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The Way I Are

Timbaland, Keri Hilson, D.O.E.

Timbaland, Keri Hilson, D.O.E. refers to collaborations centered on Timbaland, an American record producer and artist from Norfolk, Virginia, known for shaping late 1990s–2000s pop and hip hop through inventive, rhythm‑driven production; Keri Hilson, an American singer‑songwriter from Georgia who rose to prominence in the 2000s with R&B and pop vocal performances and songwriting credits; and D.O.E., a rapper and frequent Timbaland affiliate who contributed guest verses on several Timbaland‑led tracks. Their work falls within R&B, hip hop and pop, featuring syncopated, beat‑centric arrangements, electronic textures and collaborative vocal and rap performances typical of mainstream urban music of the 2000s and early 2010s.