As a Britney stan, I reserve the right to rummage through old items.
I was on mtv.com and saw the headline that FF was going to be hard hitting and urban
http://www.mtv.com/videos/news/61334...nd-urban.jhtml
First of all AS USUAL, Britney was going to be ahead of the return of urban to mainstream.
I knew that she recorded trouble for me first and with her working with Rodney Jerkins she was possibly aiming for more urban sounds. I guess that's why Selfish, he about to lose me, up n down were songs that were on the deluxe versions.
It appears that she possibly was so distant from FF because it wasn't what she wanted it to be.
August 2010 the sound changed and Dr. Luke gave us GREAT generic but still generic dance.
Win-win: She's credited for introducing dubstep and has some urban flares here and there.
I still would have liked the urban route but she will most likely do it now and Rihanna will take the credit for having the urban sound back to mainstream.
I guess it's going to be Britney's thing to make sure she puts her signature on this change.
I have 100% faith.