Pharrell Williams Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous singles for various recording artists. Williams has earned ten Grammy Awards including two with the Neptunes. He is also a two-time Academy Award nominee, receiving a 2014 Best Original Song nomination for "Happy" (which was featured in "Despicable Me 2") and a 2017 Best Picture nomination as one of the producers of "Hidden Figures". Williams owns i am OTHER, a multimedia creative collective that serves as an umbrella for all of Pharrell Williams' endeavors, including Billionaire Boys Club. Williams was born on April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the oldest of three sons of
Pharrell Williams 2009, Williams was credited as a co-writer and producer of the song "Fresh Out the Oven" for Jennifer Lopez. It was released as a buzz single from Lopez's seventh studio album "Love?". The following month, Williams made a guest appearance on French rapper Uffie's first album, which arrived in early 2010.<ref name="Busy P Blog 10/03/2009"></ref> In late 2009, Williams worked with the rapper Game on his fourth studio album, "The R.E.D. Album." In July 2010, Williams composed the soundtrack to the movie "Despicable Me", produced by Hans Zimmer and recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony. In October 2010, Williams and