MUMBAI: Rapper Timbaland has created history of sorts by signing on with Verizon for a mobile album.

This album would be directly and exclusively accessible to all the Verizon wireless V CAST (a network created by Verizon wireless to deliver audio, video, and entertainment content) users.The album would be created in the fully equipped Verizon mobile recording studio bus. This bus would stop at various cities across the US which would give the music lover a glimpse of the artist and the recording sessions inside the bus.

"We are using the power of our network just to bring the music fan closer to the favourite music and artist" says Ed Ruth, Verizon's director of digital music. Timbaland's music would be available to the Verizon customers as full songs, downloads and ringback tones from wherever they are accessing the network.

Verizon has honored Timbaland on 8 February on a private pre- Grammy event. Keri Hilson joined Timbaland on Verizon mobile recording studio bus which is supposed to be the first track of the project. Later in the evening he performed anticipated by rock icon Chris Cornell and other special guest including One Republic, Paramore, Flo-rida, Natasha Bedingfield, Taylor Swift, and more.

Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, composer, and rapper, who has been the five time Grammy nominee plans to start production of the album by March. He would be collaborating with a new guest artist on one track each month even, making them available on the Verizon mobile recording studio bus.

"I am honored to be named Verizon's first Mobile Producer in Residence and have the opportunity to create music from so many places in the country and delivering it directly to my fans wherever they are through their mobile phones," says Timbaland.