Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
Timbaland confronts Swizz Beatz over Justin Timberlake “Black culture” remarks
nme.comTimbaland has confronted Swizz Beatz for criticising Justin Timberlake‘s apparent appropriation of Black culture.The producer, who faced off against Beatz for their Verzuz rematch on Sunday (May 30), said Beatz “went too hard” on Timberlake during their DJ battle.When Timbaland started playing one of the many hits he produced for Timberlake, including ‘Cry Me A River’ (2002) and ‘SexyBack‘ (2006) during the Verzuz stand-off, Swizz hit back. “Until you can get Justin Timberlake on Verzuz, I don’t really wanna hear those vocals,” Swizz said, laughing, after Timbaland played Jay-Z and Timberlake’s 2013 collaboration ‘Holy Grail’.Swizz said later on: “Until Justin let the world know that he – Justin gotta come out, he’s coming out.“He gotta.
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