You know Timbaland right? That enduring US producer who crafts hits for the likes of Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake and the Parklife-bound Missy Elliott and then shills out for Chris Cornell and Pussycat Dolls every now and then. Yeah that guy. Well, apparently he thinks that he ‘started’ dubstep. Don’t worry, we’re confused too.

The baffling news comes from a recent story over on UK grime and dubstep site RWD, who attended a press conference with Timbaland about the production beefcake’s forthcoming collaboration with country popper Michelle Branch, during which Timbo ranted about how it’s thanks to his influence that the UK dubstep scene has prospered.

“The UK scene…they’re always telling me that I started it,” Timbaland said in the press conference. “You have Dub-bass…,” Timbo said before being corrected. “Yeah, dubstep but I call it dub-bass. It’s the bass that drives the music. It’s funny ‘cos they went back to some of my old music that really created that sound and just, instead of going fast, they went slow with more bass,” the producer quipped.” To me, I like it but they call it dubstep. I like how they dance to it now, it’s cool.”

So Timbaland invented dubstep, but wants to re-christen it ‘dub-bass’. And he’s working with Michelle Branch too. We love you Timbo but damn this is some stupid shit.