Here's the perfect soundtrack for a lazy weekend of Thanksgiving leftovers and Black Friday hangovers: over and hour and a half of classic Timbaland productions, with bonus narration from 90s R&B trio Playa (Timbo co-produced much of their 1998 album, Cheers 2 U). Compiled by DJ Supa, They Call Me Timbaland goes way back—think Magoo, Ginuwine, and Total, not Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado—and includes unreleased snippets (like the "Make Em Dance" interlude from Ginuwine's "So Anxious" video). There are also bits of insight from Playa on the creation of some of Tim's greatest beats, like "Are You That Somebody": "Aw shit! This nigga just put a baby on this record! And Aaliyah said, 'That's so cute!'" Bump this to get through the final stages of the itis.
This Classic Timbaland Compilation is Perfect Weekend Listening
"They Call Me Timbaland" is 1.5 hours of classic tracks from the superproducer, narrated by R&B group Playa.
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