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List Price: $13.98 | | Label: Blackground Records
Salesrank: 526
Released: December 8, 2009 |
| Our Price: $7.95 |
| Used Price: $7.84 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Shock Value 2 Track Listing:
1. Intro by DJ Felli Fel
2. Carryout - with Justin Timberlake
3. Lose Control - with JoJo
4. Meet In Tha Middle - with Bran' Nu
5. Say Something - with Drake
6. Tomorrow in the Bottle - with Chad Kroeger and Sebastian
7. We Belong to Music - with Miley Cyrus
8. Morning After - with Nelly Furtado & Soshy
9. If We Ever Meet Again - with Katy Perry
10. Can You Feel It - with Esthero & Sebastian
11. Ease off the Liquor
12. Undertow - with The Fray & Esthero
13. Timothy Where You Been - with Jet
Editorial Review:
Multi-platinum producer, prolific hit-maker, and sonic innovator Timbaland has announced that his third solo album, entitled Timbaland Presents Shock Value II, on Mosley Music Group/Blackground Records/Interscope Records.
The album is the follow-up to the super-producer's multi-platinum 2007 album Timbaland Presents Shock Value, which spawned three No. 1 pop singles, the Grammy-nominated "Give It To Me" (featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake), "The Way I Are," (featuring Keri Hilson and D.O.E.), and a remix of OneRepublic's multi-platinum blockbuster "Apologize" (one of the best-selling singles of the decade).
On Shock Value II, Timbaland re-maps the pop/R&B landscape by batting away genre boundaries once again. His prodigious influence and ability to stay ahead of the curve have meant that a wide range of today's most popular artists are eager to participate in the Shock Value series. This second iteration features guest appearances from Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, The Fray, Chris Daughtry, Nickelback's Chad Kroeger, Brandy, Drake, and Keri Hilson. In addition, Timbaland asserts the wide-screen sonic adventurousness that has led the Virginia Beach native to dominate the pop charts for more than a decade.
"I'm so fortunate and blessed to be able to create a Shock Value II," Timbaland says. "I'm really proud of the caliber of artists on this album and all the work they put into making it a success. I can promise that no one has ever heard Katy Perry, The Fray, or Brandy sound like this before. It's exciting because not only am I giving fans the best of me on each track, I'm giving them a glimpse of their favorite artist in a completely different light. This is an album that can be listened to from start to finish every single time because each song is so unique and the range of artists so diverse. I can't wait for my fans to hear the collaborations."
Over the course of his career, Timbaland has made an indelible imprint on the music scene. His production has helped create career-defining hits for artists such as Aaliyah, Missy Elliott, Destiny's Child, Madonna, Fall Out Boy, and Jay-Z, among many others. Respected beyond the genres of urban and hip-hop music, Timbaland, whose musical influences cross cultural lines, has also been sought by diverse superstars whose music similarly knows no boundaries, from pop star Justin Timberlake to avant-singer Björk. So prolific a hit-maker is he that in the span of a single year -- 2006 to 2007 -- Timbaland produced more than 10 international chart-toppers, including Furtado's "Promiscuous," Timberlake's "Sexy Back," and 50 Cent's "Ayo Technology."
Shock Value 2 Reviews:
Great mix of Featured artists. 
2009-12-17 - Great album. All the songs feat well known artists and Timb knows what he's doing.
1st listen through I wasn't that impressed. Throughout the day I kept hearing the different songs getting stuck in my head replaying. Now I cant stop listening to this! Great mix of everything.
HALF A STAR 
2009-12-16 - this is the wackest thing i done heard from timb. he is a buster now!
Don't waste your time or money
2009-12-15 - Terrible, Very disappointing album. Maybe he should have worked a little harder on it, his first album makes this one look like a joke..... Wait is it a Joke, it should be.
Awesome, POPPY beats
2009-12-15 - This album is awesome. Each song has great beats and sound effects, and the guest stars keep you interested because they are all so different. I can see why it's getting bad reviews though: it's pure pop music. It's not for everyone, but for those who like poppy hip hop will love this. Highlights: some upbeat songs, some ballads, and the hilarious "Carry Out" with Justin Timberlake singing about carry out food from a restaurant (comparing it to sex).
Downside to the album: the AWFUL collaboration with Miley Cyrus in "We Belong to the Music". I couldn't even listen to it the whole way through. Miley's annoying squeeks and teeny bopper voice is just awful. Do yourself a favor and skip that track.
So all in all: if you're a true hip hop fan, this album is not for you. But if you like pop, rock, techno, and hip hop mixed all together to please the masses, then give it a listen!
Good as Usual, but Miley Cyrus? 
2009-12-12 - I usually despise anything on pop radio, but Timbaland can take the genre and give it some substance. I give this album a high 3, because it has some really good tracks like "Morning after Dark", "Undertow" (even though I don't like the Fray), and even "Carry Out". I'd say he sinned by taking Nelly Furtado's beautiful voice and making it sound like Britney Spear's, but "Dark" is still a good song. Tracks like "Lose Control" and "Ease off the Liquor" strike me as filler. "Tomorrow in the Bottle" was a huge disappointment, because I was hoping Timbo would do what he did with Chris Cornell, which was a very refreshing new use of a powerful rock vocalist. Instead it was a half effort without real substance. Non talents (Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry) kinda ruined this album, and the beats on those songs, Timbaland's usual strength, were uninspired and forgettable. I don't regret buying the album, but I think it was rushed out; his release with Chris Cornell just came out in March, and he's had some collaborations since.
