Da Real World

Da Real World
Da Real World
Studio album by Missy Elliott
Released	June 22, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Studio	Master Sound Studios; (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Genre	Hip hop; R&B;
Length	64:09
Label	The Goldmind; Elektra;
Producer	Timbaland
Missy Elliott chronology
Singles from Da Real World
	"She's a Bitch"; Released: April 20, 1999; "All n My Grill"; Released: September 13, 1999; "Hot Boyz (Remix)"; Released: November 9, 1999;

Da Real World is the second studio album by American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, released on June 22, 1999 by Elektra and The Goldmind. The album is noted for adding a raunchier and darker style to Elliott's music, as well as including the overt political use of the term "bitch". The album features guest appearances from B.G., Juvenile, Lil' Mo, Nicole, Beyoncé, Eve, Eminem, Lady Saw, Da Brat, Aaliyah, Big Boi of Outkast, Lil' Kim, MC Solaar, and Redman.

The album debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 131,000 copies.^[1] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[2] It spawned the singles "She's a Bitch", "All N My Grill", and "Hot Boyz (Remix)", and has sold 2 million units worldwide.

Background[]

Originally titled She's a Bitch, Elliott commented on the choice for the title as a positive way of expressing herself as a "strong woman in power"; she also stated that she felt very pressured while recording this album, and explained that she was afraid of experiencing a sophomore slump. Elliott dedicated the album to the victims of the Columbine High School massacre.

Singles[]

On March 4, 1999, "She's a Bitch" was sent to local radio stations in the United States as the lead single for the album. Elliott went on to release two additional singles: "All N My Grill" and "Hot Boyz (Remix)", featuring Eve, Nas, and Lil' Mo.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[4]
The Guardian	^[5]
Los Angeles Times	^[6]
Muzik	^[7]
NME	7/10^[8]
Q	^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[11]
Spin	8/10^[12]

Da Real World received critical acclaim from music critics. Keith Farley of AllMusic declared it an "excellent follow-up" and added that "it's clearly a Missy Elliott album in most respects, with Timbaland's previously trademarked, futuristic-breakbeat production smarts laced throughout."^[3] Entertainment Weekly felt that "Da Real World marks steps in several right directions — both for rap and for understanding the never-ending battle of the sexes."^[4]

Touré of Rolling Stone compared the album to George Lucas's epic space opera Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and wrote: "Da Real World is much-anticipated and futuristic, with a hype that outstrips the reality. The concept is more interesting than the execution." He added that "even if Da Real World isn't a successful one, the album, somewhat, recalls Queen Latifah."^[10]

Commercial performance[]

Da Real World debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 131,000 copies in its first week, becoming Elliott's second top-ten debut.^[1] The album stayed on the chart for a total of 39 weeks.^[1] On February 4, 2000, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States.^[2] As of November 2015, the album has sold 1,068,000 copies in the US.^[13]

Track listing[]

All songs produced by Timbaland. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[14]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mysterious" (Intro)		1:07
2.	"Beat Biters"	Melissa Elliott Timothy Mosley	4:24
3.	"Busa Rhyme" (featuring Eminem)	Elliott Mosley Marshall Mathers Rob Parissi	5:01
4.	"All n My Grill" (featuring Big Boi and Nicole Wray)	Elliott Mosley Antwan Patton	4:44
5.	"Dangerous Mouths" (featuring Redman)	Elliott Mosley Reggie Noble	3:29
6.	"Hot Boyz" (featuring Lil' Mo)	Elliott Mosley	3:36
7.	"You Don't Know" (featuring Lil' Mo)	Elliott Mosley Cynthia Loving	4:48
8.	"Mr. D.J." (featuring Lady Saw)	Elliott Mosley Marion Hall	4:30
9.	"Checkin' for You (Interlude)" (featuring Lil' Kim)	Elliott Mosley Kimberly Jones	2:09
10.	"Stickin' Chickens" (featuring Aaliyah and Da Brat)	Elliott Mosley Shawntae Harris	4:55
11.	"Smooth Chick"	Elliott Mosley	4:18
12.	"We Did It"	Elliott Mosley	3:51
13.	"Throw Your Hands Up (Interlude)" (featuring Lil' Kim)	Elliott Mosley Jones	1:18
14.	"She's a Bitch"	Elliott Mosley	4:00
15.	"U Can't Resist" (featuring Juvenile and B.G.)	Elliott Mosley Terius Gray Christopher Dorsey	4:37
16.	"Crazy Feelings" (featuring Beyoncé)	Elliott Mosley	4:34
17.	"Religious Blessings" (Outro)		0:39
Total length:			1:04:09

Europe bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"All n My Grill (Remix)" (featuring MC Solaar and Nicole Wray)	Elliott Mosley	4:47
Total length:			1:08:56

Sample credits^[14]

"Busa Rhyme" contains an interpolation of "Play That Funky Music", written by Rob Parissi.
"Dangerous Mouths" contains an interpolation of "I Wonder If I Take You Home", written by Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George.

Charts[]

Chart (1999)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)^[15]	51
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	57
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	57
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	42
UK Albums (OCC)^[20]	42
US Billboard 200^[21]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[22]	1

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[23]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region	Date
United Kingdom	June 24, 1999
United States	June 22, 1999

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Billboard Chart History - Missy Elliott". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "RIAA Certifications - Missy Elliott". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Farley, Keith. "Da Real World – Missy Elliott". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Browne, David (June 25, 1999). "Da Real World". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
^ Sullivan, Caroline (June 25, 1999). "Danger mouth". The Guardian.
^ Weingarten, Marc (June 20, 1999). "Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott; 'Da Real World'; Gold Mind/EastWest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
^ Crysell, Andy (August 1999). "Missy Elliott: Da Real World (EastWest)". Muzik (51): 79.
^ Patterson, Sylvia (June 19, 1999). "Missy Elliott – Da Real World". NME. Archived from the original on October 16, 2000. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
^ "Missy Elliott: Da Real World". Q. No. 155. August 1999. p. 103.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Touré (July 8, 1999). "Missy Elliott: Da Real World". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Missy Elliott". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York City: Simon & Schuster. p. 276. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
^ Seymour, Craig (August 1999). "Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott: Da Real World". Spin. Vol. 15 no. 8. p. 150. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
^ Trust, Gary (November 22, 2015). "Ask Billboard: Missy Elliott's Career Album Sales". Billboard. Los Angeles, California: Valence Media. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Da Real World (booklet). Elektra, The Goldmind. 1999.
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^ "Missy Elliott Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
^ "Missy Elliott Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Missy Elliott – Da Real World". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Da Real World in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "American album certifications – Missy Elliott – Da Real World". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links[]

Missy Elliott discography at Discogs

[BB200-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Billboard Chart History - Missy Elliott". Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[RIAA-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "RIAA Certifications - Missy Elliott". Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Farley, Keith. "Da Real World – Missy Elliott". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

[EW_Review-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Browne, David (June 25, 1999). "Da Real World". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 4, 2012.

[5] Sullivan, Caroline (June 25, 1999). "Danger mouth". The Guardian.

[6] Weingarten, Marc (June 20, 1999). "Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott; 'Da Real World'; Gold Mind/EastWest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

[7] Crysell, Andy (August 1999). "Missy Elliott: Da Real World (EastWest)". Muzik (51): 79.

[8] Patterson, Sylvia (June 19, 1999). "Missy Elliott – Da Real World". NME. Archived from the original on October 16, 2000. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

[9] "Missy Elliott: Da Real World". Q. No. 155. August 1999. p. 103.

[rs-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b Touré (July 8, 1999). "Missy Elliott: Da Real World". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

[11] Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Missy Elliott". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York City: Simon & Schuster. p. 276. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[12] Seymour, Craig (August 1999). "Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott: Da Real World". Spin. Vol. 15 no. 8. p. 150. Retrieved February 14, 2016.

[us_sales-13] Trust, Gary (November 22, 2015). "Ask Billboard: Missy Elliott's Career Album Sales". Billboard. Los Angeles, California: Valence Media. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[liner_notes-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b Da Real World (booklet). Elektra, The Goldmind. 1999.

[ac_France_Missy_Elliott-15] "Lescharts.com – Missy Elliott – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[ac_Netherlands_Missy_Elliott-16] "Dutchcharts.nl – Missy Elliott – {{{album}}}" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[ac_Germany_Missy_Elliott-17] "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[ac_Sweden_Missy_Elliott-18] "Swedishcharts.com – Missy Elliott – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[ac_Switzerland_Missy_Elliott-19] "Swisscharts.com – Missy Elliott – {{{album}}}". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[ac_UK2_Missy_Elliott-20] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[ac_Billboard200_Missy_Elliott-21] "Missy Elliott Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Missy_Elliott-22] "Missy Elliott Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2019.

[United_KingdomMissy_ElliottDa_Real_WorldalbumCertRef-23] "British album certifications – Missy Elliott – Da Real World". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Da Real World in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesMissy_ElliottDa_Real_WorldalbumCertRef-24] "American album certifications – Missy Elliott – Da Real World". Recording Industry Association of America.

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