Jay-Z Opens Up About Falling Out With Pal Timbaland
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
Jay Z has opened up about his falling out with world-famous producer Timbaland, which occurred at the end of their work together on the ‘The Blueprint 3’.
Timbaland and Jay Z have long been collaborators, with the producer creating countless tracks for the rapper over the years. But, not many long-term relationships sail by without a hitch, and the pair hit a rough patch back in 2009.
Spilling the beans on their tiff, he told BBC Radio One’s Zane Lowe (via NME):
“The fall out happened at the end of that album… A couple of songs was getting leaked and they were his songs, and it just ruined the whole process… Kanye, who was executive producer of 'Blueprint 3' was like, lets get Tim, let’s bring Tim in, and we were all inviting of him and he just wasn’t accepting of the process.
“It seemed like it was more about him than the actual album. When you go and make an album, you have to put all ego aside… he wasn't accepting of that thing and that was almost the last straw type of thing, and we just went our separate ways.”
He continued on to talk about their reconciliation, saying:
“After those concerts and he came back, I'd seen a new Timbaland, he had this maturity and this growth and I was like, 'oh, ok, this is gonna work out'.”
It follows yesterday’s news that he’d had a separate falling out with best friend Kanye West over two tracks that Jay Z produced after their collaboration album ‘Watch the Throne’ - check our coverage of that story here.
Meanwhile, Jay Z announced a UK tour this week. The star, who headlined last weekend's Wireless Festival alongside Justin Timberlake, will play six dates, kicking off at Manchester Arena on October 3. If you need tickets, check the dates and links below to find a pair through Stereoboard!
Thu October 3rd 2013 - MANCHESTER Arena
Sun October 6th 2013 - DUBLIN The O2
Tue October 8th 2013 - BIRMINGHAM NIA
Thu October 10th 2013 - LONDON The O2 Arena
Fri October 11th 2013 - LONDON The O2 Arena
Sat October 12th 2013 - LONDON The O2 Arena
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