N.E.R.D

N.E.R.D. (No-one Ever Really Dies), an American hip-hop and rock band formed in Virginia Beach in 1999, originated as a side project of The Neptunes, consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, along with Shay Haley. Their debut album, "In Search Of..." (2001), sold 603,000 copies in the US, earning Gold certification. The band's second album, "Fly or Die" (2004), sold 412,000 copies in the US, achieving Gold certification.