternative rock influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Search of... (2002, Star Trak\/Virgin) - live band re-recording\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFly or Die (2004, Star Trak\/Virgin)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeing Sounds (2008, Star Trak\/Interscope)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNothing (2010, Star Trak\/Interscope)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo One Ever Really Dies (2017, Star Trak\/Columbia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eStar Trak Entertainment and major label pressings of the N.E.R.D. catalog have been issued in color variant editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to N.E.R.D. typically start with In Search of... (2002) or Seeing Sounds (2008). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hip-hop-vinyl-records\"\u003eHip-Hop\/Rap\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"n-e-r-d-nothing-vinyl","title":"Nothing LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn honor of it's tenth anniversary, Urban Legends, is reissuing Nothing, the fourth studio album from N.E.R.D. The albums concept was to create a time capsule about America's divisions, \"so that ten years from now people remember that era.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540958425271,"sku":"210000052150","price":32.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/91ljjjramps-sl1500.jpg?v=1781154866"},{"product_id":"n-e-r-d-in-search-of-vinyl","title":"In Search of... 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eKudos to a production team that, rather than predictably stick to their radio-ready formulas, has dared to push the envelope straight out of hip-hop’s comfort zone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541006921911,"sku":"210000054409","price":37.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/2525664.jpg?v=1781155054"},{"product_id":"n-e-r-d-seeing-sounds-vinyl","title":"Seeing Sounds 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003ePharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shay Haley are back for more genre-bending funk rock and experimental hip-pop on SEEING SOUNDS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785788633271,"sku":"210000054778","price":37.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/3825985.jpg?v=1783045927"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/n-e-r-d.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}