Justin Timberlake Justified

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Release Date: 2002-11-19

Justifiedis the debut solostudio albumby American singer-songwriterJustin Timberlake. It was released on November 5, 2002, byJive Records. The album was written and recorded in a six-week period as Timberlake’s boy bandNSYNCwas on hiatus. For his solo album, he began to adopt a more mature image as anR&Bartist opposed to the previouspop musicrecorded by the group. The majority of the album was produced by the Neptunes (credited as “WilliamsandHugo”) andTimbaland, and features guest appearances byJanet Jackson,Clipse, andBubba Sparxxx. It primarily is an R&B album that also contains influences ofdance-pop,funk, andsoul music.