Rap shero MISSY ELLIOT, born Melissa Arnette Elliott, 54 years ago in Portsmouth (Virginia) released her enormous hit GET UR FREAK ON (more than 342 million streams on Spotify) on 13 March 2001, today 25 years ago.
Based on heavy bhangra elements, a popular music and dance form from the region
of Punjab in India, the song features a six-note base that is a Punjabi melody played
on a tumbi, rhythm and bassline played on tabla.
The firecracker featured on her 3rd LP Miss E… So Addictive
It reached #7 in the US and #4 in the UK.
After 25 years of music in this Century Rolling Stone Magazine
looks back and picked their 250 favourite tracks.
As expected hip-hop-pop is the big winner pushing guitar rock into a figurant
role although Radiohead (with surprising track choice, The White Stripes (with
their classic cracker) and Yeah Yeah Yeahs at No. 2 (completely unexcepted)
are in the Top 10.
DEBBIE HARRY was born, named Angela Trimble on 1 July 1945. Happy 78
to the iconic and incomparably charismatic Blondie singer/co-songwriter and
Sunday pin-up girl.
Released: 8 September 2001 Album: Fever – 8th LP TUTV: If you think you’re too cool to like this, then
you’re not cool at all … and you need other meds.
