Unfortunately, but predictably, Timberland’s productions still only sound at home on tracks featuring those he’s familiar with: Furtado, Timberlake and modern R’n’B queen Keri Hilson, and these are the record’s highlights. Like its predecessor, the aim of Shock Value II is to combine Timbo-stamped R’n’B/hip-hop beats with pop vocals to create a best of both worlds, featuring a huge host of collaborators that ranges from unexpected names like Katy Perry, The Fray, The Disney Channel’s Miley Cyrus and Nickelback front-man Chad Kroeger to hip-hop man of the moment Drake. Shock Value II, Timbaland’s third solo album, attempts to pick up where that left off, three years down the line. One of the biggest hip-hop artists to come out of Virginia Beach – other residents include the Neptunes and Missy Elliot – Timbaland made his name in the mid to late 90s producing R’n’B for Jodeci, Ginuwine and more obviously, his frequent collaborators Aaliyah and the aforementioned Elliot.Īfter spending the majority of this decade as arguably both hip-hop and pop music’s most recognized producer – by 2007, he’d crafted hits for Jay-Z, Nelly Furtado, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake – Timbaland released his biggest artist album, the occasionally revelatory Shock Value which featured ubiquitous singles ‘The Way I Are’ and ‘Apologize’. Available on: Blackground / Mosley Music LP
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