Iconology
| Missy Elliott
Iconology
-the first extended play (EP) by American hip hop artist Missy Elliott, released on August 23, 2019. It is her first body of work since her 2005 album The Cookbook. The EP features a variety of musical genres that cover the breadth of her career as an artist and has received favorable reviews from critics. Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
The focus on iconography is frustrating in its neglect of Missy’s extensive influence throughout the past decade.
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Rolling Stone
Missy Elliott’s ‘Iconology’ reminds us why she’s one of the all-time greats. After keeping a low profile for years, she goes four for five on this too-brief EP.
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NME
As she manoeuvres her way through hip-hop’s Wild West, Missy uses this five-track EP to reiterate her lyrical prowess and innovative approach to the genre.
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Variety
“Iconology” sounds fully contemporary — Let’s just hope we don’t have to wait another 15 years for the follow-up.
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PopMatters
Iconology is Missy's welcomed returned and a hopeful teaser for upcoming projects.
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Entertainment Weekly
On Iconography, Missy Elliott is still blazing a trail for pop weirdness.
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All Music
Opening with two skeletal rap tracks, "Throw It Back" and "Cool Off," Elliott adapts her flows and production to more recent trends while recounting some of her past glories.
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L.A. Times
Iconology” is a brief reminder of the performer’s genius.
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The Atlantic
Given that supposed thirst for excellence, Iconology is a little perplexing.
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The Musical Hype
After a 14-year hiatus, Grammy-winning hip-hop icon Missy Elliott returns with an enjoyable, five-song EP, Iconology, which celebrates her career.
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The Line of Best Fit
It is a sure sign of great things to come.
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Soul In Stereo
- Iconology shows that she has no problem adapting to today’s musical landscape.
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Hip Hop DX
“Iconology” proves Missy Elliott can still craft high-level hip hop with slick pop sensibilities.
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High Snobiety
Missy has more than earned the right to do whatever she wants, but the music here, which is primarily designed to take us on a trip down memory lane rather than innovate, feels like a missed opportunity from one of rap’s biggest risk-takers.
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UPROXX
Missy clearly has her own legacy on the agenda on Iconology as she both takes stock and takes the controls, steering it into new, uncharted territory right from the jump.
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GQ
It’s a reminder of what made Missy a vanguard, but also a declaration that she’s not merely a legacy act.
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NPR
-heart-pounding production
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Brooklyn Vegan
It’s just a brief project, but glad to have you back Missy!
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New York Times
Elliott deserves to be acknowledged, but hip-hop moves a long way over a decade-plus. “Iconology” doesn’t prove that the icon is still innovating.
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Inquirer
Take Iconology for what it sounds like: an exceedingly slapdash and minimal release under 15 minutes in length rush-released to cash in on Missy Elliott’s Video Vanguard honor at the best VMAs in more than a decade.
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Hot Press
It sees the charismatic as ever Elliott spout sharp hypnotic rhymes over mid-tempo retro sounding melodies.
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