LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl
• Insert
• First pressing of 1500 numbered copies on blue marbled vinyl

On The Neptunes Present...Clones (2003), Chad Hugo and Pharell Williams (aka The Neptunes) snare an all-star cast of featured players, and they ably demonstrate how their skills can adapt to any conceivable personality. The album features four singles; "Frontin'" by Pharrell ft. Jay-Z, "Light Your Ass On Fire" by Busta Rhymes, "Hot Damn" by Clipse and "It Blows My Mind" by Snoop Dogg.

Williams steps out with some help from Jay-Z on "Frontin'," one of the biggest Neptunes-related singles. The funky "Light Your Ass on Fire" features Busta Rhymes' more sexually aggressive and explicit come-ons. Amidst whirling sirens, Dirt McGirt's turn, "Pop Shit," boasts a comical Looney Tunes-worthy arrangement. "Popular Thug," originally a track on Kelis' Wanderland, gets a deserved new look, with Pusha T's role bumped in favor of Nas.

The album debuted at number One on the US Billboard 200 Chart, and ultimately sold over half a million copies in the US, certifying Gold in the process.

Track Listing

SIDE A

• INTRO
• BUSTA RHYMES - LIGHT YOUR A** ON FIRE (FEATURING PHARRELL)
• CLIPSE - BLAZE OF GLORY (FEATURING PHARRELL & AB-LIVA)
• LUDACRIS - IT WASN'T US (FEATURING I-20)
• PHARRELL - FRONTIN' (FEATURING JAY-Z)

SIDE B

• VANESSA MARQUEZ - GOOD GIRL
• NELLY - IF
• ROSCO P. COLDCHAIN - HOT (FEATURING PUSHA T FROM CLIPSE & BOO-BONIC)
• SNOOP DOGG - IT BLOWS MY MIND
• SPYMOB - HALF-STEERING…

SIDE C

• THE HIGH SPEED SCENE F**K N' SPEND
• N.E.R.D. - LOSER (FEATURING CLIPSE)
• FAM-LAY - ROCK N' ROLL
• SUPER CAT - THE DON OF DONS (PUT DE TING PON DEM) (FEATURING JADAKISS)

SIDE D

• CLIPSE - HOT DAMN (FEATURING AB-LIVA, PHARRELL & ROSCO P. COLDCHAIN)
• N.O.R.E. - PUT ‘EM UP (FEATURING PHARRELL)
• DIRT MCGIRT - POP SH*T (FEATURING PHARRELL)
• KELIS - POPULAR THUG (FEATURING NAS)