Some ten or so years ago, these sparse, spacey, yet filthy-funked, beats started raining down on hip hop. They'd been around since rumps were shakin' in spandex, but The Neptunes reign had officially begun.  

Lately, it seems the trio's migrated from making music for others to making it for themselves, as N*E*R*D's soon-to-be-released Nothing and a bunch of dates touring with the Gorillaz tell. 

But there was no denying Pharrell had been playing with others when I saw Chiddy Bang's new video for "Good Life" a couple of times yesterday on MTV Jams.  A little poking around on the internet confirmed my suspicions (and my lateness).  To put a tidy bow on the whole package, Chiddy Bang also did a remix of Gorillaz's "Stylo" a few months ago. 

Hmmm ... first "I'm Good" for The Clipse, now "The Good Life" for Chiddy Bang. Like anybody ever doubted Pharrell's Midas touch.