Missy Elliot in General

I can't say for certain but, I cannot remember hearing R&B acts using the, by now, all too familiar stoccatto beats prior to Missy's emergence upon the music world... Destiny's child would be a very different sounding band without her influence, Busta Rhymes would have missed out on a playmate... Since 'Beep Me 911' and the wonderful robot dance promo video popped up on MTV Ms Elliott has impacted the music scene, collaborating with acts across genres and the globe. (Mel B would still be awaiting a hit record without her, remember.) Through the cheeky/rude 'One Minute Man' and 'GetUR Freak On' her eclectic ...

This DVD is very confidently titled "Hits of Miss E... the videos. Volume 1". No doubt there will be lots of future volumes, but there's just Volume 1 available at the moment. It's extremely short, though - with a running time of 25 minutes. It's not bad value for money, because this is not a full price DVD, you can get it for under £8.00. (My copy was £7.49 from Streets online) But you do wonder why record companies are releasing this kind of thing. Why not wait until there's 10 videos, to fill up the disc, and release a proper greatest hits, or maybe put short videos like this on the end of some live footage. Whatever? none of ...