Justin Timberlake aka Justin Time (to keep the media machine talking) drops the video for the songiest song (to quote Big Ghost: "The difference between jus singin stupid shit over a groove for a half hour n makin a actual actual song is this shit right here nahmean. This shit is a SONG b. Son SONGED the shit outta this muthafucka too. I aint eem mad at the beatboxin") on his new LP The 20/20 Experience, which dropped just about 24 hours ago at the time of writing. But just like the tune, the video has a "(SURPRISE BITCHES) second half" and after building a boy-meets-girl-flash-forward-to-them-growing-old-together narrative, JT suddenly launches into an extended parkour/mime-dance journey through a hall of mirrors. Its hard to imagine that a cat with as clearly developed a sense of humor as Timberlake--Mr. History-of-rap, Mr. Veganville himself--doesn't realize how quickly this cocktail of emotional earnestness and artistic pretentiousness (right down to the impeccable Tom Ford styling) will lend itself to a thousand parodies. Then again, nothing inspires parody like the iconic, so maybe the hall of mirrors is not such a bad place to be. Watch below and hit the links to read Big Ghost's review in full and purchase The 20/20 Experience.
