Recognize: it's just about respect
As if anyone, at any point in time, doubted exactly how good Justin Timberlake's Future Sex/Love Sounds album (one of our albums of 2006, hands down) is, last night homesexxx worked shit OUT on Saturday Night live.




Seriously. J-Tim proved that not only is he currently Pop Culture's premier Singer slash Actor (and not the other way around) by, amongst other things, dressing up as a fuckin' CUP O' SOUP dancing for charity (the "SOUP there it is says GIIIVE ON IT UP TO HOMELESSVILLE" dance proves that J-Tim could wear a banana suit and be Peanut Butter Timberlake), but he also PUT HIS STUFF IN A BOX.

In case you missed it, SNL is, amazingly, already hosting the ""**** in a box" (w/ Andy Sandberg) video, as well as the aforementioned "Homelessville" skit.

What the official SNL site lacks, though, is any chronicling of the aweomse job Justin did as musical guest.

That's what we're here for.

In addition to doing the slap-to-BritBrit "What Goes Around", he also performed a sublime, classed-up "My Love":



Now, granted, T.I. didn't make an appearance to provide his now-infamous "candle guy" touch (and I DID miss him dropping my favorite verse, the "hold up/wait/what/you can't go/why?" bit of post-thug sensitivibling loveparanoia), but Justin filled out the gaps by resorting to throwing down with his oft-overlooked beatbox skills.

Wait...where have we heard Justin seriously throw down that shit before?



'N Sync ft BT: Pop

Oh, THAT's right.

The 'N Sync album (that should have been) heard 'round the world. Moreso than any of their contemporaries, these kids saw what getting some at-the-time forward-thinking electronic producers like Deep Dish and (in this track's case) Brian "Fuck Yeah :::fingerpoint:::" Transeau, aka Mister BT, to throw down on some of their Celebrity album. While a bunch of it sounds dated (they made a few really good stabs at dragging 2step, kicking and screaming, but if Craig David couldn't do it neither could they), stuff like "Pop", the album's opening song and first single, has a NuSkool breaks sort of force to it that makes it the sugar-coated RaveConfection that no one listened to, but everyone should have.

And, um, halfway through? When lil' ol' Justin declares, in his ever-eloquent way, "man, I'm tired of singin'" and busts out the human beatbox routine? We should have known he was up to SOMETHING.

'N Sync ft Nelly: Girlfriend (Neptunes mix)

The origins of Justified can be found here, on Celebrity's second single, a piece of so-twee-it's embarrassing-yet-good Neptunes-crafted drippy gold, like a Hello Kitty gangbang in the mall parking lot (right outside of Claire's).

And, when it comes to writing, "if you'd be my girlfriend/I'd treat ya good" is, lyrical inquiry to the heart-wise, right up there with "My Love"'s "would you date me on the regular?"

and, um, lest time forget?



'N Sync: God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You

Hey, Justin? Since you had such success with sexy...how about bringing BritneyBack?

Resonator Mag: God Spent Absolutely No Time On Us Whatsoever

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