Missy Elliott Da Real World CD - Import

This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

DA REAL WORLD was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

With her debut album, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott proved that she could do it all--rap, write, sing, and produce. With her sophomore album, DA REAL WORLD, Elliott shows that she can do it again--and do it all just as well. Her singing talent adds R&B flavor to a great, bouncy hip-hop album.

Elliott describes herself on the lead-off single, "She's A B*tch." She uses the term "bitch" in a positive way, redefining it as a strong woman who knows what she wants. The mellower "All N My Grill" boasts an empowered chorus of "why you all in my grill / can you pay my bills?" It is sure to be the next anthem adopted by Elliott's sisters. Backed by super-producer Timbaland, Elliott delivers the beats and rhymes like no other rapper. DA REAL WORLD also finds Elliott teaming up with some of hip-hop's most unique performers, including Eminem, Redman, and Juvenile.

Parental Advisory

Recorded at Master Sound Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Personnel includes: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Eminem, Aaliyah, Lil' Mo, Lady Saw, Lil' Kim, Da Brat, Gina Thompson, Nicole Wray, Redman, Juvenile, B.G., Beyonce, Timbaland, Big Boi (rap vocals); Darryl Pearson (guitar); Dante Nolan (bass).

Personnel: Missy Elliott (vocals); Eminem, Big Boi (vocals); Darryl Pearson, Bill Pettaway (guitar); Craig Brockman (strings); Dante Nolen (bass guitar); Gina Thompson, Nicole Wray, Timbaland (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Timbaland; Jimmy Douglass.

Recording information: Master Sound Studios, Virginia Beach, VA.

Photographer: Fritz Kok.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.Rolling Stone (7/8-7/22/99, p.152) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...[DA REAL WORLD's] high-paced hip-hop dance joints and slower, funk-soul-inspired pieces course with ominous sounds - it all comes off like a soundtrack for a dark future where humanoids escape the pressures of intergalactic war by unwinding to hip-hop funk..."
Rolling Stone (7/8-7/22/99, p.152) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...[DA REAL WORLD's] high-paced hip-hop dance joints and slower, funk-soul-inspired pieces course with ominous sounds - it all comes off like a soundtrack for a dark future where humanoids escape the pressures of intergalactic war by unwinding to hip-hop funk..."
Spin (8/99, p.150) - 8 (out of 10) - "...A young black woman is trying to define herself here...her off-the-cuff flow speaks loudest on fun-lovin' tales of getting pissy drunk, high off funk, and wide-open over jeep-drivin' hot boyz..."
Spin (8/99, p.150) - 8 (out of 10) - "...A young black woman is trying to define herself here...her off-the-cuff flow speaks loudest on fun-lovin' tales of getting pissy drunk, high off funk, and wide-open over jeep-drivin' hot boyz..."
Entertainment Weekly (6/25-7/2/99, p.130) - "...DA REAL WORLD marks steps in several right directions - both for rap and for understanding the neverending battle of the sexes..." Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (6/25-7/2/99, p.130) - "...DA REAL WORLD marks steps in several right directions - both for rap and for understanding the neverending battle of the sexes..." Rating: A-
Q (1/00, p.84) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1999."
Q (8/99, p.103) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...[Missy] sets out boldly to reclaim the world 'bitch' as a description of a strong woman....Not only living up to her first album but surpassing it - Missy Elliot has good reason to smile."
Q (1/00, p.84) - Included in Q Magazine's "50 Best Albums of 1999."
Q (8/99, p.103) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...[Missy] sets out boldly to reclaim the world 'bitch' as a description of a strong woman....Not only living up to her first album but surpassing it - Missy Elliot has good reason to smile."
Muzik (1/00, p.70) - Ranked #15 in Muzik's "Albums Of The Year '99"
Muzik (8/99, p.79) - 5 stars (out of 5) - "...17 tracks of the sexiest, sharpest, most stylish and sussed music imaginable….beats, rasping effects and sly rhymes jump out at you from welcome unexpected angles....Save yourself from being left behind by seizing this album 'toute de suite'..."
Muzik (1/00, p.70) - Ranked #15 in Muzik's "Albums Of The Year '99"
Muzik (8/99, p.79) - 5 stars (out of 5) - "...17 tracks of the sexiest, sharpest, most stylish and sussed music imaginable….beats, rasping effects and sly rhymes jump out at you from welcome unexpected angles....Save yourself from being left behind by seizing this album 'toute de suite'..."
Mojo (Publisher) (1/00, p.30) - Ranked #33 in Mojo Magazine's "Best of 1999"
Mojo (Publisher) (1/00, p.30) - Ranked #33 in Mojo Magazine's "Best of 1999"
NME (Magazine) (6/19/99, p.33) - 7 out of 10 - "...a hard man's hip-hop LP for the laydeez....[Missy & Timbaland's] creative giftage towers above the tired saps of black US pop..."
NME (Magazine) (6/19/99, p.33) - 7 out of 10 - "...a hard man's hip-hop LP for the laydeez....[Missy & Timbaland's] creative giftage towers above the tired saps of black US pop..."