TIMBALAND

to be honest i'm not a huuuuge timbaland fan. he's a talented producer no doubt -- he's responsible for some of my favorite beats evar -- but i think he's kiiiiind of boring and probably not as diverse w/ his beats as thinks he is. mehhh thats not really fair. i dont know what his RATE is like, he cranks out soooo much its not surprising some of his songs sound alike... i just dont get nearly as excited for a timbo beat as i do, say, a switch or a blaqstarr or even a bangladesh. i'm trying to say he's irrefutably good, but that i don't care.

BUT REALLY THOUGH fly life put together an exhaustive compilation of timbo jawns... its 5 cds of material to convince me i'm misjudging the man. (this is all bullshit really, timbalands amazing.)

a brief history of timbaland beats (link)
unfortunately all their links are megaupload or some jawn where you have to spread out you downloads by a couple hours so you gota be patient.

MY ALLTIME FAVORITE TIMBALAND BEAT:
shawnna - shake that shit ft luda (zshare)
guitar or whatevers crazy! i dont ever care that the beat never really changes, that loops flawless. theres was a blend on low-b's crunk mixtape, where he put it into twistas kill it all that i always liked too. THAT GUITAR THOUGH!!!

MY SECOND FAVORITE TIMBALAND BEAT: every one w/ missy
missy elliott - the rain (zshare)
the keys the crickets in this one... that one element that pushes the track over into a whole nother realm. i'm trying to think of another example, like the tssssss noise in the hats of the whisper song? the way it quietly says 'boom' on the last cello note in the chief rocka beat? the uh c'mon in the choice is yours? subtle things. and missy elliott is always golden.