Timbaland´s new baby

21 November 2007 - Timbaland has become a father.

The hip-hop super-producer's publicist Monique Idlett has given birth to a baby girl, and the happy couple have announced their engagement.

A source said: "They welcomed a baby girl into the world a couple of days ago. They're both really happy together. They've known each other for years."

Timbaland had been secretly dating Idlett for two years and the 36-year-old rap mogul - real name Timothy Mosley - proposed at their baby shower last month.

The couple - neither of whom have been married before - are planning to tie the knot next year.

Reports that Timbaland was expecting a baby with a woman who works for his record label Mosley Music Group only surfaced at the beginning of the week.

It was originally claimed the pair were not together.

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