Pharrell Williams describes Jay-Z's recording process as “weird and amazing”

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Pharrell Williams has recorded with a who’s who of music, including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Mariah Carey and Kanye West, and he’s worked more than anyone else with one of the new members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jay-Z. They began recording in 1999, and their seemingly endless list of hits includes “Frontin’,” “Excuse Me Miss” and “Change Clothes.”

The 13-time Grammy winner has observed Hova create classic lyrics many times, and he says his recording process is quite unorthodox.

“He’s really a character. He’s an odd guy. When you have a conversation with him, it’s not a regular conversation,”