Timbaland reveals he was initially reluctant to play the "Big Pimpin'" beat for Jay-Z because he originally made it for himself and Magoo.

[Yehuda]

Magoo on that beat. Imagine a playlist with that and "Indian Flute" back to back.

 

[-DMP-]

Love hearing stories like this

 

[chiefdogg]

Dope!!!

 

[Henry Orbit]

And that’s it , timbaland would’ve fukked that track up, then he was gonna go get his wack ass brother Sebastian It would have been a average track with Magoo the stand out

I forgot about him

I only remember who he was cause all them goofy looking faces he was making in the Indian Flute video

 

[987654321]

Imagine Jay or Luda on the “up jumps da boogie” beat

 

[AquaCityBoy]

RIP Magoo, but Timbaland wasted so many beats with him

 

[kt773]

I forgot about him

I only remember who he was cause all them goofy looking faces he was making in the Indian Flute video

He tried to sneak him on damn near all the indecent exposure album

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Should have given Smoke in Da Air to Jay too. fukked that beat all up with his wack raps.

 

[Awesome Wells]

He tried to sneak him on damn near all the indecent exposure album

LOL!! We all knew that Sebastian album was never seeing the light of day.

 

[Nostalgic]

big jay fan. Never cared for that song

Same.

The song isn't terrible, I've just never understood why it became such a mega hit.

 

[Damnshow]

Same.

The song isn't terrible, I've just never understood why it became such a mega hit.

It was an era where middle eastern sampled sounds were a thing, and many producers were releasing songs in that lane. It had a catchy melody and combined artists from east coast and south, so it wasn't just another New York track.

It didn't age like fine wine, but I've heard far worse tracks from that era.

 

[Nostalgic]

It was an era where middle eastern sampled sounds were a thing, and many producers were releasing songs in that lane.

Post some examples from that era.

 

[Damnshow]

Post some examples from that era.

All kinds of that had that middle eastern/hindu sample thing going













Just off top of my head. Gotta be plenty of more.

 

[Pop123]

Imagine how Big Pimpin would have sounded with Magoo and Timbaland rapping on it, really try to imagine that. Bruh, .

Timbaland did the right thing, business wise and just humanity wise. Give Jigga that please sir…nig said Magoo, smh. Jayz smoked that shhit

 

[JustCKing]

All kinds of that had that middle eastern/hindu sample thing going













Just off top of my head. Gotta be plenty of more.

What?

"Big Pimpin" was released before any of these took off. A lot of these songs were two years after "Big Pimpin". There was nothing that sounded like "Big Pimpin".