Reviews (page 7 of 8)
THIS IS A MISSY ELLIOTT... EXCLUSIVEEEE Todos los discos de este género parten con un -1 por gusto personal, este estuvo... bien? Había harta variedad entre los tracks, colaboraciones, inclusive partes más melodicas que me gustaron harto, pero al final eso del missy elliot exclusive me tenía media chata.
2 Stars (5/15)
Missy is at least slightly different in sound than the other 00s hip hop but a whole album was a bit too much. No need to explain what your album is about I'm the album itself, unless I suppose it sounds like it's mostly about banging. This isn't my sort of thing really, I'll give it a 2 for being mildly interesting at points.
Every track is exclusive! (your sarcasm meter should read 100%). Liked the flow and the beats but the lyrics for me were hit and miss with most falling on the miss side. In general, this album is fine but it really does not do anything to distinguish itself.
Top track; Work It
I must say I tapped my toe, but never put it on. 2.5
Ikke min greie i det hele tatt, men bedre enn jeg fryktet. Beatsa føles ofte veldig novelty og daterte ut (dette var et album fra det dystre 2000-tallet), men noen ganger funker det litt. Jeg fucker med Work It; har endelig funnet ut av hvem Flight spoofer på Sugarlumps.
Not my taste
Au début c'était pas dégueu, puis finalement non.
Booo Trump shoutout booooo. Always love a good Meth feature even though it's a cover of his song. The features do some heavy lifting on this one. Meh 2.
"You don't see Bill Gates and Donald Trump arguing with each other 'Cause both of them got paper and they got better shit to do" - probably because they were touching elbows at the Lolita express. Oh the innocent noughties! Work it is still such a banger tho.
What is worse than the elicit, gansta style rap ... that filthiness being sung by woman. However Back in the Day is what salvaged this album for a 2
Vind Missy Elliott altijd wel cool en eigenzinnig, maar stop het in een clichématig Timbaland-jasje en het is eigenlijk 13 in een dozijn, en nauwelijks te onderscheiden van ander vrouwelijk geweld van eind jaren 90/begin zeroes. Timbaland is een god op het gebied van club-bangers, maar een heel album verveelt enorm. Missy Elliott is desalniettemin vocaal zo sterk dat het wél een voldoende is. 6/10
Listened Before? N Meh, not really my cup of tea. The list of collaborators on this album is impressive, but somehow none of them really did anything for me. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Work It
(2.5) she said her own name a lot? i like a lot of this but this is a missy elliott exclusive has got to stop 😔
There was good stuff on this, but it felt very self-congratulatory, to the extent that it really wasn't for me.
At least I'll go to my grave knowing how gushy Missy Elliott's vag is. [Source - Pussycat] Some stacked features on this. Whilst I joke, Missy E has some good flows on this. Very of it's time.
Ok
Work It is carrying this whole thing on its back.
It was alright, I liked a lot of the beats but that's about it Rating: 2.4
Simply not for me.
A good hip hop album but not really my style, wouldn't really go back and listen to any of the songs again.
not my thing but I like it better than some other rap albums
I almost dropped out at track 9. If I hear that a song is another missy Elliott exclusive, I’ll kms
Not my cup of tea for sure.
Rap/RnB Album. Schöne Stimme, stellenweise chillig. Ist nicht meine Musikrichtung. 2/5
In a nutshell: flip it and and reverse it. Hi Missy. Clear something up for me please- why you gotta say "this is a Missy Elliott exclusive" on most tracks? I get why hip hop artists name drop on tracks, it's part necessity and part tradition. But I'm twitching over the grammar- a track ain't an exclusive when *everyone* has access to the track. Saying your name is enough. It sounds like I'm hating. I apologise if it sounds like I am. I'm still struggling to ditch my hang ups about hip hop. You worked hard to get where you are too, so I hafta cut you a lot of slack. I found bits that I liked on this album. Your flow is great, I appreciated the sex positive lyrics (specifically Pussycat) and I like some of the loops you used. Be mindful of grammar, k? Thanks Overall: 4/10
Na
This was okay, not really my style. Felt a bit too long too.
Not my fave genre but can appreciate it's a good example of early 00s hip hop / r'n'b. Some quite fun upbeat tunes ... Work It (obvs) and kinda like Back In the Day feat. Jay-Z for the funk mo-town undercurrents
Nic pro me
bah
It’s not for me
A fun album full of choppy keyboard and drum machine RnB pop rap beats in big party mode, braggadocios horny rhymes, and all-star cameos. Mixed in with some reflective personal tracks about embracing life in a new way the wake of loss. Too many annoying and weirdly defensive spoken interludes. Not as good and not as many undeniable hits as So Addictive but still a good time.
Apart from Work It there was nothing that overly stood out for me. It wasn’t terrible or anything but it’s one of those albums I will have forgotten I listened to in a couple of weeks. Top Track - Work It
4/10. Charismatic but not my thing. That's about it. Song with Beyoncé was pretty good though.
Miss review isch au na biz under construction. Aber weiss nöd öbs hüt na fertig gstellt wird oder öbs eher Stuttgart21 isch. Hed mir leider doch biz weniger gfalle als erwarted. Halt eifach zu alte hip-hop. Vlt au nur 2 sterne Ima so sorry
Черная женщина читает рэп
"This is another Missy Elliott exclusivvvveeee" that got really annoying towards the end lol. I think the features really shine on this album and some of the beats are really creative. Just not my style overall, would not wanna listen to it again
Još jedan dosadan i monoton album, ali ne mogu reći da je dosadan na nivou onog jučerašnjeg. Opet, bilo bi idealno dati 2.5 zvjezdice.
I liked this better than the other Missy album but I still didn’t really care about it. Some of the songs could kinda bump and the guest verses were cool (especially Luda) though
2 Missy Elliot albums that I must hear before I die? There are some highs here, missy is a talented rapper and the production is mostly pretty good. But she sure is corny, and sone of the songs on here are borderline unlistenable.
Blind album and artist. I did not like her voice at all, and this album dragged hard for me. Skits and speeches were kind of cool, but no from me overall.
2.36
Once again as it is with all hip hop… It is not a genre that I enjoy very much, but I do appreciate her talent
Never was huge on Missy, and listening to this album confirms it to me again. I’ll give her a bonus star because I’ve spent too much time perfecting the reverse section of Work It and then playing it back in reverse. That song still slaps.
Albumi #196, 10.04.2025 Under Construction on Missy Elliottin neljäs albumi ja se julkaistiin vuonna 2002. Perus r&b hip hopia. Ei ole mun juttu.
Feels like inauthentic hip hop trying to get attention
Eh, it was fine. Wasn’t terrible, but it didn’t really grab me
This was just ok, beyond Work it -- they didn't really feel like the Missy Elliot.
Queen
It was fine
Well produced early 00s hip-hop album by Missy, it was an ok listen, but I didn't really like the more r'n'b influences (e.g. the song with Beyonce). I'm not too much into hip-hop and I prefer the 90s hip-hop more than this, so I'll stick with a 2 star.
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Day436 - i come into each day with an open mind but not even ludicris and method man can get me to enjoy missy elliott
Honestly this was just ok. Not really a big fan of her music outside of her hits like "Work It". Don't get me wrong, some songs are pretty solid, like "Back in the Day", but others kinda miss the mark, especially "Hot". 5/10.
No me es fácil darle nota a este álbum. Las letras son muy originales, sobre todo en Work It, incluyendo iconos auditivos e incluso frases pronunciadas al revés. Buenos mensajes, muy buena producción, y es un álbum que al parecer tuvo gran influencia entre muchas artistas de hip hop que estarían por venir. Además, las numerosas colaboraciones son muy buenas, con artistas de gran calibre como Jay-Z, 50 Cent o Beyoncé. Por otro lado, el R&B nunca ha sido mi estilo favorito, y este álbum es básicamente hip hop combinado con R&B noventero. Me he cansado bastante rápido de él, y encima es un álbum bastante largo. Creo que, a estas alturas, su sonido se ha quedado bastante anticuado y no me dice gran cosa. Aprecio las partes buenas que tiene, pero no son suficientes para darle mejor nota.
Very dated early noughties RnB and Hip Hop record. Not necessarily bad, as there are some tracks that sound great, and the many features on here add something unique to each song. However, that's about it for the positives - Missy Elliott seems to talk a lot about not a lot - whether lyrically or in her many meandering monologues. Many beats on this also are too reminiscent of early 00s nightclub fillers. Best Tracks: - Bring The Pain - Nothing out There for Me Worst Tracks: - Intro / Go to the Floor - Pussycat - Play That Beat Rating: 3/10
Sounded pretty dated unfortunately. Not a huge fan
Well, what can you say about this? On the face of it not a lot. For what it is, it's OK. Questionable subject matter and lyrics. But not really for me. Worth more than a one, but only just.
It was better than I thought! Apart from the preaching.
Cool beats. Atrocious lyrics.
2.5
Interesting beats 2/5
Quite basic and pretty uninteresting hip hop. It doesn't have any unique ideas, and most songs are not that catchy (Work It is a banger, though). It's not bad, but I got bored after the first half, so there's that. 5/10
I feel awkward saying that I don't like this. I know people love Missy, so it feels almost blasphemous, but this album doesn't sound nice to me. The production has that big glitzy early 2000s hip hop sound that I think has aged particularly bad. There are some Neptunian elements that kinda still slap (did they produce this? I don't really care enough to check), but a lot of it is just annoying. I really could not care less about the spoken word sections. To me these are just messages that could have been turned into songs, but weren't. Fave Tracks: Work It, Can You Hear Me 2.4/5
Really not for me, but I understand the appeal and it sounds very of its time.
Let’s just say this: I never listened to Missy Elliott’s albums back in the day, and after hearing this, my opinion hasn’t changed. The lyrics feel weak and sleazy, and when she’s not rapping, she’s talking—and that’s even worse. The lyrics aim to be witty and obnoxious, but they don’t have the kind of substance to stand the test of time. Her talking sections, often about how women can keep their men from straying, come across as more scolding and nagging than helpful, which is ironically counterproductive. That said, I always thought she had strong production behind her, and I’ll admit, the music production here is still just as catchy and fun as it was back in the day. Her sound has been heavily sampled and used by other producers and DJs, so she’s definitely made her mark. Even so, this album doesn’t make me want to go back and revisit her music.
Spotty. But always good to hear Method Man on a track.
Considering this was recorded in 2001/2002, this sounds super dated right now.
Naah, not feeling this
Great production. I find her rhymes a bit lazy and annoying at time. The spoken bits are a bit shit. Just had Queen Latifah and I think thatcwas better.
The Good: We get a fair warning, that this album isn’t finished… The Bad: trying to figure out what additional work the album needs… The Ugly: all the subliminal context. Rap, remains, my least favorite, even when I can give 2-3* where credit is due. Missy Elliot, I recall as the artist who used to wear those puffy winter coats in her videos—or, very well possible, I only saw 1 of her videos in my life time and in this video she was wearing a puffy winter coat… or, even more probable, I can’t distinguish this from many of the other cut-n-paste hip-hop acts of the 00’s Tell you the truth, I was actually enjoying the first couple of tracks, but then it just turned into what it turned into… music I am no fan of. 2 1/2* for trying, and warning us about the construction issues… downgraded to 2* as I don’t like… rap.
Nix! Möjligtvis skulle jag kunna tänka mig att kramas lite med henne.
Was quite excited to listen to as I remember enjoying this album much more as a kid. Nostalgia wasn't enough to have me enjoy the whole thing. Held together by a few familiar & tracks as well as a couple good features but drags out. Her skits don't help either. Work It & Slide the only solo songs I feel like I actually enjoyed. Maybe it is just very much of it's time and doesn't hold up anymore. Quite disappointed.
I just don’t like this genre no matter how many times I give it a try when these albums come up. Not totally to my dislike as many others.
I’ve heard worse.
Meh.
Heb er van genoten op het meest dat ik van een missy Elliott album kan genieten. Paar leuke samples herkend, verder vind ik er niks aan
Didn't know what I'd get here but I was hoping for something that would lead me in. Just doesn't do it for me. I can't buy a boat so maybe I need to rent a Bentley (?) Best: Work It Worst: Hot, Funky Fresh Dressed
Hip hop. Her first album I enjoyed much more. This one leans more into the rap, and it just felt a little flat and repetitive. There were some songs I enjoyed, but a lot of things I didn’t.
Beats are uninteresting and dorky sounding. Some of the features are okay, but other than that this is a laughable record.
I’ve found myself generally disappointed by Missy Elliott’s albums so far. Even Work It didn’t really Work for me today
2 out of 5. There were a couple of fun songs on this album like Work It and she has a good message in her intro/outro. Also the Beastie Boys reference was cool. Rest of the album didn't grab me as much.
1 or 2 good tunes. Beats were shite.
Pretty run-of-the-mill early 00s album that has a few nice beats but nothing special.
I can't express how much this just is not for me.
Huskede den som meget bedre, kan egentlig godt lide Missy Elliott men synes der var langt igennem og det var temmelig frontloaded
Synes simpelthen at hendes stil er træls. Work it kender man..
This is a Brett Knutson exclusive. This album has aged like milk. Most glaringly (and gratingly) are the Timbo beats but Missy’s rap style too all sound extremely 2002 and I now remember why this is the worst era in rap history. Maybe 20 years ago is just old enough to seem extremely outdated, but not yet old enough to be cool again and in 10 years this will be a 4 star album but I doubt it.
Not a hip hop fan so wasn’t likely to enjoy this. And didn’t. Don’t really know how to listen to hip hop or what I should be listening for. Using her own name in the lyrics of every song is weird to me.
Not for me.
Just not my thing.
I thought I was going to like this more but I found it very annoying. The energy and the beats and the melodies were good but the lyrics were so cringey or just horrible. It’s probably a 2.5 but I’m not feeling kind.
I really dislike Missy Elliott. The only reason I am giving this a two is because I do like Ludacris,
Too many exclusives.
DJ, please pick up your phone, I'm on the request line. And that request is no more Missy, please. Twice in two weeks is a bit much.
Again, this genre is not my thing at all. However, Work It is iconic and enjoyable enough to increase the rating slightly. The flow is good. Highlights: Work It
Work it - not the demo but enjoyed it more than I thought
Some of the lyrics are straight up hilarious, to wit: "Not on the bed, lay me on your sofa Call before you come, I need to shave my chocha You do or you don't or you will or won't ya? Go downtown and eat it like a vulture" EAT IT LIKE A VULTURE!!! hahaha Otherwise, some cool beats. WAY too horny though.
Not at all my kind of thing, didn,'t listen to whole album, dismal
Missy Elliott's Under Construction turned out to be better than I expected. While it’s clear she’s an interesting artist with a lot of creativity, the album leans heavily into R&B, which isn't really my cup of tea. Tracks like Work It showcase her innovative production and playful lyricism, making them stand out. However, the overall R&B-driven vibe makes the album feel more conventional compared to her earlier, more eclectic work. For fans of R&B, this album is a solid effort, but it doesn't fully capture the boundary-pushing style I was hoping for. Still, her talent and originality shine through, even if it's not entirely to my taste. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 1 STAND OUT TRACK - Ain't That Funny
deserves to be on the list, but not my thing. She talks too much.
First time I hear about Missy, can’t say I missed too much
Did not love it.
Decent songs buts lots of interludes/talking
Not my thing, this one. But was ok, some high-energy stuff here
oh god, not mine
That was a truly awful experience.
Could there be music more annoying than this? Oh wait, I forgot about Limp Bizkit. Still, this is pretty bad. How many tracks did she have to say this is a Missy Elliott exclusive? And did she say she wants to put her booty in my spaghetti? No thank you very much. Best track: Ain’t it Funny I guess? Got a little nostalgia hit with the Run DMC and Beastie Boys samples. But is this really R&R Hall of Fame caliber music. Yuck!
I recognize that she is incredibly well liked and famous and etcétera, however she was not my type of music. There were few songs I enjoyed and I just couldn’t really get behind it.
I feel like timbo didn’t bring it…idk Best song pussycat?
As the title and the opening track outlines, this is an exhibition of an artist that needs some improvements. Half of this album is Elliott getting indiscriminately angry, and the other half is her describing (often vulgarly) her sex appeal, which she defends in a strange PSA in the middle of the album. Both of these halves fit into the general theme of Elliott gloating about herself. So, does the quality of the album warrant the narcissism in the lyrics? Not particularly. Some songs are up there rivalling the old-school hip-hop that inspired the album, and some are a serious chore to listen to.
No, sorry. I don't like rap. I tried, really I did - but it's awful and I hate it.
Nothing wrong with this album, but probably not going to return to this
One time I was on at a club with my girlfriend, Missy Elliott came on, she looked at me said "MISSY ELLIOT?", we then left. Work it is kind of a cool song tho Best Song: Work it Worst Song: Ain't That Funny
I was more entertained by the features
The most redeeming qualities of this album were the artists that were featured on the tracks.
Dont like that kind of music
Tycker alla låtar låter likadant. Inte riktigt min grej.
Helt okej ändå. Kul att hon pratar lite mitt i albumet o grejer. Låter som hon är en rimlig dam. Lite gungigt o grejer. Känns som det borde vara med i GTA eller något. Hade jag varit lite äldre hade nog nostalgi vunnit över mig till en 3:a men ack om så vore fallet.
Not really my thing. There are a couple of good songs.
Missy’s and Timbaland’s beats and creativity are impressive as always. She merges a very old school style of rapping with production that was way ahead of its time. She was a shot in the arm for hip-hop and is an amazing talent. All that being said, this album has some real duds on it. This is more “Work It”-and-Friends than an actual album. But “Work It” is such a great song that it’s hard to be too mad about that. I think Missy, like many rappers, is a single-oriented artist rather than someone focused on making a cohesive album. I think someone dying having never heard “Work It” would have really missed out, but this album? You’d be alright giving it a pass.
Good Drum and Bass
If you need to do an intro and frequent interruptions justifying and explaining your album, it’s probably rubbish. If you don’t believe enough in your own art to let it speak for itself, I’m not going to take it seriously. Also, what’s with the “this is a Missy Elliot exclusive” intro on every song? It’s your album! We know whose fucking song it is! PS - I agree, fuck Bill O’Reilly
Really didn't care for the intro, just get on with it missy! If I wanted background to the album I would have read it on Wikipedia. Then she starts talking half way through the album why?? Appreciated Ludacris and Jay-z turning up for cameos. And they probably saved this album from being at the bottom of my ratings.
I didn’t hate it but it didn’t do anything to blow me away. It felt like an album with an idea and theme but it may have gone over my head. Liked back in the day but I just didn’t feel inspired by the album.
Xtra-låtar borde inte ha varit med.. samma catchy låt som på själva skivan.. höjdpunkten är tagen, men det är en sällsynt jävla låt som är rolig.. Du spelade den två gånger, fan, förstår du fan ljudet av din skit, den blandade rösten, oh shit, oh fy, jag har roligt med mitt liv de senaste dagarna när jag lyssnar på den här skiten, jag kör bil, annars är boken oavslutad, det är vad min pojke säger huhhuh
Not my thing.
I had heard the singles, overall the full album was more consistent than I would have expected. I don't really love this era of rap, but it was alright
Best bit was a few bars of Jay Z
Would have given this another star but THIS IS A MISSY ELLIOTT EXCLUSIVE
missy elliott and timbaland is a great combination
2/5. Should have edited out the talking bits. It cheapens the album. By a lot.
Missy feels like a guest on her own album, with collaborators like Beyonce, Method Man, and Jay-Z feeling like generic deep cuts from their own albums. "Gossip Girl" is another example, a very Ludacris-style song, but that one is actually good. "Pussycat" is a weird example of an out-of-place neo-soul track that has nothing of value except smoothly transitioning to the Beyonce track. "Work It" is by far the best track on the record, and one of her best songs. Excellent display of her rapping skills, personality, and Timbaland's production work, with plenty of quirks to blow you away. We don't get to see more of this style until "Slide" for the last 4 tracks, and it's nice to hear that distinctive abrasive electric style, but they do feel pretty weak. Missy is a great rapper, and has some great production work on this record. But the songs are weak and inconsistent, feeling a bit forced to appeal to mainstream audiences. If you want a Method Man song or a Jay-Z song with Missy on it, there you go. But otherwise, there's nothing of value besides "Gossip Folks" and "Work It".
She's good, but this album was not for me.
Not a huge fan
Early 2000s rap scene is something we all would like to forget ("we" being me and probably few more people somewhere in the World). Unfortunately, this list like a constant reminder just how awful that time has been. Missy Elliott missed a lot with Under Construction. It's a below average adventure through mediocre beats and underwhelming flow. I just want to get out of this ride (which I have done after 5 songs).
I’m not a hip hop fan.
Not into rap/hip hop.
Just not for me. I appreciate that Missy came on the scene when there were few female rappers but I just don’t enjoy the sound.
Elliot fait du hip-hop?! Pis c’t’une madame??!!
It’s ok, but not really my brand of music.
Not my preferred type of rap. Wasn't bad just not my jam.
I've come to the conclusion that I just like very specific types of rap for some reason. And unfortunately this didn't fit in there. Can't put my finger on it, but it just didn't move me at all for some reason. I appreciate that she's taking a stance for the ladies though, quite a lot of rap can be very misogynistic in my opinion. So hearing something different than that is refreshing.
Tää soundi ei ikinä oikeen oo purassu. Mutta Missy on genressään ihan raikas poikkeus. Vähän liian 2000-luvun allun meininkiä mulle. Ehkä kymmenen vuoden päästä aika on kypsä. 2/5
Bored me to death
I was quite looking forwards to this; it's what The Project is for really - making you appreciate things that you'd never listen to normally. And it starts quite well - Bring the Pain, with Method Man, is a good song. It drags a touch though, and there's not loads of variety for me. Glad to hear it, probably won't again.
not my style at all, but honestly i grew to like it more as the album continued. Slide?? I really like that one 2/5
Early 2000s hip hop was a giant leap in production but that doesn’t make this particularly good.
each their own.
Not really my music taste
This is my second time listening to this album all the way through, and I still have the same feedback: what do any of the songs have to do with the Under Construction theme she establishes at the begining of the album? The songs aren't bad, although they get very repetitive in feel and theme. Her feelings about losing Aaliyah are obviously genuine, but talking about all those deaths in hip hop before dropping these songs just feels like the definition of monetizing tragedies. Give me Supa Dupa Fly over this any day.
We had Missy Elliott's debut just over a week ago, and the difference is striking. This one is so much worse: the songs are weaker and why all that talking?
Typically hip hop isn’t my bag. Musically interesting but lyrics are infantile. Nothing to say.
Not horrible but gets a bit tiring after a while, would have been 3 stars if it was half the length
Just fell flat for me. Had a few good songs but nothing I wanted to hit repeat on.
Can't help it, this really isn't my kind of music.
Not my genre at all. Starts off with a line that aged like milk…”you don’t see Bill Gates and Donald Trump arguing, cause they both got paper!” Definitely an album that doesn’t age well. Decent sounds though.
polished, boring. Sorry.
Loved Supa Dupa Fly, but this one is a pretty bad miss for me. I really don't see what any of the songs have to do with the message she says during the Intro. Not every song needs to be a profound statement on life or society, but you kind of lay down that expectation when you open the album talking about the struggles every human or family goes through.
Album 40 of 1001 Missy Elliott - Under Construction Favorite Tracks : Rating : 3 / 5 I didn't enjoy Missy as much as Missy enjoys Missy.
future sounds fresh from the 90s past
pretty good for the genre. Explicit lyrics.
Ikke så meget mig, men ikke direkte forfærdeligt.
When a song says "We can bump uglies if you ain't got your monthly" I'm out.
Missy is a rapper. She spits bars. She has raps. She will rap up bars. She’s been know to wrap and rap and spit.
This album continues to be well out of my comfort zone. I'm not a lover of rap or hip-hop, but have over the years listened to some. So a mild combination of rap, hip-hop, r&b and pop is pretty much how we come up with this compilation. I remember when Missy Elliott became popular and was all over the radio, though with some censorship in the middle of songs at time. At the time this album came out, it highlighted for me the dreadful dullness that had occurred with popular music at the time. No doubt the fans think this is amazing. And of course it has been placed on this list, which to me is maybe just because it was trying to do something different with this combination of genres at a time when it needed something different? I've listened to this today. It has bored me for the entire almost hour it has been playing. It doesn't draw your attention, nor hold your attention. It could be the same beat for each song, but I can't discern it. No thanks. Next please.
Hey it wasn’t that bad there was some nifty parts and I like the running them of working on yourself and society as a whole she was spittin when she talked about beefing with folks. 2.75
1. Intro / Go to the Floor: crazy beat, begin aint it but second flow is a lot better. 5.5/10 2. Bring the Pain: bit better but still not that great. Method Man feature goes harder. 6/10 3. Gossip Folks: great beat, Ludacris feature pretty good. Overall track alright. 6.5/10 4. Work It: pretty good track, like the reverse parts. 7/10 5. Back in the Day: yeah not it, mediocre singing with some random Jay-Z lines. 3/10. 6. Funky Fresh Dressed: this one is really great, good flow and lines. 8/10 7. Pussycat: bruh these lyrics. Song itself is good 5.5/10 8. Nothing out There for Me: Beyoncés vocals really carry this track. Overall nice duet type song. 7.5/10. 9. Slide: this beat goes hard. Overall great sounding track, with good flow. 10. Play That Beat: mwah not great per se. 5.5/10 11. Ain't That Funny: good parts in between mid parts. Beat is interesting. 6/10. 12. Hot: not really that great. Feels like reusage of other songs. 5/10. 13. Can You Hear Me: pretty nice song. 6.5/10.
Mostly just had it on in the background and was fine
2,5
It doesn’t appeal to me in particular, but it’s not horrible.
Beats were pretty classic, but the lyrics really kept me from getting into it… Probably not gonna listen again.
Not for me
Some nice eulogies to her friends who had passed away. Very talented rapper and lyricist. Just not for me
I've heard a few of these songs before way back in the day. At that moment in time and at the ripe age of 10 or 11, it was pretty good. It's honestly pretty hard to listen to now and I don't think it has aged very well. Definitely not something I could listen to for more than 10 minutes without being ready to move on, it's just a little too intense and in your face.
It's fine; I like it, but don't care if I ever hear it again. I guess if this is your thing, this album is excellent.
Not my thing, but I'm glad to have listened to it anyway.
Not my preferred genre but was okay.
Old school
Un peu répétitif, typique bling era, les beats manquent de oomph
Missy definitely has an iconic voice. Sounds a little like Lauryn Hill but grittier. I was expecting more out of this album. I feel like Missy Elliott is regarded as a pretty iconic female rapper but this music was mid as hell. Some of the features were good (Jay Z) but I just didnt vibe with the tunes. The songs just felt low quality. Not great 3/10
Més hip hop que r&b, però amb una bona dosis de tots dos, és el disc més comercial i digerible de Missy Elliott. Gran éxit al seu disc i uns quants temes engrescadors, però res que tregui la són
Not so annoying but perfectly valueless
Not my thing at all, but base sounds good.
Favourite song: Gossip Folks One for the karaoke: Pussycat - I just know that this was Nick and Shaun’s favourite song, so to see their faces light up as I dedicated this to them in Woody’s would mean the world to me. One for the car: Slide Great to see the lads Method Man, Ludacris and Jay Z show up but there were some lyrics in this album that made me me want to steam iron my fingers x
Ik begon goed, maar mijn open mind werd bruut de kop ingedrukt door Mevrouw Elliott en kornuiten.
Meh...niet zoveel aan te beleven.
Zegt me niet zoveel. Wel sympathiek dat ze Aliyah en Lisa Lefteye Lopez zo fantatiek herdenkt.
Fine.
Lacking originality and it shows - most tracks rep on the same bar for up to a minute at a time, giving way to guest rappers who lay down much better lyrics than Elliott is even close to coming up with herself. Throw in a few unfortunate cultural references and not much distinction in the backing tracks and this is just a forgettable mess
This was not unpleasant but kind of passed me by.
Pretty good beats but not really my cup of tea.
Sadly the songs featuring other artists outshines the solo songs. Gossip Folks, which I consider one of the best songs in the album, is completely carried by Ludacris. The same thing goes for Back in the Day, feels like a Jay-Z song featuring Missy Elliott, rather than the other way around. All in all an OK album, but it's lacking "personality". It just feels like a bunch of singles thrown together, rather than a thought through album. Not sure if that was intentional?
p890. 2002. 2 stars Hip-hop, so not my thing at all. Well done of its kind, and had me tapping my foot, but a lot of the tracks just blurred into each other.
eh
The beats were better than the other Missy album from this list, but the lyrics just completely turns me off. I don't understand how she can be on this list... Twice!
Better than the first one for sure. fews hits but not my type at all
Hip Hop. Again so not my thing. And while there are some songs I don't actively hate it's just not something I listen to or I'd like to listen to again!
2/5
Really hard to say something about this one. Sounds to me like any other R&B and or hip hop album. The beats don't really stand out too much, the lyrics (didn't listen that carefully 100% of the time) are also quite generic rap stuff. Her flow is cool I guess (sometimes). It's also 56 minutes long so it's a real chore to make it to the end. In terms of the songs themselves I guess it's OK, but in terms of what it's doing to me, unfortunately it's a 2/5
Snark
Attitude as music!
Assez old school Le break de scratch on aurait dit rock it de Herbie Hanckock Bien phat le bass drum, les beats sont cools Pas tombé sur le cul plus que ça, drôle d'idée l'intro et la conclusion qui nous jase ça Jamais compris l'idée de se nommer à toute les tounes... Meh...
Classic 90's/early 2000's rap. Silly that every song starts with "This is a Missy Elliott exclusive". All of the biggest collab/guest rappers. Songs are meh, ok. Same lyrics/theme for most songs. Overall good initial message in the intro and at the end. Cool tributes to artists that are dead. I enjoyed listening to it but will not give it any more listens.
While I am impressed that she fit so many Missy Elliott exclusives on there, I didn't love the album. I did quite enjoy Slide, Funky Fresh Dressed, Back in the Day and Work It, and also the monologues. Bit of a tearjerker when she addressed the haters with 'you may not think I'm a real hip hop artist...' I DO think you're a real hip hop artist, Missy!! But I'm still giving Under Construction 2.5 stars.
Belangloses Rap/RnB/Pop-Gemisch mit netten Beats. Ziemlich eingängig. Nicht mein Ding. Kann es aber verstehen, wenn man es mag.
Слушаю это первый раз. Что-то нравится, но музыка так сказать не моя
Beter dan verwacht, maar meh
Work it is nice, sonst meh
Not really my thing, to be honest. 2/5. The song with Beyonce was probably the one I enjoyed the most, which is pretty telling given it's quite different in style to most of the others. Generally, I tended to enjoy the bits that weren't Missy Elliott rather than the bits that were, which isn't great. I just don't get on with her style of rapping for some reason, Play That Beat (which was much more R&B but still just her) was quite good.
Not for me. Respect to Missy for being a badass take no shit kind of artist who does things her way. Work It is a hip-hop classic from my high school days and sampling from the Beastie Boys was a cool surprise, but this was never my scene or genre.
Ok but gets a bit samey after a while. Nowhere near as good as Ms Dynamite's debut, which came out the same year.
Full disclaimer: the songs on this album are all "Missy Elliott Exclusive" - I'm glad she let us know this at the beginning of each song. Some decent rhymes, some not so great. Didn't like any of the tracks except for the back in the day one with Jay -Z. Everything else was not for me.
Not my thing.
Can stay unfinished for me
toll, dass eine Frau auf diesem Gebiet erfolgreich und gut ist, aber ist definitiv nicht meins
First Listen. Besides the couple of songs that I knew, I didn't enjoy much of the rest of the album. It really isn't my kind of music. I do think that Work It is one of the best of the genre - so props to her for that one! 2/5
Fun album to blast in the shower and confuse your partner with your musical choices. The Timberland production has aged well. Never appreciated Missy in her time but can clearly see her legacy in hip hop today with huge artists like Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, etc. That's fantastic. Also the Method Man track reminded me how hilarious sex duets are. I don't take 56 minute showers tho. C
this was incredibly disappointing. 40% waffling on about some old shit, 40% R'n'B bollocks and 20% work it.
Like licking cum off the back of a tortoise. Like sucking on a corpse's cliterous. Not very nice.
Overall, just kinda forgettable. The beats are fine, the flow is fine, but it’s not my thing.
I think this album came out after she’d annoyed the entire world with Get ur freak on. I quite like the samples being drawn from absolutely everywhere- there’s a sort of mad scientist vibe to that. But the rest of it. No.
Rapnek jó de most nem élem.
Not a fan of her music I guess.
Some good musical ideas in here. But, I get bored quickly with bloviated, self- aggrandizing lyrics.
Started off ok. But then wasn't into it
I don't like this genre, but it's not THAT bad.
Pas ma tasse de thé
Really not my style of music, but it was clearly a big inspiration for some of the rappers and hip-hop artists of the 10's. Love that Beyoncé is featured on "Nothing out There for Me" as "Beyoncé Knowles", as she hadn't even released an album yet. 2/5
Pleasant. But if I never heard it again, or never had heard it, I don't think my life would be any the poorer.
-Nice "-aded" rhyme scheme in "Intro / Go To The Floor" -Method Man's verse on "Bring the Pain" was nice -Good bassline in "Back In The Day" -Overall just didn't really like the album, just fairly bland hip hop
Nicht immer überzeugt mich das Genre - das ist aber ganz nett.
Aika geneeristä taustamusiikkiräppiä. Välissä satunnaisia tilityspuheenvuoroja.
Rap
Average hip hop?
Not for me.
Not really my favorite type of music, although I can appreciate some of this. 2 stars.
Was never super into Missy.
rap . okish , not gonna listen again
It was shit
-classic hip hop groove. -could get repetitive.
1,5/5
Not a terrible album but all I could think while listening is that most of the talent is with the producer and some of the guest performers.
Missy can sing, that's for sure, but hip hop is so positively, definitely, not for me or aimed at me!
Every skanky girl in my year at school listened to this stuff back in the late 90s/early 00s. I never liked her singles, just sounded like the real trashy end of rap. The full album isn't AS bad as the singles, and tbh the few actual sung songs are pretty good - she can really sing - but it's still full of annoying shit like "Timabaland" and Jay Z chiming in every now and then to let us know how cool they are, and it's got that "street philosophy" going on about life, death and dead rappers that heaps of derros think is really deep... not for me. 2/5.
08/23 Gee...I wonder if this is another Missy Elliott exclusive. Its not like she says it on every damn song.
Not for me.
Not my scene.
Gar-bage
Utter nonsense. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ in part Revisit ❌️ ★☆☆☆☆(2/10) Total reviewed : 404 Already owned : 90 Purchased : 21 To buy : 3 Nope : 290
I am too old for that. In other words, yo nigga dick big yo mazafacka yo.
Unlistenable. Too primitive beats. Too obviously a commercial motives. Unconvincing flow and lyrics. I mean, listen Gangsta Boo instead. 0/5
Why is everything announced as “another Missy Elliot exclusive”? It’s your album. Shits ass.
It's been a while since we heard from Miss Demeanor on the list...not long enough. Missy is very missable. I thought she was better based on the hits I have heard over the years but after the list listens, my opinion has drastically changed. Her rap game is weak AF. It's actually comically bad. Even the other artists featured phoned it in and drop garbage rhymes. And stop saying this is a Missy exclusive when you ain't the only one taking a dump on a track. "Gossip Folks" and "Work It" are ok purely for the Timberland beats, silly talk, and reverse dubbing. Yeah...I'm that guy you aimed your close out at. I'm now a hater. Very surprised at how much she has been a disappointment. Maybe being one of the only female hip-hop artists in it at the time helped. Go back to the studio and polish this album up cause it does sound like it's still Under Construction...1.15 stars.
This was absolute garbage. Skipped the first song after a long speech about herself and the album turned into bad rap/hip hop. The next few songs were no better. Stopped after that. Just terrible. 1/5
This run of garbage is nuts 0.00
Not a genre I can relate to or come close to ever liking. I gave it a try with this, but it was a real slog and just consolidated my dislike.
Corny, really not feeling this at all.
Not a genre I enjoy or get on with and as a result unfortunately I didn’t make it all the way through the album. What I did hear I didn’t particularly like. Sorry.
Not good
Not a fan, does that mean I am a boomer
Rubbish
Despite this lists best efforts I will never ever like in any minuscule way American hip hop Muzak. End of. Please no more. 1/5 22/4/26
👎🏻
Not much here for me. Probably one of my least favourite styles of hip hop.
more annoying than entertaining.
No es mi estilo
No, no, no
Yeah, rap still isn't for me. This one has slang that I don't understand, so the lyrics are often lost on me.
Tries to use repetition to reinforce a simple theme and beat you into submission, doesn't work for me, just does my head in. Use of tacets is the only dynamic element the album has. Hey lets find a riff or a basic beat and just repeat it and sing stuff over it or even whistle! Lets go one further and repeat the words as well! Listen to the first 20 seconds and you've heard the song - OK generalisation but for most tracks thats true.
the feats are decent and that's the only nice thing I'll say. this is the most default-sounding early 00s female rap imaginable. beats are forgettable, lyrics are nothing special, and it all sounds exactly like you'd expect it to sound p.s. "this is another missy elliott exclusive...🫦🫦" — yeah, dear, wish it wasn't 😭
What a bullshit! -5
Nah, this one's straight dookie. Things did NOT go up from yesterday.
Yeah not a fan tbh
This one is not for me. Favorite track: "Back in the Day"
i remember hearing something from her on mtv not being so bad but this was literally unlistenable for me, skipped most of it. and what's up with all this aggressive bragging in rap lyrics, who even cares?
It was bloody awful.
1.2/5 For someone who doesn't like rap or hip hop, I actually didn't mind this. Would I put it on again? Doubt it, but I could actually listen to this without skipping songs or wanting to turn it off like some of the other rap stuff I've heard.
Hip Hop, with one of the blandest album covers the genre has to offer. 1/5
Under Construction erschien 2002 und zeigt Missy Elliott als US-amerikanische Künstlerin auf einem bewussten Rückgriff auf klassische Hip-Hop-Ästhetik, ohne zeitgenössische Produktionen auszublenden. Das Album wurde unter anderem in den Master Sound Studios in Virginia Beach sowie in den Sony Music Studios und der Hit Factory in New York aufgenommen. Inhaltlich und klanglich verbindet Elliott selbstbewusste Rap-Performances mit einem deutlichen Respekt vor der Geschichte des Genres. Zu den bekanntesten und stilprägenden Songs zählen „Work It“, „Gossip Folks“ und „Back in the Day“, die exemplarisch für den direkten, oft humorvollen Ton des Albums stehen. Musikalisch ist Under Construction klar im Hip-Hop verortet, mit starkem Fokus auf Beats, Samples und prägnanten Hooks. Insgesamt wirkt das Album geschlossen und zielgerichtet und gehört zu den stabilsten Veröffentlichungen in Missy Elliotts Diskografie.
i don't have to like everything
I've heard it said that rap is music and hip hop is a lifestyle that includes rap. I can only assume that my liftestyle isn't hip hop. This album isn't as bad as some rap albums, but it isn't my taste at all.
Some cool samples but I don’t like her voice, delivery and lyrics. Gets dull very quickly.
užas živi. ne znam jel gore kad ova nesnosna rep nigačica štaliveć pjeva, repa ili priča nebuloze između ponekih pjesama. sve u svemu smeće, neke dijelove uistino teško slušati. barem mi je drago na kraju čuti kako kaže da je boli kurac ako nam se album ne sviđa
What a terrible day to have ears.
Nop
Not my thang. Even if it was, this wouldn’t be. Extra half star for the elephant.
"This is a Missy Elliott Exclusive" is just as annoying as DJ Khaled yelling "DJ Khaled!" and "We the best music!" before every fucking track. Really doesn't help that none of the tracks here are nothing special. I just don't really like anything here: the flow, the beats, the lyrics. There really is nothing here.
I tried to give it my best shot but I just really didn't enjoy this at all. I'm sure at the time a woman singing about being empowered sexually was unusual and ground-breaking...but the music did nothing for me.
Yeah, no.
Hier kan ik echt bijzonder weinig mee. Echt een album uit het tijdsgewricht van de eeuwwisseling en zeroes. Iconische artiest voor die tijd. Maar als ik puur naar de muziek luister laat het me echt koud. 4/10
This is a Missy Elliot exclusive review. Her flow is good, the guest rappers are good & she has a good singing voice. I just found it to be annoying & didn't care for it. She's really only on here due to her frank nature of talking about sex. Oh & did I mention this is a Missy Elliot exclusive.
When one review indicated "Bangers a-plenty", I had high hopes. What a shame that "Bangers" seems to be a reference to the people engaging in sex acts that Missy "sings" about, rather than the quality of those tracks.
Seemingly the whole damn country.
No
Ble
Fuck rating albums. Just let me listen.
Hip Hop 36eme album => 1/5