In which Missy brings us back to the old school. Inspired by the dance vibe of hip hop past and aiming to recapture a sense of fun from thugged out violence of the time, Missy and Timbaland have created a smooth record full of wit and bouncing beats. There are a few flops here - generally those tracks where Missy sings rather than raps - but when it gets good it gets really good: Gossip Folks is a fun bop, Work It is entertainingly quotable and Funky Fresh Dressed sounds classic and fresh all at once. Method Man, Ludacriss and Jay Z bring solid verses to their tracks and Missy shows when she’s on she’s one of the best rappers out there. The real star is Timbaland - consistently bc testing beats other rappers would kill to have. The production is uniformly excellent and the Missy Elliott / Timbaland partnership is one of the strongest in the genre.