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Pharrell sings Frank Ocean's praises

Frank Ocean is knockin' 'em dead. He went from almost-shelved to musical genius overnight, thanks to the critical praise his "mixtape" nostalgia, ultra generated.

Because of that mixtape, Frank was given the opportunity to sing and write for Jay-Z and Kanye's Watch the Throne album. Because of that mixtape, Frank was granted the opportunity to write a song for Beyonce. And thanks to that mixtape, Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes is calling Frank Ocean the "black James Taylor." Holler!

Pharrell and Frank had the opportunity to get in the studio and work together — for Frank's upcoming album — and Frank wowed Skateboard P with his prowess with melodies and chords.

"I haven't seen anybody bob and weave through chords with such catchy melodies in a long time. That's why I like working with him," Pharrell said in an interview with VIBE.

Watch Pharrell sing Frank's praises below

Frank Ocean links up with Pharrell in the studio

It appears that we might be getting a little of that Neptunes flavor on the upcoming album from Odd Future's Frank Ocean.

In an official post from the BBC blog, it was announced that Frank and Pharrell were in the lab working collaborating. No official word on which project their collaboration is for, but Frank's new album seems like the most obvious place. Then again, another Pharrell solo album isn't out of the question either.

Pharrell is already making himself quite friendly with the Odd Future collective. He appeared with the rowdy crew at their performance in Coachella, and the pack's leader Tyler, the Creator, gushed about meeting and collaborator with the producing legend previously as well.

Kenna explains the mystique behind his art

Kenna is not a well-known face in music. He's released two critically-acclaimed albums, written music for Ashlee Simpson and was even a one-time protégé of Fred Durst. And yet, his face is not recognizable as say Chris Brown's. His mug has never been splashed on Pepsi cans and even in music videos, he prefers to appear veiled, shadowed or distorted.

In an interview with Suite903 TV, Kenna explained that he prefers to let his art speak for itself, rather than spend his energy on trying to be a salesman.

N.E.R.D. rock the streets for Fashion's Night Out, Chris Brown dougies through too

N.E.R.D. took their music to the streets during New York's Fashion Week for an impromptu outdoor concert outside of Pharrell's BBC clothing store. And they didn't come alone. Newly-redeemed R&B star Chris Brown came through to show his support and he did what he does best: Shake his body down to the ground. He clapped, krumped and dougied with Pharrell and the boys, much to the crowd's delight. Ciara didn't get this much love when she performed with N.E.R.D. for that Chevy commercial and she even matrixed for the millionth time.

After the "Hot 'n' Fun" of the outdoors performance, N.E.R.D. headed into the BBC store where it was all luxury and spacey atmosphere. Pharrell spoke about Fashion's Night Out, BBC and performing the mini-concert with KarmaLoop TV.

Watch Pharrell's interview and see clips of Chris Brown breaking it down below

What does N.E.R.D. sound like with a lady on board?

Apparently like this. N.E.R.D. "performed" on the CW show "90210" last night (who watches that mess?!) and they debuted a snippet of the first song featuring their new female singer, Rhea, called "Radio (WTF)." With the internet acronym, Pharrell and co. are showing that they're in touch with the webz, so don't think you're all that, Trey Songz, with your "LOL :)." As for the song itself, it fits in with the rest of N.E.R.D's catalogue, but it's difficult to make a full judgment based on the clip alone.

If Pharrell wanted to add a feminine voice to N.E.R.D. he really should've looked no further than his (alleged) ex-flame Kelis. "Truth or Dare" still knocks. Besides, with Nas scheming to cut that spousal support, Kelis could've used the paycheck.