Timothy Zachery Mosley (born 10 March 1971), better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer-songwriter, actor, musician and rapper. He is the older brother of rapper Sebastian (Sebastian (rapper)).

Timbalands first full credit production work was in 1996 on Ginuwine...the Bachelor for R&B (Contemporary R&B) singer Ginuwine. After further successful work on Aaliyahs 1996 album One in a Million (One in a Million (Aaliyah album)) and Missy Elliotts 1997 album Supa Dupa Fly, Timbaland became a prominent producer for R&B and hip-hop artists. Initially he released several albums with fellow rapper Magoo (Magoo (rapper)).

He has collaborated with numerous artists, including Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Katy Perry, Keri Hilson and X Factor (The X Factor (UK)) winner Leona Lewis. He has also produced tracks for Mariah Carey, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, Keshia Chant� and Jay-Zs upcoming albums. Timbaland also produced Chris Cornells 2009 album Scream. Shakira was asked to record vocals on the song "Give It Up to Me" to be included on Timbalands forthcoming album but it was placed on her third studio album She Wolf and released as the second US single instead. In September 2009, Timbaland announced that Shock Value II (Timbaland Presents Shock Value II) would be released on 23 November in Europe and 24 November in North America. However it was pushed back to 8 December, preceded by the first single which features a new recording artist named SoShy (Deborah Epstein) and Nelly Furtado entitled "Morning After Dark".