![]() ![]() ![]() On February 8, 2015, Williams made a cameo in an episode of The Simpsons entitled 'Walking Big & Tall' where he comes to Springfield to write a new anthem for the town. In January 2015, Williams and Al Gore announced that they are teaming up to create a 7-continent 'Live Earth' concert on June 18 to raise awareness about and pressure governments to act on climate change. However, some like Mase's 1997 song 'Lookin' at Me' from his album Harlem World, and the most definite beginning of the distinctive 'Neptunes sound', came with N.O.R.E's 'Superthug' in 1998, reaching number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, and gaining them widespread attention for the first time. Over the next three years they continued to produce occasionally, and some of the results had little resemblance to the Neptunes' sound later. ![]() In 1994, Hugo and Williams had established themselves as a production duo under their old name 'The Neptunes', and assistant-produced 'Tonight's The Night' from Blackstreet's self-titled album. Williams and Hugo met rap duo Clipse in Virginia Beach in 1993, where they were signed to Arista Records through Williams' Star Trak Entertainment imprint. That same year, he also performed a small rap solo on SWV's second hit, 'Right Here (UK Remix)'. ![]() Through working with Riley, Williams went on to write a verse and help produce for Wreckx-N-Effect's 1992 hit 'Rump Shaker'. ![]()
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