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In Focus: Timbaland
20.10.22
Focus on Timbaland
If you ever need some creative inspiration, take a look at some videos of Timbaland in the studio in his prime, around the early to mid-2000s. You'll see Timbo smiling knowingly as he plays new material to some of the biggest rap & R&B stars of all time, all of whom appear to display a similar range of emotions – confusion, astonishment, befuddled laughter.
This is testament to the Virginia producer's utterly genre shifting approach to the rhythm and texture of beat-making. No one sounded like him before, and the many who have imitated rarely reach his level.
This In Focus is selected by Antonine Scali.
Tracklist
- Da Bassment
Ain't Nothin' But A B Party (1995) (Unreleased) - S.B.I.
Fess' Up - Excerpt
Missy Elliott & Timbaland Talk About Aaliyah (2011) - Excerpt
Pharrell Presents Timbaland With Lifetime Achievement Award | Global Spin Awards - Timbaland
808 (Feat. Brandy) - S.B.I.
Oooh Beat - OUTERSPACE. | 15. Diddy
Diddy Rock (Instrumental) - Excerpt
Inspiration: Jay-Z & Timbaland In The Studio - Pharrell & S.B.I.
Big White Spaceship - Usher Feat Timbaland
Hold Me Down - Terri & Monica feat. Missy Elliott (Timbaland mix)
Sexuality (If You Take Your Love) (Timbaland Radio Remix) - Sebastian Feat. Timbaland
Phenomenon [Original]