That’s right, N.E.R.D. is adding a new voice to their trio, and she (that’s right, it’s a her!) goes by the name of Rhea. I think it will be very interesting to listen to the Toronto musician combine her sound with the alternative sound that N.E.R.D. rocks regularly. The group is also back in the studio grinding hard and is planning on releasing a fourth album, Instant Gratification. I think Rhea may be a very solid fit for the group, I am just hoping that their sound isn’t compromised by someone new. I don’t really think Rhea will completely change their sound and change their style, but she definitely will spice it up! This won’t be Rhea’s first time on the Hip-Hop/Alternative circuit. She had Jadakiss featured on her remix of the track, “Choreographer”. Check that song out and be sure to stay posted right here on TGLR for more news and reviews!
“Musically, we’re just somewhere else [with her],” Pharrell told MTV News. “The music is now very 3-D. It’s something you have to hear. But you’ll see. We’re definitely somewhere else. I want to leave that impact moment for when you purchase your download and you purchase your CD. The music is very three-dimensional. We’re just really excited. We feel like N.E.R.D. has always been the punks of hip-hop and the outcasts of alternative music — just a little different. But this time, we’re taking no prisoners.”
The Neptunes artist explained Rhea might be petite, at just 5-foot-4, but her booming voice and her classical background blend in with the genre-bending trio of N.E.R.D., also including Chad Williams and Shae.
“Now you have this little Tinkerbell that’s just stepped in and has been amazing,” he said. “It’s made it a fun process. We can go in so many more directions, because we have the vocal support.”
