Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, singer and rapper. Timbaland\\\'s first full credit production work was in 1996 on Ginuwine...the Bachelor for R&B singer Ginuwine. After further successful work on Aaliyah\\\'s 1996 album One in a Million and Missy Elliott\\\'s 1997 album Supa Dupa Fly, Timbaland became a prominent producer for R&B and hip-hop artists. Initially he released several albums with his partner and fellow rapper Magoo. Also known as Timbo, Thomas Crown, DJ Timmy Tim, DJ Tiny Tim, Tim Born March 10, 1971 (1971-03-10) (age 38) Origin Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States Genres Hip Hop, R&B, Pop, Rock, Occupations Record producer, songwriter, singer, musician, rapper Instruments Guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, keyboards, rapping, vocals, beatboxing, vocoder, drums Years active 1993–present Labels Blackground Records Mosley Music Group Interscope Records Associated acts OneRepublic, Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Bran\\\' Nu, Shakira, Madonna, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, SoShy, Keri Hilson, 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Drake, JoJo, Miley Cyrus, D.O.E, Duran Duran, Magoo, Ginuwine, Honor Society \\\"Throw It on Me\\\" is a collaboration between Timbaland and The Hives from the album Timbaland Presents Shock Value. The Hives recorded vocals and guitar for the song. Timbaland played the song when he was a guest on Elliot in the Morning on DC 101. This song has also been on Verizon advertisements for their phone, the Voyager. The single was strictly released to limited territories. Serving as the second single in Australia (instead of \\\"The Way I Are\\\"), the song reached #50 on the charts. The track was also serviced Alternative radio in the United States. The censored version of the song was featured in the 2008 comedy Drillbit Taylor starring Owen Wilson.