Welp...Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo now in legal dispute over NEPTUNES name rights

[Legal]

Disappointing, but when Chad was out here talking about how they'd make beats, and he'd go back and fix the drums because Pharrell wasn't good at it, it was obvious that it would eventually end up like this.

 

[JoelB]

Actuallly I don't know the details, but from what I read, Pharell quickly trademarked it to keep others from doing it and then offered Chad his 50% share. That's what I got from reading it

Chad should have been part of the legal filings . The article said Pharrell filed 3 different applications for the name "Neptunes". One for streaming, one for music videos and one for live performances. Chad wasnt a part of any of the filings, even if I buy the reasoning that "he wanted to keep others from filing before them" the optics dont look good.

It sounds to me like Pharrell got his hands caught in the cookie jar, and is now trying to clean it up

but im sure somebody at Breh&Breh Associates can offer more clarity.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Don’t care, been almost two decades since it was the Neptunes producing shyt, we been 15 years deep into Pharrell the solo artist/producer/writer…not gonna act like I had about a Neptunes beat in 2024

 

[JustCKing]

The Neptunes have produced songs as a duo in the past few years. Pusha T's last album had Neptunes beats and it wasn't just Pharrell.

 

[Astroslik]

Chad did not look or sound right in a semi recent interview I saw him in. Not saying P isn't guilty but I can see Chad being mentally gone too:

Signs of high anxiety and potential functioning autism

 

[Drip Bayless]

Man that’s fukked up how Pharrell moving
Slimy shyt man, RIP the Neptunes

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

With the 20th Anniversary of Fly or Die just passing
Shay somewhere rolling in his grave
ITS OVER
LEAVE IT

 

[JustCKing]

With the 20th Anniversary of Fly or Die just passing
Shay somewhere rolling in his grave
ITS OVER
LEAVE IT

Shay died?

 

[I love Latina women]

The Neptunes have produced songs as a duo in the past few years. Pusha T's last album had Neptunes beats and it wasn't just Pharrell.

Yup

 

[papa pimp]

Signs of high anxiety and potential functioning autism

he didn't seem like that when he was younger but you might be right...

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

Shay died?

 

[Yaboysix]

My thing is, we know what Pharrell has done the past decade plus.

What has Chad produced or put out?

I've heard artists talk about Pharrell making a beat right in front of them and doing the song by himself

And from album credits, he's not crediting the "Neptunes" name. So what is Chad filing for?

Is it a case where he's saying that anything Pharrell does he has a right to?

Good question...what the Fck a Chad beat sound like?

 

[JustCKing]

Good question...what the Fck a Chad beat sound like?

 

[tremonthustler1]

Good question...what the Fck a Chad beat sound like?

 

[Phantom Dreamer]

Mike Elizondo is more of a session player though. Most of his credits outside of what he did with Dre is playing bass. He did work for Fiona Apple prior to working with Dre. Same with Mark Batson. Before Dre, he was like a member of the Dave Matthews Band as their keyboardist. They aren't sought after like that and only work with a select grouo or artists.

i see the point you're trying to make, but its not entirely true. they've actually flourished producing outside of hip-hop for the most part. Mike even got nominated for Producer of the Year at the Grammys a couple years ago.