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Timothy Zachery Mosley better known by his stage name Timbaland was born March 10, 1972. Timbaland’s first full credit production work was in 1996 on Ginuwine…the Bachelor for R&B singer Ginuwine. After further work onAaliyah’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.

In 2002, Timbaland produced the hit single “Cry Me a River” for Justin Timberlake, going on to produce most of Timberlake’s subsequent LPs such as FutureSex/LoveSounds and The 20/20 Experience and their respective hit singles. A Timbaland-owned imprint label, Mosley Music Group.

Timbaland was born on March 10, 1972 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from Salem High School of Virginia Beach, Virginia. While attending high school, he began a long-term collaboration with rapper Melvin Barcliff, who performed under the name of Magoo. The teenage Mosley also joined the production ensemble S.B.I. (which stood for surrounded by idiots) which also featured Neptunes producer Pharrell.

Missy Elliott heard his material and began working with him. She and her R&B group Sista auditioned for DeVante Swing, a producer and member of the successful R&B act Jodeci. DeVante signed Sista to his Swing Mob record label and Elliott brought Mosley along with her to New York, where Swing Mob was based. It was DeVante who renamed the young producer Timbaland, after the construction boots.

 

 

 

 

 

Timbaland worked with Nelly Furtado, Katy Perry and British X Factor winner Leona Lewis on their projects. He has also produced tracks for Mariah Carey, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, Stufje Aburkina, Keshia Chanté and Jay-Z. On January 30, 2013, Timbaland signed to Jay-Z’s label Roc Nation. Later in the year, Timbaland would serve as the main producer of Justin Timberlake’s recent LP, The 20/20 Experience, including the album’s singles: “Suit & Tie” and “Mirrors”. Timbaland has also recently produced Beyoncé’s song “Grown Woman” which was featured in her Pepsi commercial and 2013 tour.

Timbaland was brought onto Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s television project Empire as a music producer for the series. The series premiered on FOX on January 7, 2015. The songs are performed by the actors on the series. Timbaland and his team, including Jim Beanz, Raphael Saadiq, and others, write the songs based on the material given to them by the writing team for each episode. Click the pic if you missed the latest episode.