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Neptunes
Present…Clones
is astounding. The first single “Frontin’” finds Pharrell coming to the
forefront with a guest appearance from Jay-Z. Eschewing the reigning
orthodoxy of playaism, the song finds the two displaying a refreshing
sense of vulnerability and maturity over a summery groove. “Every time
your name was bought up I would act all nonchalant in front of a audiance,”
raps Jay to the recipient of his affection. “ Like you was just another
shorty I put the naughty on/ But truth be told, you threw me for a
loop.../I’m too old to be frontin’ when I’m feelin you’.”Similarly, Star
Trak’s vibrant siren Kelis teams up with rap-poet Nas over
battering bass movements for “Popular Thug,” a restructuring of the same
song which originally appeared on the European release of Kelis’
Wanderland with the Clipse. “It’s different now because she really is
with a popular thug,” says Pharrell. “That’s her fiancée and it tells the
story better. They’re letting the world know.” While Nas declares himself
“a thief who stole her heart/A prince she deserves,” Kelis confesses that
Queensbridge’s finest has the ability to “make my record skip."
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