Missy Elliot: "Work It"

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By the way, I just nabbed those lyrics from another message board.

― Yancey (ystrickler), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

yo I love this singele. It makes no type of sense, and that's why I love it so much!! I like her singles too, but she should come out with more singles like that more often. Yo big ups to her. Keep doing what your doing! ~ From the One And Only.... Lady Prophet out that MIA~

― Tita, Wednesday, 2 October 2002 18:58 (twenty-three years ago)

"is she saying that Kim is hooking up with Pastor Troy??"

Ha ha yes I immediately wondered this as well.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Wednesday, 2 October 2002 22:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Give ya some some some of this in a bun

I always heard that as
Give ya some some some of this cinnabun

― H (Heruy), Thursday, 3 October 2002 08:39 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah me too H

― Mitch Lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Thursday, 3 October 2002 13:47 (twenty-three years ago)

OK seriously; when is this coming out?

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 4 October 2002 04:56 (twenty-three years ago)

what is Missy saying during the song? She says all throughout the song.Where can we get the lyrics to this song?

― Emo1214, Friday, 4 October 2002 16:14 (twenty-three years ago)

If I don't get an answer as to when this is coming out (it doesn't say on the Elektra website) or where I can here a full-length track online, my head's going to explode.

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 4 October 2002 17:36 (twenty-three years ago)

If you have a PC, download WinMX (http://www.winmx.com). You can find it very easily on there.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 4 October 2002 18:00 (twenty-three years ago)

From what I've been told by a couple of people who were invited to a listening session, the entire upcoming album is just as good as "Work It."

― Yancey (ystrickler), Friday, 4 October 2002 18:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Damn. Guess Missy really is on the slide then

;)

― Ben Williams, Friday, 4 October 2002 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

sean: it's still up on gabba/amp

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Friday, 4 October 2002 21:19 (twenty-three years ago)

there's a remix with 50 cent

― boxcubed (boxcubed), Friday, 4 October 2002 21:21 (twenty-three years ago)

y0 wad up yall stank azz hoz

If you’re a fuctup slut, then get your nose done
Get a pedicure, get your shit did
Boy bust it up, lets make a cona

doz rda isllest ryhmz y0 bitch HoLLa!i!i!i

― GHeTToGaNgStaThuGNiJaH!i!i!i!i, Sunday, 6 October 2002 04:11 (twenty-three years ago)

Does anyone have the lyrics to this song?? post em up so i can write em down!!!!

― manda p, Sunday, 6 October 2002 22:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, this is great, I was initially unimpressed, but it hit me today.

-Colin

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Sunday, 6 October 2002 22:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott - "Work It"

Lyrics:
DJ, please pick up your phone
I'm on the request line

This is a Missy Elliott one-time exclusive (Come on)

Is it worth it, let me work it
I put my bang down, flip it and reverse it
It's your fremme neppa venette
It's your fremme neppa venette

If you got a big ***, let me search it
And find out how hard I gotta work ya
It's your fremme neppa venette
It's your fremme neppa venette

I'd like to get to know ya so I could show ya
Put the p**** on ya like I told ya
Gimme all your numbers so I could phone ya
Your girl actin' stank then call me over
Not on the bed, lay me on your sofa
Phone before you come, I need to shave my chocha
You do or you don't or you will or won't ya
Go downtown and eat it like a vulture
See my hips and my tips, don't ya
See my a** and my lips, don't ya
Lost a few pounds and my whips for ya
This the kinda beat that go ra-ta-ta
Ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta
Sex me so good I say blah-blah-blah
Work it, I need a glass of water
Boy, oh, boy, it's good to know ya

Is it worth it, let me work it
I put my bang down, flip it and reverse it
It's your fremme neppa venette
It's your fremme neppa venette

If you got a big ***, let me search it
And find out how hard I gotta work ya
It's your fremme neppa venette
It's your fremme neppa venette (Come on)

If you a fly gal get your nails done
Get a pedicure, get your hair did
Boy, lift it up, let's make a toast-a
Let's get drunk, that's gon' bring us closer
Don't I look like a Halle Berry poster
See the Belvedere playin' tricks on ya
Girlfriend wanna be like me, never
You won't find a b**** that's even better
I make you hot as Las Vegas weather
Listen up close while I take it backwards
I'm not a prostitute, but I could give you what you
want
I love your braids and your mouth full of floss
Love the way my a** go bum-bum-bum-bum
Keep your eyes on my bum-bum-bum-bum-bum
And think you can handle this gadong-a-dong-dong
Take my thong off and my a** go vroom
Cut the lights off so you see what I could do

Is it worth it, let me work it
I put my bang down, flip it and reverse it
It's your fremme neppa venette
It's your fremme neppa venette

If you got a big ***, let me search it
And find out how hard I gotta work ya
It's your fremme neppa venette
It's your fremme neppa venette (Come on)

Boys, boys, all type of boys
Black, white, Puerto Rican, Chinese boys
Why-thai,-thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai
Rock-thai,-thai-o-toy-o-thai-thai
Girl, girl, get that cash
If it's 9 to 5 or shakin' your a**
Ain't no shame, ladies do your thang
Just make sure you ahead of the game
Just 'cause I got a lot of fame supa
Prince couldn't get me change my name papa
Kunta Kinte a slave again, no sir
Picture black sayin', "Oh, yes a master"
Picture Lil' Kim dating a pastor
Minnie Me and Big Ren can out last ya
Who is the best, I don't have to ask ya
When I come out you won't even matter
Why you act dumb like "Uh, duh"
So you act dumb like "Uh, duh"
As the drummer boy go ba-rom-pop-pom-pom
Give you some-some-some of this Cinnabun

Is it worth it, let me work it
I put my bang down, flip it and reverse it
It's your fremme neppa venette
It's your fremme neppa venette

If you got a big ***, let me search it
And find out how hard I gotta work ya
It's your fremme neppa venette
It's your fremme neppa venette (Come on)

To my fellas
I like the way you work that
To my ladies
You sure know how to work that

Be Happy~!

― RichRich, Monday, 7 October 2002 15:14 (twenty-three years ago)

fremme neppa venette, eh?

― g.cannon (gcannon), Monday, 7 October 2002 15:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Having finally heard this (I was busy catching up on other things) -- definitely good fun! But revelatory, no...not really. Why, I'm not sure, but I'm a touch surprised at all this explosion of sheer happy-hoohah over it. I actually like the arrangement on something like "Dirrty" better, though I've concluded that Ms. A actually gets more in the way of that song than I first realized.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 7 October 2002 15:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Never said it was relevatory (beyond Missy producing a rap that actually has flow), just that the "good fun" factor was way above what you would think it would be.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 October 2002 15:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Heard it a few days ago. Decent track, well produced. We've heard that Timbaland-type sound by now, but the same can be said for, say, the Neptunes, the Eiffel 65/Gigi d'Ag sound, Belgian poptrance, or the Live/Nickelback/Creed nu-grunge template, so that's not really a fault for this kind of music - it's no better or worse than any other recent pop track, I'd say. Pretty much on a par with, say, Las Ketchup or Scooter, in the sense that it's a nice mindless, nonsensical party track (although from rather different origins, obviously) we'll probably remember.

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 7 October 2002 15:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh, I'm not saying you were saying it was revelatory or whatever, Dan! I was just expecting my mind to be thoroughly blown rather than being merrily entertained based on a slew of the initial comments, and not just from you -- there was something in the tone that was telling me that! Siegbran's take strikes me as the best assessment -- maybe a month away from the initial impact helps. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 7 October 2002 15:47 (twenty-three years ago)

(Taking sides: revelatory vs relevatory FITE!)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 October 2002 16:09 (twenty-three years ago)

(I'm going to get a t-shirt made that says, "It's your fremme neppa venette")

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 October 2002 16:17 (twenty-three years ago)

See, I would buy this shirt and wear it proudly.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 7 October 2002 16:26 (twenty-three years ago)

what does "fremme neppa venette" mean anywayz??????

― maricela aguilera, Monday, 7 October 2002 16:58 (twenty-three years ago)

It's this thing...

― bnw (bnw), Monday, 7 October 2002 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Isn't it something backwards? She does talk about reversing just before.

― NickH, Monday, 7 October 2002 17:20 (twenty-three years ago)

I think is "I put my thing down, flip it and reverse it" backwards, but it's much more entertaining to hear it as "It's your fremme neppa venette.")

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 October 2002 17:30 (twenty-three years ago)

I still think the one line is "Picture Black Sam" (as in Sambo).

― Burr, Monday, 7 October 2002 17:31 (twenty-three years ago)

"Iss not fermitted das why in yatum."

― Burr, Monday, 7 October 2002 17:43 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah a month later it has worn off, (just cos of the tedium beat which was the case abt the 2nd time i heard it) but "mindless nonsensical party tune" does it a HUGE disservice. you try getting some "conscious" blowhard to get some nonsense to sound that good...

as a electrifying taster it's still great, but are we 100% sure this is the forthcoming single anyway?

― bob zemko (bob), Monday, 7 October 2002 17:59 (twenty-three years ago)

(cf why noreaga is a genius)

― bob zemko (bob), Monday, 7 October 2002 17:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Hell, a couple weeks later it's worn down. But I still turn up the radion when it comes on.

― Dan I., Monday, 7 October 2002 20:05 (twenty-three years ago)

this is the best song that has come out recently. it has a bangin beat and it great to dance to at the club.

― india hayes, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 04:48 (twenty-three years ago)

they say that she says something backwards and really freaky when she says

Its your femme nepa venyakama

― Sprinkles Goldenhorn, Thursday, 10 October 2002 20:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Missy's 'Street Team' were working Oxford Street yesterday! There was a woman with headphones, a DAT machine and a mic trying to get vox pops about something (I assume "Work It") - she was stopping people and going "Hey, you like Missy dont you?". I tried to catch her eye but failed because I do like Missy. "Missy who?" said the woman she was trying to interview.

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 11 October 2002 09:21 (twenty-three years ago)

I have scientifically confirmed when you take the backwards sample and make it play forwards she says "Orange Julius was better when it had an egg in"

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Friday, 11 October 2002 13:03 (twenty-three years ago)

Has anyone seen the video yet? That too is genius, if only for the bees and Prince.

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 11 October 2002 13:11 (twenty-three years ago)

AAAAAAARGH. I missed "Making The Video" last week. I NEED TO SEE IT.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 11 October 2002 13:19 (twenty-three years ago)