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...cover, motherfuckers.” Thus does Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott introduce her latest album, This Is Not A Test. The album is packed predictably full of boasts about outclassing every other hip-hop artist, but less predictably there may be something to the boasts. For their fifth album together, Missy Elliott and Timbaland have stripped their sound down to what might be called its bare bones, if it didn’t sound so funky and rich. The four best tracks on the album reduce hip-hop to its bare necessities: head-bouncing beats...
...respect what he's saying." Ronson, 26, should cherish such attention--Dash has been hawking her single, Pull My Hair Out, in clubs and on the street. (He says CEOS should not avoid dirty work once they reach the top.) Red is Dash's first diversion from hip-hop, and some wonder why he's starting an unproven ex-club DJ on opening day. "He's putting his reputation on the line with me," Ronson says...
Prissy pop acts like Britney Spears and 98 are on today's syllabus. Dash wants his people to know that although Roc-A-Fella will move beyond hip-hop, the company won't lose any edge. "This pop-music thing, it's starting to bother me," he begins. "Everything that's hot, it's going pop. What sells now is this bulls___." His cell phone interrupts. Dash spends 10 minutes jousting with a colleague. "It's not my fault that your company owes me $85,000," he says. Dash flicks the phone shut and continues. "We have to come...
...criticism of Dash for pushing liquor to kids. Dash sees a double standard. "We're not saying kids should drink it," he says. "We're saying, 'Hey, kids, you can start a business.' Is it a negative thing when someone else starts a vodka company? As soon as hip-hop does it, there's criticism. It's really funny...
...Keep 'em Guessing Roc-A-Fella's Damon Dash built a hip-hop music and clothing empire. Now he's moving into film and booze...