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ARTIST: Missy Elliott
TITLE: "Ching-A-Ling"
RELEASE DATE: Feb. 8, 2008
WEB DEBUT: Jan. 10, 2008
ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: Missy Elliott has largely been missing in action since 2005's The Cookbook, which featured a more "to-the-center" (read: less weird) sound and Timbaland largely off the side. To tide people over until her new album—which has Timbaland back in the main production chair— is theoretically released this spring, Missy has turned out another soundtrack cut for Step Up 2, a film in which young love is found at a dance school, or something like that. As for the song itself, it's fine (and thankfully free of Fatman Scoop), but nothing too thrilling. The chorus emulates Busta's interpolation of Daft Punk, albeit a few years down the road, and a few minutes after listening to the track, the verses and melody have already faded from my memory. But, hey, Timbaland's back for the new disc, whenever it comes out!
Missy Elliott - Ching-A-Ling [Chris Picks]
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Actually, Timbaland has been pretty noncommital about questions about his involvement in Missy's LP, mostly saying that he can't do the whole album since his focus is the new artists on his label. My guess is he'll just do 2 or 3 tracks like he did on The Cookbook (which I liked better than her last two albums with Tim on most of the production).
@GovernmentNames: I don't remember where I heard it (bad journalism, I know), but my understanding was that at very least Timbaland's beatdouble Danja was to have a more prominent production role, if not Timbaland himself.
All as I ask is that whoever produces it conveniently loses Fatman Scoop's phone number.
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