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Posts tagged "Missy Elliott"
Fantasia, Side Effects of You: Album Review
One of the most dependable R&B singers in the game returns.
Spin Cycle: Monica’s “New Life”
R&B veteran Monica is back with a new album. Find out what we think about “New Life.”
bLISTerd: Happy Anniversary, MTV!: The Best Videos of the ’00s (20-11)
Beyonce shakes her tailfeather, Erykah Badu reminds us what the inside of a wrecka’ sto’ looks like, and Stacy’s mom has got it going on here (AKA #21-#30). Now we’re in the Top 20. Any idea what’s gonna be #1 yet? 20. “Float On” | Modest Mouse (2004) Underground darlings for years, Modest Mouse broke through to the mainstream with this uncharacteristically peppy ode to floating through your troubles. Tons of underwater imagery (a theme that would become even more apparent […]
Award Show Sundays: Hot Mess Moments at the VMAs
The MTV Video Music Awards is tonight. The show, which has been broadcast since 1984 (although MTV probably doesn’t want you to know that as it would make them seem very old to their target audience) is usually a pretty entertaining watch, although lately it’s been more for the train-wreck factor than for…you know, good music. I will be sitting this year’s broadcast out! Normally, I’d be up in front of the TV with some beer and popcorn live-blogging my […]
"Still Standing": Monica Might Wobble But She Won't Fall Down
Hard to believe it’s been a decade and a half since Monica Arnold stepped onto the music scene. Her first hit single, “Don’t Take it Personal (Just One of Dem Days)”, topped charts when she was all of 14 years old-a pretty amazing feat. Over the years since, she’s recorded albums of varying quality while maintaining a presence on the charts. She’s also undergone quite a bit of personal drama, mostly on the boyfriend side (one committed suicide in her […]