Pharrell Teams Up With Voices Of Fire For New Song "Joy (Unspeakable)"

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Pharrell teams up with a Virginia gospel choir for a new song.

Pharrell Williams has dropped his new single "Joy (Unspeakable)." The track is a collaboration with the Virginia-based gospel choir Voices Of Fire. That really isn't all that surprising given that they're from the same home state but there's an even more obvious connection. Voices Of Fire's founded, Bishop Ezekiel Williams is Pharrell's own uncle. “Working with Pharrell is always an amazing experience that not only inspires you, but drives you to dig deep within yourself for the best you have to offer,” the Bishop said in a press release attached to the song.

The press release also highlighted the impressive roster of talent involved. “When the dream team finally came together on this song—Pharrell, Voices of Fire, Pastor Larry George, and yours truly—I knew that moment in the studio was one of destiny," the statement reads. A documentary called Voices Of Fire was released on Netflix a few years ago. The doc chronicled how Bishop Williams and Pharrell worked together to assemble a non-traditional choir. The song became a highly-anticipated new release following Pharrell's teases on social media earlier this week.

Pharrell Alongside His Uncle's Choir

The track is Pharrell's second new single of 2021. In April he joined Kaytranada and Amine on their song "4EVA." The song served as the lead single for the pair's new collaborative album KAYTRAMINE. Lats year he also featured on the hit songs "Cash In Cash Out" with Tyler, The Creator and 21 Savage as well as "Down In Atlanta" with Travis Scott.

Outside of music, Pharrell has also stayed busy. Last month Louis Vitton announced that his debut collection as Head Men's Designer would come later this month. Just this morning it was announced that Rihanna was coming on board as the face of his new campaign. Tell us what you think of Pharrell's new song in the comments below.

Quotable Lyrics:

Mumbling To Myself, Must Think I’m Praising
But I’m Humbling Myself And I’m Giving Praise
Fumbling By Myself, They Don’t Know Who’s Hating
If You Crumble Anyhow, I Know Who Can Raise You

Read More: Snoog Dogg Reflects On Working With Pharrell

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Lavender Alexandria
Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.
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