The worst moments on Nothing- "Life as a Fish", for instance, which recycles the chord changes to In Search of.'s "Bobby James" and uses them to soundtrack Pharrell's preposterously dramatic retelling of God creating Earth or the Jethro Tull smooth-jazz beat switchup of "I've Seen the Light / (Interlude) Inside of Clouds"- are the sounds of an artistic compass spinning wildly. Without that crucial ballast, both sides of the Neptunes story swing irretrievably into orbit. The reason that listening to Nothing is so profoundly depressing, however, is because the first half of the above equation- the part where the Neptunes are still cranking out lethal, indelible radio hits- has more or less evaporated.
So the fact that Nothing, their fourth album, is a parade of deliriously bad ideas- terrible ones realized with fervent conviction, half-promising ones botched by disastrous execution- shouldn't even really be held against it. albums may never have made for essential listening, but they spoke to an important part of the Neptunes storyline, fleshing out Hugo and Williams' image as likable, overly enthusiastic dorks. For every indestructible "What Happened to That Boy" or "Superthug", there was an "Everyone Nose" or a "She Wants to Move"- something goofy and dubiously conceived where their reach wildly exceeded their grasp. albums served a useful purpose: they brought the super-producers, endearingly, to earth. Back when he and Chad Hugo were still dominating hip-hop radio, N.E.R.D. has been a reliable repository for all of the worst ones. Retrieved August 28, 2021.Ever since 2001, his rock-band side project N.E.R.D. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 9 September 2002: Singles" (PDF).^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002".^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40".^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".Ja Rule and Mike Epps appear in the song's music video. 37 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2002. At the end of 2002, "Nothin'" was ranked No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing his 1998 hit " Superthug" (also produced by the Neptunes) as his biggest solo hit. The song was produced by the Neptunes and features Neptunes member Pharrell Williams performing the song's hook. " Nothin'" is the lead single from American rapper N.O.R.E.'s third studio album, God's Favorite (2002). Victor Santiago, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo For other songs with similar titles, see Nothing (disambiguation) § Music. For the Jacksons song, see Nothin' (That Compares 2 U).