Ayo Technology
50 Cent feat. Justin Timberlake
Lyrics

Anticipation With all the 50 Cent/Kanye West drama, all releases are getting loads of attention to see who wins most first week sales. 50's solo career could be over if his tracks aren't hot enough.

Vocals By the slow saying of the words in this song, it sounds like 50's getting a bit lazy. He'll give you this hit since he has to. Similarly, Timberlake gives a good performance as the featured artist, although there's no challenge here as it sounds exactly like a track off FutureSex/LoveSounds.

Music A bit too Atari for my tastes--it has crazy synths in the bg like "Do It". Obviously they're supposed to represent technology, but it's too trite and not very interesting. And more importantly, WHERE IS THE BEAT IN THIS SONG?!

Verses Such a snooze. No interest in the vocals or lyrics.

Chorus I like the chorus in the way that anything off FutureSex/LoveSounds is great, but it doesn't really offer anything except for more of Timberlake's recent sound.

Hook Same as chorus.

Breakdown 4 x "Your hips, your thighs, they got me hypnotized, let me tell you" is a fuckin' weak breakdown.

Lyrics I'm not going to knock it for sticking to hip-hop's typical themes--girls, sex, sex with girls--but there are no bonus points for cleverness. Perhaps the worst part of the song is that it's not particularly clear why its called "Ayo Technology"; it's not like the song is about supertechy, sexy spying.

Hit Potential It's 50. It's Justin. We'll see it in the top 20.

Final Note HATE