Steadily over the last decade, Timbaland has become one of the most influential and sought-after producers and songwriters. His instantly recognizable beats and rhymes are the magic ingredients in many dynamic, chart-topping songs, and his recipe for groundbreaking hits earned him Billboard’s Producer of the Year Award in 2000. His skills have bolstered the careers of multi-platinum artists like Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Nas, Justin Timberlake, Ludacris and Jay-Z, and as a result, Tim’s incredibly innovative music has changed the way we look at and listen to popular music today.

Tonight, ASCAP honors Timbaland with the Rhythm and Soul Songwriter of the Year Award for penning and composing the most winning songs: Aaliyah’s "More Than a Woman," and "I Care 4 U," Tweet’s "Oops (Oh My)" and Missy Elliott’s "Work It," which dominated the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart at No. 1 for 12 weeks and the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles chart at No. 1 for 5 weeks.

With his eyes and ears pointed towards the future, Tim constantly strives for originality and is unafraid to experiment with unusual sound effects and beats. In other words, he enjoys going where no producer or songwriter has gone before – a work mantra that keeps his music fresh, cutting edge, and stuck in your head for weeks on end. His latest joint, "The Jump Off," with Lil’ Kim is a perfect example of his natural infectious, hit-making abilities.

In 1997, Tim and his rapping partner Magoo also carved out a name for themselves, debuting their album, Welcome to Our World, and then dropping their sophomore CD, Indecent Proposal, in 2001. In between those two albums, Tim released his solo effort, Tim’s Bio: Life From Da Bassment, spotlighting his murmured rhymes and stuttered beats.

With such a knack for bringing out the best in singers and MC’s alike, it is no surprise that Timbaland now also heads his own label, Beat Club Records, nurturing more fledgling talent like Bubba Sparxxx, Ms. Jade, and most recently Kiley Dean, as he once did for Aaliyah.

Timbaland also executive produced the film 30 Years to Life and wrote much of the film’s score. No stranger to the film world, his other soundtrack credits include Romeo Must Die, Nutty Professor II and Moulin Rouge.

Tim wins his second Rhythm and Soul Songwriter of the Year Award this year after first being honored in 2001. ASCAP congratulates this musical mastermind on his many accomplishments, and we look forward to what he will create in the years to come.