Additional InformationJustin Timberlake's initial attempt to break out of the boy band mold and be taken seriously as a musician proved successful, and produced the dancefloor hit "Rock Your Body" and the Britney-bashing "Cry Me a River."
Reviews"...His smooth falsetto is an easy fit for the slinky quirks and rhythmic accents of the Neptunes and Timbaland...JUSTIFIED is a cohesive and fairly lean work..." - Rating: B, 4 stars out of 5 - "...On 'Let's Take A Ride' he offers to deliver you from your humdrum existence. Go with him...", 4 stars out of 5 - "...The Neptunes' brilliant, impertinent, full-body funk is, for the most part, what stays with you from JUSTIFIED...", Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Best Albums of 2002in, Ranked #5 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums of 2003" - "Timberlake delivers a masterclass in playful, pop-friendly R&B...", "He can sing ballads from the heart, yet also deliver one of the most beloved dance songs to this day, 'Rock Your Body.'"