On a recent episode of Shannon Sharpe’s podcast Club Shay Shay, Timbaland recently opened up about how Jay Z and Drake helped him through drug addiction.
During the conversation the Virginia producer said the drugs would help him push through and not be a introvert but overtime things started to get a little out of hand. “God took my hearing away,” while referring to his ear for music and said big artist such as Jay Z even noticed. “JAY-Z is a prophet,” he said on the show. “God sent him. I ain’t never seen nobody like him. Hov actually raised me, and he don’t even know it. He raised me in the music business. He was so prolific, so wise beyond his age, that I was just amazed at just watching him. That’s why I had a different bond with Jay when it comes to my music. We was rewriting the Bible, in a way.”
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The producer even said Drake also gave him similar advice. “Even Drake told me,” he continued. “That’s why, I’m like, these guys are special to the world. Now, once they give you the information, it’s up to you to use it. I didn’t come out until the darkness, man, and that’s why I say it’s all love with these guys. They helped me during my darkest moment.”
A lot of artist have been giving Jay Z and Drake love lately. As we previously reported, Rick Ross was on Drink Champs and said How and Drake were the only two artist he’s worked with that can hear a beat and rap on the spot.
“Me and Drizzy, our relationship is most definitely is real close,” Rick Ross said.“Imma be honest, I don’t know how much music we got because it’s so easy working with the homie. Imma be honest. We in the two percentile hen it comes to writers and creators. It’s called a two percentile. The two percentile — listen, if you not ready for this…. walk out of the room. But the two percentile is when you walk into the room, you hear something, a beat or a production that you actually love and can actually create it, write it, and execute it right then. I can’t say I’ve done that with many artists. It’s not even five artists.”
“JAY-Z. The reason why I take my hat off to Hov. It was ‘Free Mason.’ We was at [Madison Square Garden]. Hov was on tour. I told Hov I’m finna come to your tour and imma just kick it with you. He had no idea I had the production, the beat, the record, the idea. And so I went to the tour. We backstage. It may be 20 minutes before he go and perform. This the greatest n-gga in the game. This Rozay. I’m still halfway broke n-gga. I want it. I want that motivation.”
“So I went backstage, right before he went on stage. ‘Big homie let me play you this beat.’ I’m expecting him to tell me ‘Not right now. Not right now.’ And I tried him, straight up. So I play my verse and the beat from ‘Free Mason.’ He leaning up against the wall before he go on stage. And he just started rapping right there. And what he saying is pertaining to what we talking about. So Hov is a two percenter.”