Out of the midst of the overly plastic and overly.... rated, comes Missy Elliott here to save us all from the mundane drudgery we have begun to accept as FemC Hip Hop!
Earlier today Timabland tweeted that Missy will be dropping two brand spanking new singles for the Labor Day weekend; "Triple Threat" and "9th Inning". Well, one is knew, the other Missy performed on stage with Tim in New York in April, but whatever, I'll take it!
It's about time Missy! Her last album, "The Cookbook" was released back in 2005. There were talks of a follow up that was supposed to happen in June but it's August now so we see how that went.
Either way I can't wait to hear so REAL hip hop again! It feels like Christmas on Labor Day!
I don't hear too much about her. Seldom do I see her name, music, or video links circulating around. The first time I ever really heard of her was on Tumblr. She has a unique quirky look all her own. It's chique in a "I don't give a f*ck" kind of way. Her clothes look like they could easily be vintage one-of-a-kind or something she got at a $1 swap meet.
The look then directed me to her sound. I listened to her mix tape and I will admit, there were definitely some songs I could dance to either with my friends, or by myself, or used as some fast pace beats for my workouts. I believe I downloaded mine from DatPiff but since then it has seemed to disappear off of many sites. I would link it somewhere but, if she wanted her music to be heard she would have made sure it was easy to find so if you're that interested you can journey yourself. Here't the cover to aid you in your search:
Recently, however, Nicki Minaj invited Azealia on tour with her in Europe but Ms. Banks quickly shot it down siting the completion of her debut album "Broke With Expensive Taste" as the reasoning. That sparked controversy over possible "sub-tweets" going around between Nick and Azealia for the possible slight Nick might have felt from the declination of her o-so gracious invitation.
Either way there's a slow buzz beginning for Azealia Banks outside of the Tumlr/internet world. Her bubble may just pop very quickly onto radio and tv. Some people crown her as being the next FemC with the capabilities to steal some of Nicki's shine. I for one am not 100% convinced, but very excited and hopeful for a positive outcome. Music thrives off some good old fashion competition.
