Timothy Zachery "Timbaland" Mosley (born March 10, 1972) is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper and DJ. Timbaland's first full credit production work was in 1996 on
Ginuwine...the Bachelor for
R&B singer
Ginuwine. After further work on
Aaliyah's 1996 album
One in a Million and
Missy Elliott's 1997 album
Supa Dupa Fly, Timbaland became a prominent producer for R&B and
hip hop artists. As a rapper he initially released several albums with fellow rapper
Magoo, but later released his debut solo album
Tim's Bio in 1998.