Question of the day: which rap blogger once posted a picture of Pharrell & A Bathing Ape's (former) owner Nigo and billed it as Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo? Whilst your mulling the answer over, take a gander at this generic list of Pharrell & Chad knock-offs that knock way harder than Sean Price's Fake Neptune. Alternative post title: thank you Mario Winans and XL, you very competent hacks.
Black Rob ft. Lil' Kim - Espacio (2000)
Black Rob ft. Diddy - Knock 'Em Out (2005)
Loon ft. Kelis - How You Want That? (2003)
504 Boyz - Get Back (2002)
Curren$y - Hotspitta (2003?)
Curren$y - Scared Of Monstas (2009)
Max B ft. Jim Jones & Mel Matrix - Sour Diesel (2006)
Foxy Brown - Stylin' (2002)
E-40 ft. The Clipse - Quarterbackin' (2003)
Turf Talk ft. Ya Boy & Bailey - Sav Out (2004)
Benzino - Rock The Party (2003)
Pusha-T ft. Kelly Rowland - Let Me Love You (2013)
Mac Dre - That's Wusup (2004)
Mac Dre & Mac Mall ft. Rydah J. Klyde - Giggin' (2005)
Feel like Jermaine Dupri had at least one great Neptunes rip-off beat too but I'll be damned if I can remember its title and/or benefactor at the moment.
40 had One Night Stand off the same album too, you can tell its Rick though.
ReplyDeleteOne of the New Content Cartel?
Jeff Weiss?
ReplyDeleteSerious question: was the Giggin' video the absolute pinnacle of rap music?
ReplyDeleteThere's a pretty good one on Shyne's first album. Probably another Mario Winnans beat?
ReplyDeleteGotta be Soderberg?
ReplyDeleteI think JD did 'What Da Hook Gon Be' for Murphy Lee which sounds kinda Neptunes-ish ?
ReplyDelete"Serious question: was the Giggin' video the absolute pinnacle of rap music?"
ReplyDeleteYes
Good call.
ReplyDeleteDead @ Kelis ending up on bootleg Neptunes production.
ReplyDeleteJermaine Dupri had a Neptunes song with Clipse
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUMpSADYQ7I
Espacio is one of the best Bad Boy songs ever. Also Fake Neptune is still sick
ReplyDeleteWhat about Birdman and Diddy's 'Do That'? Even has fake Kelis vox
ReplyDeleteI always thought Nasty Bitch by Trina was a Neptunes beat with Pharrell ad libs. Turns out I was wrong on both counts.
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