Back in the peak era of initial quarantine, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz did a DJ battle on Instagram Live that kicked off the Verzuz series. It became a whole thing -- so much so that in April, we published a column imagining the best Verzuz battles we'd like to see. What happened tonight on Verzuz,…

It's become a quarantine-era tradition: Spending an evening zoning out on your phone while you watch two middle-aged men struggle with technology, talk shit to each other, and take turns playing their own classic rap and R&B hits. This whole thing began last month, when Timbaland and Swizz Beatz spent a few hours attempting to…

The Canada-born, LA-based singer and songwriter Esthero has been making music steadily since the late-'90s trip-hop era. She's worked with André 3000, Timbaland, and Brandy. She's played the voice of the robot computer spaceship lady on Kanye West's Glow In The Dark tour. But none of that means she's rich. These days, Esthero is an…

Hit musical drama's soundtrack features original songs by Timbaland

The pics with high profile collaborators continue. A few weeks ago Missy Elliott shared a picture of herself in the studio with her longtime collaborator Timbaland