Pharrell- In My Mind

Whut it dew, Whut it dew! Your boy is back in the building and doing something he has not done in a long time. Dare I say an album review...Gasp! I took you to Texas, to North Carolina, and to Chi-Town. Now I'm going to take you to Virginia to get on the mother ship. Its Star Trak time and Pharrell is your guide with In My Mind.

The album is genius and sticks to the Neptune formula by pushing the creative boundaries. After waiting what seemed like space-ages for Pharrell's album, I was not disappointed. The fourteen track journey was joint that and gives you a look into Pharrell's mind. The first single "Can I Have It Like That" and the second single "Angel" were just introductions into the album for me, the rest of the tracks were prime like choice cut beef(anybody want a steak?). Now to the rest of the album…

"How Does It Feel" is an up-tempo joint that will automatically catch because the drums are sick and Skateboard's words slick. The chorus will have you saying "Yessur!" along with him while he tells his plans for getting cake. The song is more or less like a introduction of Skateboard P and what he is all about. One of the many choice cuts on the album. Let's move forward.

The joint "Best Friend" is a song that P uses to get a lot of things off his chest. In the song he talks about his mother, grandmother, Chad (his best friend and Neptunes partner), his career and anything else that he has kept bottled up. This song was personal to me because...well listen to the chorus. Now You can not listen to this song without listening to "You Can Do It Too" which comes right after. This song is a motivator to anyone listening to the song. Pharrell basically tells everybody out there that they can reach for their dreams the same way he did and succeed. Two of the must listen to's on the album.

"That Girl" featuring Snoop Dogg is the transition track on the album. It brings in Pharrell Williams as we exit Skateboard P's mind. One this track Pharrell sings and raps while Snoop does a verse and Charlie Wilson helps with background. This track is an instant favorite. It also prepares you for the R&B part of the album. "Young Girl featuring Jay-Z/I Really Like You Girl" is a all out awesome story about a crush on one end and also follows up with an ode to how much he likes the girl. It is a personal favorite of mine. Plus how many chances are we going to get to hear Jay-Z...well until his upcoming album.

Well I could give away the whole album, but I would rather you listen to it for yourself. Pharrell does a brilliant job giving us a tour of his intergalactic space-age mind. All the production is done by Pharrell and the album has guest appearances by Gwen Stefani, Slim Thug, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Pusha T, Nelly, Kanye West, and Lauren. Also listen to the closing cut on the album. "Skateboard P Presents: Show You How To Hustle" well shows you how to hustle. Also the album comes in like four different covers which is awesome, but that is coming from a Star Trak N.E.R.D., haha funny...ok never mind I tried.

Shout out to the whole Star Trak fam. I'm out this piece. They found out that I didn't have a ticket for the spaceship ride. I'm out like Mike Tyson. Afrolutely!!!

Xcalibur aka Mr.Intel