Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper. Timbaland's first full credit production work was in 1996 on Ginuwine...the Bachelor for R&B singer Ginuwine. After further work on Aaliyah's 1996 album One in a Million and Missy Elliott's 1997 album Supa Dupa Fly, Timbaland became a prominent producer for R&B and hip-hop artists. As a rapper he initially released several albums with fellow rapper Magoo, but later released his debut solo album Tim's Bio in 1998. In 2007, Timbaland released the first album in his Shock Value series, Timbaland Presents: Shock Value. In 2009, Timbaland Presents: Shock Value II. His work ranges from Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, as well as other R&B artists of the mid-90's, to Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Ludacris, and other hip-hop artists of the early and mid-2000s. In 2006 he produced Justin Timberlake's album FutureSex/LoveSounds, which sold over 10 million copies worldwide and spawned hits such as "Summer Love", "SexyBack", "My Love", "What Goes Around... Comes Around", "Until the End of Time". In 2006 he produced Nelly Furtado's Loose, which also sold 10 million copies worldwide and had hits such as "Promiscuous", "Maneater", and "Say it Right". In 2006 and 2007 alone, Timbaland was responsible for 11 Billboard top-ten singles.
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- Official homepage at timbalandmusic.com
- Youtube at youtube.com/user/TimbalandVEVO
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- Wikipedia article on Timbaland
- Last.fm page on Timbaland
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Timbaland
- MusicBrainz entry on Timbaland
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Thu 31 Jan 2013 14:10
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Sat 30 Jan 2010 10:15A prediction: A year or two from now, when we're all bickering about Foosh Ban...
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BBC Reviews
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Shock Value II 2009
Reviewed by Mike Diver
The producer seems to have forgotten what made him special in the first place.
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Shock Value 2007
Reviewed by Eamonn Stack
The big, airy beats are the star of the show.