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Track Listings
| 1. Baby Girl |
| 2. Bomb Intro / Pass That Dutch |
| 3. Wake Up |
| 4. Keep It Movin' |
| 5. Is This Our Last Time |
| 6. Ragtime Interlude / I'm Really Hot |
| 7. Dat's What I'm Talking About |
| 8. Spelling Bee Interlude / Spelling Bee |
| 9. Toyz Interlude / Toyz |
| 10. Let It Bump |
| 11. Push It |
| 12. It's Real |
| 13. Let Me Fix My Weave |
| 14. I'm Not Perfect |
| 15. Pump It Up |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk
This Is Not a Test is not all about Miss E. With her beat-wizard buddy Timbaland, she's on a crusade to revitalise what they feel is a stagnating commercial rap marketplace.
There's a reason rap enthusiasts breathlessly await new Missy albums. Maybe it's because her work is so uninhibited--who else but Missy would marvel at the magic of, er, self-love gadgets like she does on "Toyz"? And tastefully too. Perhaps most A-list rap stars don't need sexual aids to get their groove on, but Missy's looking out for the 95 per cent of the female rap population who might not look like Halle Berry. Some would apologetically rock fake hair extensions, but Missy celebrates them on "Let Me Fix My Weave." The self-deprecation continues on the jazzy "I'm Not Perfect." It reaches its apex on "Wake Up" (featuring Jay-Z), where she reminds us that wearing big Liberace chains and driving high-end sport utility vehicles is not all that important.
Sure, most of the guest collaborations here either sound unpolished or unnecessary, but as Bahamadia, Missy's one of the few modern-day femcees who would rather push envelopes than lick 'em. Despite its title, this album does test rap's experimental boundaries with much success. --Dalton Higgins, Amazon.com
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Slo
Format:Audio CD
Missy is still da bomb on an album which see Missy Elliott expand her style but at the same time keep close to her old skool hip hop roots. If you like hard rap, then this may not be for you, indeed Missy gives repect to, but points out that, gangsta rap is a negative wave in hip hop. This album is a refreshing reminder that hip hop is about the love and fun of music, a culture, a style and art form, which includes rap but is not restricted to it, and above all does not soley embrace the negativity of loaded guns, pimps and drugs. This is where Missy Elliott is a breath of fresh air. Being old skool myself, Missy argues that you can still be legal and into hip hop. There are many strong lines and messages. For instance, Missy recognises inner strength over gangland physical strength, evidenced when she refers to the will power when a single mother has to put back the hip hop jeans she would love to buy.
There is the usual humour too, none more so than on the track Toyz where Missy represents the ladies and how they can pleasure themselves... by themselves. This is a Madonna like message in its forthright attitude of women taking charge of their own sexuality.
The beats are good, some have to grow on you a little although I found when I played them loud they all sounded phat (this is hip hop after all.) Timbaland and Missy Elliott set the standards high for others to follow, and that means they have to be experimental at times which has its risks, ie. does a beat work or is it forced? I'd say they've just about cracked it, but this is Missy moving forward and it doesn't capture similar beats to her previous albums (nor would you expect it to) but it does carry Missy Elliott's unique style.
There are many false claimants to the title of Queen of Hip Hop, but there is really only one...get this album and bow down to her. Respect.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the best albums i own, Missy has really focused on how she really feels in this world, from the "Intro/Baby Girl Interlude" she collaborates with the soulful voice of Mary J. Blige, its a moving and peacful intro to a big Hip-Hop album, the following song "Pass That Dutch" is great i love the way that Missy isn't afraid to say what she wants to, and this is reflected in the whole album, for example "Toyz" , "Let Me Fix My Weave", "Let It Bump" and "Wake Up" the guest apperances on this album help push the overall greatness of this album even higher.
Best Missy Elliott album!!!!
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
a lot of people on here are slating this album, although i think that this is probably one of missy elliots bests albums. most of the songs on here are upbeat and feel good and make you want to shake your booty. the best song on here in my opion is don't be cruel featuring monica and beanie man, beanie mans rap is the bomb. other favs of mine are the single pass that dutch and im really hot. there are also some funny songs here such as toyz which is about female sex toys and the infectious let me fix my weave.
although i would probably say that if you are a true hip hop fan then you probably won't like this album much as missy seems to have lost a lot of her her hard hitting lyrics and dark beats which made her famous in the early days of supadupafly and da real world. she is also collaberates with more commercialised rappers on this album like nelly, and there are fewer apperances by more true hip hop stars like red man and method who featured on previous album cuts.
all in all though if you take this album as it is missy isn't trying to make any points on this album, she's just having fun (except on wake up) hence the title this is not a test, which is why some fans may be dissapointed as this wasn't the case on most of her last albums.
so in my opinion if you liked her last single pass that dutch, and previous uptempos like get ur freak on and for my people then should enjoy this album.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
This is...the S**TTTT...
This album is great, is Under Construction Part II. I love it. It´s like if they were made together.
Nice intro and outro with mary j. Read more
Nice intro and outro with mary j. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2005 by rafa
1.0 out of 5 stars
cant even listen to
I bought this album, put it into my computer (running NT) and after 10 minutes of trying to install the software to listen to my 'protected' cd of music that I've just bought it... Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2004
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good
I dont usually like Missy, but i bought this and i like it, really good music, some songs are kinda anoying, but all in all very good album, worth buying if you like hiphop, rap.
Published on 9 Jan 2004
2.0 out of 5 stars
O.K but nothing more.....
I've always been a Missy fan but this has to be her worst record yet. Critics are loving it but a lot of fans seem to be hating it. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
very very annoying
this is probably the most annoying album in the history of music. sorry to missy fans, who'll probably love it, but i cant stand these tracks, too repetive and just...annoying.
Published on 31 Dec 2003
3.0 out of 5 stars
good album.
This is a good album and a sold effort by missy elliott. It has some great songs.
Its worth buying because some of the so but buying ngs are wonderful and are well worth... Read more
Its worth buying because some of the so but buying ngs are wonderful and are well worth... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2003 by "aicli"
4.0 out of 5 stars
Testing???
I taught this album is good. I dont usualy like Missy, but i liked this!!! ****
Published on 24 Nov 2003
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