Welcome to Our World

继吹牛老爹、肯伊威斯特、菲董…后 最能在乐团呼风唤雨的才气大师 1997年协同好搭档Magoo以二人组型式推出登上美国专辑榜TOP33+销售大破百万的首张专辑 首支主打单曲“Up Jumps Da’ Boogie”夺下全美饶舌榜冠军+节奏蓝调/嘻哈榜TOP4+流行单曲榜TOP12 摊开近期数周全球流行排行榜的动向，经过吹牛老爹、肯伊威斯特、菲董…等超级制作人洗礼后，是谁最能呼风唤雨，成为最新冠军制造机，跨界广获众家歌手争相邀约，这宝座绝对非Timbaland莫属。 目标显著的大块头Timbaland，是来自维吉尼亚州原名Timothy Z. Mosley，在认识乐界女子‘重’量级人物Missy Elliott与饶舌歌手兼工作伙伴Magoo后，三人开始合作搞音乐。当Missy与她的女子团体Sista被情色美声四人组的团员兼制作人DeVante Swing赏识签入自设厂牌Swing Mob旗下，Missy不忘带着Timbaland与Magoo一起进入唱片公司。才华出众的Timbaland开始参与多位歌手/团体的专辑制作以及歌曲撰写，同时认识尚未大红的Pharrell Williams。 经过成打的畅销作品问世后，于1997年以Timbaland & Magoo二人组型式推出首张专辑【Welcome To Our World】，登上美国专辑榜Top33，销售大破百万余张。第一支主打单曲“Up Jumps Da’ Boogie”，夺下全美饶舌榜冠军+节奏蓝调/嘻哈榜Top4+流行单曲榜Top12，更请到嘻哈教母蜜西艾莉特与节奏蓝调美声小公主Aaliyah/艾莉亚助阵，此辑特别加赠一首混音版本；受到蜜西以及Timbaland提拔的饶舌新秀Mad Skillz，献上才气十足的说唱技能于“Clock Strikes”之中，开出饶舌榜Top8+节奏蓝调/嘻哈榜Top24亮眼红盘；1996年被情色咸湿R&B四人团Jodeci发掘，引荐给Timbaland自此打开演艺生涯的肌肉猛男Ginuwine，成功出道后感恩回馈“Joy”，宣泄令人动容的‘G’式招牌嗓音。Timbaland聪颖的制作才能加上Magoo过耳不忘的独特饶舌音调，顺利为他俩打开演艺之路的大门。 Welcome to Our World is one of the better rap debuts of 1997, establishing Timbaland & Magoo as gifted hip-hop musicians in their own right. The pair had previously written or produced tracks for such stars as Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Ginuwine, and the spare, kinetic beats of "Supa Dupa Fly" and "Pony" are a good indication of what's available on Welcome to Our World. Without relying too heavily on samples, producer Timbaland has created a distinctive sound that is funky in an edgy, creative way -- these beats are modern yet timeless, as the hit "Up Jumps da' Boogie" illustrates. Furthermore, Timbaland is clever enough to keep shifting the tone of the album, balancing the up-tempo party numbers with ballads and menacing, mid-tempo crawls. Magoo is generally up to the challenge, delivering fluid freestyle raps and only occasionally lapsing into cliché. There are still a few slow spots on the record -- like most modern-day hip-hop albums, it simply runs way too long -- but at its best, Welcome to Our World is a welcome change of pace.