Timbaland: Jay-Z/American Gangster, Mosley Music Group

Timbaland speaks on Jay-Z and American Gangster:
"He wants me to do the next single...He just does it for fun. We talked about [his next album]. He says it's just a hobby, ain't nothing else to do. When a person tells you that, what you supposed to say? 'You crazy'? He said, 'I don't wait for nothing. I'm there. I'm doing it for the love of music.' What am I supposed to say? 'You wack for doing it'? ... That's another thing: It could hurt him or it could make him be not the legend he is. That's the only thing I'm scared of for my friend."

MissInfo questions the idea of Jay-Z's involvement with American Gangster as a "spontaneous whim" and leaves it at that.  The actual details of how Jay-Z's album came about will probably never be revealed but I like the idea of this being a spontaneous project.  I think part of the problem with Kingdom Come is that it all seemed so calculated it was hard to appreciate.

If Jay-Z really does walk in and drop lyrics and he really has the power we all believe he has then why couldn't he do this?  I think it fits him much better than Kingdom Come plus it allows him to relive his own fantasies of being a criminal kingpin.  It could easily enhance his reputation and that's a chance worth taking.

Timbaland had this to say about why the needs of the Mosley Music Group will keep him from producing the entirety of Missy Elliott's next album:
"I probably won't do the whole thing 'cause I gotta get my own thing up and poppin'...I had to do partial and try to oversee it the best way I can for her. But I can't make Atlantic a ton of money and leave Mosley Music with nothing. That don't make logical sense. Missy is my sister, but I got a family: Nelly [Furtado], Keri [Hilson], One Republic. If I don't function, then they don't function and they can't get their careers off...

"These are all my people I'm putting out," he added about his label. "Up-and-coming stars that are gonna keep me laying low for a minute so I can chill out and take a vacation. I went on one for the first time in 15 years. I wanna take more. While they are working, I can chill out and collect the money. ... Well, not collect the money, just be involved as a daddy figure — 'Nah, do this. Change this' — like I used to be."

Comments

[Jarrett]

It's an interesting move. I'm sure Jay is aware his last project wasn't as received as he would've liked, so there maybe a movement to tell Jay enough is enough.

On the other hand, it could be fire and be a resurgence for him, especially if the movie is good. Hard to tell.

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