Timbaland Presents Shock Value
by Timbaland
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 59
  3. Negative: 11 out of 59

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  1. ST33L3RZ
    Oct 17, 2020
    10
    This album is great. To this day, every song is still fresh. To me, at least.
  2. Ryan
    Apr 25, 2007
    2
    i think timberland is just a little full of himself. hes a good producer yes, but he's no bob rock for sure. and he might be decent rapper, but ive heard better in my day. and jsut what in the green hell is elton john doing on this album???
  3. DanH.
    Apr 1, 2008
    9
    I liked it quite a lot.
  4. ToddW
    Apr 19, 2007
    0
    This drek should be titled, "Timbaland Presents Suck Value." What a concept, a hip-hop artist trying to be shocking! With a supporting cast of has-beens and no-talents to lend a helping(?) hand, no less.
  5. FaridDjF4
    Apr 28, 2007
    10
    timbaland is craaaaazzyyy. he got alot of people in his album. and his song "give it to me" topped the chart just like he said
  6. MaxS
    May 12, 2007
    10
    Amazingly addictive album. The beats are amazing, the combinations are fresh and each song is vastly different from another.
  7. SagalS
    Jun 14, 2007
    3
    Disappointment... There's a slight difference between being ahead of the current times and what Timbo has presented here.
  8. LeonS.
    Jun 1, 2007
    9
    Just what i would expect from a producers album. The beats are massive, timbo raps surprisingly good. It's just fun to listen to it!
  9. DinoM
    Dec 4, 2007
    6
    Definitely not great, even with big singles behind it. Definitely better than a "NOW 69" album. If you boy compilation cds like NOW and all other types, this would be great for you. It's good pop from good artists. Just slightly better than the usual mainstream dribble.
  10. RonakP
    Apr 12, 2007
    10
    Timbaland is "the beat man". The beats on this cd are just amazing. There are atleast 3 great songs that you can dance to, and then you have all these songs with so many great new talents such as Keri Hilson. Excellent cd, very much recommended!
  11. JosephA
    Apr 12, 2007
    4
    Not very good @ all. A couple of stronger tracks among a lot of really weak, even annoying ones. Very disappointing. I recommend just picking up FutureSex/LoveSounds (Timberlake) & Loose (Furtado)
  12. AdamE
    Apr 15, 2007
    8
    It has it flaws, but when he gets it spot on no one can deny his talent. Their are lots of risks which pay off.
  13. WaltD
    Apr 19, 2007
    9
    although the rock part isn't very good, this album has many original and absurd tracks. timbaland has always been ahead of his time, as are some of the tracks on this album. don't expect anything from this man, because he will always do the exact opposite.
  14. jasonl
    Apr 19, 2007
    3
    Timbaland is the title, listening to this album is the equivalent to getting a piece of timber and repeatably smacking yourself in the head with it.
  15. CocoamoK
    May 23, 2007
    1
    I do not understand what all the fuss about Timbaland is. He is a straight up media-hoe, only looking for an excuse to keep his sorry butt on television. He's hungry for fame, and I don't think people realise that. All the songs are washed up beats, that sound like it was created by a child, smacking around pans. Seriously, his music sounds like a cheap remix. Yeah, you want to I do not understand what all the fuss about Timbaland is. He is a straight up media-hoe, only looking for an excuse to keep his sorry butt on television. He's hungry for fame, and I don't think people realise that. All the songs are washed up beats, that sound like it was created by a child, smacking around pans. Seriously, his music sounds like a cheap remix. Yeah, you want to hear a cool song? Listen to Timbaland man, he is so unique! I guess all you have to do nowadays is put a couple of drum beats over someone elses music to get big. Honestly, how is this cd any good at all? That throw it on me, or whatver the song is called, sounds like a pile of mess. It's noisy and Timbaland sounds drunk. How many vocals does he actually have in his songs of himself? All of the songs sound like it's THEM ft him. Which for an album, he claims to be TIMBALAND FT (Artist) is just sad. This cd, is just pure garbage. He must have been too busy producing other people's albums to even make anything decent for himself! I'll give him atleast a 1 for the audacity to release this!… Expand
  16. MichaelN
    Jun 12, 2007
    10
    Its the perfect album to buy. All the tracks are at least 4 star(Believe me im talling the truth).
  17. CarinJ.
    Nov 22, 2007
    8
    My suggestion is that you first listen to track #18 'Hello'; make up your mind thereafter. There are three or four more songs that are really good but it's a very mixed bag.
  18. NathanL
    Apr 12, 2007
    8
    Shock value has 17 tracks and I wish I could say I loved all of them.....but I don't. Tracks 1-5 track 10 and 13-17 are all good tracks, the rest I could have done without but I think Timbaland is great and the beats he has on his album are completely HOT! Standout tracks: Give It To Me, Oh Timbaland, Scream, Bounce, The Way I Are, Time, One And Only, Apologize.
  19. jonw
    Jun 19, 2007
    10
    amazing.
  20. Scorpiochic
    Jul 13, 2007
    10
    a great album. i've listened to it at least twice a day for two weeks straight. while elton number isn't all that, overall i love it. i hope he does it again-soon.
  21. BrittaneyJ
    Jul 19, 2007
    10
    this is a wicked album

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 24
  3. Negative: 5 out of 24
  1. AllMusic
    50
    [It] would be more accurately titled Timbaland Presents Slight Confusion or Timbaland Presents an Uneven Mess.
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  2. Amazon.com
    90
    Shock Value is a far-reaching and ambitious disc; a masterpiece, even, in its own way.
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  3. Boston Globe
    60
    Solid if unspectacular.
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