Timothy Zachery Mosley better known by his stage name
Timbaland, is an
American record producer, songwriter and
rapper.
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 2007, Timbaland released the first album in his Shock Value series,
Timbaland Presents: Shock Value.