| When it comes to hip-hop production there are a few | | | | hip-hop genre such as Justin Timberlake, Bjork, Ashlee |
| names that will most likely will come up in any | | | | Simpson and Nelly Furtado. To this day Timbaland is |
| conversation on this topic. Although there are | | | | one of the industries most sought after producers. |
| thousands of hip-hop producers out there, there are a | | | | Kanye West - Kanye is definitely one of the top |
| few that shine out like stars in a black sky. This article | | | | hip-hop producers out there right now. Kanye who |
| will take a look at some of the most well known and | | | | was raised on the south side of Chicago began |
| accomplished hip-hop producers out today. | | | | making beats at a very young age. He was known in |
| Timabaland - This Virginia native began to make a real | | | | Chicago for working with local artist for years until he |
| big name for himself as a music producer in the late | | | | decided to move to New York with a catalog of |
| 90's. He really made a name for himself by producing | | | | beats and a passion to succeed. His big break came in |
| chart topping tracks for three main artists - Missy | | | | 2001 when he was hired by super star rapper Jay-Z |
| Elliott, Aaliyah and Ginuine. He then began producing | | | | to produce some tracks for his up coming album "The |
| tracks for some of the industries hottest rappers such | | | | Blueprint", which sold over 400,000 copies in it's first |
| as Jay-Z, Nas, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg. What | | | | week. After that success, Kanye began working with |
| makes Timbaland unique is his very distinctive sound. | | | | many big named artist such as Brandy, Jamie Foxx |
| When a Timbaland track comes on, you know it. In the | | | | and Ludacris. Kanye is known for taking old school |
| past few years he has took his style of beat making | | | | samples and turning them into monster hits. |
| to enhance the careers of many artist outside of the | | | | |