Timbaland

Born: Norfolk, VA, 1971

Member of: Timbaland & Magoo

Influenced by: Arif Mardin, Teddy Riley, DeVante Swing, Quincy Jones

Genre: Hip-Hop

Biography: Timbaland ascended to the top of the rap industry in the late '90s, impressively balancing his in-demand hitmaking abilities ...

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Sep 25 2009 7:30AM by Tracey Ford

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The Boombox Music Blog: What better way to test out Beaterator, the new music-making application produced by Timbaland and Rockstar Games, then to have some of the hottest producers and rappers try it out? Beat connoisseurs Pete Rock, Buckshot, Jay Electronica, Twista, Ski ... Read more

 
Sep 18 2009 15:15PM by Nadeska Alexis

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The Boombox Music Blog: For the past four years Timbaland has been busy in the studio collaborating with Rockstar Games on their newest creation -- Beaterator. The interactive video game allows users to choose from an archive of beats and sounds to create their own ... Read more

 
Sep 16 2009 12:00PM by Latifah Muhammad

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The Boombox Music Blog: Super-producer Timbaland is revealing that he wanted Drake to have a complete verse on Jay-Z's 'Blueprint 3' album. The 22-year-old Canadian rapper lends his vocals to the hook of 'Off That' but leaves the rapping to Jay. Tim, who produced the track, ... Read more

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