Missy Elliott - Respect M.E.

One of the great decade-long singles runs is straightforwardly documented on Respect M.e., a compilation distributed throughout Europe and, unfortunately, not released in the States. From 1997 through 2006, Missy Elliott's work -- often the product of a partnership with producer Timbaland -- was in steady rotation on the radio and on video programs. Nearly every time out, she came up with something fun, inventive, out of this world, and lasting, charting alternate paths for pop music while also projecting the image of a fully empowered plus-size woman in a mainstream populated by females who tended to be anything but. Read More