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Timbaland Biography
Birth Name:
Timothy Z. Mosley
Birth Place:
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Profession
Music producer, hip-hop artist
Fast Facts
- His influences include Prince and Rick James
- Formed a short-lived group, Surrounded by Idiots, with future super-producer Pharrell Williams (of Neptunes fame) while in high school
- Survived two brushes with death: a shooting that left him partially paralyzed for nine months and an auto accident that took the life of his passenger
- Was given his "Timbaland" moniker by Jodeci's Devante Swing
- Was high-school friends with Missy Elliott; produced many of her albums, including her debut, Supa Dupa Fly
- In 2006, founded the record label Mosely Music Group
- Has his own 5,000-square-foot studio in Virginia Beach and does most of his producing there
Relationships
- Garland Mosley -- Brother
- Reign Mosley -- Daughter
- Garland Mosley -- Father
- Latrice Mosley -- Mother
- Monique Idlett -- Wife