Nobody mashes up urban styles as cleverly as Misdemeanor, and she keeps her crown on her latest--who else could mix titles by Nas and Shakira, as Missy does on "Hip-Hop Don't Die"? Bumping beats and comic, hair-did lyrics remain addictive for all palates.
Missy Elliott is gearing up to release her first album in three years. Tentatively titled "Block Party" and due in September, the release is the follow-up to 2005's "The Cookbook."
Tracks on the new album, Elliott's seventh, include the drum-heavy "Hip-Hop Don't Die"; the sensual "Milk & Cookies," on which Elliot lightheartedly harmonizes about her capabilities in the bedroom; and first single "Best Best."