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Readers already familiar with Timbaland’s work and legacy should just go ahead and click here and let the fun begin.

But if you’ve missed the whole Timbaland phenomenon, it’s your lucky day. Widely considered the preeminent hiphop producer of the past decade, Tim’ rewrote the rules for how hiphop should sound by incorporating elements of drum n’ bass into his syncopated, heavily synthesized sound. Although a lot of people will disagree with this, I think his musical voice found its perfect, cohesive whole on Justin Timberlake’s last album, which is a sonic wonder.

But now somebody has performed a huge service and compiled “A Brief History of Timbaland Beats,” five CDs worth of music that the Virginia native produced. It’s all available for free download, so get it while the getting’s good. This is an incredible resource and a major boost to anybody’s ipod. Prepare to have your ears blown.