Justin Timberlake is master of media, king of pop culture. Although I recognize he is great and will soon show you my favorite Justin media, there are a few things that keep me from becoming a full-fledged JT fan:
1. His style. His look for Justified was urban and on-- tees, hoodies, bomber jackets, jeans, sneakers, and beanies. But since he shaved his head, Justin has given himself free rein. Baggy suits, high-top sneakers, and longer facial hair than head hair don't go together and are not becoming. Running around town in baggy, ill-fitting jeans is sloppy and not ok...even if it is his style.
2. His music. What's up with it? Sexyback was unbearably painful to listen to for the first month it was on the radio. And his lyrics are embarrassing. Summer Love wouldn't rhyme at all if it wasn't for 'girl' at the end of every other line.
3. The fact that his break-up with Britney Spears was the best thing that ever happened to him. He uses it as material for everything. If he's going to act like he's totally over it in real life, then professionally he should find something else to leverage...like some boring fact about Jessica Biel that no one cares about. It's bad form to air dirty laundry and worse to act all self-righteous about it afterwards. I personally think he's totally still in love with Britney and that it's a front.
4. That he is ubiquitous. In addition to being a singer, he also produces music for other artists (Ciara...Love Sex Magic sounds like every other song on FutureSex/LoveSounds album and even the title is just a reshuffling of the same words), owns a record label, just launched a tequila brand, co-founded and co-designs a clothing line, and owns and operates several restaurants. Celebrities should understand, the way other business people do, that just because they can, doesn't mean they should.
All that said, I really do like Justin, especially as a performer. And I totally recognize and appreciate his influence on pop culture. Below are my favorite Justin media.
Cry Me a River...Justin's best song to date and one of the best music videos of our generation:
What Goes Around, the best song off his FutureSex/LoveSounds album and a great video/short after you disregard the awkward acting and unnecessarily dramatic ending:
SNL and Justin at their best--Immigrant Tale:
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