N.E.R.D – Lapdance (UK Promo CDS) (2001) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

The acronym N.E.R.D. stands for No One Ever Really Dies, but childhood friends Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams, and Shay Haley have certainly used their band to proudly emphasize a range of inspirations, from Burt Bacharach to Bad Brains, that is scholarly in scope (if gleefully irreverent in execution).

Before this intermittent side project took shape, Hugo and Williams had established themselves as The Neptunes, giants in the field of pop production with hits for hardcore rappers, smooth R&B crooners, and teen pop groups. N.E.R.D. allowed the duo to take center stage while following creative impulses that have included rough-housing funk rock, introspective bossa nova, and nutty quasi-orchestral pop, all filtered through a hybrid hip-hop/skate-punk aesthetic.

Signed to Virgin, the trio recorded their first album, “In Search Of” and issued it in Europe in August 2001, shortly after lead single “Lapdance” reached number 33 on the UK pop chart. As with other Neptunes productions, Hugo and Williams performed all the instrumentation and programming, granting the album a predominantlyelectronic sound.

Tracklist:

01. Lapdance (Clean Version) (Feat. Lee Harvey & Vita)
02. Lapdance (Album Version) (Feat. Lee Harvey & Vita)
03. Lapdance (Instrumental)

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare