Under Construction by Missy Elliott

Under Construction, Missy Elliott's fourth studio album, dropped on The Goldmind Inc. and Elektra on November 12, 2002, and it's a gleeful plunge into old-school hip-hop and hip-hop soul, all rubber-band beats and playground swagger. Timbaland produced most of it, with Craig Brockman, Nisan Stewart, Errol "Poppi" McCalla and Elliott herself adding their own touches. Under the fun there's grief: she dedicated the record to the late Aaliyah and to the victims of the September 11 attacks.

"Work It" climbed to number two on the Hot 100 and won her the Grammy for Best Female Rap Solo Performance. The album bowed at number three on the Billboard 200 with 259,000 copies sold in its first week, went double platinum and earned Grammy nominations for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year.

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