Chaka Kahn, N.E.R.D., a very pregnant M.I.A. & T.I. came out to celebrate Diesel’s 30th anniversary in Brooklyn last night. This was one leg of a worldwide 17 city celebration including cities like Dubai, Tokyo & London. M.I.A. came out to assist T.I. with is verse on, “Swagga Like Us,” while N.E.R.D. later came out to help M.I.A. perform her hit, “Paper Planes.” M.I.A. managed to bust out some moves while being a few months pregnant with a huge stomach(her fiance is the son of the Chairman of Warner Music). Check out more footage below(Joy Daily’s Recap) and Diesel.com.

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I hit up the Common/N.E.R.D. concert in Toronto at the Kool Haus. Obviously N.E.R.D. has a strong rock influence and things quickly turned into a mosh pit with random people crowd surfing. Pharrell then brought a group of females to go crazy on stage, a few of them took their time on stage to grind on Pharrell. The concert is crazy and Common kills it after N.E.R.D., I suggest everyone check the tour if they can, tour dates are below.
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Photo By Nigel D.

It was announced today that Smirnoff Experience, a global series of original nightlife events, will be the hottest ticket in town on October 7th at a private New York City event being headlined by two of hip-hop’s most successful talents, N*E*R*D and NAS. The all-star lineup will also feature musical collaborations with established and emerging urban artists (additional talent to be announced shortly) and unique drinking experiences, for a truly unforgettable evening.

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N*E*R*D
Seeing Sounds
Interscope Records
4/5

Written By: Samir Siddiqui

For superstar producer Pharrell, there’s not much at stake when he decides to gather his N*E*R*D cohorts for a new album. After all, the pockets of Skateboard P’s designer jeans are probably lined with dollar bills from all the producing he does for other A-list artists. And perhaps that’s what makes Seeing Sounds such an uninhibited success- with virtually no commercial expectations to live up to, Pharrell, Neptunes partner Chad Hugo, and rapper-friend Shay Haley combine talents to deliver a new LP bursting with energy and musical experimentation.

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