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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/timbaland.jpg]]
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3	Timothy Zachary Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ.
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5	Starting his [=DJing=] career in his teens, childhood friend Music/MissyElliott introduced him to [[Music/{{Jodeci}} DeVante Swing]], who recruited him as a producer. He soon rose to prominence, producing most of Music/{{Aaliyah}}'s second album, ''One in a Million'', and Ginuwine's debut album, ''Ginuwine...the Bachelor''. From that point, he became a sought-after producer for [=R&B=] and hip-hop artists. He has produced for Music/JayZ, Music/JustinTimberlake, Music/NellyFurtado, Music/{{Rihanna}}, and many, many others. In 2006, he founded his own record label, Mosely Music Group, a subsidiary of Creator/InterscopeRecords. He's also the co-founder of the ''Verzuz'' music battle series, alongside Swizz Beatz.
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7	Timbaland is also cousins with fellow producer and singer Music/PharrellWilliams, and they've collaborated on various songs
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9	!!Discography:
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11	* ''Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment'' (1998)
12	* ''Shock Value'' (2007)
13	* ''Shock Value II'' (2009)
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15	!!Tropes:
16	* GenreBusting: What made Timbaland stand out among his peers at the time was the heavy EDM influence in his beats, especially in his work with Aaliyah and Ginuwine. His beats have been compared to jungle and drum and bass, though he denied being influenced by those genres.
17	* HipHopSoul: One of the [[TropeCodifier architects of the sound]], and is cited as the reason why hip-hop and R&B gradually took more explicit influence from electronic music.
18	* {{Supergroup}}: Was originally part of [=DeVante=] Swing's Swing Mob collective, which also featured Missy Elliot and Ginuwine.

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