Timbaland Takes Issue With Viral "Top 50 Producers" List

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Timbaland maintains that Dr. Dre deserves top three billing.

List fever may not be at an apex as it was a few weeks ago, but the symptoms are still kicking around. Yesterday, Timbaland found himself analyzing a viral "Top 50 Producers" list, which he deemed to be full of egregious takes. By his estimation, a complete re-evaluation was necessary. In its current state, the list's top ten features: Quincy Jones, Teddy Riley, Babyface, Robert Kelly, Prince, Timbaland, Pharrell, The Dream, Tricky Stewart, and Jermaine Dupri. It doesn't take long for Timbo to highlight a deal-breaking flaw in the list's design - which is to say, Dr. Dre clocking in at sixteen overall.

"I think dr Dre should b n the top3," suggest Timbo, prompting a response from Snoop Doggy Dogg. "Way off. Dre. At. 16. who made this," asks the Dogg, inserting a hand-slap emoji for emphasis. Timbo continues with a few notable snubs, including RZA, J Dilla, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Rodney Jerkin, and Devonte Swing. Pi'erre Bourne chimed in with his shock that Dilla was left off the ballot entirely, a testament to the listmaker's ignorance to hip-hop's history of storied producers.

At this point, it's difficult to provide a Top 50 that can effectively service as a binding truth. Yet some omissions are so foul that they deserve further notice - the idea that Dr. Dre can be deemed by anyone as ill-fitting of the top ten, for instance. Perhaps Timbaland oughta fashion his own list, if only to pay homage accordingly. While not quite a list, Timbo made sure to highlight five of the genre's defining sonic influences, a group many still hold in high esteem: himself, Dre, Pharrell, Swizzy, and Kanye West. Is that the holy grail of hip-hop production?


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<b>Feature Editor</b> <!--BR--> Mitch Findlay is a writer and hip-hop journalist based in Montreal. Resident old head by default. Enjoys writing Original Content about music, albums, lyrics, and rap history. His favorite memories include interviewing J.I.D and EarthGang at the "Revenge Of The Dreamers 3" studio sessions in Atlanta and receiving a phone call from Dr. Dre. In his spare time he makes horror movies.
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