Perhaps the most listened to producer of 2006, Timbaland, is ready to claim 2007 as early as March. Already acknowledged as one of musicﾒs most inventive and distinctive creators Timbaland plans to take that to a whole new level on his second solo album.
The new release “Shock Value” will be released on his Mosley Music Group label via Interscope on March 27. The first single, “Give It To Me,” featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado, is already making waves not only due to its musical brilliance but also cause of the apparent subject matter.
The single seems to feature all three of them going at respective foes – who…we’ll allow you to decide – you can listen to the single below.
Timbaland – Give It To Me (Feat. Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado)
When asked about the album Timbaland explains “My mission is to blow up the boundaries and tear down the limits, Iﾒm taking my music outside of the box. Iﾒm not getting away from what Iﾒm known for; Iﾒm just going to a place where itﾒs all about the music, not about the labels on the music. Thatﾒs why I call it Shock Value – from the artists to the production, it will shock the system.”
“Shock Value” is said to be sequenced like a movie according to Timbaland with a non-stop flow that tells a story. Off-the-wall beats, raps, hooks and his signature sound grace the soundscape with the album said to successfully fuse genres from rap and hip-hop to pop, punk pop and garage rock to South Asian influences. The albumﾒs guest artists include Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg to Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado; from The Hives, She Wants Revenge and Fall Out Boy to Elton John (on piano) and newer artists such as Sri Lankan hip-hopper M.I.A. and Keri Hilson – who is signed, as is Nelly Furtado, to Timbalandﾒs Mosley Music Group.
You can also catch Timbaland on Justin Timberlake’s 38-date North American leg of the FutureSex/LoveShow World Tour, which kicked off in San Diego, CA on January 8th and runs through March; check your local area for details.
