AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Timbaland

Artist:Timbaland f/Keri Hilson, D.O.E. and Sebastian

Song:The Way I Are

Album:Timbaland presents Shock Value

Tim "Timbaland" Mosely is mainly a successful record producer. He occasionally records his own albums. With three top five hits, the 2007 album Shock Value is his most successful to date. He was born Mar. 10, 1972 in Norfolk, VA. He started out as DJ Tim or DJ Timmy Tim. His younger brother Sebastian is a rapper and appears in this video. Pharrell Williams is his cousin. Mosely's big break came when Missy Elliott started working with him. Her group Sista signed with Swing Mob and Missy brought Mosely and his rapper buddy Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff to New York to meet Swing Mob owner DeVante Swing. He gave Mosely the nickname Timbaland after Timberland construction boots. And working with Swing Mob is how Mosely got into production. He worked on Jodeci's 1995 album The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel and Sista's debut album 4 All the Sistas Around Da World. When Missy Elliott started getting recognition, that led to Mosely getting the same recognition. His first big albums as a producer were Aaliyah's 1996 album One in a Million and Ginuwine's 1996 album Ginuwine...The Bachelor. He was known for mixing R&B and hip hop. He produced Missy's debut album and then an album for his buddy Magoo. And then he started producing a who's who in hip hop like Jay-Z, Nas and many others. Then he started his own label with Interscope distribution. He got more mainstream producing Justin Timberlake, The Pussycat Dolls and Nelly Furtado. And he started releasing his own albums. The 2007 album Shock Value produced three big hits. The first single Give It to Me topped the charts. The second single The Way I Are reached #3. The fourth single Apologize reached #2. The album was certified Platinum. The Way I Are features singer Keri Hilson and rapper John "D.O.E." Maultsby. Mosely's brother Sebastian appears in the video and the remix. Mosely produced with Floyd "Danja" Hills. Other songwriters include Balewa Muhammad and Candice Nelson of The Clutch. Shock Value is available as a budget CD. Mosely released an album in 2009. And though he has released occasional singles, Mosely has mostly concentrated on production. Recently his label switched distributors to Empire and they are in the process of reissuing the entire back catalog. That should keep him busy for a while. Here's the video for The Way I Are by Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson, D.O.E. and Sebastian.