Those lines is basically “I don’t know that fakkit, ima real nikka” c’mon brehKelis claims that neither of The Neptunes liked her. I think she went as far to say they hated her. This was around the time of her third album and her and Nas were engaged. She said Pharrell and Chad would make jokes about her. It led to her leaving their label. Nas may have felt some type of way about it, but the Pharrell line still doesn't seem like a diss.
Are you stupid?Not really a diss.
Nas line or interpretation of the line?Where was this from?
Nas line or interpretation of the line?
Its funny how NORE acts like his LifeSucksDie interview doesnt exist
LSD- Not to change the subject entirely, but can you explain “Light a candle, run laps around the English Channel, Neptunes’ got a cocker spaniel”?
N- Well, when you light a candle, that’s saluting your dead peoples. Light a Candle. And then, what’s the English Channel? It’s a big pool of water and it’s overseas.So I’m trying to say that when I light a candle I’m that strong that I can run laps around the English Channel. And Neptunes [producers featured prominently on Noreaga’s two solo albums] have a cocker spaniel. ‘Cause they homo. [Pause]
LSD- Oh. All right.
N- Neptunes is homo. You won’t hear another Neptunes track again on Noreaga again in your life. I didn’t know that they hand was broken. [makes limp-wristed gesture]
LSD- Is this a recent discovery?
N- It’s a recent discovery after the “Oh No” video. After money had the tight choker on in that video. And we started asking questions, and people from Virginia started telling us that he’s a straight Flagrino. And he takes it up the ass. I cut him off.
LSD- Even though the beats--
N- fukk the beats! [laughter]
LSD- I can’t fukk with nobody that Mohammed used to throw off the hill. You know, Mohammed used to take all the homo nikkas in the village, and he’d take ‘em to the top of the hill and he tricked them. He’d tell ‘em ‘Yo, jump down there’, and when they’d jump down there, they killed they self. We don’t fukk with homo. I like lesbians, though. I’ma stand up--I like lesbians and dykes. If you’re lesbian and dyke you’re okay to me, but if you’re a homo, I don’t even like you. LSD- So you’re pretty clear about that. N- I’m clear about that. Y’all ain’t homo are you? [laughter]
LSD- No, no. We’re familiar with your music. I don’t think we’d be here.
N- That’s good. I don’t want to offend anybody. [laughs]
Its funny how NORE acts like his LifeSucksDie interview doesnt exist
LSD- Not to change the subject entirely, but can you explain “Light a candle, run laps around the English Channel, Neptunes’ got a cocker spaniel”?
N- Well, when you light a candle, that’s saluting your dead peoples. Light a Candle. And then, what’s the English Channel? It’s a big pool of water and it’s overseas.So I’m trying to say that when I light a candle I’m that strong that I can run laps around the English Channel. And Neptunes [producers featured prominently on Noreaga’s two solo albums] have a cocker spaniel. ‘Cause they homo. [Pause]
LSD- Oh. All right.
N- Neptunes is homo. You won’t hear another Neptunes track again on Noreaga again in your life. I didn’t know that they hand was broken. [makes limp-wristed gesture]
LSD- Is this a recent discovery?
N- It’s a recent discovery after the “Oh No” video. After money had the tight choker on in that video. And we started asking questions, and people from Virginia started telling us that he’s a straight Flagrino. And he takes it up the ass. I cut him off.
LSD- Even though the beats--
N- fukk the beats! [laughter]
LSD- I can’t fukk with nobody that Mohammed used to throw off the hill. You know, Mohammed used to take all the homo nikkas in the village, and he’d take ‘em to the top of the hill and he tricked them. He’d tell ‘em ‘Yo, jump down there’, and when they’d jump down there, they killed they self. We don’t fukk with homo. I like lesbians, though. I’ma stand up--I like lesbians and dykes. If you’re lesbian and dyke you’re okay to me, but if you’re a homo, I don’t even like you. LSD- So you’re pretty clear about that. N- I’m clear about that. Y’all ain’t homo are you? [laughter]
LSD- No, no. We’re familiar with your music. I don’t think we’d be here.
N- That’s good. I don’t want to offend anybody. [laughs]
Its funny how NORE acts like his LifeSucksDie interview doesnt exist
LSD- Not to change the subject entirely, but can you explain “Light a candle, run laps around the English Channel, Neptunes’ got a cocker spaniel”?
N- Well, when you light a candle, that’s saluting your dead peoples. Light a Candle. And then, what’s the English Channel? It’s a big pool of water and it’s overseas.So I’m trying to say that when I light a candle I’m that strong that I can run laps around the English Channel. And Neptunes [producers featured prominently on Noreaga’s two solo albums] have a cocker spaniel. ‘Cause they homo. [Pause]
LSD- Oh. All right.
N- Neptunes is homo. You won’t hear another Neptunes track again on Noreaga again in your life. I didn’t know that they hand was broken. [makes limp-wristed gesture]
LSD- Is this a recent discovery?
N- It’s a recent discovery after the “Oh No” video. After money had the tight choker on in that video. And we started asking questions, and people from Virginia started telling us that he’s a straight Flagrino. And he takes it up the ass. I cut him off.
LSD- Even though the beats--
N- fukk the beats! [laughter]
LSD- I can’t fukk with nobody that Mohammed used to throw off the hill. You know, Mohammed used to take all the homo nikkas in the village, and he’d take ‘em to the top of the hill and he tricked them. He’d tell ‘em ‘Yo, jump down there’, and when they’d jump down there, they killed they self. We don’t fukk with homo. I like lesbians, though. I’ma stand up--I like lesbians and dykes. If you’re lesbian and dyke you’re okay to me, but if you’re a homo, I don’t even like you. LSD- So you’re pretty clear about that. N- I’m clear about that. Y’all ain’t homo are you? [laughter]
LSD- No, no. We’re familiar with your music. I don’t think we’d be here.
N- That’s good. I don’t want to offend anybody. [laughs]
“I don’t know Pharrell he wears pastel colors”. Pastel colors are fruity and bright he’s calling him gay and weird.Ok, so ya'll are talking about the line from Game's "Street Rydas" feat Akon. That's not what Nas said at all. Besides, this was around the time Nas was working with Pharrell on HHID. "Vernon Family" was done around that time and Nas sepcifically listed Pharrell as one of the producers he wanted for that album.
I don't know how ya'll got that from these lines:
I ain't frontin', I don't know Pharrell
He wear pastel colors
I wear the pain of the Soledad brothers
And them chrome gat busters
^^^ this just looks to me like Nas saying he can't relate to Pharrell as Nas has this street consciousness and Pharrell comes more from more of a world of the nerdy, but cool world. It's not necessarily a diss. It's more of a difference in philosophy and perspective. I mean, Pharrell has this "new Black" philosophy and whole other perspective on what is cool/uncool where even if you're not from the streets, hearing his views on certain issues is like![]()