![]() “Dats What I’m Talkin About” is a bit cold though, and not from the “ice just to chill the night” Missy bought and sung about. Timbaland gradually builds up the sound with additional melody and bass to modernize the flow, and the overall result is as hot as they come. Going back to the old school again, “I’m Really Hot” has the echoing sound effects like a video game, whistles, quick scratches, and sirens guaranteed to make 80’s heads nod in approval. Like I got it, but I can’t get it no moreĪnd I ain’t usually a chaser – cause I write wit my pencil Now when I bring a slipper, you act like you don’t fit it no more On “Is This Our Last Time” she takes over behind the boards for herself, providing strong bass and a melody that borrows a bit from “Second Time Around” by Shalamar, giving the song a perfect punch to tag-team flows with Fabolous: She slows it down a bit for the dancehall anthem “Keep it Movin” though, featuring the chatta of hip-hop’s latest reggae guest-of-the-minute Elephant Man. She’s hardly letting up on the follow-up “Wake Up,” which has a guest appearance by Jay-Z and another hardcore stripped down Timbaland beat. I’m live on stage, c’mon and give me some applause!” I’ve been a superstar since Daddy Kane was +Raw+ I’m under attack like my name was Saddam I am the bomb from New York to MilanĪnd I can write a song sicker than Jeffrey Dahm’īreak in my car you will hear “Viper Armed” If youse fat one, put your clothes back onīefore you start puttin +Potholes in my Lawn+ This beat here will make you BOOMP BOOMP JUMP In typical Missy fashion, she takes that strong backing and attacks it with her playful wit and charm, which Timmy even takes a second to match with a De La Soul snatch: ![]() She certainly scores high on the album’s lead single “Pass That Dutch,” a stripped down Timbaland melody of hand claps and HUGE bass beats so you can feel that B-A-S-S bass. Blige singing some Sugarhill Gang in the album’s intro) but her recognition that both she and her audience have already passed every test of whether or not the Missy phenomenon would last. ![]() Calling her fifth album “This Is Not a Test” is not only Missy’s sly shout out to the old school (duly noted by Mary J. Having established their dominance together through four straight multi-platinum albums of chart-topping singles and underground favorites, neither Missy or Timbaland have anything to prove. No other rapper in Timbaland’s crew makes his ill beats so fresh, and no other MC but Missy brings out his most unorthodox noises and creative soundscapes. As surely as any of these collaborations belong in the Rap Hall of Fame, Missy and Timbaland deserve the award for year after year of CD’s with songs that pushed the edge of the music envelope for both pop AND hip-hop. Hip-Hop has always had historically ill combinations of producers and rappers: DJ Premier and Guru, Pete Rock and C.L. ![]()
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