Timbaland

Timbaland

Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), 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. Then In 2009 Timbaland Presents: Shock Value II. It is expected that Timbaland will release Timbaland Presents: Shock Value III in 2012. 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 2000's. In 2006 he produced Justin Timberlake's monumental FutureSex/LoveSounds, which sold over 10 million copies worldwide and spawned hits such as Summer Love, Sexyback, My Love, What Goes Around, Until The End of Time. Also 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 10 singles, including the number one's Sexyback, What Goes Around, My Love, Promiscuous, Say it Right, and Give It To Me. Due to these feats he is widely regarded in the musical community as one of the greatest and most influential producers of all time, and a pioneer of R&B, Hip-Hop, as well as Pop Music.

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