Throwback Thursday: Timbaland – “Here We Come” (featuring Missy Elliott & Magoo)
He’s the man that they call Timbaland, and he turns 50 years old today.
Born Timothy Mosley, the Virginia native is one of the most prolific and successful producers in the history of popular music. His career began in the early ’90s, where he produced songs for local acts while recording music of his own. In those early days, his collaborators included fellow future legends Missy Elliott and Pharrell Williams, who is actually related to him. His big break will come in 1993, when he landed a production credit on Jodeci’s Diary of a Mad Band.
As the ’90s progress, Timbaland’s profile continued to rise. He would become an “it” producer after working on Aaliyah’s sophomore set, One in a Million, where he is credited as a songwriter and producer on eight songs, including the title track and “If Your Girl Only Knew.” Over the next two decades, he will go on to produce hits for everyone from Ginuwine to Jay-Z to Justin Timberlake.
In the midst of all of that success as a producer, Timbaland has released a few songs of his. His very first single as a lead artist was “Here We Come” (featuring Missy Elliott & Magoo), released in November of ’98. Based on the Spider-Man theme song, the track is a criminally underrated jam and a fine example of Timbaland’s ingenuity. The song would only manage to reach No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100, but as we’ve established numerous times before, good songs fall through the cracks every now and then — especially in the ’90s.
If you’re hearing this song for the first time, thank me later.
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