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Leave it to Miss E to be able to make ecstasy sound like penitence, and vice versa.
A PB&J without peanut butter is just.. fruity, soggy pieces of bread.
Missy without Timbo is just.. fruity, soggy pieces of bread. On tracks like Irresistible Delicious, Lose Control, and My Struggles, it's the finest jams from France made from fruit that you've never heard of, on hand-prepared, fresh-baked bread from the finest bakery. But for the majority of the record, it's Smuckers and Wonderbread.
Unfortunately, the meal isn't delicious so, either the cookbook isn't correctly written or Missy Elliott isn't a very talented cook.
The Cookbook doesn't have as many highlights as Missy's previous albums, but it's still a solid project. The concept is cool and once again proves Missy's creativity when it comes to creative bodies of work. The beginning of this album is pretty good, but it falls off hard after track 7. Still, there's some fun songs on here so it's not horrible, but there's not much more going for it.
Best Tracks: Lose Control, Meltdown, On & On
Worst Tracks: Teary Eyed, Click Clack, Bad Man
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Track List
| 1 | Joy 4:49 feat. Mike Jones | 87 |
| 2 | Partytime 3:04 | 81 |
| 3 | Irresistible Delicious 4:15 feat. Slick Rick | 88 |
| 4 | Lose Control 3:46 feat. Ciara, Fatman Scoop | 98 |
| 5 | My Struggles 2:52 feat. Grand Puba, Mary J. Blige | 85 |
| 6 | Meltdown 4:16 | 80 |
| 7 | On & On 4:45 | 95 |
| 8 | We Run This 3:24 | 94 |
| 9 | Remember When 4:18 | 74 |
| 10 | 4 My Man 4:12 feat. Fantasia | 77 |
| 11 | Can't Stop 3:49 | 86 |
| 12 | Teary Eyed 3:30 | 90 |
| 13 | Mommy 3:08 | 80 |
| 14 | Click Clack 2:54 | 77 |
| 15 | Time and Time Again 3:49 | 78 |
| 16 | Bad Man 5:12 feat. M.I.A., Vybz Kartel | 89 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
Year End Lists
| #10 | / | Slant Magazine |
| #37 | / | Rolling Stone |
Added on: August 19, 2013