Reviews
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 imaginableà.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 imaginableà.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
Additional information
This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. 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). Recorded at Master Sound Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia. DA REAL WORLD was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. This is an Enhanced audio CD which contains regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. 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). Recorded at Master Sound Studios, Virginia Beach, Virginia. DA REAL WORLD was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. DA REAL WORLD is hip-hop star Missy Elliott's 1999 album, featuring the hits "All N My Grill" and "Hot Boyz." This Australian edition CD has the bonus track "All N My Grill" (remix). 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.
