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If we're factoring in his Pop and R&B catalog, top five easily!
But, if we're strictly talking hip hop, top 15 or maybe top 10.
He's not a top 5 hip hop producer to me though.
wait, we're talking about all time and all genres?
All time in the rap/pop/rnb circle
Damn lol I would say 15. He has too many classics
dude has classics on top of classics, but it's hard to compare him to producers like brian eno, phil spector, prince, brian wilson, george martin, etc.
Top 20
dude has classics on top of classics, but it's hard to compare him to producers like brian eno, phil spector, prince, brian wilson, george martin, etc.
hard to compare him to mostly a bunch of white men?
Probably top 10
He's so much greater than the Neptunes imo since they get compared so much
other than prince those are white rock producers
obviously, but what f*** does their race have to do with their producing skills? I don't judge my favorites based on the color of their skin.
How can you listen to the beat on Pony, Jigga What, and The Way I Are & think this
Pony dated af imo
dude has classics on top of classics, but it's hard to compare him to producers like brian eno, phil spector, prince, brian wilson, george martin, etc.
Timbaland just as influential as any of them
The man has been extremely influential for 3 decades in many different genres
If anything he’s done more than Prince or Brian Wilson who were dominant for only 2 decades
And I don’t really rate Spector that high in general. Most his iconic work is barely praised
Honestly even George Martin, there’s an argument that while Timbaland obviously won’t come close to the influence of the Beatles, George was also only one part of that outfit and Timbaland by himself has done so much iconic s*** and it’s also outside of just one genre unlike George
Timbaland just as influential as any of them
The man has been extremely influential for 3 decades in many different genres
If anything he’s done more than Prince or Brian Wilson who were dominant for only 2 decades
And I don’t really rate Spector that high in general. Most his iconic work is barely praised
Honestly even George Martin, there’s an argument that while Timbaland obviously won’t come close to the influence of the Beatles, George was also only one part of that outfit and Timbaland by himself has done so much iconic s*** and it’s also outside of just one genre unlike George
Spector has def influenced more than Timbo tho lol
Timbaland just as influential as any of them
The man has been extremely influential for 3 decades in many different genres
If anything he’s done more than Prince or Brian Wilson who were dominant for only 2 decades
And I don’t really rate Spector that high in general. Most his iconic work is barely praised
Honestly even George Martin, there’s an argument that while Timbaland obviously won’t come close to the influence of the Beatles, George was also only one part of that outfit and Timbaland by himself has done so much iconic s*** and it’s also outside of just one genre unlike George
The quality and importance of their work (at their peak) outshines anything he has done, period. Don't even get me started on influence and impact.