Pharrell is in a slump. Once unstoppable, the flashier half of The Neptunes has released his second dud single in a row - dragging Kanye West, who contributes some of his blandest rhymes, down with him this time. "Number One" (Star Trak/Interscope) is choppy, with a clunky chorus of "Number One, smashing, off the charts, classic" that sounds like it was a Michael Jackson cast-off.
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