Timbaland Biography

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and also the launching of new star Petey Pablo. His range though was not limited to hip-hop artist. As more and more people recognized his work, Timbaland raised the bar by handling other type of music such as Limp Bizkit's Nu metal and Beck's alternative rock.

In 2001, Timbaland enlarged his territory by establishing Beat Club Records. The first artist to sign and release an album under this label's wing was rapper Bubba Sparxxx. The next year Timbaland became more solid as he co-produced Justin Timberlake's "Justified" with The Neptunes. In the verge of quitting NSYNC, all Justin needed was a record that won't jeopardize his career as singer. Timbaland and the rest of the crew made it more than that. "Justified" marked Justin's credibility as a solo artist and was sold 7 million units worldwide. By then, the term 'Timbaland Sound' was going everywhere. His unique mixing of usual hip-hop sound with Eastern instruments is seen as a spark of genius. He went on to produce commercially successful singles for artists such as Xzibit, LL Cool J, Fat Man Scoop, Jennifer Lopez and even Japanese singer Utada Hikaru. Throughout 2003 until 2005 he has worked with more renowned ...

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artists than any producers, but still his name was not 'deafening' enough. It was in 2006 that he exposed two of his greatest works that gained more sonorous reviews than before. Begun with Nelly Furtado's "Loose", he nailed hits such as "Promiscuous" and "Say It Right". Both were chart topping singles that stayed in the list long enough to catapult Furtado's reputation. At this time, Timbaland started to make video appearances while his name was mentioned as the featured singer. After that, he made an even bigger bang through Justin Timberlake's sophomore album "FutureSex/LoveSounds" that earned JT the coinage "SexyBack singer".

Thanks to the career span that allowed him to make friends with many musicians. He earned their respect that many were willing or even honored to work with him. Incredibly, for his second solo effort "Timbaland Presents Shock Value" (2007) Timbaland just didn't stick around to hip-hop and R&B. He opened up to a whole range of music genres by collaborating with The Hives, She Wants Revenge, Fall Out Boy and Elton John. In the peak of his career, he had one thing kept in his mind throughout the years. "You can accomplish anything you put your mind to ...