Missy Elliott - Under Construction
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Artist: Missy ElliottEdition: Music CD
Format: Explicit Lyrics
CD Release Date: 2002-11-12
Music Label: Elektra / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Intro/Go To The Floor
- Bring the Pain
- Gossip Folks
- Work It
- Back In The Day (feat. Jay-Z)
- Funky Fresh Dressed
- P***ycat
- Nothing Out There for Me
- Slide
- Play That Beat
- Ain't That Funny
- Hot
- Can You Hear Me?
- Work It (Remix Featuring 50 Cent)
Free Music Notes for Under Construction
Free Music Review: Very solid in spots although a few songs make it a spotty album.
Hit: 4 Stars
Missy has been around since the mid-nineties and she's NOT going anywhere. I don't know how well the Cookbook sold but it had some solid songs too (Teary-Eyed, Meltdown & Lose Control). My Struggles was also a standout although it was mainly saved from being mediocre by an appearance from Mary and sampled from one of her songs).
But this album is a throwback in a way: Work It, Gossip Folks and Funky Fresh Dressed (3rd and final single) were all old-school based, as far as the videos.
All which made solid songs. Adding to the mix was Nothin' Out There For Me, Pussycat (my FAVORITE song here, and favorite EVER by her), Back In The Day, Ain't It Funny, Bring The Pain Feat. Method Man!, Play That Beat and Work It (Remix). The only missteps were Slide and the average Can You Hear Me, which has meaning but falls flat.
If you love Missy Elliot, PLEASE add this to YOUR collection. (:
Cover Art: B- (was the FIRST time I saw her with excess weight OFF!)
Inside Art: B (nice to see her the way she's always wanted to be; comfortable with herself)
Songwriting: C+ (spotty but good sometimes)
Vocals: C- (love when she sings)
Vocal Emotion: F+
Vocal Acrobatics: D-
Production: B-
Length: A+
4.25 stars.
Under Construction Poster
Attention B-girls and boys: Missy Elliott is officially over it. Like her homegirl Mary J. Blige, the rap diva declares, "no more drama." Time to get back to the essence. To that end, Under Construction bubbles over with a combination of ridiculously slamming beats and clever old-school references--not to mention a slew of guest stars. Based on the rhyme schematic from UTFO's "Roxanne Roxanne" and featuring Ms. Jade's tight-laced drawl, "Funky Fresh Dressed" draws on several classics, including the Beasties' "Paul Revere." Missy croons and Jay-Z namedrops his way through the loose-limbed "Back in the Day." Ludacris injects some new jack Southern flavor into the sinuous anti-hater's anthem, "Gossip Folks." "Work It" features a catchy chorus and an absolutely insane Timbaland track. As is to be expected, Aaliyah's presence looms large over the proceedings, especially on the classic Misdemeanor-style hip-hop and R&B hybrid, "Nothing out There for Me." Missy's rap adlibs play second fiddle to the song's lush vocals, as Beyonc? fills the diva role previously occupied by the late, great Aaliyah. --Rebecca LevineMissy's 2002 album will no doubt make her an even bigger multimedia superstar than this artist, producer, writer and businesswoman already is. The album features a great line-up of guests, including Jay-Z, Ludacris, Beyonce Knowles, TLC and Method Man. Elektra.
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