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

by Kevin on October 21, 2009 · 11 comments

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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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{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }

1 BlackMan October 21, 2009 at 10:34 pm

Yo kev could you upload your compilation of the neptunes tracks. I’m missing a few tracks and I would like to obtain them if possible.

2 Admbmb October 21, 2009 at 10:44 pm

Thanks for posting. THis obviously took some time to put together.

3 Sean Deez October 21, 2009 at 10:45 pm

This is awesome…

I love the neptunes but ever had a tremendous really really dope mix

4 Sean Deez October 22, 2009 at 3:11 am

there are a LOt of tracks I’ve never heard before dope stuff

5 J. Rizzle October 22, 2009 at 6:42 am

Thanx for this Kev and I didn’t know you are from tha Beach…Captain George’s on Laskin Rd is my spot especially the sports bar side, hella hype during football season on Sundays.

6 Kevin October 22, 2009 at 6:45 am

Ah… I missed Capt Georges… lol.

Yeah, I’m thinking of putting my own Neptunes compilation(s) together.

7 MIKE October 22, 2009 at 6:47 am

ya, we need a neptunes/nottingham approved compilation here !

8 J. Rizzle October 22, 2009 at 9:19 am

Mike has a good azz idea and Kev Lynhaven Mall is the movie spot. The VA Beach area has some of the most beautiful women in the US of Ayyyyyy !!!…The most beautifulest thing in the world ( I had to do my Keith Murray voice, lol).

9 Sean Deez October 22, 2009 at 10:42 pm

this is a great mix though. As i said, there are a LOT of tracks on here I have never heard though.

I misunderstood it for a “best of” neptunes joint… but I just saw the title here

10 Brady October 23, 2009 at 6:35 pm

second that k.nottingham neptunes comp! was checking their discography the other day and there is still a lot of shit i aint got and im a big fan.

11 Micrafawn Checka October 28, 2009 at 1:41 pm

ay these links are down just when i got home to DL as well :( hope im not too late

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