Trailing Justin Timberlake's mesmerizing country collaboration on "Drink You Away" with Chris Stapleton at 2015's CMA Awards, super-producer Timbaland recently teased that he would team up with the renowned pop star for an all-new country driven album.
Timbaland admits that a country album isn't so far-fetched, seeing as how they both hail from the good old south. "We are country. He's from Tennessee, I'm from Virginia. It's only right that we try to tap into what we was raised in. We was raised in the country," Timbaland told TMZ. "That's who we are."
Furthermore, the Shock Value II rapper admitted that the two favor love songs, having heard them constantly growing up, although he details recent times as a different generation of country. "'Drink You Away' was done on The 20/20 Experience. It's now one of the biggest songs. But we always wanted to do country music. We thought some of our lyrics were country," he added.
Timberlake executed "Drink You Away" during the second installment of the 2015 CMA medley, which launched with "Tennesse Whiskey" by Stapelton, TasteOfCountry notes. While The 20/20 Experience was largely crafted with the former NSYNC member's staple R&B-pop influences, "Drink You Away" took to a more rootsy, Stapelton influence, making the choice a no-brainer for the collaboration.
After being questioned if Timberlake and Timbaland would venture further into country territories, the producer swiftly responded, "Why not?" He further explained that he yearns to become more immersed in Nashville's culture and legendary music scene.
"I gotta break that genre. I gotta tap into country, I'm already posted up in Nashville," he detailed. "I got a little spot in Nashville. That's something I want to do. Cause I am music, so I don't discriminate no genres. I learn it and I study it and I love it."
