So Talib got Justin to join him on a track called The Nature from his forthcoming album, Eardrum.

I don't hate Timberlake but I don't have much care for him either. Him being on Talib's album irks me and to top it off the song is lame. I'm looking for the albums of 2007 that he won't be on. So far, Annie Lennox, Van Hunt, Jill Scott, MeShell...

"I had been recording at Record Plant in Los Angeles, and kept running into Justin Timberlake, who I went to Tanzania with on Cameron Diaz' MTV show," Talib told SOHH. "I learned a lot watching him prepare his record...Justin works hard at beefing up his sound so it hits your ear right, and that's what I was focused on for my record."

While Talib says he knew his collaboration with JT would take listeners by surprise, the two friends felt that unexpected element gave them even more reason to finally jump on a track together.

"'The Nature' was a song he started for his record, but he hadn't finished it in time," Talib explained to SOHH. "We both thought it would be great for us to collaborate because no one would expect it. People are surprised that he is familiar with my music and vice versa."