Britney's Back....uhh Bitch.

It's no surprise to those of you who read this blog intently, I am a fan of Britney Spears. Realizing that she is a puppet of course, she is great because sometimes you forget to look for the strings. Always backed by some of the best producers and writers in the industry, her risks are small by comparison. However, Blackout just didn't feel organic. She still had her fair share of fans for the record, but essentially, there was no reason to feel that she gave any of herself to that album. In the midst of clinical treatments came Blackout, a record, that I'm sure she laid down the vocals for each track in a little under an hour. There was little hype like all her other albums. Her life was in pieces and there was no reason to celebrate.

Circus plans to be Britney's reintroduction to her vacant throne atop pop, which I think she will rightfully take back. As much as Britney needs the industry, the industry sorely SORELY needs her as well. She is the eighth highest female album seller in the history of the United States. Everyone is working overtime to sell Britney as whole and ready to dominate the charts again. Mtv will be airing an hour documentary two days before Circus drops.

Just think: through everything she's been through, she could be loved even more than she was the first go round. She has limited visiting rights to her children, she made Kevin Federline look like Corey Matthews, her mom has written a slam book against her, her sister is a baby-popping machine and Britney still stands poised to take her life back. I absolutely love it. America proves once again its love and obsession for the flawed human beings.

Of course, as much as we're waiting to embrace her with open arms, she has to offer up something viable as a product. The Outsyders have done an incredible job with the lead single, "Womanizer." She has taken the formula from Blackout and made it sultry and infectious. I dare you not to move your body to this track. Note: Danity Kane, this is how it is done. You want some sort of international pop landscape, this is your ideal terrain. Her voice sounds as restricted as usual, but she gets the most out of what she has. Instead of pointing fingers at the media and sounding fractured during the process, she's back to the introspective feminist character that suits her admirably well.

Ironically, using a lot Timbaland's tactics, this anthem is the anti-"Maneater." Will a lot of people hate this track because they hate Spears? No doubt. But that still doesn't take away the fact that this is the best Britney song in a long, long time. And that makes me really excited for December 2nd. The world needs more infectious, dance-producing pop tunes. Who to deliver them than the best herself. Miss Britney Spears.

Editor's Note: Is it just me or in the first ten seconds of the song, "Womanizer" do the synth drums sound eerily similar to those used in the beginning of the sitcom, "Family Matters?" Interesting...


Shit to Sweat:

The year 2000:

It's time for rap fans to bone up on their probably dusty collections. As winter approaches, some long dormant rappers will be making their long anticipated returns into the foray of their respective genre. Eminem with the appropriately titled, King Mathers and Dre with the most hyped rap album of all time, Detox. Go back and check out why these albums are so important to the genre. Eminem was just voted the best rapper in the world (According to VIBE magazine over Jay-Z) even though he hasn't released anything in terms of an album since 2004's Encore.

I say 2000 because the music scene is gonna feel like (my high school years) the end of the 90s and beginning of the 20th Century. Albums sales will led the way by Eminem, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, and Britney Spears. All we need is Mtv to bring back TRL and I could self-medicate myself to the smooth sayings of Carson Daly. Oh Lord, maybe this time around things will be better for all.



This. Is. Truth.