Have you ever noticed if you use the same sound samples that after a while your beats start to sound very similar. This is a very common problem with producers. Keeping a fresh source of sound samples is a must for anyone who makes beats - no matter what type of music you produce.

If you listen closely, you'll hear the super producers changing their sound samples every once and a while. For example, many of the beats the neptunes were doing started to really sound the same. Check out the drum sounds used in the following songs:

Ray Jay - "Formal invite"

Usher - "You don't have to call"

Kelis - "Get along with you"

Jadakiss - "Knock yourself out"

These are just a few examples of songs with really similar drum kit sound samples. But you'll notice that the sounds have changed considerably in more recent songs like:

Nelly - "Hot in herr"

Snoop Dogg - "Drop it like it's hot"

Neptunes aren't the only producers to do this, you can find the same trend in any major producer. Check out some of Timbaland's earlier work and you'll here the same prominent snare used over and over. But you don't hear it that often in tracks like Omarion - "Ice box".

I believe this is what really defines a super producer. We all fall in love with certain sounds that go together. This is a natural occurrence as a producer. But super producers will keep coming out with new sound samples and redevelop their signature sound over and over.

Look at what's happening to Lil Jon. His signature synthesizer and club claps and kicks were used in at least a dozen songs, but now you don't really hear anything from him. I don't want to classify Lil Jon as a super producer or not, but I guarantee that if Lil Jon doesn't come out with new sounds to define his beats that he'll be a nobody in no time.

Timothy Z Mosely who is better known in the music world as Timbaland is a famous American producer, singer and a rapper. He ventured in the music industry in the 90s' and worked as a protege of Devante from Jodeci. His production style is marked by an individualistic uniqueness, unorthodox music arrangements and his instrumentation has a sense of space and rhythm. Timbaland is such a producer who has spread his musical influence on every genre of music and made a successful career as a pop music producer mainly. Timbaland is also a very good performer and has solo and duets to his credit. He also gave vocals to many of the songs sung by him as well as other contemporary singers.

Timbaland worked in collaboration with many of the famous singers and producers like Magoo, Petey Pablo, Beck, Jay-z etc. During the period around 2001, Timbaland produced three tracks for Tweet's debut collection, Southern Hummingbird and produced tracks for singers like Lil Kim and Southern rapper, Pastor Troy. In collaboration with producer Scott Storch, he worked on the production of a number of tracks by the former NSYNC singer Justin Timberlake. This smash album was entitled, "Justified". Another of the massive hits of the album includes "Cry Me a River". This song, however, helped Timberlake to establish himself as a mature singer and helped him to wipe out his teeny bopper image. Timbaland's talents to do rap and his appearance in the music video of "Cry Me A River" made him hugely famous. However, after the release of this album, Timbaland broke up with Scott over some financial problems. In the year, Timbaland produced album "Future, sex, love, sounds" was nominated got the Grammy awards in the "album of the year" category.

Timbaland is considered to be a great producer, singer and a rapper. His production was so full of individualistic fervor that it sometimes said to overshadow the credited performer and became the star attraction of the performance. Timberland has created some of the most astounding creations of the time and specialized in the modern pop music and the urban music. He also created songs for Missy Elliott who worked with him and DeVante. In April 2007, Timbaland released an album featuring singers such as Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott and Elton John.

While working on "Ginuwine…The Bachelor", R&B artist Aaliyah contacted Missy Elliot and Timbaland to compose the second album for her. The result was that the creation by Timbaland had so many innovations that Aaliyah became the superstar overnight. However, Timbaland is also accused for illegally sampling material from certain middle eastern sources. Timbaland's second album with Magoo, with whom he worked with DeVante Swing, was "Indecent Proposal" that has appearance by some of their acquaintances like Aaliyah and Beck.

In the year 2003, Timbaland's hit single "Deliverance" came out marking the release of the third album, which was a collaboration work of Timbaland and Magoo, was named the Under Construction Part 2. Sista, Timbaland, and Magoo became the Devant's Swing Mob signees who are also known as "Da Bassment" crew with artists such as the Playa, Ginuwine and the girl group Sugah. Timbaland's voice is deep and has a electronic sound, and he is the master of an attractive voice texture that made him popular among various genres along with pop and hip hop.

Timbaland Z. Moseley or Tm Moseley was born in the year 1971, March 10. Timbaland is an American composer, singer, rapper and record producer, who could make hip hop beats come alive. Timbaland is mainly known for his works in hip-hop, R&B and pop. Tim is the producer of many singles of many of the singers since the mid-90s. He has nicely played with many genres of music and his music characterizes a trademark sense of space and rhythm and have marked difference in the arrangements, sounds and instrumentation. He is also a very well reputed performer and has performed solo on many occasions. He has also provided the vocals to many of the songs that he produced.

Moseley grew familiar with Magoo in Norfolk. He began making backing tracks on hip-hop, which Magoo liked. At that time Missy Elliott, on behalf of Magoo, got a chance to work under Devante Swing. Elliott brought Moseley along and that was the starting point of Moseley’s work with the Devante. Devante is the member and the producer of the R&B act Jodeci. Devante actually renamed Timbaland after the Timbaland boot that became popular in the hip-hop fashion. Timbaland later became one of the parts of the Devante Swing's Mob signees known as "Da Bassment" crew. Later Timbaland did many of the production work with the Devante productions. Some of the projects that Timbaland worked under the Devante includes, the 1995 Jodeci LP the Show, The Hotel, The After Party, there are various others. In 1995, most of the acts of Devante broke ties with the producer. However, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa and a few others collaborated and continued working on individual projects.

Timbaland

Photo: MTV

Once again, Timbaland, is doing something that has never been done. He is about to make history with mobile phone provider Verizon Wireless momentarily. Timbaland, real name Tim Mosely, will be the first producer/artist to release a mobile, phone-only music album.

He just made this official after signing a groundbreaking contract with the U.S. based Verizon Wireless to release a song from this album every month. Presumably there will be at least twelve tracks. The songs will only be available to Verizon subscribers of the proprietary V Cast mobile service.

Among other things, Timbo promises the tracks will feature guest stars for Verizon listeners. As Timbaland explains, "Every place don't get a CD, but everybody has a mobile phone. Just producing a mobile album has never been done. I'm the first to ever do it."

Missy Elliot

Photo: Atlantic Records

Since the release of her 2005 album The Cookbook Singer/Song Writer/Producer, Missy Elliot, seems to have been laying low from the limelight.

Despite her cameo appearances on Let It Go from Keishsa Cole, the music scene seems to have been lacking her club-banger, dance-ready music.

Fans of the talented musicians will be pleased to know Missy is coming back in full force. Her first two singles "Ching-A-Ling" and "Shake Your Pom Pom" will both appear on Atlantic's upcoming album Step Up 2 The Streets. The buzz is already being created with the heat from "Ching-A-Ling" debuted at position 52 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Charts.

But it gets better, her solo album is expected to be released in the first quarter. And Billboard sources say Missy Elliot plans to reunite with Timbaland for the new, as-of-yet titled album.