The Lonely Island - Topic

Breakthrough musical act, The Lonely Island (Saturday Night Live's Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone), may appear to be expanding their digital domain with their 2009 Universal Republic Records' debut album, Incredibad, but according to Samberg, becoming a "3 man musical wrecking crew" (MTV News' description of the debut CD) was never on their to-do list. "Well, we don't actually have a to-do list," says Samberg. "But we have always wanted to do an album." What they have delivered is an indescribably hilarious effort packed with brand new satirical offerings and signature musical versions of groundbreaking digital shorts that have transformed sketch comedy and the internet. Among the breakout gems included on Incredibad is the Emmy winning YouTube sensation "D*** In A Box," featuring superstar Justin Timberlake, which snagged a record-breaking 28 million views before being permanently housed at NBCs online destinations NBC.com and Hulu, and the more recent follow-up "J**z In My Pants," which had 15 million views in it's first month on YouTube. Incredibad's generous helping of never released surprises will also please followers of The Lonely Island's video and musical escapades. Audio renditions of past webisodes and SNL shorts round out the Universal Republic release, including fan-favorites such as "Lazy Sunday (The Chronicles of Narnia Rap)," which first aired on SNL in December of 2005, becoming a YouTube phenomenon and helping to brand the fledgling site as the internet's premiere must-watch online destination. Other Lonely Island classics rocking Incredibad include "Natalie's Rap" (featuring actress Natalie Portman and Chris Parnell), "Space Olympics," the Rasta-wannabe track, "Ras Trent," and the deadpan "We Like Sportz." The trio's inspired new musical creations feature a diverse arsenal of guest-artists including hip hop impresario T-Pain, Grammy winning superstar Norah Jones, The Strokes' Julian Casablancas, Bay area rapper and The Click founder E-40, and comedy hellion and Tenacious D-veteran Jack Black. Friends since childhood (they hail from Berkeley, California) - The Lonely Island coined their name from the cramped west coast apartment they shared as comic start-ups. Their story of why they no longer have to share the same physical address has always been fueled by their love of music and, well, their incredible funniness. "The three of us have been friends forever," says Samberg. "Since junior high and high school, and then w