This.
I feel like Timbaland's sound was more futuristic. It is evident because his sound is still being sampled and artists are still being influenced. Even some of the deep cuts.
I feel like The Neptunes lifted a lot of their sound from this track:
Timbaland's drum programming sounds like now even though its nearly 30+ years old.
I feel like Timbo's early stuff better somehow than today. Going back and hearing some stuff off Missy's album.