But Kelis particularly was the collaborator through which they seem to exercise their most outer galaxy leanings. The Neptunes were obviously on their way to becoming one of the greatest production duo of all time. Hard-ass minimal drums with so much future funk, these weird aggressive robot noises and a super soulful bridge that seemed to come out of nowhere and take you to melodic R&B heaven. I remember being completely stopped in my tracks when I first heard Wanderland's lead single, "Young, Fresh N' New." The vocals were so exciting and the production was the Neptunes at their finest. And its follow-up, Wanderland, was set to cement her status as one of the world's most exciting artists. Her debut album Kaleidoscope had already vaulted her into the spotlight internationally. At that moment, she was about as New York and painfully hip as The Strokes were, and they happened to grace the back cover of that same issue. ![]() ![]() Kelis appeared on the cover of the FADER in the fall of 2001 for issue number nine. Today I'm talking with Kelis, the genre-defying pop star responsible for some of modern music's most weird and wonderful bangers.
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