Timbaland

Timbaland is, to me, one of the true architects of how popular music sounded in the 2000s. Raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he built a signature out of stuttering, off-kilter rhythms so distinctive that you can name him within a bar or two. What impresses me is that he never chased trends; he bent the trends toward his own sound, reshaping hip-hop and R&B in the process. He is also that rare figure who works both behind the board and on the mic. His Grammy and Time 100 recognition feel less like a peak than the world finally catching up to what producers knew all along.

Name (English)

Timbaland

Name (Japanese)

ティンバランド

Reading

てぃんばらんど

Born

March 10, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rat

Origin

Virginia, United States

Occupation

record producer / songwriter / rapper / singer / disc jockey

High school

Salem High School

Awards & achievements

• 2015 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
• 2021 Time 100

• Official sitehttps://timbaland.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/timbaland/
• Xhttps://x.com/Timbaland
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbaland
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179257

Tags

• Virginia
• record producer
• songwriter
• rapper

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.