Back in high school and my first few years at university, I mostly listened to hip-hop and very little else. At the time, there was no other music that even came close to someone like Missy Elliott, or at least not that I knew about. Man, she just blew my mind. I definitely wanted to be her when I grew up.
I haven’t listened to her in ages, but she still kicks all your asses. It was harder than I thought to pick out just one song to post here. The only trouble with Missy is that none of her albums, as great as they are, are really perfect as a whole. I once saw a list in NME of great artists who’d never made a great album and they had her on there, something the NME actually got right for once. But, dude, I could make a bad-ass Best Of full of some of the best hip-hop songs of the last ten years. This one with Timbaland (from Miss E … So Addictive) wasn’t one of Missy’s fabulous singles, but it’s one of my favorites.
Missy Elliott – Whatcha Gon’ Do
Filed under: Music, Soundtrack Day Tagged: | Hip Hop, Missy Elliott
