Melding throbbing, stuttering beats into a much-imitated signature style,
Timbaland quickly established himself as the world's hottest producer, creating
hits for everyone from Jay-Z to Bjork. Starting as DJ Timmy Tim, he scratched
out backing tracks on a Casio keyboard before uniting with Pharrell Williams to
form production collective SBI (Surrounded By Idiots). Early collaborations with
Missy Elliott took him to New York, where he signed to Swing Mob Records and
worked with Aaliyah, Tweet and Ginuwine before performing his own songs on three
albums as one half of rap duo Timba...