However , as a kid born in the late 80's , early 2000's was our 90's , so we basically grew up basking in the glory of Timbaland. So i thought of listing my favorite Top 10 Timbaland beats ! Now please note that i'm not a music critique or any sort of expert , these are just my personal favorites of the great man. And i have made my picks based solely on how much i like his beats + some memories i have with them , not the overall song. So , here goes..
#10 : 10 bands ft Joyner Lucas
Starting with something which came out this year , Timbaland shows that he still has game to keep up with the new "trap-ish" beats. Also features one of my favorite new gen rappers Joyner Lucas , can't say No to that combination now can we :).
#9 : Ugly ft Bubba Sparxxx
I can still remember the first time i heard this beat , it was used as the background music for some game show on Sirasa TV ! Mr "whoever picked the background music for Sirasa TV in the early 2000s" if you are reading this , you the real MVP bro *salute*.
#8 : The Rain ft Missy Elliot
I heard this first on a Dj Jazzy Jeff set and loved it immediately. And while you go down further on my playlist you will notice that i have a thing for Missy Elliot :).
#7 : Pony ft Ginuwine
Ok before you even play this song , i have to say this is one of the cheesiest and gay-est songs i have ever heard probably , kind of like a male stripper anthem if you may. But like my #8 pick i heard this one also on a Dj Jazzy Jeff set for the first time and i fell in love with the beat instantly! ( It was on Dj Jazzy Jeff's tomorrowland set , which seems to be removed from Youtube now sadly).
Also , i make this an opportunity to mention how much of a Dj Jazzy Jeff fan i am , dude is a genius with his sets !
#6 : Indian flute ft Magoo
All righty so i don't even like this beat that much NOW , but i'm putting this on my list because this is probably the first Timbaland beat i ever heard in my life! So it's like a milestone. Also , when i was a kid i used to look forward to the part where Timbaland says "aja soniye mein ne pyar kyaa" in absolutely horrible Hindi :).
#5 : My love ft Justin Timberlake
Before i say anything about this pick ,let me tell you before hand that i used to be a massive metal head in my teens ( even though i am here picking my Timbaland beats , metal was my first love as a kid ). So you can understand that those days , I ABSOLUTELY - FUCKING - HATED - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE !! I did , no kidding. But after listening to this song and a few more songs from his album FutureSex/LoveSounds which was produced by Timbaland and had that "Timbaland vibe" , i became a fan of him and even today i am a fan of JT thanks to Timbaland.
#4 : Work it ft Missy Elliot
You can be a metal head , hiphop head , reggae head or even a plain knuckle head but if you are from the 2000s , there is a massive chance that you rocked to this big hit at least once ! Again Timbaland came up with an unusual beat and Missy Elliot.. boy , kids these days must be all head over heels for Cardi B etc but Missy Elliot was the shit back in the day. No fancy looks but pure skills. I love you Missy <3.
#3 : Big Pimpin ft Jay-Z & UGK
But later when i got on to more hip hop , i learned that this one was also a master stroke , by our man , Timbo.
Also , i think Bun B had the best verse on the original track huh :D
We are nearing the end now..
#2 : Dirt off your shoulder ft Jay-Z
During the time this song came out , i think everyone agreed that this is one unique beat. Add Jay-z's rapping to that and you get a banger. Also , this used to be the favorite song of me and my little sister when we were kids :) , family moments blasting this full volume on our creative 2.0 sub causing sound pollution and being a menace to society , aah good times..
p.s - Also checkout the footage of Timbaland showing the beat to Jay in the studio.
#1 : The potion ft Ludacris
So we arrive to the Grand Number ONE on my list!
The Potion featuring Ludacris! This is my absolute favorite Timbaland beat of all time , reason ? Because i listen to this almost everyday ever since i heard it on Step up 2 and i never get sick of it ! This beat has stood the test of time.
If you watched the video where Timbaland shows Jay Z his beats ( which i posted right before this one ) you will notice that "The Potion" beat is also offered to Jay Z but he does not pick it , FORTUNATELY in my opinion ! Because i think Ludacris really killed it on this beat and no one could have done it better. Even though he is hardly talked about these days , Ludacris is one of my favorite rappers of all time and always will be ! I hope he gets out of those stupid fast and the furious movies and starts rapping again :).
So that's it folks , that is my favorite Timbaland beats list , done and dusted. So what did i miss ? What did i get wrong ? Please feel free to voice your picks in the comments section. Until next time , gabs out !
Honorable mentions
I had a hard time picking 10 beats from the great man , so i'm putting some honorable mentions here. Also , please find all these songs in my Spotify playlist if you are interested.
- Headsprung ft LL Cool J
- Put you on the game ft The game
The game is another one of my favorite rappers , hopefully i will do a separate article about him later. This track samples a hindi song too , as most of Timbaland's tracks.
- Rollout ft Ludacris
Another Timbaland + Ludacris collaboration. and who can forget the funny video ? :)
- Get ur Freak on ft Missy Elliot
I had a hard time picking between this and the other Missy songs i had on my top 10. This one indeed is another one of my golden teenage year memories , i can remember me and my home boi Shalitha trying to pronounce whatever the fuck they are saying at the start of the song :)
- Give it a go
The song from the movie Real Steel , which is one of my favorite movies.
- Deliverance
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