Madonna Persona: Hip-Pop Eye Candy (Origin: circa 2008. See: Hard Candy)
In (/Anticipating?) Her Foosteps: Nelly Furtado
In 2008, the fifty-year-old icon surprised the world yet again with a makeover that extended from a body more toned and sculpted than most twenty-somethings' to her new, hip-hop-infused sound. Her collaborations with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake were firsts for Madge, who usually works with highly respected but behind-the-scenes, less big-name talent. Even more shocking, however, was that this time around, the Mother of Reinvention appeared to have been inspired by another hot mama: Two years earlier Nelly Furtado had enlisted Timba-lake to aid in her own transition from a boho alt-popper to a glam hip-hop diva.
