This Is Not A Test!

'This Is Not A Test' is the fifth album from hip hop and R&B pioneer Missy Elliot. The album, written and produced by Missy Elliot, Timbaland, and others, sees Missy redefining the sound of hip hop once again with a mix of abstract rhythms, beats and rhymes. The album includes a whole host of guests including Jay-Z, Monica, Elephant Man, and Fabolous. The single 'Pass The Dutch' is also included.

Rolling Stone (12/25/03-1/8/04, p.121)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...She still sounds as hungry and driven as ever, refusing to repeat past successes, pushing on to newer and weirder realms...Why anybody would choose to spend their life without a copy of THIS IS NOT A TEST is a mystery..."

Spin (01/04, p.95)
- "...Ridiculously, abstrusely , hyper-generously funky....It's both consistently catchy and consistently weird in all the right ways..." - Grade: A-

Entertainment Weekly (11/28/03, p.124)
- "...Elliott [is] full of vim and vinegar, especially when she's rapping or singing about sex....[On a couple of tracks] Elliott sets out to compete with the champagne-and-silk-underwear crowd of foxy, urban chanteuses..." - Rating: B

Q (2/04, p.100)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "The sexiest, most ear-popping, jaw-dropping fusion of old-school rap tribute, sparse R&B, mutant bhangra, and beat innovation..."

Mojo (1/04, pp.96-7)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "'Wake Up' is mesmerising....'Push It' and live hip hop deconstruction 'I'm Really Hot', both inject the set's ruthless minimalism with some fresh sonic ingredients."