Hey, batter batter! Pharrell Williams took to the pitcher’s mound on the New York Yankees baseball sport earlier this week (Aug. 22) to throw the primary pitch.
Fittingly, Pharrell rocked his Billionaire Boys Membership collaborative clothes line with the Yankees for the event.
Blissful to see @Pharrell at Yankee Stadium tonight. pic.twitter.com/HnED5Kosh5
— MLB (@MLB) August 22, 2022
It’s been a busy summer season for Pharrell, who put out a variety of collaborations, together with “Money In Money Out” with Tyler, the Creator and 21 Savage, and Calvin Harris’ “Keep With Me” with Halsey and Justin Timberlake.
In June, the Grammy-winning artist held his One thing within the Water Pageant within the coronary heart of Washington, D.C., after transferring it from his hometown of Virginia Seashore. When requested if the live performance would ever transfer again to Virginia Seashore, Pharrell instructed Billboard, “That could be a nice query, however one I can not reply. That’s solely as a result of I used to be upset with how the native municipal authorities dealt with the lack of my cousin’s life. It’s one factor for the officer to make a mistake, however it’s one other to comply with up the best way they did. I didn’t really feel as if there was sufficient love, respect, and reverence for his life. Him being a fellow Virginian, his life and the lack of his life ought to have been handled like anyone else’s. After we begin seeing conditions dealt with in a different way, not solely with African Individuals however with minorities usually dealt with in a different way, then coming again is one thing we will take into consideration doing once more.”
He continued, “The give again is within the depart behind of the pageant. It’s not simply D.C.; the 757 is benefitting, and we introduced town with us to the pageant. All the things taking place round this pageant up right here and again house within the 757 is feasible due to the activation of the individuals. It’s the people who find themselves powering this occasion.”