He broke through as a music producer. The Virginia-born artist who has often operated and albeit at a slower pace continues to alongside Chad Hugo as part of the songwriting and production duo The Neptunes
link created hit after hit for the
link likes of Gwen Stefani Britney Spears Jay-Z and Frank Ocean. One oft-cited statistic
link really drives home the magnitude of his work In 2003 43 percent of music on American radio was produced by the Neptunes.