His 1996 to 2007 stream of hits is especially legendary, and he's resurrected his profileВ with Justin TimberlakeвЂ™s The 20/20 Experience. Moreso than a producer, Tim was a cultivator of talent, building careers for proteges even as he crafted songs for industry heavyweights. It always felt ahead of its time he was rolling EDM sounds into rap and R&B production five years before it was cool, and his ear for international sounds went a long way in bridging the gap between hip-hop and Eastern music. TimвЂ™s methods were unorthodox, and his sound was inimitable.

It wasnвЂ™t long before radio took notice, and his partnerships with songwriters like Missy and Playa member Static Major reaped an ineffable string of hits that would have hip-hop artists and pop stars alike clamoring for beats. INTRO: Ne-Yo, FabolousTimbo.Hey, Ne-Yo.Say what Lo-So.Hey, hey.CHORUS (Ne-Yo):I'm a movement by myself.But I'm a force when we're together.Mami I'm good. When the collective dissolved in 1995, reportedly due to money issues, Timbaland didnвЂ™t lose any sleep, getting to work on albums for Ginuwine, Missy, and Aaliyah that are now revered as classics. sample-heavy music for free, and then making their money by touring and.

There he would meet future collaborators Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, Magoo, Tweet and more. The rapper Fabolous had a hit song Breathe several years ago that contained a. Timbaland got his start in Jodeci mastermind DeVante SwingвЂ™s musical collective Swing Mob, which was essentially a boot camp for up-and-coming hip-hop and R&B singers, writers & producers.

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