Pharrell Williams: Grammy-Winning Singer, Songwriter & Producer

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Despicable Me 2 If he won he would become only the third rapper in history to receive an Oscar Rapper Eminem won in 2003 for 8 Mile’s Lose Yourself followed by hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia who won in 2006 for It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp from Hustle Flow The lights dimmed and actress Kerry Washington in a silky grey Jason Wu dress sauntered to the front of the stage Good luck not dancing in your seats when he gets going she said to the audience with a knowing grin Then she called the phenomenally cool star on to the stage to perform his infectiously joyous song 1 A ROOM WITHOUT A ROOF The crowd went wild as the ceremony’s orchestra kicked off the first five beats of the song Happy It might seem crazy what I’m about to say sang Williams as he sashayed onto the stage and wound his way through the maze of backlit Oscar statuettes 2 He wore a black track jacket and jeans shiny red sneakers and his now-signature Vivienne Westwood mountain hat 8 CONTEMPORARY LIVES PHARRELL WILLIAMS