Ok so you may be thinking, whats with Madonna on RANCID, but think again. If you know anything about "Madonna" than you know there is no reason for her not to be on RANCID! She's the shit, so take a big whiff. She may be the "Queen of Pop" but she's got plenty of dark sounds, regardless of how dark or super pop she can get I can't get enough of her. Shes the master at reinventing herself, unfortunately I missed her Reinvention tour, sorry Flaco. She has taped into every thing from trans, Techno, Disco, House, Broadway and now Hip-Hop with "Hard Candy".
The album, overall, has a hip-hop vibe, while remaining a dance-pop record at heart. In the early stages of recording, Stuart Price, the producer of Confessions on a Dance Floor, described the new album as moving in an urban direction. Timberland, Justin, The Neptunes and Danja all worked with her on this one. We-G told me about every one working on it months before all the promotion. I thought there were too many cooks in the kitchen. When he got his hands on the leaked/pre-releaed Liquorice, obviously not official, I new this would be her most ambitious project yet."