• Timbaland Leaks New Track 'Them Jeans' Featuring Migos [LISTEN]

    Famed producer, Timbaland, has been eyeing the release of his own brand new record, T'extbook Timbo,' for awhile now, but new signs point to its imminent release. The rapper has just leaked a brand new track titled "Them Jeans" featuring Atlanta rap trio, Migos.
  • Jay Z & Timbaland 'Big Pimpin'' Sample Lawsuit, Back To Court After 8 Years

    After the original lawsuit was thrown out in 2007, Jay Z is under fire once again for the sample he used in his hit song "Big Pimpin'." The estate of composer Baligh Hamdi has sued the rapper/businessman for $5 million for his use of the song "Khosara Khosara" in his popular 2000 track. Joining him in court will be producer Timbaland, whose production was central to the track's success.
  • Big Pimpin' Finally Gets Trial Date

    Jay Z, Timbaland and other representatives of various music agencies will finally come to court to comment on one of the longest-running lawsuits in the United States, questioning the use of a sample in the single "Big Pimpin'." The emcee and the producer will comment at a trial scheduled to begin in October after more than 16 years of legal wrangling.
  • Timbaland Posts New Aaliyah Music Announcement on Instagram

    Timbaland worked conclusively with Aaliyah prior to her death during 2001, and therefore has often been associated with guarding her discography, but now the producer has declared that he'll be mastering new material from the performer that has yet to reach the public's ears. The Aaliyah-affiliate made a very loud/excited statement on the subject matter via Instagram this weekend.
  • Best Musical Pranks: Justin Bieber, Paul McCartney, Nine Inch Nails and More Celebrate April Fools Day

    If you've been reading the news today, especially on Music Times, you know that you've got to watch your back: It's April Fools and irresponsible music media sites are out to get you. We decided to go back and find five of the most epic, dedicated musical pranks the the history of the unofficial holiday. Justin Bieber and Paul McCartney are among those who succeed and suffer with the carrying out of every prank.
  • Jay Z, Timbaland Big Pimpin' Sample Lawsuit Likely Heading to Trial In October After 8 Years

    After nearly eight years of litigation, Jay Z's lingering lawsuit of the allegedly improper use of an Egyptian sample by his then producer, Timbaland (co-defendant in the case), is likely headed to court. The trial is set tentatively scheduled for October 13 after the judge indicated she would likely deny the plaintiff, Osama Ahmed Fahmy's motion for summary judgment against the "Magna Carta" rapper. The lawsuit is centered on the song, "Khosara, Khosara" used in the 1960 Egyptian film "Fata ahlami, which was turned into the hook for Jay Z and Timbaland's 2000 hit "Big Pimpin'".
  • Timbaland Says Aaliyah Spoke to Him in A Dream at SXSW, Declared Tink to Be 'The One'

    The "next Aaliyah" has been in discussion for more than 13 years following the R&B star during 2001. Timbaland believes that 19 year-old Chicago performer Tink is the final answer, and he's got other backers telling him the same thing: Aaliyah herself. The producer/performer told a crowd at the South by Southwest Festival this week that his former collaborator had visited him in a dream to deliver the prophecy.
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