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Rap veteran Missy Elliott has come forward to talk about her return to music-making and dished on which artists have caught her attention.
Missy acknowledged how much pressure she has experienced since her last album came out a decade ago.
“Oh the pressure was definitely more! When me and Tim put out those records [9th Inning and Triple Threat], you know, we just put them out, that’s why we never put a video out. But this time the pressure was really on because I knew I had shot a video so now it wasn’t just about, ‘Are they gonna like the record’. I knew that people know me for my videos and so the expectation from those who grew up on my music was high. My goodness. I swear to God, I felt like I sweated out my tracks the night before the [‘WTF’] video dropped! My weave was messed up waiting for this video to come out!” (i-D)
Elliott also weighed-in on the current state of music.
“I think the music industry, it’s a lot of great artists out there. I must say that. Adele, she’s most definitely killing the right now. I understand someone like a Rihanna. She’s a superstar, I get it. Beyoncé, well she’s from our era, and she’s beyond that! What I love about Kanye is that he doesn’t fit the mold either. He does what he feels. People might look at him like, ‘Kanye at it again’, but I can respect the fact and I can tell when he does his music it’s not ‘I’m doing what’s hot right now’. That’s what I felt in the studio. So I can appreciate artists like that. People, I think they are fiending for more of that, that’s why Adele could take that rest and come back. That’s how it used to be. She’s shown people that when you’ve got talent, those solid fans will wait for you. So, yeah, it’s a lot of great stuff out there.” (i-D)
Missy’s Pharrell Williams-assisted visual premiered online last Thursday (November 12).
It’s been a few years since Missy Elliott released a new song, but that wait ends now. She just dropped the video for her new single “WTF (Where They From)”, featuring Pharrell. In the clip, directed by Missy and Dave Meyers, she covers herself in mirrors and reminds the world that she’s one of the medium’s all-time greats, with a succession of choreographed moves in futuristic settings. (Pitchfork)
Earlier this month, Missy broke big news of a new track coming out soon.
She’s chose someone with an unconventional look who destroys these plastic broads talent-wise to the point the shitty execs have to pay attention. Just like she did haha.