Timbaland Thursday
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Timbaland Thursdays is a weekly free music started by producer Timbaland
. It was inspired by Kanye West
's G.O.O.D. Fridays
. In an interview with Rap-Up.com Timbaland stated “So my brother (Sebastian
) told me Kanye is puttin' out a new song every Friday called G.O.O.D. Fridays, Swizz got Mondays,” who recently joined Twitter
. “I don't know if they are on Twitter but can you hit them up, and tell them reserve that Thursday for Timbo the king baby. We’ll call it Timbo Thursday, cool?”.
Every Thursday
, beginning on January 13, 2011, Timbaland planned on releasing a new song available for free download on a specially created website managed by Brian Byrd. All of the tracks come with their own album art.
In the wake of Timbaland Thursdays, Timbaland released a number of unreleased songs via YouTube
in a build up to Timbaland Thursdays officially starting.
On the website 2 other songs were mentioned, "Warped" and "Covers Blown".
A snippet of Warped was released on the site as a track for Shock Value III featuring Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Magoo & Sebastian.
Covers Blown was originally thought to only feature Keri Hilson but on the site it is revealed that it also features Attitude & Sebastian and was originally slated for the initial “Timbaland Presents Shock Value
” album, and may possibly be put onto the next album.
Timbaland Thursdays will go on until the release of his upcoming album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value III.
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
. It was inspired by Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
's G.O.O.D. Fridays
G.O.O.D. Fridays
G.O.O.D. Fridays was a weekly free music giveaway started by rapper Kanye West. The name originates from the name of his label, G.O.O.D. Music, and is also a reference to the Friday before Easter, which is known as Good Friday. Every Friday, beginning on August 20, 2010, Kanye planned on releasing...
. In an interview with Rap-Up.com Timbaland stated “So my brother (Sebastian
Sebastian (rapper)
Garland Mosley , commonly known by his stage name Sebastian, is an American rapper and songwriter...
) told me Kanye is puttin' out a new song every Friday called G.O.O.D. Fridays, Swizz got Mondays,” who recently joined Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
. “I don't know if they are on Twitter but can you hit them up, and tell them reserve that Thursday for Timbo the king baby. We’ll call it Timbo Thursday, cool?”.
Every Thursday
Thursday
Thursday is the fourth day of the week according to the ISO 8601 international standard adopted in most western countries. In countries that use the Sunday-first convention and in the Judeo-Christian calendar it is the fifth day of the week. It falls between Wednesday and Friday...
, beginning on January 13, 2011, Timbaland planned on releasing a new song available for free download on a specially created website managed by Brian Byrd. All of the tracks come with their own album art.
In the wake of Timbaland Thursdays, Timbaland released a number of unreleased songs via YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
in a build up to Timbaland Thursdays officially starting.
On the website 2 other songs were mentioned, "Warped" and "Covers Blown".
A snippet of Warped was released on the site as a track for Shock Value III featuring Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Magoo & Sebastian.
Covers Blown was originally thought to only feature Keri Hilson but on the site it is revealed that it also features Attitude & Sebastian and was originally slated for the initial “Timbaland Presents Shock Value
Timbaland Presents Shock Value
Shock Value, is the second solo studio album, and fifth album overall, by record producer and rapper Timbaland. It is Timbaland's first release on his own imprint, the Interscope Records-distributed Mosley Music Group. Shock Value features a long list of guest artists, among them Fall Out Boy,...
” album, and may possibly be put onto the next album.
Timbaland Thursdays will go on until the release of his upcoming album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value III.
Tracks released
| Song | Released | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Novacaine" (D.O.E. D.O.E. D.O.E. is an American rapper/songwriter, born in North Side Queens.-Biography:Growing up in North side Queens, D.O.E. looked up to Hip-Hop legends like Slick Rick, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur and Wu-Tang Clan for years before deciding to showcase his passion for rap music... ) |
January 10, 2011 | A pre-release from the Timbaland vault released on the website before the installments officially started. |
| "Take Ur Clothes Off" (Timbaland Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.... & Missy Elliott Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one... ) |
January 13, 2011 | Timbaland had his fans guess who the first feature was going to be, most of whom correctly guessed Missy. |
| "Round Da Way Tim" (Timbaland) |
January 20, 2011 | First song produced with upcoming producer Wizz Dumb. |
| "Lil' Apartment" (Timbaland featuring Attitude Attitude (rapper) Timothy Clayton, , better known by his stage name Attitude, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.- Biography :... & 6-Two) |
January 27, 2011 | Song was delivered a little late due to someone trying to "shut down" the website. |
| "808" (Timbaland featuring Brandy Brandy Norwood Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu.... ) |
Frebruary 3, 2011 | Some of the sounds from the game Beaterator Beaterator Beaterator is a music mixer released in September 2009 by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 , Windows, and the iOS released in December 2009. Beaterator was developed by Rockstar Leeds... are used in this song. |
| "You Lied, You Cheated" (Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson Keri Hilson Keri Lynn Hilson is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia, Hilson began her music career as a songwriter, penning tracks for several artists in the mid-2000s as part of the five-person production and songwriting team, The Clutch... ) |
February 11, 2011 | Song was made specifically for Timbaland Thursdays and the drums sample "Swat Dat Fly" by Missy Elliott also previously released on the "YouTube released" tracks. |
| "Mentally" (Timbaland featuring Lyrica Anderson Lyrica Anderson -Music career:Lyrica Anderson started her music career at a young age. She is an artist signed to the record label Mosley Music Group a division of Interscope Records.-Select discography:*"Are You Ready" Hannah Montana Forever, By Hannah Montana... ) |
February 17, 2011 | Song described as having a "Shock Value II Shock Value II Shock Value II is the third solo studio album, from American record producer Timbaland serving as the second volume of the platinum-selling Shock Value which topped charts worldwide and received 16 platinum certifications.... " feel to it. |
| "Hot Mess" (Timbaland featuring J'Royal Price & JimmyCodean) |
February 25, 2011 | Original track that was meant to be released was going to feature Brandy however at the last minute it was changed to this. |
| "Whenever You Like" (Timbaland featuring Bran'Nu) |
March 3, 2011 | Track was originally slated for the Shock Value II album but did not make the final cut. Song also features Brandy as her rap alter-ego "Bran'Nu". |
| "Did it, Done it" (Petey Pablo Petey Pablo Moses Mortimer Barrett III , known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina.-Biography:... ) |
March 8, 2011 | Song uses the same instrumental as "Symphony" from Timbaland's Shock Value II album. |
| "Automatic" (Timbaland featuring 6-Two & Attitude) |
March 10, 2011 | Track was not meant to be released on given date as it was the latter's birthday and he wanted to take a break, however the track did manage to find it's way to the internet with its album art. However the song is now available to download on the website. |
| "All Yall" (Timbaland featuring Attitude & Short Dawg) |
March 17, 2011 | First appearance of Short Dawg from Young Money in the installments. |
| "F*ck You" (Timbaland featuring Attitude) |
March 24, 2011 | Track dedicated to all of Timbalands "haters" and 6-Two is featured on the hook but is uncredited as an artist on the song overall. |
| "Not My Happiness" (Timbaland) |
March 31, 2011 | Simple song with a Gospel music Gospel music Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music.... theme. Song also samples "White Blank Page" by Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band. The band consists of Marcus Mumford , Ben Lovett , Country Winston Marshall , and Ted Dwane... from their album Sigh No More Sigh No More (Mumford & Sons album) The album has received mainly positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 68 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."-Track listing:-Bonus tracks:-Release history:... . |
| "I Won't Board This Plane" (Timbaland) |
April 7, 2011 | No description has been given, though the song has received many negative reviews from fans. |
| "Slow Down" (Timbaland Feat. Blind Fury & Blind Fury as Timbaland) |
April 21, 2011 | On this track Blind Fury is the main rapper on the song, but he also raps as another artist, (Timbaland Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.... ), on the same track. |
| "(Magoo Verse)" (Timbaland Feat. Magoo & Missy Elliott ) |
April 28, 2011 | Snippet release only due to being part of an unfinished and undisclosed song. Snippet was not meant to be released which therefore caused a mass disappointment amongst fans. Produced by Wizz Dumb. |
| "Nothing to Say" (Eve) |
May 6, 2011 | Song uses the same instrumental as Fabolous Fabolous John David Jackson , better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper of African American and Dominican descent. He grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut... 's "Make Me Better Make Me Better "Make Me Better" is the third single from Fabolous' album From Nothin' to Somethin. The song features Ne-Yo on the hook and is produced by Timbaland.-Song Content:Timbaland is quoted as saying that:The strings are sampled from Sherine's "Al Sa'ban Aleh"... " featuring Ne-Yo Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith, Jr. , better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. Beginning his career as a songwriter, Ne-Yo penned the hit "Let Me Love You" for singer Mario... . The same instrumental was also used by Chamillionaire Chamillionaire Hakeem Seriki , better known by his stage name Chamillionaire, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Chamillitary Entertainment. Chamillionaire is also the founder and an original member of The Color Changin' Click... on his track "Get On My Level" from his Mixtape "Mixtape Messiah 3 Mixtape Messiah 3 Mixtape Messiah 3 is a mixtape by southern rapper Chamillionaire. It was released as a free download on Chamillionaire's website on July 18, 2007 at 11pm EDT to promote his album Ultimate Victory, then scheduled for release three months later... ". |
| "90" (Sincere) |
May 13, 2011 | Song was meant to be on Sincere's, (a rapper from New York), album which would've been the first release off of Timbaland's first record label, Zman Records, though Zman Records never really even started. Song was also labelled "Drugs" back then. |
| "See You Again" (Tawanna) |
May 20, 2011 | A 'special' song dedicated to Aaliyah Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside... , 1979 - 2001. |
External links
- Timbaland Thursday http://www.timbalandthursdays.com/
- Timbaland Twitter http://twitter.com/Timbaland007 on TwitterTwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
- Timbaland Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/PerceptionMediaGroup on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....