If the last five years are any indication, 2001 will likely be another chapter in a success story that has brought producer/artist Timbaland, aka Tim Mosley, tremendous notoriety and praise. With a

Def Jam artist DJ Clue has completed his latest album, "The Professional Part 2," which is due for a Feb. 27 release. The set comes on the heels of "DJ Clue Presents: Backstage-Mixtape (Music Inspired By The Film)," the Roc-A-Fella soundtrack to the Miramax "Backstage" documentary that chronicles behind-the-scenes happenings during the 1999 Hard Knock Life tour. It debuted at No. 6 on The Billboard 200 last September.

Soul diva Erykah Badu has finalized more than month's worth of tour dates in support of her sophomore Motown album "Mama's Gun," which debuted at No. 11 last November. The set spawned the single "Bag Lady," which spent several weeks atop Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The trek will get underway Feb. 10 in Cleveland and wrap March 18 in Dallas.

Kid Rock plans to remember his sidekick Joe C (real name: Joseph Calleja), who died last year, with a tribute during his upcoming concerts. As previously reported, the rock/rap star will kick off a North American tour later this month, which will include a Jan. 21 concert to benefit families of the servicemen killed in the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole.

Bob Dylan has recorded a version of Dean Martin's 1962 hit "Return To Me" for the "Sopranos 2" soundtrack, Billboard Bulletin reports. The set will be released March 20 on Play Tone/Columbia.