Timati (Timur Yunusov, born on August 15, 1983) is a Russian rapper, contemporary R&B music producer, and businessman from Moscow, Russia. Having been commercially successful in Russia and abroad, he collaborated with muliple popular artists from Western Europe and North America, including Snoop Dogg, P. Diddy, Xzibit, Busta Rhymes, Xzibit, Mario Winans, Craig David, Eve, Fat Joe, and DJ Antoine. Timati started in 1998 as a member of hip-hop group VIP77