Timbaland

Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American hip hop and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. With partner Magoo, he is a member of hip-hop group Timbaland & Magoo.

Timbaland is similar to producers such as Phil Spector, Brian Eno, or 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 space and 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, Bubba Sparxxx, Ginuwine, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Lovefoxxx (the forthcoming single Stage Divin' at Jessica's Wedding), Utada, Ludacris, Omarion, and Nelly Furtado, The Game, among others such as The Pussycat Dolls including his relatively unknown younger brother rapper Sebastian.