Artist

Chad Hugo

Wins

Nominations

About Chad Hugo

"I just always considered myself to be different and able to explore whatever I wanted."

Born on February 24, 1974 in Portsmouth, Virginia
Making music with Virginia Beach classmate Pharrell Williams through high school, Hugo landed his first credit on Blackstreet's 1994 self-titled album. A multi-instrumentalist producer, Hugo was credited for production, songwriting and saxophone on the album.
Working with Williams as the Neptunes, the pair received their first nominations at the 45th GRAMMY Awards under Nellyville's Album Of The Year nom. The duo produced and co-wrote the track "Hot in Herre." The following year at the 46th GRAMMY Awards, the Neptunes won Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical together and won Best Pop Vocal Album for their work on Justin Timberlake's Justified.
Hugo and Williams' N.E.R.D. bandmate Shay Haley also played with them in Hugo's family garage during the trio's high school years.
Hugo has helped raise funds for many charitable organizations including the William J. Clinton Foundation and VH1 Save the Music Foundation.
In 2018 Hugo was featured as part of the Recording Academy's "We Are Music," campaign, which was designed to showcase the creators the Academy represents.

Year	Category	Artists	Title	All Nominees
2009	Best Dance/Electronic Recording	Madonna	Give It 2 Me	All Nominees
2006	Album Of The Year	Mariah Carey	The Emancipation Of Mimi	All Nominees
2006	Record Of The Year	Gwen Stefani	Hollaback Girl	All Nominees
2006	Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical	The Neptunes		All Nominees
2005	Best Rap Song	Calvin Broadus, Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams	Drop It Like It's Hot	All Nominees
2005	Urban/Alternative Performance	N.E.R.D	She Wants To Move	All Nominees
2004	Best Rap Song	Chad Hugo, Calvin Broadus, Pharrell Williams	Beautiful	All Nominees
2004	Best Rap Song	Chad Hugo, Jay Z, Pharrell Williams	Excuse Me Miss	All Nominees
2004	Album Of The Year	Justin Timberlake	Justified	All Nominees
2004	Best Melodic Rap Performance	Pharrell Williams	Frontin'	All Nominees
2004	Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical	The Neptunes		All Nominees
2004	Best Pop Vocal Album	Justin Timberlake	Justified	All Nominees
2003	Album Of The Year	Nelly	Nellyville	All Nominees