Timbaland Biography

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leave Mosley behind; she bagged him and their friend Barcliff along.

In the big city, Mosley was signed to Swing Mob, the same label that took Elliott in. His name was changed to Timbaland for a commercial purpose and he began working for DeVante. Under the label's wing Timbaland earned the best experience: tying relationship to other musicians such as Ginuwine, Sugah, Tweet, Playa and Pharrell Williams. These lots were later joined in several collaborations and known as "Da Bassement" crew. Although the bond was quite solid, the group slowly began to crumble in 1995. Each of them began their individual projects, but some still stuck together. These remaining members were Elliott, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa and Ginuwine. Timbaland kept his talent running by scoring music for 702 and Ginuwine. In the former his work became first recognizable through the Elliott-written song "Steelo", while in the latter he brought a greater achievement through single "Pony". Along with Ginuwine, he created the single that ruled US R&B chart and sat at #6 in Billboard's Hot 100. Both of them shot to stardom, Ginuwine as a breakthrough artist and Timbaland as a notable hit maker.

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asked him to collaborate in her album "One in a Million". Like his work with Ginuwine, Timbaland put this project on top of the game. It paid back when "One in a Million" was certified double platinum within a year. Timbaland then devoted some time for his group with Barcliff named Timbaland and Magoo. Timbaland's baritone plus Magoo's unusual yet natural high-pitched voice made a perfect combination for a sultry hip-hop vibe. Their first album was out in 1997 under the title "Welcome to Our World". The record featured guest appearances from his fellow warriors such as then-famous Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, Playa, and others. Overall this album had a number of successful singles that helped it went platinum. The duo took a hiatus afterwards and later on recorded two more albums. 2001's "Indecent Proposal" and 2003's "Under Construction, Pt. II" sadly failed to reprise the success of the debut album. In 1998 Timbaland tried to pursue his solo career by launching "Tim's Bio", an album that actually featured another partnership from his 'clan'. By 2000, Timbaland as a producer climbed the ladder of achievements through Missy Elliott's highly commercial albums, Jay-Z's most commercially success album "Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life", ...