I think it was a remix of something off her first album. I just watched the video again though and it took me back to that moment, laying on my Grandma’s bed (because we couldn’t watch TV in the living room…we had to “go back in the room” to watch videos), and seeing that epicness of female rapdom. Lil Kim, Da Brat, Angie Martinez (LOL, who?), Missy Elliott, and Left Eye. That was pretty amazing.
Let’s take a moment to appreciate how Missy Elliott broke the mold for women in rap. She got famous not by aggression (MC Lyte, Queen Latifah) or sex (Lil Kim, Foxy Brown), but on sheer creativity, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.
Let’s also appreciate how Total, SWV, P. Diddy, Yo-Yo, 702, and Lil Kim were all in this video.
Early last week I worked a fashion tradeshow and the DJ played this song. Obviously I stopped everything I was doing to get my jam on, and it’s been on my mind ever since. Can we appreciate how Missy changed the game please? She really made no mistakes.
I’m not a big dancehall fan, but try telling that to my bootycheeks. This is basically my song of the summer. Don’t play this in the club, please, cause you can just call me Shaquanna, put me up on nowaygirl.com and watch me wipe myself all over the floor trying to do splits and bootypops, giving crotch service to all passersby.
Ciara feat. Missy Elliot “Work” (Linkin Park “Numb” Mashup)
One of the best mashups I heard all last year. And dare I say…better than both originals. I mean, Missy’s played out percussion track? Fail. Chester screaming off key? Fail.
Look at this photo.
