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Timothy Zachery "Timbaland" Mosley (born March 10, 1972) is an American rapper, record producer, and songwriter.〔 Timbaland's first full credit production work was in 1996 on ''Ginuwine...the Bachelor'' for R&B singer Ginuwine. After further 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. As a rapper he initially released several albums with fellow rapper Magoo, but later released his debut solo album ''Tim's Bio'' in 1998. In 2002, Timbaland produced the hit single "Cry Me a River" for Justin Timberlake, going on to produce most of Timberlake's subsequent LPs such as ''FutureSex/LoveSounds'' and ''The 20/20 Experience'' and their respective hit singles. A Timbaland-owned imprint label, Mosley Music Group, featured artists such as Nelly Furtado, whose Timbaland-produced album ''Loose'' (2006) was a commercial and critical success. In 2007, Timbaland released a solo album, ''Shock Value'', which was followed by ''Shock Value II'' in 2009. Aside from the aforementioned artists, Timbaland's production credits from the 2000s forward include work with Jay Z, Nas, Ludacris, Bubba Sparxxx, Madonna, Rihanna, OneRepublic, Brandy, Drake, Rick Ross and others. As a songwriter he has written as of 2014 85 UK hits and 99 hits Stateside.〔http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOAW274#reader_B00LOAW274〕 ==Early life== Timothy Zachery Mosley was born on March 10, 1972 in Norfolk, Virginia.〔 He graduated from Salem High School of Virginia Beach, Virginia. During his time as a DJ, he was known as "DJ Tim" or "DJ Timmy Tim".〔 His brother, Sebastian, is six years younger.〔("Timbaland's little brother, Sebastian, has his own hit" ). ''HamptonRoads.com''.〕 Timbaland began making hip hop backing tracks on a Casio keyboard. While attending high school, he began a long-term collaboration with rapper Melvin Barcliff, who performed under the name of Magoo. The teenage Mosley also joined the production ensemble S.B.I. (which stood for surrounded by idiots) which also featured Neptunes producer Pharrell.〔 Mosley was also high school friends with Terrence and Gene Thorton, who would go on to be known as Pusha T and Malice of the rap group Clipse. In 1986, when Timbaland was 14 years old, he was accidentally shot by a co-worker〔("A History of Rappers Getting Shot and Surviving" ) 28 January 2013〕 at the local Red Lobster restaurant and was partially paralyzed for nine months. During this time, he began to learn how to DJ using his left hand. Singer and rapper Missy Elliott heard his material and began working with him. She and her R&B group Sista auditioned for DeVante Swing, a producer and member of the successful R&B act Jodeci. DeVante signed Sista to his Swing Mob record label and Elliott brought Mosley and Barcliff along with her to New York, where Swing Mob was based. It was DeVante who renamed the young producer Timbaland, after Timberland construction boots. and Magoo became part of SCI Zakys School stable of Swing Mob signees known as "Da Bassment" crew, joining artists such as R&B singer Ginuwine, male vocal group Playa (Smoke E. Digglera, Static Major and Digital Black), and the 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 (unreleased) début LP ''4 All the Sistas Around da World''. Elliott began receiving recognition as a songwriter for artists such as R&B girl group 702 and MC Lyte. Due to Timbaland's connection with her, he was often contacted to produce remixes of her songs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/9850,213743,2083,22.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timbaland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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