Pharrell Williams tells the story of his life in Piece By Piece Courtesy of Focus Features hide caption
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The Clipse, Missy Elliott, Rico Nasty & Wale. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Scott Gries / Roger Kisby / Michael Loccisano / Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images hide caption
Pharrell performs on Solar stage at Something In The Water festival. Darrius Cook/NPR hide caption
Pharrell Williams poses at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
"Rap — this is a whole lifestyle," Pusha T tells NPR. "This is a whole culture." Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption
Beyoncé attends the European premiere of Disney's The Lion King on July 14 in London. Beyoncé's The Lion King: The Gift album is out now. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images hide caption
Beck's new album, Hyperspace, is due out sometime later this year. Citizen Kane Wayne/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
President Donald Trump, photographed on October 27, in Murphysboro, Illinois. The President was criticized by the artist Pharrell for using his hit composition "Happy" during a rally held the same day as a massacre that in a Pittsburgh synagogue. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Sophie Calle, at a private concert by Pharrell Williams in Paris on May 26, 2014. Pharrell contributed to the album Souris Calle, in tribute to Sophie Calle's dead cat. Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images hide caption
Ariana Grande (left) and Nicki Minaj team up again for the latest single from Grande's forthcoming album Sweetener. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
N.E.R.D.'s new album will mark the first LP by Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shay Haley since 2010's Nothing. Sean Gardner/Getty Images hide caption
Rihanna in N.E.R.D.'s "Lemon" video. YouTube hide caption
Memorial candles during a vigil on St Ann's Square in Manchester on May 29, 2017, one week after a bomb attack timed to the conclusion of a concert by Ariana Grande at the Manchester Arena. Grande and others will perform Sunday, June 4 to raise money for victims and their families. Jon Super/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Calvin Harris performs at Coachella in 2016. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella hide caption
Pharrell Williams addresses the crowd. Ebru Yildiz for NPR hide caption
Sudanese singer Alsarah. Jennifer Pritheeva Samuel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption