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Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake

"Give It to Me"

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December 14, 2006

A leaked cut from Timbaland's upcoming solo album, "Give It to Me" is a moderately catchy tune with a Timbabeat that balances clubby sleekness and tweety synths with pumped-up clip-clop percussion. Timberlake sing-raps a snaky melody in a big, powerful rumble that has more presence than his usual cameos, but Nelly steals the spotlight.

This story is from the December 14th, 2006 issue of Rolling Stone.

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