Wednesday, December 25, 2002

and to the likely surprise of absolutely no one, my number one single of 2002:
1. "work it," missy elliot
it's all about the chocha. production of the year (proving that the neptunes don't have the world completely locked down), lyrics of the year (absurdist to the point of making wayne coyne seem perfectly milquetoast), performance of the year (no one but no one could've pulled this off besides missy), maybe even sample of the year (bob james-via-run-d.m.c. isn't so shocking in and of itself, but after jam master jay's death, it took on a surprising resonance - and don't forget that "heart of glass" sample buried in the mix). yes, this is better than "get ur freak on," or anything else missy or timbaland has ever had a hand in. this might even be the single of the decade. unless, of course, missy and tim top themselves yet again, which I certainly wouldn't rule out at this point. the word is masterpiece.

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