Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1971),
better known by his
stage name Timbaland, is an American
record producer,
rapper, and
singer. Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day.
Timbaland's first full credit production work was in 1996 on
Ginuwine...the Bachelor for
R&B singer
Ginuwine; the album was both a commercial and critical success. After further successful work on Aaliyah's 1996 album
One in a Million and Missy Elliott's 1997 album
Supa Dupa Fly, Timbaland became a prominent producer for R&B and hip-hop artists. He also released several of his own albums, often joined by fellow rapper
Magoo.
Between 2003 and 2005 he mainly worked together with
Brandy, next to works with
Jay-Z,
Lil' Kim and
Bubba Sparxx.
