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A review by canadianoranges
The Emperor of Sound by Veronica Chambers, Timbaland
4.0
Though there's a lot of retroactive prognostication ("The second I saw *blank*, I know they would be a star"), which I tend to loathe in other biographies, I enjoyed the story of Timbaland's rise to power.
It's refreshing to read a story where no excuses are made for situations he found himself in. He had parents who supported him and, though he lived in a rough neighbourhood, he did what he could to make the best of his situation. Even though trouble found him in the some of the most unfair ways, he never used that as an excuse.
The chapter about Empire is brief and feels more like sales pitch than biography, but everything before it is very engaging.
It's refreshing to read a story where no excuses are made for situations he found himself in. He had parents who supported him and, though he lived in a rough neighbourhood, he did what he could to make the best of his situation. Even though trouble found him in the some of the most unfair ways, he never used that as an excuse.
The chapter about Empire is brief and feels more like sales pitch than biography, but everything before it is very engaging.