They Added That Chick Into N*E*R*D.
Thursday October 08th 2009, 4:45 am
Filed under: N*E*R*D

rhea. eghck. DCtoBC.com.

See that cute girl in the middle? Her name’s Rhea. I follow Star Trak’s Fam-Lay on twitter, and I swear I saw something he tweeted about a new member of N*E*R*D a couple weeks ago. Now if you know me, you know that you can’t get any better than N*E*R*D. Christians have Jesus, Muslims have Allah, and I have N*E*R*D. I know the words to their songs, I understand them even when the critics don’t, and I travel by air, sea, and foot for shows all over the globe. I’m a fan. So when you start to change a good thing, a.k.a. add a sexy but little known chick to my favorite group of all time, of course I’ll feel a certain type of way.

It’s been confirmed by MTV. Read here. I’m open to change, but she’s got one chance. Instant Gratification, the new Black Eyed Peas N*E*R*D album, drops in early 2010.


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if it ain’t broke dont fix it….we’ll see how this goes though, N*E*R*D hasn’t done wrong yet

Comment by Andres 08.28.09 @ 2:48 am

In this atmosphere, they’re tryna make themselves more pop friendly I guess. People aren’t tryna hear “windows” on the radio. I know this for certain. Pharrell hit it. Chad, too. Maybe the other black dude.

Comment by Kardi 08.28.09 @ 2:55 am

I guess it would definitely change it up a bit, though in my book N*E*R*D doesn’t need that. An additional voice, however, might detract from one of the group’s most important aspects: the Neptunes’ production.

Comment by Ben 08.28.09 @ 2:55 am

man, i believe a girl is gonna mess up their synergy. i don’t even think she’s die-hard N*E*R*D fan, i just think this is an opportunity for her, and she’s gonna climb over this to get what she really wants, which is prolly a solo career. we all know that if N*E*R*D wanted to get a girl, they’d have kelis in there. i’m just not sure if that video displayed N*E*R*D as a stronger unit with her.

fact of the matter is, skateboard p has that unique voice and is part of the N*E*R*D brand. i’d even rather see collabo’s with people like M.I.A. or santigold, people that are really on that tip. if you go to her myspace page, it’s almost like she’s trying too hard to fit in with the brand. sure, she may be talented (although i haven’t heard any music to be the judge of that), and sure, she’s bad as hell. but N*E*R*D? i’m not gonna hate to hard, but let’s just say this: twitter chit chat has people talkin about how she must have spit game at pharrell and got the gig that way.

i’m just saying tho. plus, they all will make less money. plus, i don’t even really know what shae haley (the other black guy in N*E*R*D besides pharrell) does, and i’m more comfy with him being in the group. it’s part of the brand, like i said.

Comment by modi 08.28.09 @ 3:08 am

yeah i feel you. i think, like santigold or MIA, she might be a good person to collaborate with, but thats no reason to put her in the group. Pharrell and Chad always said that N*E*R*D is their means of producing experimental stuff that your everyday pop star wouldnt really like, so its weird that they would put this Rhea girl in all of the sudden. I’m hoping that they remembered how personal N*E*R*D is to them and put a lot of thought into it.

Comment by Ben 08.28.09 @ 3:22 am

the thing is also pharrell/the neptunes/n.e.r.d/star trak/bbc/ice cream have such a cult following, i dont really think they feel the need to go commercial. like, you really think pharrell is sittin there like “yo, if we dont do some successful shit fast, we’re through.” they are pretty comfy in the game right now i’d say, which would eliminate the need for some new gimmick to give them relevance

that being said, maybe this chick is bringing more to the table than we are giving her immediate credit. or maybe her ass is a spaceship and pharrell just wants to ride. who knows

Comment by th!z 08.28.09 @ 3:36 am

btw, that ass=spaceship reminded me of a funny but irrelevant moment n.e.r.d entered my life. at the glow in the dark concert in mansfield last year, during their set when they played “she wants to move,” pharrell brought my ex girl on stage, who only attended the concert to spite me, and gave her one glorious piece of ass-palming daggering. he than proceeded to sing the lyrics “hey buster! look at your girl! she loves me!” and im pretty, pretty certain, that he looked in my direction. yea that was a major L on my part.

Comment by th!z 08.28.09 @ 3:39 am

lmao at th!z. that sucks.

yeah, i’m pretty sure this spells the end of nerd. she’s totally going to fuck up the dynamic. not feeling it. she does less than shae.

Comment by Tahir J. 08.28.09 @ 7:04 am

Sounds pretty tight…I’ll see if she comes through this weekend @ their IU show.

Comment by 80sbby90skd 08.28.09 @ 8:41 am

Do not want.

Comment by sabsthegreat 08.28.09 @ 9:26 am

I don’t think it’s a good idea but I think if shes wack they’ll put on the shelf like Teyana Taylor. What up with Kelis??

Comment by Korey K 08.28.09 @ 4:26 pm

sabsthegreat,

co-sign.

i listened to the first song on her myspace and..

she kinda reminds me of cassie.

and that’s a bad thing.

kelis>rhea

Comment by robosheikh 08.28.09 @ 5:18 pm

It’s easy to say she slept her way into the group. That’s what people say about any new pretty female artist introduced by a successful man. It makes you write her off immediately. But I think Pharrel is a professional and wouldn’t jeapordize his success that way. Give her a chance.

Comment by Manny 08.28.09 @ 8:55 pm

i was watching that video posted to this and she look stupid on that stage…like she dont belong there while they are doing the old tracks. as a die hard NERD fan i have to support this choice but im not gunna lie, i wouldnt mind here coming onto the stage after they perform thier old but sick songs then she strolls on for her songs haha sorry but she just looks off on stage

Comment by mike dc 08.30.09 @ 8:04 pm

If it aint broke, dont fix it.

Comment by Sydney 08.30.09 @ 8:59 pm

So the chick was at the concert this weekend, and all she does is sing Pharrell’s parts so he doesn’t tire himself out. Eye candy basically.

Comment by 80sbby90skd 08.30.09 @ 9:19 pm

Pharrell’s not dumb enough to sell out. Don’t know how this is gonna work but we’ll see. Pharrell’s always been N.E.R.D.’s leader so I’m sure he’s not gonna let her or anyone else f*** up his perfect recipe for baking bread.

Comment by tomaz 08.31.09 @ 11:32 pm

This is bullshit N*E*R*D!! I just played your music for my Music class at school and they loved your “style”. No fucking girls allowed dude!
Hot girls aint nuthin but trouble!! W’ell see………

Comment by Free Defy 09.29.09 @ 4:22 pm

Such a wack move that I had to comment twice!

Comment by sabsthegreat 10.09.09 @ 6:29 pm

lol i was gonna have you come into my office and sit on the couch and answer one main question: how does this make you feel, dimo? But you already answered that… just breathe. everything will be okay. CHANGE JUST MIGHT BE GOOD.

Comment by CAM 10.11.09 @ 12:19 pm

DA FUCK!?!?!?!

C’Mon sAm

Comment by GREEN 10.13.09 @ 1:44 am

fuck her, kelis is better!

Comment by melissa 10.13.09 @ 1:47 am

Im pretty upset about this. I probably know more about N*E*R*D than her!

Comment by Leigh 10.13.09 @ 9:24 pm



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