Tag Archives: Timbaland

The Maddening Arrogance and Elusiveness of Justin Timberlake

Posted on March 16, 2013 by tlewisisdope

Justin Timberlake’s solo career has always struck me as a profound exercise in insincerity. And his arrogance has always been almost insultingly transparent, but no one seems to notice it – or care. Take this nugget from his “beggin for … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged appropriation, black music, D'Angelo, FutureSex/LoveSound, Justified, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Pharrell Williams, The 20/20 Experience, Timbaland, Vibe | 8 Comments

Timbaland – ‘Hands In The Air’

Posted on July 7, 2012 by tlewisisdope

My thoughts on Timbaland’s “Hands In The Air.”
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Posted in Music | Tagged Aaliyah, Digital Black, Ginuwine, Hands In The Air, Missy Elliott, Ne-Yo, Playa, Smoke E. Digglera, Static Major, Tim, Timbaland | Leave a comment

Tigger’s 25 Best Albums of the Aughts (00s), Part 1

Posted on January 5, 2010 by tlewisisdope

The thing that is interesting to me about all the lists I’ve read about music in the Aughts is how little the lists reflect the impact of the internet. Reading most lists, you wouldn’t think that the industry changed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Aaliyah, adina howard, amerie, Anthony Hamilton, ashanti, bedtime stories, beethoven, benjamin bush, Beyonce, Bobby Brown, Bobby Womack, Brandy, Britney Spears, carlis p, Ciara, Cindy Herron, daily trade, dance of the sugar plum fairy, Dawn Robinson, Digital Black, dinah washington, En Vogue, Erykah Badu, freedom, Goodie Mob, jawann peacock, Jazz, Jill Scott, johnta austin, Joi, Joi Gilliam, klientel, lala brown, Latocha Scott, Latoiya Williams, Lil Kim, lina, Lyfe Jennings, Madonna, mama's gun, Mariah Carey, mark middleton, Maxine Jones, millie jackson, moonlight sonata, neptunes, operatic vocals, Organized Noize, OutKast, panther, pharrell, Playa, posh spice, Rich Harrison, Ricky Bell, Rihanna, rodney jerkins, ryan leslie, Sad But True, sean garrett, shanice, Smoke E. Digglera, Static Major, stephen garrett, steve garrett, stranger on earth, swing, tchaikovsky, Terry Ellis, Timbaland, Usher, Van Hunt, victoria beckham | 1 Comment

En Vogue is Back

Posted on April 8, 2009 by tlewisisdope

Seriously – why do other groups even try? The irony about En Vogue is that they didn’t change the game nearly as much as they probably should have. It’s almost like every other set of girls just said “we ain’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Cindy Herron, Cindy Herron-Braggs, Dawn Robinson, En Vogue, girl group, Maxine Jones, Mike City, pharrell, Polow da Don, R&B, Raphael Saadiq, Terry Ellis, Timbaland, Xscape | Leave a comment

Best of the Rest: Playa’s Birthday

Posted on October 18, 2008 by tlewisisdope

Choosing an album track to highlight from the Playa catalog is stupid hard. They literally have not recorded a single thing that I haven't loved. I initially wanted to highlight an unreleased song, LUST, which surfaced on Black's 2004 solo … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of the Rest, Music | Tagged Aaliyah, Black, Blackground, Buggin Over You, Da Bassment, Digital Black, Foxy Brown, Ginuwine, gospel, I Gotta Know, I-65, Lust, Missy Elliott, Playa, R&B, Smoke E. Digglera, Smokey, soul, Static, Static Major, Static/Major, Tim's Bio, Timbaland | Leave a comment