Hip-hop producer Timbaland is finding himself embroiled in a controversy that spreads from the shores of North American pop music to the unlikely locale of Finland.
Belgian web magazine Side Line writes, "Part of that Furtado track ["Do It"] (both the intro and the melody) holds an astonishing resemblance with the Amiga .MOD which was originally entered into a music-competition at 'Assembly 2000', a multimedia-party held in Helsinki, Finland in the year 2000. The entry titled "Acid Jazzed Evening" won the competition and now seems to be ripped to feature in the Timbaland produced track."
The controversy has gained large amounts of attention after making the front page of Digg, and being featured on Slashdot. Don't take our word for it, watch the video below and decide for yourself.
Timbaland's mounting music troubles
Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Tons of media links etc http://pelulamu.net/timbaland/
Posted at 4:25AM on Jan 17th 2007 by info
3. Read this Article before making hasty comments.
http://www.c64audio.com/timbaland.php
4. Yea well, it's soo0 daamn unfortunate whut been speareddin all around! In here, finland (daang) WE ALL startin fo reaal hatin' this wannaB producer who fcked up and with all BS he spinnin' around...
I'm also an artist who at least cud give sum RSPCT before thou' to this Timbaland who seem like any1 else who wantz luZuf power as well as money & fame, who wulnt but C'moon, there's sum limits @least!!
for instance: would U really kill sum1 to achieve sumthin?? or sellin' your parent to get sumthng?!?!
All these cummin' with psycologic system & society these damn days which are shame and so0 sad...
Now days I see mr. Timbaland as a TRASH, he's waay too laZy and un-creative so haw to steal from otherside ocean by thinkin' truth wudnt cum out, GLOBALLY net is this generation, so WAKEEEY Timbo', thank gad we haw World wide Web...
Zip it and shut it, SHAME ON U!!!
Piis to y'ALL who readin' this, i know mr. Suni...
Posted at 10:02AM on Jan 26th 2007 by LadyFromFinland!
1. The plagiarism here by Timbaland is blatant. I hate to use YTMND as a reference, but they do provide a better comparison here: http://timbalandtempest.ytmnd.com/
I hope that Janne Sunni (aka Tempest) is compensated very handsomely by Geffen Records for this atrocity.
Posted at 3:18AM on Jan 17th 2007 by RaD Man