Timbaland has been giving the public some obvious leftovers for his Timbaland Thursdays series. The serious started off okay but with the passing of each Thursday, the songs became worse. Many said, “This cannot be the super producer with the Midas Touch.” In the past two weeks, the opinion remained the same or even became harsher.

That’s the masses’ opinions though. This week and last week, Timbo released “Not My Happiness” and “I Won’t Board This Plane.” Okay, upon first listen, these songs sound a mess but that’s because they are. It’s obvious that these are rough cuts, an experiment. However, what make these songs better than the rest is the fact they are a CHANGE. The sound that was born in 2006 (Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado) has been manipulated in every which way… it is dead.  Now Timbaland needs to perfect this newer and less used sound to come back strong again.

“Not My Happiness”

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“I Won’t Board This Plane”

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