{"id":2099127,"date":"2025-10-18T01:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T01:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2099127"},"modified":"2025-10-18T01:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T01:47:06","slug":"timbalands-visit-to-schools-part-of-weekend-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/timbalands-visit-to-schools-part-of-weekend-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Timbaland\u2019s visit to schools part of weekend celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) \u2014 The Salem High School Sun Devils rolled out the red carpet for producer, singer, rapper and songwriter Timbaland. It was the first stop in a visit to the three public schools Timbaland, aka Timothy Mosley, attended in his youth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On stage with a packed gymnasium on hand, Timbaland asked the audience whether his alma mater still had the red lockers he used to bang on to create his first beats. Then he called on the teens to use what they have to chase their dreams.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tre Threadgill, a junior at Salem armed with a video camera, listened intently to Timbaland\u2019s message.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI interpret it [Timbland\u2019s message] as no matter what you want to do in life, you chase that dream, no mater what your parents tell you, no matter what you do.\u201d Threadgill said. \u201c\u2026 Always do what you want because you want to do it. Don\u2019t do it for stability. Don\u2019t do it for the money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The songs \u201cPromiscuous,\u201d \u201cCry Me a River\u201d and \u201cGive It To Me\u201d are a sliver of Timbaland\u2019s big hits that have transcended the generations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Our next stop: Salem Middle School.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m trembling \u2014 I\u2019m so excited for this generation to be introduced to my generation of music,\u201d said Salem Middle security officer Beverly Patrick. \u201cI grew up in the 90s, so this is awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The final stop: College Park Elementary School, where the icon and fellow 757 based producers Hannon Lane and Danja [pronounced DANE-ja] encouraged the kids to stay in school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the speech, 10 On Your Side asked Timbaland about why his songs are spiked with mentions of his home state and the 757.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe\u2019re from a small place,\u201d said Timbaland, who attended New Jerusalem Baptist Church in his youth. \u201cWe would let you know that we\u2019re small, but we\u2019re big [in influence] You know what I\u2019m saying? Don\u2019t look at the size of where we from. But we got the biggest producers, and we control probably 30% of the whole music genre. And that\u2019s what you gotta show a small town such as Virginia Beach that was important because it gave people hope,\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Producer Hannon Lane is a multi-platinum winning producer who has worked with Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Toni Braxton and Fall Out Boy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt [Timbaland\u2019s speech] resonated with me because I was once one of those kids,\u201d Lane said. \u201cI had a dream to become something and do something with my music that God blessed me with. And to be able to have somebody like Tim to be able to notice my gifts, that gave me hope. What helped me was I also came from a church home. I was raised in a church. That kept me grounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Producer Danja has worked with superstars such as Britney Spears, Nelly Furtado, and Mariah Carey.\u00a0A native of Virginia Beach, Danja expressed concerns about his hometown and the nation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think we\u2019ve been dealt some serious blows over the last few years,\u201d Danja said. \u201cYou know, I think we\u2019re living in the aftermath of COVID \u2014 a lot of mental, physical, and spiritual strain. And to some capacity, people have given up. \u2026 But I feel like \u2026 we can inspire each other and be aware that we are going through the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Regina Mobley: <\/strong>I think about sitting here with three musical greats, but I also think about three musical greats that we\u2019ve lost. There are many others Michael Jackson, Prince, Whitney Houston, all gone. This is an industry that did not protect them. It did not rescue them. How did you guys survive this business that involves all the perils that one could even think of doing?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timbaland:<\/strong> I mean, you just got to stay grounded. You know, when you get out into this world \u2026 it\u2019s like walking into, I wouldn\u2019t say hail, but I would say, like, every temptation of the flesh that you can imagine. So if you don\u2019t have no grounding in yourself, it\u2019s really about testing yourself and seeing where you\u2019re at, and know how to pull back and stay grounded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/three-day-celebration-underway-honor-140524630.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:The man from Virginia Beach will be honored Saturday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>The man from Virginia Beach will be honored Saturday<\/strong><\/a> when the city unveils a new street named Timbaland Way. Other festivities will include a parade in the Salem section of Virginia Beach, and Timbaland will be presented with the key to the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To view an extended interview with Timbaland, Hannon Lane and Danja, watch below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wavy.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WAVY.com.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WAVY.com. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) \u2014 The Salem High School Sun Devils rolled out the red carpet for producer, singer, rapper and songwriter Timbaland. 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