Shock Value III to be Released in November

Alight Timstans, word is that Shock Value III is scheduled for a November release. No specific date yet, but when we find out, we will be sure to let you know. Y'all hyped for SV3?

Unreleased Timbo Ringtone - "Dance With You"

Well...not really unreleased. Back in 2008, this ringtone was used for a Sony Ericsson, and played throughout Latin America. Peep:

Tonight on BET: Tribute to Aaliyah

In honor of the 10th anniversary of Aaliyah's passing, BET will be airing a tribute entitled "Aaliyah: One in a Million," at 8PM EST. The tribute will feature videos, rare footage, and interviews with close friends and collaborators, including Timbaland and Missy. Here's a clip of Missy and Tim talking about Aaliyah:



Also, be sure to check out BET and MTV throughout the day as they pay tribute to Aaliyah.

Remembering Aaliyah

A decade ago, the world lost an amazing singer and spirit in Aaliyah Dana Haughton. I remember waking up, going to the kitchen, and seeing my mom look a little nervous. When she saw me in the kitchen, she said: "I don't know how to tell you this...Aaliyah passed away in a plane crash today." I was shocked. I told my mother that she had to be wrong, that she confused Aaliyah with another artist, that it was just a rumor. And then I turned on the news, and saw it for myself. I didn't know what to do. I was overwhelmed with sadness. Here's someone who I never met, never talked to or anything, and yet I was so affected by her passing. And I think that speaks to the power of Aaliyah. She beautifully touched people across the world (people who had no personal interaction with her) with her voice, personality, artistry, and infectious smile. To all fans of Aaliyah and The Chronicles, feel free to share with us your favorite memory and/or song with us.

Rest In Peace, Baby Girl. We will never forget you.

Timbo on Demi Lovato Album

We've seen Timbaland's tweets about wanting to work with Demi Lovato, and the tweets by both Tim and Demi regarding their studio sessions, and now we get to hear the fruit of their labor. Yes, Timbaland will be featured on Demi's upcoming album Unbroken. Timbaland bookends the album by having the first track, "All Night Long," and the last track, "Skyscraper (Remix)," which was remixed by Tim and Wizz Dumb. Be sure to check out the songs when Demi's album drops September 20th.

Keep Bill Pettaway in Your Thoughts/Prayers

If you follow Timbaland and/or Sebastian on twitter, then you probably read their tweets last night regarding their long-time collaborator and good friend, Bill Pettaway. He's currently battling cancer, and Sebastian, Timbaland, and The Chronicles are asking all of you to tweet Bill (@Pmusic1), and show him love and send him words of encouragement. Those of us who know Bill, know he's more than just a musical genius; he's one of the most funny, love-filled, and kind people you will ever meet. So please keep Bill in your thoughts and prayers. Sending positive vibes, prayers, and thoughts your way, Bill!!!

David Guetta ft. Timbaland and Dev - "I Just Wanna F**k"

We have yet another Timbo/David Guetta collab, and this time it's off of David Guetta's upcoming album *Nothing but the Beat*. The track is called "I Just Wanna F***". Peep:



Props to Thomas for the heads up! Thoughts on the song?

Shock Value III Single - "Pass at Me" ft. Pitbull and David Guetta

If you follow Timbo on Twitter, then you know that he's currently filming the music video to "Pass at Me" (featuring Pitbull and David Guetta), reportedly the first single off of Shock Value III. While we don't have the video yet, famed Italian photographer, Raphael Mazzucco, and Interscope chairman (aka Timbaland's boss), Jimmy Iovine, are using the song to promote their upcoming coffee table book, Culo by Mazzucco, which comes out November 22nd. Basically, it's a book that showcases women's...um...butts across various regions and time. Check out the song and the Culo promo video (video is directed by Jeth Weinrich):



So are y'all feeling the "Pass at Me?" Good first single? Bad first single? Report back!

Timbo Mystery: Will the Real Kelly/Kelli Price Please Stand Up!

Fans and followers of The Thomas Crown Chronicles know how much we love rumors and mysteries regarding Timbaland, and today I think we have real Timbo history gem.

Have you ever listened to "Talking on the Phone" off of Tim's Bio and thought, "Damn, Kelly Price sounds a little off on this track. She doesn't really sound like herself."? Well, there might be a reason for that. Truth is, that might not be the Kelly Price that most music fans know.

Recently, I came across an article in SESAC Magazine (a magazine for and about songwriters and music publishers), that featured a story on Grammy nominated singer/songwriter, Keli Nicole Price. Peep the article here:

Much to my surprise, Keli was born and raised in Virginia Beach, where she met and became friends with Missy Elliott while she (Keli) was in high school. According to the article, Missy really enjoyed Keli's voice and songwriting skills, and soon enlisted Keli to write and record vocals for some of Missy's upcoming projects. What upcoming projects you might ask? Well, after some research, I cam across THIS interesting post on the Nicole Wray fan blog, "Nicole Wray: Billy Holliday of the Streetz," that featured a discussion on Keli Nicole Price. According to the blog, while Keli frequently recorded vocals and cowrote songs for Missy and Timbaland, she was often uncredited or wrongly credited (for example, Kelly Price). On which songs exactly? How about: Lil' Mo's "5 Minutes," "Talking on the Phone," Nicole Wray's "Make it Hot," Missy's "Hit em wit da hee" remix, "Married" off the 30 years to Life Soundtrack, AND Missy's entire Supa Dupa Fly album!! One word: UNBELIEVABLE! It's so unbelievable that most of the Timstans I spoke with didn't want to believe that this was true. How could someone not receive proper writing and/or background vocal credit for so many songs?? How could Missy (and even Timbo) not correct the situation? Why didn't anyone get sued? So many questions, and not one answer. Kelly Price or Keli Price, if either of y'all are reading this, hit up the Chronicles! Will the real Kelly Price/Keli Price please stand up!!

Ginuwine vs. Rebel vs. Jamie Foxx vs. Ray J - "Hate to Love"

Earlier this week, a Ray J version of "Hate to Love" (sometimes labeled "Love to Hate) leaked on the internet. Peep:



This marks the FOURTH version of this song, behind Ginuwine, Rebel/R-Styl, and Jamie Foxx.

Sadly, no one actually released it for their respective albums. With that said, who do you think rocked the beat best? Why do you think no one officially released the record? Let us know!!

Three Surrounded By Iditios (S.B.I.) tracks leak

Perhaps inspired by Pharrell and Timbaland working in the studio last month, Larry Live decided to share three unreleased S.B.I./Surrounded By Idiots (the pre-Basement Crew group featuring Timbo, Pharrell, Magoo, and Larry Live) songs with us. These tracks allegedly came out in 1990/1. Check 'em out:

Skull Caps & Stripe Shirts (This is the first time they recorded together in a studio)


It's Like That


If Ur Freaky Baby

In Case You Missed It...

Here's the full video of last night's Missy Elliott: Behind the Music, which aired last night on VH1:

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Behind The Music, Reality TV Shows, Reality TV Shows 6

Great footage of Da Basement days as well as footage of Tim and Missy in the studio for her upcoming album. Thoughts on the episode?

P.S. Did we hear some unreleased/soon-to-be-released Timbo beats during the episode?!?!?!

Timbaland Confirms (Kind of...) What Many of us Knew about Pac's "No More Pain"

Last week, as many fans and artists celebrated what would have been Tupac Shakur's 40th birthday, Timbaland sent out an interesting tweet about his relationship to Pac:

"no more pain" all eyez on me - 2pac when the world got a taste of my vicious drum patterns back then

While the liner notes credit Devante Swing to producing "No More Pain," many Timstans speculated that Tim ghost produced the track or that Devante simply copied Tim's style. When I first saw Tim's tweet last week, I was shocked that he finally talked about Pac's "No More Pain" and his relation to it, but I quickly remembered that our own J-Boogie posted a 1998 interview with Timbaland that featured a discussion on "No More Pain." While discussing Da Basement's "Love You Down," Timbaland confirmed that Devante produced the song but quickly noted:

but that style came from me. That's my style. He put that style on Tupac's double CD too.

Here, of course, Tim was referring to "No More Pain," and so while many of us might read Tim's tweet last week as confirming that he produced the track, it's clear from the 1998 interview that Devante simply jacked Tim's style, drum pattern and all. You can peep the whole interview HERE.

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Timbo/Nelly Furtado for "Do it"

After four years, a ton of youtube videos, and many discussions across the internet and music world on whether Timbaland "steals music," a U.S. Federal Judge in Florida recently dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Timbaland, Nelly Furatdo, and others concerning Nelly's track "Do it." According to the Judge, Finnish recording comapny, Kernal Records Oy, failed to copyright the song "Acid Jazzed Evening" before suing Timbo, and as a result, the record company has no legal standing to sue Timbaland. You can read the full court document HERE. Well, so far Timbaland is 2-0 in the courtroom this year. We'll see if he and his lawyers can make it 3-0 with the impending lawsuit regarding "Big Pimpin'."

Timbaland and Lil' Kim at ZARfest Party

While we don't have video of Timbaland's concert performance in Johannesburg (yet!), we do have video of Tim and Lil' Kim performing "Jump Off" at one of ZARfest's multiple parties that night. Check it:



Timbo's DJ, Freestyle Steve, served as DJ for the ZARfest pre-party and after party. You can find pictures of Tim, Fat Joe, Ciara, and Lil' Kim at the various parties and performing in concert HERE.

Again, for those who went to ZARfest in Johannesburg, write us a review, send us video/pictures, and we'll post them!

Ginuwine: A New Beginning

Ginuwine fans will be happy to hear that G is coming out with a reality tv show entitled "Ginuwine: A New Beginning." The show showcases G's never-ending grind of touring, creating new music, and being a father to his children and husband to his wife and former artist Sole. Ginuwine and his camp are currently shopping the show around so there's no word on which network will pick it up. Check out the trailer below:



G seems to be spending a lot of time in Miami. I wonder if he and Tim cooked something up. Guess we will have to watch and see.

Coming June 29th! Missy Elliott: Behind the Music

In 2004, E! aired True Hollywood Story: Missy Elliott. And now, on June 29th, 2011 at 10pm EST, VH1 will launch the new season of Behind the Music with an episode on Missy Elliott!! The episode will feature interviews with Missy's longtime friends and collaborators, including Timbaland, Ciara, and Mary J. Blige. Here's the blurb from VH1 on the episode:

Becoming the most successful female writer-producer-artist the hip hop world has ever seen was not easy for Missy Elliott. Born in Virginia, Missy was faced with the hardships of poverty at the age of eight. Surrounded by abuse and horror, Missy used her passion for music to escape from it all, landing a record deal at the age of 19 with DeVante Swing of Jodeci. For the first time, Missy breaks her silence about why she had to walk away from DeVante and her first group “Da Bassment.” Not letting her past bring her down, Missy surpassed her demons and rose to fame with her groundbreaking debut album “Supa Dupa Fly.” Working with some of the biggest names in the music industry, from Diddy to Mariah Carey to Janet Jackson and with her daring lyrics, Missy Elliott was able to take over the hip hop world and become a millionaire by the age of 25. After years away from the spotlight, Missy Elliott is opening up publicly for the first time in this “Behind The Music."

The LA Times recently spoke with Brad Abramson, executive producer of Behind the Music, who had to say this about the Missy's episode: “Missy was great and very candid...She talked for the first time about her [near fatal bout with] Graves disease, which she’s been battling for the last few years, and spoke in detail about the sexual abuse she experienced as a child.”

Be sure to tune in to/TiVo/DVR/PVR VH1 on June 29th at 10pm EST to catch, Missy Elliott: Behind the Music.

Sample of the Week: Sincere - "90"/"Drugs"

This sample of the week comes from Wamya, who is a Timstan and a fan of TCC. S/he recently emailed us with some dope info about Sincere's "90"/"Drugs:"

Found some pretty cool stuff I thought you'd be interested in.
First, the sample from Sincere and Tim's 90.Was listening to it and recognized the lyrics on the hook instantly.
It's off of the soundtrack to Shaka Zulu (mini-series) from back in the day. Watched it a couple of times when I was a kid. LOL.

Here's the sample:



Great ear, Wamya !! What's interesting about this sample is that this isn't the first time "Shaka Zulu" has been connected with Timbo. Most Timstans know that Mocha has an unreleased timbo-produced song called "Shaka Zulu." I'm not a betting man, but I'm pretty sure that song samples a track off the Shaka Zulu soundtrack.

Well that's it for this week's sample of the week. Thanks again to Wamya!!!

P.S. Yo Tim, how about releasing some Mocha tracks for Timbaland Thursdays?!?!

Music Video: Keri Hilson ft. Nelly - "Lose Control"

The video has been out for a few weeks, but just in case you haven't seen it:

Going to ZARfest in Jo'burg? We Want to Hear from You!

If you're curious as to why we didn't have a Timbaland Thursday's track last week, it's because Timbaland was travelling to southern Africa for a four date concert tour with Lil' Kim, Fat Joe, Ciara, and DJ Scratch. Unfortunately, the tour hasn't been going so well for Timbo and his fans. Airplane trouble forced him to miss the concert in Harare, Zimbabwe, and the concerts in Durban and Cape Town were cancelled allegedly due to poor ticket sales. BUT, ZARFest is confirming that Timbaland and all other artists will be performing in Johannesburg on Friday. So for Timstans and TCC followers who are going to the concert in Johannesburg, we want to hear from you! Send us a review and we will post it!

P.S. There's a rumor that Timbo will try to make-up his missed Zimbabwean concert before he leaves Africa, so if the rumor is true and you will be there, email us a review!