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
Speed 2: Cruise Control (soundtrack) the band in 1998. Jamaican reggae musician Jimmy Cliff contributed to the soundtrack with a re-recording of "You Can Get It If You Really Want" from "The Harder They Come" (1972); Barbadian reggae singer Rayvon featured his song, "Some People", before its release on his album "Hear Me Cry", released in June 1997. British reggae singer Maxi Priest was featured on the soundtrack after recording "It Starts in the Heart" for the soundtrack to "Jungle 2 Jungle" (1997). For the "Speed 2" soundtrack he was asked cover a song in his characteristic style, and recorded a cover of "The Tide