What is N.E.R.D.?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = N.E.R.D | image = N.E.R.D @ Pori Jazz 2010.jpg | caption = Pharrell Williams (left) and Shay Haley from N.E.R.D. performing at [[Pori Jazz]] 2010 | image_size = | origin = [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], U.S. | genre = <!--Genres are sourced in the prose.-->{{hlist|[[Alternative hip hop]]|[[funk rock]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[rap rock]]|[[avant-funk]]|[[progressive rap]]<ref>{{cite book|page=[https://archive.org/details/pockitrockitmusi0000abra/page/23 23]|last=Abramowitz|first=Ari|year=2004|title=The Pockit Rockit Music Finder|url=https://archive.org/details/pockitrockitmusi0000abra|publisher=Music Guru, Incorporated|isbn=9780975978702}}</ref>}} | years_active = {{hlist|1999–2005|2008–present}} | label = {{hlist|[[i Am Other]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]|[[Star Trak Entertainment|Star Trak]]|[[Interscope Records|Interscope]]}} | website = {{URL|http://www.nooneeverreallydies.com/}} | current_members = * [[Pharrell Williams]] * [[Chad Hugo]] * [[Shay Haley]] | past_members = * Rhea Dummett * Eric Greene }} '''N.E.R.D''' (stylized as N*E*R*D) is an American [[hip hop]] and [[Rock music|rock]] band. It was formed in 1999 by Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shay Haley in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]. The band's first two albums, ''In Search of...'' and ''Fly or Die'', were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). {{us-bio-stub}} ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== *''[[In Search of... (N.E.R.D. album)|In Search Of...]]'' (2001) *''[[Fly or Die]]'' (2004) *''[[Seeing Sounds]]'' (2008) *''[[Nothing (N.E.R.D. album)|Nothing]]'' (2010) *''[[No One Ever Really Dies]]'' (2017) ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Musical groups from Virginia]] [[Category:American hip hop bands]] [[Category:American rock bands]]