Now it seems Pharrell wants to do the same with N.E.R.D. Recently, a PYT has been seen accompanying P, Chad and Shay on stage at various tour stops, leaving people wondering who she was. Then Star Trak rapper Fam-Lay was kind enough to clear up the confusion via Twitter, letting the world know that the girl in question was named Rhea and that she was the newest member of N.E.R.D. Oh yeah, and that she’s dope! But just how dope is she? Is she good enough to make N.E.R.D. sell a milli and get Pharrell on MSNBC as a talking head? In other words, is she as good as Fergie? Keep reading for our comparison, then vote for your favorite token female…

SINGING
Fergie: Calling Fergie a singer would be akin to calling Sean Kingston a reggae artist. It’s a bit of a stretch. Maybe the crystal meth left her vocal chords burnt out or something, who knows. All we know is that she has the vocal range of a Mack Truck.

Rhea: We haven’t heard too much from this Berklee College of Music grad yet, but judging from her cover of Robin Thicke’s “Lost Without U” and “Choreographer”, the first single from her Clumanati Records debut , we’re gonna say she’s got Fergie beat.

WINNER: RHEA
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DANCING
Fergie: We can’t front, Fergie can get down. She’s no Shakira, but homegirl can move her hips something viscous. Too bad she’s wasting all that on Josh Douchemel.

Rhea: To be fair, we haven’t seen Rhea do much on stage besides jump around and look pretty. But she’s Guyanese, so we’re sure she can at least wine a likkle bit.

WINNER: FERGIE
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SEX APPEAL
Fergie: Despite having a face that, in the right (or wrong, rather) light, looks pretty haggard Fergie is somehow, undoubtedly sexy. Maybe it’s her style, her perfectly fit body, or her two’s. Or maybe it’s the fact that she gives off that “savage me” look. We can’t call it.

Rhea: Rhea is decidedly more attractive in the face, and has a sexy downtown chic steez—which is probably why Pharrell took a liking to her. But when she dresses up, it’s a wrap. No contest. Where as Fergie puts her freakiness on front street, Rhea has that lady in the streets, freak in the bed look going on. We like.

WINNER: RHEA
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POP POTENTIAL
Fergie: Seeing as how she’s already had three #1 singles and a triple platinum debut solo album, we think her pop potential has already been realized. It’s yet to be seen if she can recreate the success of The Dutchess, but we’re gonna go ahead and bet on white with this one.

Rhea: As talented as she is, there are two things working against her road to stardom. 1. She’s signed to DJ Clue’s Cluemanti label and 2. Pharrell’s track record when it comes to launching the careers of new artists is pretty damn horrible. She’d have an equal chance coming out on Tru Warrior records.

WINNER:TIE
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VALUE TO THE GROUP
Fergie: Being that we don’t know anyone in the group besides her and will.i.am, we’re gonna have to go out on a limb here and say she’s indispensable. Seriously, when was the last time you saw apl.de.ap or Taboo in the news? If one of them walked past you on the street would you know who they were? Didn’t think so.

Rhea: Since she just joined, it’s hard to say how important to the group she will be. But since Chad’s a mute, Pharrell can’t really sing (or rap) and we’re not sure what it is that Shay really does, it couldn’t hurt to have a talented vocalist in the group.

WINNER: TIE
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Mayfield is hardly the first celebrity to fall victim to the rural bathtub drug. The truth is, deep, deep down, celebrities are ordinary people—except they have way more money for drugs, way more free time for drugs, and way more get out of jail free cards than the average Joe does when it comes to drugs. Don’t believe us? Read on to see 10 celebs who love (or have loved) their crank, regardless of what Johnny Law has to say about it…

Jodie Sweetin
LOW POINT: The cast of Full House staged an intervention in 2004.
• A Tanner family intervention—how charmingly Hollywood. It’s hard to imagine what Bob Saget and the Olsen twins could possibly say about the dangers of addiction, but somehow it pushed Sweetin into rehab.

Craig Robinson
LOW POINT: Arrested on June 29, 2008 for possession of meth, coke, and ecstasy.
• The Office must be paying pretty well. We can’t believe he did all three of ‘em…”that’s what she said!”

Nicole Bobek
LOW POINT: Arrested on July 7, 2009 for conspiracy to distribute meth.
• Making ends meet is tough when you’re an unemployed figure skater who also has an affinity for crystal meth. Just because you’re good on ice doesn’t mean you should start selling it. Pow!

Eddie Van Halen
LOW POINT: Entered rehab in 2007 for several addictions, meth being one of them.
• Crazy Eddie is a legend. At least he didn’t try to snort his father’s dead ashes like Keith Richards did.

Yasmine Bleeth
LOW POINT: Entered rehab in 2000 for cocaine and meth addiction.
• At the height of her addiction, Bleeth says she would go on benders where she wouldn’t sleep for up to five days. At the height of our addiction to watching her on Baywatch, we’d stare at her twos for up to five days.

Ryan O’Neal
LOW POINT: Arrested with son Redmond on September 17, 2008 for possession of meth.
• During a routine probation visit for a previous drug offense, Farah Fawcett’s ex-husband was dragged off to jail with his son after authorities found meth strewn about the house. Dad of the year? We think not.

Ted Haggard
LOW POINT: On November 3, 2006, evangelical pastor Haggard admitted to the press he purchased meth from a male prostitute.
• Apparently when he wasn’t berating homosexuals for not respecting the sanctity of marriage. Teddy spent his days cheating on his wife and getting cranked up with a male hooker named Mike Jones. Who?

Tom Sizemore
LOW POINT: Arrested for possession of meth on May 8, 2007 while already on probation for a previous drug conviction.
• Sizemore just can’t stay out of trouble. Dude has been arrested almost as many times as he’s starred in movies. No like really, he’s a drug addict. That’s not funny.

Lalaine Vergara Paras
LOW POINT: Charged with possession of meth in July 2007.
• Lalaine starred in Disney’s Lizzie McGuire as Miranda Sanchez, a character who struggles with anorexia. Hmm, chicken or the egg?

Fergie
LOW POINT: Came clean about her meth addiction in September 2006.
• It’s not clear why Fergie decided to admit to her nasty addiction years after she had gotten clean, but once you piss your pants in front of the world, what else do you have to be ashamed of? She claims that as a young actor constantly under the scrutiny of the public eye, she used the drug to “suppress feelings.” Just say no, kids.

No, we’re not linking to any of this, because it’s fucking stupid. And then this morning, will.i.am’s manager Polo Molina apparently turned himself in to police. All of which is to say, since we have the only legitimate take on this story, we’re gonna do you the solid of relaying the entire post-brawl imbroglio as it went down**. Technology: at first you think it’s awesome, then it goes and gives us something like this….

perezhilton oh my god you guys

perezhilton oh. muh. GUH. i’ve been BRUTALLY SAVAGED. by SAVAGES.

perezhilton will.i.am is a THUG and he HIT me. in my EYE.

perezhilton i can see the booboo right now in one of the many mirrors i carry around with me at all times to make sure that the shaved lines and/or highlights in my hair remain subtle and artful and don’t have the effect of making me look like an angry fat woman who scrapbooks to distract herself from her sad life!

iamtherealwill @perezhilton man, stfu. i just followed you out of the club to see if you’d want some of these Target coupons we got. 20% off smedium t-shirts and innocuous hooks! boom boom pow!

perezhilton GET AWAY FROM ME WILL.I.AM! YOU’RE A THUG AND YOU DREW BLOOD FROM MY FACE WITH YOUR MANAGER’S HAND!
perezhilton in all my years of doing this, drawing semen dots on people’s faces has never resulted in my catching an eye jammie!

iamtherealwill @perezhilton that’s not an eye jammie, man. what is this, Wreckx-N-Effect and Q-Tip in ’92? My manager was just swatting a fly away.

fergilicious @iamtherealwill awwwww snap! u told him maing!

fergilicious @prerezhilton u got LUMPED UP, ni**a!

perezhilton @fergilicious …huh?

fergilcious LMBAO!

iamtherealwill @fergilcious quiet down, baby. remember what daddy said about being a good white girl.

fergilicious *roger rabbits*

iamtherealwill @perezhilton tell ‘em what you called me, man.

perezhilton @iamtherealwill what?! i called you a faggot. so? i can DO that! CEASELESSLY BAITING PEOPLE WITH BORDERLINE LIBELOUS MATERIAL IS NOT GROUNDS FOR VIOLENCE. IT’S JUST SILLINESS! I’M HARMLESS AND CATTY AND SILLY AND HILARIOUS AND MY SCHTICK NEVER GETS OLD!

iamtherealwill @perezhilton you’re lucky my man Taboo ain’t jump in that ass. right, Taboo?

taboo …

perezhilton YOU SHUT UP TOO TABOO OR I’LL DRAW SEMEN DOTS ON YOUR FACE NEXT!

taboo *does Easter Island statue impression*

iamtherealwill @perezhilton Yeah son! Black Eyed Peas is too strong to be divided by your fuckery!

apldeap That’s right fam! Apl de Ap is in the building!

SteveJobs *sends apl de ap cease & desist letter*

apldeap Scratch that! Non-Trademarked Personal Computr de Comp is in the building!

perezhilton someone call the police! i don’t know what else to do or how to get in touch with them! sent from Twitterberry, which if you weren’t too busy overreacting to notice is only available on a PHONE