Stream Pharrell Williams’s New Song “Letter To My Godfather”
Pharrell has released a new song called ‘Letter To My Godfather’ which he recorded for the highly-anticipated new Netflix documentary The Black Godfather.
Both the documentary and the song are tributes to Clarence Avant, the music executive whose work had a massive behind-the-scenes impact on the music industry, especially in the area of traditionally Black genres at a time “race records” were considered a financial risk and not the backbone of American pop culture.
The song features production from Pharrell’s partner in The Neptunes, Chad Hugo, and finds the Virginian crooner reflecting on Avant’s legacy and his negotiations on behalf of Black artists during that dark period of American history. “He would say, ‘Protect him, at all cost,’” he sings. “They would hang up the calls.”
The doc, led by director Reginald Hudlin, will focus on the legendary entertainment trailblazer Clarence Avant and is set to premiere on Netflix today June 7th.
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