Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly
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Rolling Stone Rating: 3.5
She writes, she raps, she sings. And she carries herself with an irresistibly sexy, no-pushover poise. When Missy Elliott herself sings the sweet-ache vocal hook from Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand the Rain" in "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)," the way Elliott lays down the grief you can still hear that she's tougher than you and she's gonna walk away bloodied but unbowed. The production, by Timbaland (also half of the genius, with rapper Magoo, behind the year's jeep-scene anthem "Up Jumps Da' Boogie"), marries hip-hop beats and succulent R&B with a cool, uncluttered glaze that flatters the rhythms instead of flattening them. The obligatory guest appearances -- Lil' Kim, Da Brat, Ginuwine, the ubiquitous Busta Rhymes (how did he find time to make his own record?) -- give the album a spicy ensemble flavor. But...
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