.Pharrell Williams brought out a full choir to perform his song from netflix's original film, 'The Black Godfather,' at NetflixSoundcheck, presented by THR and Billboard
brought down the house at the Avalon Hollywood with a showstopping performance of “Letter to My Godfather,” a song he penned for the Netflix original filmBacked by a powerhouse choir clad in black-and-white Adidas track suits, the Auto-Tuned Williams energetically bounded across the stage as he performed the hymn-like tune near the close of Soundcheck: A Netflix Film & Series Music Showcase presented by Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter.
“The people who gave me my opportunities were people that he walked into the game,” said Williams. “You know, Teddy Riley, Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs. These were like, and still are, giants in our industry.” The word "darkness" can serve as an apt metaphor for any number of things, but Williams -- who co-wrote the song with hispartner Chad Hugo -- says that in “Letter to My Godfather” he’s specifically referencing the labyrinthine contracts that have so often been used to cheat unsophisticated newcomers to the music industry, many of them people of color.
Aside from the lyrics, Williams utilized sounds both classic and modern in the song to illustrate how Avant’s influence has spanned generations. “I felt like I needed to mix the old with the new,” he said, noting that the guitars were something of a tribute to Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, subject of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, who had two albums released by Avant’s short-lived label Sussex Records in the early 1970s.
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