2008 Woodie Awards
Timbaland: Ego Trippin'
Allhiphop.com
Issue date: 4/4/07 Section: Entertainment
At 36-years-old, Timbaland brings a youthful energy to his music that speaks to the stamina of a 20 year-old sneaking in the club and a 45 year-old raised amidst the Electronic genesis of the '80s. Coming off of one of the most dominant streaks of hits in Tim's 15 year career, the Virginia rapper and super-producer aimed to capitalize off of that attention with Shock Value. Although the burgeoning sound is certainly garnering its share of talk, the most shocking thing about Timbaland in 2007 is his new attitude
The man who began his career as DJ Timmy Tim claims that his modesty has come to an end. Though he refuses to confirm that his verse on current single "Give It To Me" is specifically intended for Scott Storch, Tim hides no superiority complex about his craft. Like Miles Davis or The Beatles, Timbaland insists that he'll rearrange his entire sound the moment a peer comes anywhere close. Whether it was 1998, 2001 or present day, it's proven that the music created out in these times for Tim can affect the status-quo within several genres.
Unless he or his associates are winning an award, Timbaland has never been a big talker. Still, the head of Mosely Music says a lot in a little. With the kind of attitude that's been previously displayed by Jay-Z and 50 Cent with their respective break-through years, Timbaland aims for an immortalized legacy, while his album tells others to kill themselves.
AllHipHop.com: Your sound has constantly evolved, which people can easily hear on your various albums over the years. After the success of 2006, what makes Shock Value different in the scheme of things?
Timbaland: What you're going to get on this album is a lot of dimensions from me. Different genres of music that people think that I can't do or see me doing, I'm actually doing. So that's how I look at this album as taking a look at my world around music that's what you're going to get from this album.
AllHipHop.com: The music took a big leap over the last two years. What prompted this change on your part?
The man who began his career as DJ Timmy Tim claims that his modesty has come to an end. Though he refuses to confirm that his verse on current single "Give It To Me" is specifically intended for Scott Storch, Tim hides no superiority complex about his craft. Like Miles Davis or The Beatles, Timbaland insists that he'll rearrange his entire sound the moment a peer comes anywhere close. Whether it was 1998, 2001 or present day, it's proven that the music created out in these times for Tim can affect the status-quo within several genres.
Unless he or his associates are winning an award, Timbaland has never been a big talker. Still, the head of Mosely Music says a lot in a little. With the kind of attitude that's been previously displayed by Jay-Z and 50 Cent with their respective break-through years, Timbaland aims for an immortalized legacy, while his album tells others to kill themselves.
AllHipHop.com: Your sound has constantly evolved, which people can easily hear on your various albums over the years. After the success of 2006, what makes Shock Value different in the scheme of things?
Timbaland: What you're going to get on this album is a lot of dimensions from me. Different genres of music that people think that I can't do or see me doing, I'm actually doing. So that's how I look at this album as taking a look at my world around music that's what you're going to get from this album.
AllHipHop.com: The music took a big leap over the last two years. What prompted this change on your part?
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