Pharrell is back with a duo of new tracks, the soulful "Runnin'" and "Surrender," both of which will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming film "Hidden Figures."
"I know they say to crawl before you walk, but in my mind I already jogged", the multiple Grammy award winning rapper declares on "Runnin," a jazzy track which evokes the sound of 1960's soul music. "If I stand still I cannot get far, they want the moon, I'm on Mars."
Pharrell has also released "Surrender," another soulful track which features gospel singer Lalah Hathaway.
Both songs will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming biopic Hidden Figures, which stars Janelle Monae and Empire'sTaraji P. Henson, and was also produced and scored by Pharrell. The film tells the story of the the team of female African American mathematicians who played an integral role in the success of NASA's Apollo 11 mission, which landed the first men on the moon. Hidden Figures will premiere with a limited run in certain theaters on December 25th, and will be released nationwide later in January.
These two tracks mark the first two songs Pharrell has released as the lead artist in 2016; he was previously featured on songs by Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Skepta, and J. Balvin earlier this year. He also produced tracks for Gwen Stefani and Frank Ocean.
By Michael Lacerna for RAPstation.com
