The Neptunes: Decemvir [A Decade of Gems & Unreleased Material]

It wasn’t even 24 hours ago that I professed my admiration for N*E*R*D and now I just stumbled upon this dope ass Neptunes compilation put together by the good people at BLINDIFORTHEKIDS. I was a huuuuuge Neptunes fan back in their hey-day. Not only did they have an awesomely unique sound, but they’re from my hometown of Virginia Beach. I won’t hold it against them that they went to rival high schools… lol.

Anyway, I thought I had everything The Neptunes had put out, but I think this compilation proves me wrong. I’ll let BLINDIFORTHEKIDS introduce this great compilation:

“I’ve been working on this for a LOOOONG time and I finally completed another masterpiece. For those not in the know, The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for some successful Hip hop, R&B and Pop artists in the late-90s and 2000s. The Neptunes’ sound is a distinctive brand of off-kilter, stripped-down electronic funk. Along with Timbaland and Dr. Dre they were the driving force behind many of the musical characteristics of late-90s/2000s hip-hop, helping to re-introduce sci-fi style sounds into the hip-hop mainstream, along with sounds from Middle Eastern and Asian music including percussion and woodwind.”

“I decided a few months back to make a collection of my favorite rare, b-side, and unreleased Neptunes production, from 1999 to 2009, in order to create a dedication to over 10 years of next-level music that still stands the test of time. I swear listening to these tracks puts you in a state of mind where everything’s better around you. Decemvir, which is the latin term for “ten“, is used to describe this decade of incredible works from the stellar production duo. Their music can speak for itself more than anything I can say, so without further ado, I give you…”

After the cut…

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