Timbaland is similar to producers such as Norman Whitfield in that he helped to redefine the sound of an entire genre of music with an immediately recognizable production style. The songs he produces feature unusual arrangements, sounds, and instrumentation, tied together by a trademark sense of rhythm. Like Spector and Whitfield, Timbaland's production sometimes overshadows the credited performer and becomes the actual "star" of the song. With songwriters Steve "Static" Garrett and childhood friend Missy Elliott, Timbaland has helped to create some of the most successful songs in modern pop music and urban music, including singles for Aaliyah, Ginuwine, SWV, Total, and 702.
Mosley grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, where he became acquainted with Missy Elliott and Melvin Barcliff, whose MC name was "Magoo." Originally a disc jockey known as "DJ Timmy Tim," Mosely began making hip-hop backing tracks on a Casio keyboard he owned. In 1993 Elliott heard his material and, taken by Mosley's unique sense of rhythm, immediately began working with him.
Elliott and her girl group Sista auditioned for DeVante Swing, producer and member of successful R&B act Jodeci. Devante signed Sista to his Swing Mob label, and Elliott brought Mosely and Barcliff along with her. Mosely began working under Devante, who renamed the young producer Timbaland, after the Timberland boot popular in hip-hop fashion.
Sista and Timbaland & Magoo became part of Devante's stable of Swing Mob signees known as "Da Bassment" crew, joining artists and groups such as male singer Ginuwine, male vocal group Playa, and girl group Sugah. Timbaland did production work on a number of projects with Devante, including the 1995 Jodeci LP The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel, and Sista's debut LP, which was shevled and never saw release.
Timbaland was also friends with Pharrell Williams, and had dabbled in projects with him as S.B.I., or Surrounded By Idiots. Pharrell recalls in an interview: "“In seventh grade I met Chad. That’s twenty years ago by now. Like I said earlier, we started producing beats together. But then again, I also played with this famous group which consisted of Timbaland, Magoo, myself and some other guy. Chad wasn’t a part of the group, so I was in The Neptunes and in Surrounded By Idiots at the same time.” A few tracks produced by the group float around on the internet, the most distributed being "Big White Spaceship".
In 1995, most of Devante's acts broke their ties with the producer and went their own ways. Elliott, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa, and Ginuwine continued to collaborate, and began working on individual projects of their own. Elliott began receiving recognition as a songwriter and guest artist for artists such as 702 and MC Lyte, and Timbaland was sometimes assigned to produce remixes of Elliott-penned songs. One of these, the remix to 702's "Steelo" in 1996, became Timbaland's first important production credit.
Also in 1996, Ginuwine released his debut album, Ginuwine...the Bachelor, which was produced entirely by Timbaland. The album was both a commercial and critical success, and its first single, "Pony," was the first example of what would later become the signature Timbaland sound.
The track for "Pony," which Timbaland had created two years prior during the Swing Mob days, was characterized by a shifting, syncopated rhythm, similar to samba or jungle music, which used snare and kick hits on typically non-accented beats in the measure. Stuttering high-hats typical of southern bass music accompanied the basic drum sounds, which were, unusual for hip-hop and R&B of this period, severely gated to create short, strong sounds. This use of the "short snare" is in marked contrast to the "long snare" sound in New Wave music in the 1980s, which featured a heavily amplified, almost white noise snare drum put through reverb. Accompanying the unusual rhythm were melody lines created by playing odd sound effects (vocal effects and cartoon slide whistles) through a sampling keyboard. The other tracks on Ginuwine...the Bachelor also featured similar production and arrangements. On many of the tracks, Timbaland can be heard either rapping or providing ad-libs, similar to what both Elliott and Puff Daddy where doing at the time; Timbaland's deep voice was usually vocoded to give it an electronic sound.
While work was being completed on Ginuwine...the Bachelor, R&B artist Aaliyah contracted Timbaland and Missy Elliott to write and produce most of her second album, One In A Million. The tracks that were crafted for Aaliyah featured innovative arrangements similar to those on Ginuwine...the Bachelor. One In A Million went on to sell over two million copies, and made superstars out of not only Aaliyah, but Elliott and Timbaland as well.
Elliott and Timbaland became one of the most successful and prolific songwriting/production teams of the late-1990s. By the end of the decade, Timbaland's sound had been heard in records from artists such as SWV, Destiny's Child, Nicole Wray, Jay-Z, Nas. Most of his production work during this period was reserved for his original stable of collaborators: two Missy Elliott albums (Supa Dupa Fly and Da Real World), a second effort by Ginuwine (100% Ginuwine), and Playa's debut album (Cheers 2 U). Timbaland produced much (if not all) of the material on many of their albums during this period, and also made two albums of his own: one with Magoo, and one solo album. Timbaland's own raps, which were usually ghostwritten by Elliott, Magoo, or his younger brother Garland Mosley (AKA Sebastian), were almost always accompanied by other MCs, including his main collaborators and numerous guest artists.
Timbaland spawned a plethora of imitators, some of which went as far as to sample sections of his work to create similar-sounding tracks. The popularity of the "Timbaland sound" marked a shift in hip-hop music from rougher, sample-based tracks to simpler, more synthetic musical accompainiment (unlike many hip-hop producers, Timbaland rarely sampled older records; most of his tracks were crafted by him and his in-house band). Since Timbaland worked in both hip-hop and R&B and often combined elements of one in tracks for the other, his work aided the blending together of the two genres, which became less and less distinct during the first half of the 2000s.
Foreign, especially Asian, instrumentation is present through much of his early work (Xscape's "My Secret" remix, especially, with a rollicking sitar outro and Timbaland ad-libbing "Let's take a little trip...to India"), but was most successful and prevalent with Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'" (1999), which borrowed directly from the song "Khosara" by Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi. Missy Elliott's 2001 hit single, "Get Ur Freak On" from her third album, Miss E...So Addictive, was also likewise a smash, using a speedy dhol drumline typical of Bhangra. His borrowing from these cultures has resulted in mixed reactions, with many critics embracing his musical adventurousness and eclecticism and more esoteric, purist factions reacting catiously, and sometimes negatively. In an interview with Missy Elliott in RayGun Magazine, he mentioned a diverse base of influences, from UK Drum 'N Bass to Garage.
Timbaland-produced songs such as Ludacris' "Roll Out (My Business)," Jay-Z's "Hola' Hovito," Petey Pablo's "Raise Up," and Beck's "Diamond Dogs" were recorded and released during this period, and he contributed to Limp Bizkit's 2001 remix album, New Old Songs. He also contributed three songs--all eventually released as singles--to Aaliyah's self-titled third album.
Timbaland & Magoo's second album together, Indecent Proposal, had been scheduled for release in November 2000, and was to feature appearances by Beck, Aaliyah, and new Timbaland proteges--some of whom were signed to his new Beat Club Records imprint--Ms. Jade, Sebastian, Petey Pablo, and Tweet (who was a member of Sugah during the Swing Mob days). The album was delayed until for an entire year, finally being released the following November, and was a commercial disappointment. Beck's vocals for the track "I Am Music" were not included on the final released version, which instead featured Timbaland singing alongside Static (Steven Garrett) of Playa and Aaliyah, who had been killed in a plane crash three months before the release of the album. The loss of Aaliyah deeply affected Timbaland, whose work was less omnipresent after 2001.
The first release on Beat Club was the debut album by Caucasian MC Bubba Sparxxx in October 2002, Dark Days, Bright Nights. Timbaland contributed three tracks to Tweet's debut album, Southern Hummingbird, and produced most of Missy Elliott's fourth and fifth LPs, Under Construction and This Is Not A Test! He also produced hit singles and album tracks for artists such as Li'l Kim ("The Jump Off") and Pastor Troy during this period. Collaborating with Scott Storch, Timbaland also produced a number of tracks on former *NSYNC lead singer Justin Timberlake's solo debut, Justified, including the hit single "Cry Me a River".
Late in 2003, Timbaland delivered the second Bubba Sparxxx album, Deliverance, and the third Timbaland & Magoo album, Under Construction, Part II. Both albums were released to little fanfare or acclaim even though Deliverance was praised by reviews and embraced by the internet community.
Timbaland continues to produce hit singles and albums for artists; in 2004 Timbaland-produced singles by LL Cool J, Xzibit, and Jay-Z became staples on urban radio, and he produced the bulk of Brandy's fourth album, Afrodisiac. New songs from artists such as Tweet and The Game are set for release in 2005.
2005 saw Timbaland producing a song on Tweet and The Game's albums ("Steer" and "Put You on The Game" respectively). He also produced 2 songs on Missy Elliott's 6th album (The Cookbook), "Joy" featuring Mike Jones and "Partytime."
Timbaland started his new label, Mosely Music Group, once again under Interscope. On the label are singers Nelly Furtado and Keri Hilson, and rapper D.O.E. Timbaland's parternship and mentorship of upcoming producer Nate "Danjahandz" Hills is evident in Timbaland's rejuvination in music.
Furtado looks to have her third album, Loose, released under MMG with in the first half of 2006 with Hilson's debut following shortly after. Timbaland is also slated to work with Justin Timberlake, Hilary Duff as well as albums by Jamie Foxx, JC Chasez, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Ludacris, Chingy, Chilli of TLC, Tweet, and a lot more.
In 2006, Timbaland produced songs "Promiscuous" "My love" and "Sexyback" topped the charts for over fourteen weeks. In 2007, the tracks "Say It Right" and "What Goes Around" also topped the charts. The year 2007 also saw the release of his album "Timbaland presents Shock Value" which featured Fall Out Boy, The Hives, Elton John, Nicole Scherzinger, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliot, Sebastian (his brother), Keri Hilson, Money, Attitude, and Jim Beanz.
Release (Featuring Justin Timberlak
Timbaland Lyrics
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Alright.
Hey! Clap.
Oh...
Justin Timberlake + Timbaland
I need you girl
Hey, I really need you.
(Let me tell you something.)
I think am getting in charge.
(Yeah.)
So here the party goes.
(Yeah.)
With all my G's in the back.
(Yeah.)
Who needs a bodyguard.
(Yeah.)
I think I need to...
Justin Timberlake
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of body
Release
I'm out of control
Who's here to party
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of body
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of...
Wait a minute.
Justin Timberlake + Timbaland
Oh, yeah.
I push the party stars.
(Yeah.)
Haters can't even see me.
(Yeah.)
We came to party hard.
(Yeah.)
I think I need to...
Justin Timberlake
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of body
Release
I'm out of control
Who's here to party
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of body
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of...
Wait a minute
Timbaland
Who pumps the parties right?
He keeps the party movin'
The club is over packed
Look this can't wait till mornin', yeah.
Justin Timberlake + Timbaland
We've got a video.
(Yeah.)
I think we're late for our show.
(Yeah.)
We had our video.
(Yeah.)
Hey, these girls they cute.
(Yeah.)
They want me to do my part.
(Yeah.)
But first I gotta...
Justin Timberlake
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of body
Release
I'm out of control
Who's here to party
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of body
Release
I'm out of control
I'm out of...
Wait a minute.
Get funky
Get funky
Get funky
Hah
Break it down
Do somethin'
Do somethin'
I think you wanna
Let me talk to you
Hey
Come on girl
I'm out of body
I'm out of body
I'm out of body
I'm out of body
I'm out of body
I'm out of body now
Do your dance
Yeah.
The lyrics to Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake's "Release" are a mix of party-invoking phrases and a declaration of being out of control. The chorus "Release, I'm out of control, I'm out of body, who's here to party" creates a reckless atmosphere, where the singer is losing himself in the moment. The lyrics suggest that they don't need a bodyguard and that they came to party with all their G's in the back. The singer needs the girl in his life and is willing to "do his part" for her at the end of the party. The verses give way to the chorus by adding verses about the club being overpacked, being late for shows and wanting to do their part for the girls.
The lyrics to "Release" have a deeper meaning than just a party song. The song is about the loss of control that can happen when one gets deeply involved in their passions. It is a reminder to those in the music industry that the pressures of fame can be overwhelming, and they need to release themselves from control and have fun once in a while. The song is a declaration of independence that can inspire people to live their lives to the fullest.
Line by Line Meaning
I need you girl
I require your presence and cannot do without it.
Hey, I really need you.
I am emphasizing that I require your presence even more strongly.
I think am getting in charge.
I am taking charge of the situation and becoming more assertive.
So here the party goes.
Now the party is beginning and we can have fun.
With all my G's in the back.
All my friends are present and ready to party.
Who needs a bodyguard.
I do not require security since I am here with my friends.
I think I need to...
I am about to do something important or make a decision.
Release
I need to let go of my inhibitions and be free to enjoy the party.
I'm out of control
I am feeling wild or crazy with excitement.
I'm out of body
I am experiencing a euphoric feeling or losing my sense of self.
Who's here to party
I am looking for someone to share my festive mood.
Wait a minute.
I need to pause for a moment to consider something.
I push the party stars.
I am making the party more exciting and energetic with my presence.
Haters can't even see me.
People who dislike me are unable to affect me or bring me down.
We came to party hard.
Our goal is to have the most fun possible and dance all night.
Who pumps the parties right?
Who is responsible for making the party so great and fun?
He keeps the party movin'
This person is responsible for maintaining the party's positive atmosphere and energy.
The club is over packed
The club is completely full and crowded with people.
Look this can't wait till mornin', yeah.
This situation or decision is too urgent to wait until the next day.
We've got a video.
We have a music video that we need to watch or work on.
I think we're late for our show.
We may have missed an important event or performance because of the party.
We had our video.
We already watched or worked on our music video earlier.
Hey, these girls they cute.
I have noticed that some girls at the party are attractive.
They want me to do my part.
These girls are expecting me to entertain them or make the party more exciting.
But first I gotta...
There is something important that I need to do first.
Get funky
I want everyone to start dancing and having fun.
Break it down
I want to change the music or rhythm to keep things fresh and lively.
Do somethin'
I want the party guests to participate and engage in something fun or entertaining.
I think you wanna
I can tell from your behavior or attitude that you want to have fun and party.
Let me talk to you
I want to have a conversation with you or get your attention.
Come on girl
I am inviting a woman to join me or dance with me.
Do your dance
I am encouraging everyone to dance and enjoy the party.
Yeah.
An expression of agreement or enthusiasm.
Contributed by Maria P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Timbaland's beats don't age. All his instrumentals still hit, the bass never fade and it still sounds like a bop! A living legend
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