Remember, Timbaland is “above” Hip-Hop these days. Pitbull’s career deals with more numbers than The Price is Right so he’s technically bigger than Hip-Hop. I think the two should work together. What say you? Read the rest of this entry »

The choice here may seem random only if you don’t know TC. He and I casually debated over the Dr. Doolittle soundtrack last month. Read the rest of this entry »

It seems like everybody is watching Jiggaman’s “throne” these days, vying for a piece of the pie. In the latest attempt of cracking Jay-Z’s multi-million dollar safe, AllHipHop.com reports that Ahab Joseph Nafal is suing him and super-producer Timbaland for the usage of Baligh Hamdi’s “Khosara, Khosara,” in their smash hit “Big Pimpin’,” along with Roc-A-Fella Records, Def Jam Records, Warner Music Group and Linkin Park (for remixing the track off their Grammy Award-winning album, Collision Course). Read the rest of this entry »

While cruising the mall yesterday, “Can We” came through the speakers in one of the fine urban establishments that blares local radio to the point where communication between shoppers and sales associates becomes impossible. My first thought was “man, this joint was a jam back in ’97.” Then my second thought, “damn, remember when Missy used to be the Lil Wayne of features?” Read the rest of this entry »

After a night of being cross-faded, if you’re out of Advil®, the best cure for that migraine the day after is more liquor. So just in case you’ve started get comfortable with Game’s Purp & Patron mixtape, he’s unleashed a sequel, The Hangover, to help you rid those morning after blues. Last week’s offering wasn’t bad, especially in comparison to his 2010 releases, but there was still definitely room for improvement. Read the rest of this entry »

Timbaland will be presenting his new weekly series, Timbaland Thursdays, and he brings in his old PNC Missy to assist in kickstarting the show. The key word here is “Ur” and not “Our.” None of us wants to see these two disrobe. Read the rest of this entry »

If someone was to plant the seed in your head that the relatively unknown Izza Kizza was a permanent fixture in Timbaland’s music camp, it would make perfect sense the moment you’re exposed to his unorthodox delivery. From the clunky flow to the punchy wordplay — hell even voice makes him sound like the ventriloquist behind everything related to Timbo’s vocals. But stars can’t be born on the sideline so he’s setting his record predominately straight with 10:15, mixed by Nick Catchdubs. Read the rest of this entry »

Missy Elliott has never been my favorite artist. Then again, I’ve never had a disdain for her either. I did, however, harbor a sense of remorse for her following Aaliyah’s passing because it was clearly evident to see how much that tragedy affected her. Losing a close friend never gets any easier, regardless of time. Read the rest of this entry »

Mz. Summer Breeze

The 25 Greatest Timbaland Songs Of All Time [Complex]

Thor Has Concept Art Now Too [FilmDrunk]

Former NBA Player Moves Forward With Racism Suit Against Atlanta Bar [The BVX]

The Iron Sheik Wants To F*** Your A** And Make You Humble [With Leather]

Rick Ross & The Art Of Nigganomics [The Spizzy]

Nail In the Coffin: The Best and Worst of Hollywood Vampires [Uproxx]

NYT Issues Correction For Lynn Hirschberg’s M.I.A. Story [The Daily Swarm]

Best Made Pocket Axe [Uncrate]

9th Wonder Introduces It’s A Wonderful World Music Group [The Digger's Union]

Clark Atlanta Panthers 59Fifty [New Era Captalk]

ESSO – Honey Mag Interview [Herfection]

Cameron Diaz Knows The Secret To Staying Young…A Lot Of Sex [F-Listed]

The 20 Greatest Music-Video Cameos of All Time [Paste]

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Not to be outdone by Officer Ricky, T.I. is here with his long-anticipated mixtape. It’ll be interesting to see if these projects are better than their respective retail releases. For now, roll the windows down, get the mean-mug going and see what happens when a king’s uncaged. Tracklist and download link after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier in the week, Nas openly admitted that his procrastination and laziness was the prime factor in some of his beat selection being less than…well, Illmatic. Quite understandable as The N usually has a lot on his mind (with weed being 75% of the problem). But his lollygagging has cost him a classic album–or three. As one of the remaining vets who can still sell records off the strength of his lyrics Read the rest of this entry »

Jodi

Last.FM Ceases Hosting Streams [The Daily Swarm]

Rufus Wainwright: ’50 Cent Is Gay’ [Contact Music]

Why the iPad Has Inspired Me to Give Up My Toaster, My Coffeemaker, My Pants [All Things Digital]

Ginuwine’s Mad at Timbaland [Sound Off] Read the rest of this entry »

Yeah, the man may have turned his back on all Hip-Hop not featuring a certain Shawn Corey Carter, but Timbaland still proves he can win with Pop as his profession. Read the rest of this entry »

Who says Timbaland’s saving all the good beats for himself?

What was once probably a potential single for The Material Girl’s last album, the Justin Timberlake-assisted “Across The Sky” wound up collecting cobwebs in Madonna’s vajayjay vocal vaults and has now resurfaced for really no reason at all. On second thought, maybe Timbo leaked this polysonic piece of Hard Candy to save Read the rest of this entry »

At TSS, we mostly avoided discussion of Timbaland’s Shock Value II. If Timbo’s done with Hip-Hop then why not be done with him?

More importantly, the album could definitely have been a cornerstone in TC’s latest Brick House. Timbo’s wholesale fascination with making fluffy teen pop by bringing in the latest idols du jour degrades the man’ legacy. This is the same guy that made “Dirt Off Your Shoulder?” Read the rest of this entry »