Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3.14
Rating
22067
Votes
1
9%
2
18%
3
35%
4
28%
5
10%
Distribution

Reviews (page 8 of 8)

Favorite Track: Back in the Day (feat. Jay-Z) This was such an unenjoyable album that I did not enjoy in the slightest. I would never go back to listen to this one. Not for me at all. I rate this album 1.4/5

And I still don't like rap. I can remember a song by Missy Elliott that I quite liked. But that was a long time ago. I can't do anything with that music. I played the first few songs. I usually fast-forwarded after the first aggressive chant. I found it amazing that the transitions, although randomly chosen, were not audible. No, I really don't need that. 1/5

Missy is a good rhythmic rapper, which I like (as opposed to spitting a million words a minute ala Eminem) but I don't really like any of the songs...which (obviously) defeats the entire premise. For the most part it's the production/mix which is awful - way too hot for my preference - understatement as its actually annoying and painful to listen to especially in headphones. As for Missy herself, she's technically good but I don't get anything in terms of legit emotion or power and I actually don't like her voice. Plus these lyrics - god. Beyond cringe. Not even funny in a stupid middle school way, just embarrassing. I can see how she was influential - as well as the album - but I don't like it at all and had a lot of trouble getting through it. Probably should give 2 stars for influence but an easy 1 for me personally.... 3/10 1 star

I didn't like it. But I'll probably give it a listen later in life!

The first album I'm giving a 1.Its annoying, generic, and only has a few good beats. Trash

Feels like the early 2000s was an awkward time for hip hop, these beats don't sound fresh despite some big name collabs. Production is boring and Missy's lyrics are making me cringe. Really awful opening and closing monologues too. Leave this one in the past.

• Ser ut som ett tidigt 2000 rapalbum, och korridoren på Tingsholm • Intressant att ha ett Intro som förklarar känslan/syftet bakom albumet, nämner också han där Trump • Inte min favorit typ av rap (tidig 2000) det här • (feat. många olika artister) Betyg: Jag ska va ärlig, jag orkade ej spendera min fritid på att lyssna klart på de sista 30 minutrarna => 1/5

Yet more Hip-Hop? The only thing that really differentiates this from all the other Hip-Hop albums is that this is "sung" by a woman.

I tried, I really did but I couldn't get through this album. Absolutely horrible.

The worst in music

Less of my style.

Het begint al gelijk met een skit, superirritant. Vervolgens twee nummers die soms zo typerend zijn voor hiphop: megakinderachtig, met name in de teksten. Als je als genre serieus genomen wil worden, maak dan niet zulke nummers. In het nummer met Jay-Z is het ook weer zo kansloos, maar dat wordt dan net als work it wel enigszins gered door een lekkere flow, met een goed sampletje of een leuke scratch. Verder is het altijd zo egocentrisch, een soort zelfverheerlijking, waar ik gewoon op afhaak. Waarom vind ik dan grunge wel top, terwijl dat ook over onderwerpen gaat waar ik niks mee heb? Bijv Alice in Chains, waar het meeste over het drugsgebruik van Layne Staley gaat. Misschien is het het geheel van tekst, flow/groove en of iets een goed liedje is. Check 2 vd 3 boxes en je bent al een heel eind. Hiphop laat te vaak sowieso 2 vd 3 links liggen, en dan blijft er maar 1 open om af te vinken. Het is te weinig voor me. Als ik het onderling moet vergelijken met andere hiphop in deze lijst, dan is dit niet veel beter dan de 50 cent gangstarap. We horen nog net geen geweerschoten, maar het n-woord wordt volop gebezigd. Het eindigt vervolgens ook met een samenwerking met TLC (en als bonus nog een keer 50 cent, dat zegt eigenlijk al weer voldoende). Missy is vooral bezig te laten zien hoe stoer ze wel niet is. Egocentrisch, zelfverheerlijking. Kansloosheid. Ik ben klaar met dit soort troep.

Dear Missy. It's easy to hate your music without being a hater. I'm a pretty decent person but your "music" manages to mix boredom, irritation and the stupidest, most puerile lyrical content which seems to infest your genre. I'm going to listen to yesterday's album from Janelle Monae again. There is an artist worth listening to.

Oh, for goodness sake.

Nä tack!

Even worse than the other Missy Elliott album. I did sorta try though.

Not a rap fan

Just not a rap fan.

Didn’t listen

Cringed more than sang along, not a pleasant listen but I don't think I am the target demographic, not sure who is.

i’m not really the right audience for this

Not the biggest Missy fan...which I think means I am not the biggest Timbaland production fan. 1.5/5

Так, ну этот альбом можно рассчитывать как ну норм фит с 50 цент и сборник кековых цитат, за это пожалуй плюс и добавлю. 1+. Особенно учитывая интро, где она наобещала на попадание в 1001...

Hated it first time round. Still do now.

bad. really bad.

worst so far 1

Pastiche to my ears

Why can't I rate albums that are really, really shit as a zero? I thought I'd got as low as I could get with Supa Dupa Fly, but this was worse. Oh well, only another 819 albums to go...

I have not listened to much from Missy Elliot, but there were at least a couple of tracks from Under Construction that I've heard before. The listening experience for me was a combiniation of okay, good or even great beats, combined with lyrics ranging from unfortunate to terrible. I could not listen to this again, and I can't recommend the album to anyone.

I didn't know this artist but it's not the kind of music I like.

Is this hip-hop? There are a few tracks where she gets to do her thing but it's like the record executives decided they wanted a R&b Beyonce clone with generic studio tricks sounding like Janet Jackson's daughter. Too slick with no heart, feeling or commitment. There's just too many layers of gloss to see deep down- I suspect underneath she's a talented artist with something to say but she's buried beneath the whoops and drum tracks.

Not for me!

Oh my gosh I did not like this one bit.

I really don't like hiphop. I can't really comment on the musical quality of this album within its genre, but to me it's unlistenable.

Y’a quelques bons beats. J’aimerais mieux que mes enfants écoute ça que du Cardi-B. Par contre, le propos est franchement stupide. Elles fait de long speech sur le féminisme et la paix dans le Hip-hop et ensuite elle rap que pour cruiser le gars, elle va faire son lavage, ou qu’elle va lui faire des affaires que les autres ne font pas... Bref, ce n’est pas tellement mon genre et je ne vois pas ce que ça peut apporter de neuf.

utter shite

Didn’t like

Byly dwa i jest i trzeci czarny pick z rzedu i albumy ukladaja sie w sensowna calosc, od plyty z kategorii magnum opus, przez ambitny rap z niecodziennym podejsciem do beatow, do mainstreamowego szlamu wczesnych lat 2k, bo takim szlamem jest under construction, czyli plyta z pogranicza rapu i r&b, ktora jest czwartym studyjnym krazkiem pani Missy Elliott, ktora dorobila sie jakze zaszczytnego przydomka krulowej rapu, nie wiem jak do tego doszlo, kto rozdawal te godnosci i ile musiala za nie zaplacic, bo o ile wczesniej slyszalem ja glownie na jakis featurach, tak po przesluchaniu calego albumu jestem zdziwiony jak ten album znalazl sie na liscie pana wyspiarza, bo o ile gangsta rap moze dobrze sie sluchac, pieniadze, dziwki i koks moga miec swoj hedonistyczny urok, tak taka tematyka u pani Missy brzmi jak zawodzenie menelicy, ktora nie moze sie zdecydowac czy chce rapowac, czy jednak woli spiewac chorki w r&b, sieden z czternastu trakow ma featury glownie rapowe, pewnie w tym mozna sie doszukiwac takiego sukcesu komercyjnego, no ale tez musiala zapewnic jakas luke na rynku i dac mlodym szlaufom gettciarskim jakis wzor do nasladowania, wiec stworzona persona thugowej gettciary mogla sie sprzedac, co do nazwisk pojawia sie tu chocby method man, ludacris, czy jay z z beyonce, nie mozna takze zapominac o kolaborantach na prodcuerce, bo tak generyczne 2k beaty mogla stworzyc tylko wyjatkowo mainstreamowa persona, a takom wlasnie jest Timberland, ktory jest odpowiedzialny za wiekszosc beatow Missy, wydaje mi sie, ze zle ocenilem wczorajszy albumik, teraz z czystym sumieniem dalbym mu trzy gwiazdki po odsluchaniu tej konstrukcji, jako jednej z najbardziej meczacych plyt ostatnio na liscie

Bring the Pain has a nice musical hook to it: musical, no lyrical. That's all I've got...

shite!

wtf is this commentary shit, fuck this garbage.

Just not good.

Love The Kinks!

I like this better than the first Missy album, but that's not saying a lot. At least she didn't rhyme "Missy" with "get pissy" this time.

I never mind that hip hip albums are more autobiographical than some music, but one thing I distinctly dislike is when an artists has to drop their own name every song. Maybe I'm selfish for wanting music to be more malleable and relatable to myself... I mean, who am I to discourage art as a form of raw self expression? It's just not within my taste.

Not for me

Yeah. This isn't for me.

Cringe

Not a fan at all

Terrible. I can’t handle it

this ain't for me

Meh... Liked this album a lot better when I was a kid