Miss E...So Addictive

Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliot's third album sees her team up with old time co-producer Timbaland. 'Miss E..So Addictive' mixes a range of styles from hip hop to drum 'n' bass but with a healthy dose of world music. The album also features guest appearences from Busta Rhymes, Redman, Method Man, and Jay-Z.

The Wire (1/02, p.41)
- Ranked #8 in Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2001".

Mojo (1/02, p.71)
- Ranked #28 in Mojo's "Best [40] Albums of 2001".

Rolling Stone (6/21/01, p.75)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...The most sonically inventive, rhythmically explosive pop music around....She proves that girl power is all well and good..."

Spin (7/01, p.128)
- 8 out of 10 - "...A kind, weird club crunker, Ecstasy references included..."

Q (7/01, p.108)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...She sheds the stiff, stage-managed confrontation of '99s DA REAL WORLD for non-stop hedonism....it's a conga-line of post-emancipation shagging, drug references or both, all set to a series of writhing sci-fi beats..."

The Source (7/01, p.198)
- "...With all of Timbaland's sonic concoctions and the LPs guests, which include Busta Rhymes and Eve, SO ADDICTIVE could've been titled SO WHO SAYS YOU NEED LYRICS....you'll quickly appreciate the new ground she attempts to break..."

Mixmag (6/01, p.175)
- 4 out of 5 - "...A drugged-out, script-flipping piece of progressive r'n'b...striving to break all moulds...injecting r'n'b with what sounds like a big fat dose of MDMA..."

Entertainment Weekly (5/25/01, p.80)
- "...The hooks come as fast as the reefer references, and for the first time since her debut, she sounds as if she's having a blast singing, rhyming, growling, hissing, and purring..." - Rating: B+

The Wire (6/01, p.58)
- "...A thousand times more exciting in every way than most everything in the air at the moment....Timbaland's production is frontier staking stuff..."

CMJ (6/4/01, p.10)
- "...Proves the urban sound revolution is still in full swing..."