![]() ![]() and No Question Entertainment recorded at: Hovercraft Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States mixed at: Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States recording of: Blaze of Glory writer: Chad Hugo, Malice ( US rapper Gene Thornton, member of Clipse), Pusha T, Rennard East ( US hip hop artist, aka “Liva”) and Pharrell Williams publisher: Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., EMI–Blackwood Music Inc. ( manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 2003) mixed for: Loreal, Inc. ( –present), Ensign Music Corp., Raynchaser, Starbus Publishing and Waters of Nazareth PublishingĪssistant recording engineer: Daniel Betancourt ( engineer) recording engineer: Andrew “Drew” Coleman ( recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) producer: The Neptunes ( US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams) mixer: Supa Engineer DURO ( mix engineer Ken Ifill) vocals: Ab‐Liva ( US hip hop artist, aka “Liva”), Malice ( US rapper Gene Thornton, member of Clipse), Pusha T and Pharrell Williams phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. and No Question Entertainment recorded at: Buzz Soundworks ( recording studio in NYC) in New York, New York, United States and Hovercraft Recording Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States mixed at: Hovercraft Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Hit Factory‐Criteria in Miami, Florida, United States recording of: Light Your Ass on Fire writer: Chad Hugo, Trevor Smith and Pharrell Williams publisher: Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, Inc., EMI–Blackwood Music Inc. Hillaire producer: The Neptunes ( US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams) mixer: Chad Hugo and Supa Engineer DURO ( mix engineer Ken Ifill) vocals: Busta Rhymes and Pharrell Williams phonographic copyright (℗) by: Arista Records, Inc. Or you could just take the whole disc as is, as a strong if patchy reminder of the Neptunes' pop prowess.Recording engineer: Andrew “Drew” Coleman ( recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Ricky St. ![]() Doing this would hopefully eradicate the middle patch of innocuous rock - Spymob's "Half-Steering," the High Speed Scene's "F**k n' Spend" - while retaining the aforementioned highlights, along with saving space for Vanessa Marquez' "Good Girl," which has to be the best ripoff of late-'80s Jam & Lewis-style production. Besides, you can whittle this disc down to your favorite dozen and have one of the year's best albums. At 18 tracks, there's a little too much to digest, and not everything is top rate - but knocking the disc for the fact that a few cuts aren't Top Ten material would only further illustrate how spoiled listeners have become, and how remarkable the Neps' run has been. (It also must be said that no one but Williams could make a chorus like "Pop sh*t, n*gg*, what's up?" so effective.) "Popular Thug," originally a track on Kelis' import-only Wanderland, gets a deserved new look, with Pusha T's role bumped in favor of Nas, who proceeds to take the track over and knock Kelis into the supporting role. Amidst whirling sirens, Dirt McGirt's turn, "Pop Shit," boasts a comical Looney Tunes-worthy arrangement. (It also must be said that no one else could make the line "And I was gon' tear your ass up" seem so charming.) The spare cattle-prod funk of "Light Your Ass on Fire" pings and jolts with sharp zaps, accompanying Busta Rhymes' more sexually aggressive and explicit come-ons. Williams steps out with some help from Jay-Z on "Frontin'," one of the biggest Neptunes-related singles yet the light, simple arrangement is ideally suited to Williams' lighthearted falsetto. If anything, Clones puts an end to any thought that the duo randomly selects a track from their beat bank when collaborating, since it ably demonstrates how their skills can adapt to any conceivable personality. For The Neptunes Present.Clones, the tables are somewhat turned the producers aren't in need of any more hits, but they do the enlisting here, and they snare an all-star cast of featured players who are willing to join up and/or return the favor, all the while reaping the cachet that comes with being in such venerated company. ![]() When Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams are behind the boards, hit singles are expected, and hit singles are usually granted. ![]()
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