N*E*R*D: Spaz | Hypebeast

One of the reasons N.E.R.D works so well as a complete band rather than just an experimental Hip Hop group is their spirited, high energy live shows that channel the Sex Pistols just as much as Run DMC. That same energy was realized in full force on the group’s third album “Seeing Sounds”. Just about every song on the album sounded like it could start a cipher session just as fast as it could a mosh pit right next to the b-boys. Therefore, it is not surprising that the group chooses live performance for the visual aspect of their music. “Spaz” stands out as a track on the album that easily meshes Chad’s crunching guitars and break beats to compliment Pharrell’s falsetto voice and Shae’s braggadocios rhymes. The video features the band working the crowd into frenzy in what appears to be actual footage from a live show.