Timothy Zachery Mosley, or Timbaland, born in 1972, is a recording producer, DJ, songwriter, singer, and rapper from Virginia. His career began in the 1990s when he formed a rap duo, Timbaland and Magoo, with his childhood friend Melvin Barcliff Magoo.
He is famous in the music industry, especially for the two songs “Cry Me A River” and “Give it to Me”.
In January 2019, his net worth was around $ 85 million.
Beginning
Timbaland was born in March tenth, 1972, in Norfolk, Virginia as Timothy Zachery Mosley. He has two siblings, a younger sister, and a younger brother who is also a rapper named Sebastian. His mother has his own shelter for homeless, and his father works with Amtrak. He started working when he was fifteen years old at the local “Red Lobster” restaurant. Immediately, he began to get an interest in working at a local club as a DJ. The stage name is DJ Timmy Tim or a simpler team DJ.
Career
Missy Elliott introduced Mosley and Magoo to the famous Devante, who named him Timbaland. He began working with Devante in various projects. One special song that he worked on “Pony”, is a kind of trendsetter in terms of music in the 1990s.
The debut album Timbaland and Magoo “Welcome To Our World” from 1997, is very successful. Later that year, Timbaland produced the album “Da Real World” Missy Elliott, which became another success. In 2000, Mosley continued the production of many hit songs. One of the most popular is the “launch” by Ludacris.
In 2001, Timbaland and Magoo released another album called “Proposal Disobility”. 2009 was the year when he released another solo album “Shock Value II”. This album is very popular in the United States and England.
The next few years were very successful. 2010 is a successful year of collaboration with Chris Brown. He produced all “F.A.M.E.” The album, which features several hit songs such as “Talk Ya Ear Off” and “Paper, Scissors, Rock”. They sold more than 250 thousand copies during the first week and this album reached the top of the charts.
Diskography
1. Bio Team: Life From Da Bassment – Released in 1998.
2. Surprise value – released in 2007.
3. Surprise value II – released in 2009.
Three Golder Timbaland rules for success in their interviews, Timbaland shows three rules for a successful life.
Keep dreaming
You can’t stop. Stay loyal to your dreams and they will come true one day.
Kindness and humility
Goodness and humility will bring you very far. Don’t be evil for those who don’t understand you.
Know when it’s enough
When something doesn’t work for you, walk, so that you don’t lose other opportunities.
