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{{Infobox album

| name = Miss E…E... So Addictive

| type = studio

| artist = [[Missy Elliott]]

| cover = Missy Elliott-Miss E. So Addictive.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2001|5|15|mf=y}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = [[Hip Hop]]

|*[[Hip rev4Scorehop =music|Hip {{Rating|5|5}}hop]]<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/may/11/shopping.popandrock |title=Rhymes and misdemeanours |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 11, 2001 |access-date=February 13, 2016 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>

| length = {{duration|m=57|s=07}}

*[[Dance music|dance]]<ref name="Pitchfork"/>

| label = {{flatlist|

*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Stereogum">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2147568/missy-elliott-miss-e-so-addictive-turns-20/reviews/the-anniversary/|title=Missy Elliott 'Miss E… So Addictive' Turns 20|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=May 14, 2021|accessdate=June 7, 2024}}</ref>

| length = {{duration|m=57|s=077}}

| venuelabel =

*[[The Goldmind Inc.|The Goldmind]]

*[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]

}}

| producer =

* [[Timbaland]]

* Missy Elliott ([[Executive producer#Music|exec]].)

* [[Missy Elliott]]

* [[Timbaland]] ([[Executive producer#Music|also exec]].)

* [[Craig Brockman]]

* [[Nisan Stewart|Nisan]]

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| prev_title = [[Da Real World]]

| prev_year = 1999

| next_title = [[Under Construction (Missy Elliott album)|Under Construction]]

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Singles

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'''''Miss E... So Addictive''''' is the third [[studio album]] by American rapper and singer [[Missy Elliott]]. It was released by [[The Goldmind Inc.]] and [[Elektra Records]] on May 15, 2001, in the United States. The album spawned the club and R&B/hip-hop hits "[[One Minute Man]]", featuring Ludacris and Trina, and "[[Get Ur Freak On]]", as well as the international club hit "[[4 My People]]" and the less commercially successful single "[[Take Away (song)|Take Away]]".

The album debuted at number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling 250,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="BB200"/> The album was certified [[RIAA Certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="RIAA"/> The album garnered two Grammy Awards for "[[Get Ur Freak On]]" and the non-single "Scream a.k.a. Itchin'" for [[Best Rap Solo Performance]] and [[Best Female Rap Solo Performance]] respectively.

==Critical reception==

{{AlbumMusic ratings

| MC = 89/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/miss-e-so-addictive/missy-elliott |title=Reviews for Miss E... So Addictive by Missy Elliott |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 23, 2009}}</ref>

| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev1Scorerev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/miss-e-so-addictive-mw0000391481 |title=Miss E... So Addictive – Missy Elliott |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 13, 2016 |last=Bush |first=John}}</ref>

| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''

| rev2Scorerev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=960 |title=Missy Elliott: Miss E... So Addictive |journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |issue=1 |date=June–July 2001 |access-date=February 13, 2016 |last=Harris |first=Keith |page=106 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025213804/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=960 |archive-date=October 25, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''

| rev3Scorerev3score = B+<ref name="ew">{{cite journalmagazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/05/25/miss-eso-addictive |title=Miss E...So Addictive |journalmagazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 25, 2001 |access-date=February 21, 2009 |last=Browne |first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416050040/http://ew.com/article/2001/05/25/miss-eso-addictive/ |archive-date=April 16, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''

| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="theguardian" />

| rev4Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/may/11/shopping.popandrock |title=Rhymes and misdemeanours |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=May 11, 2001 |access-date=February 13, 2016 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}</ref>

| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''

| rev5Scorerev5score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=httphttps://articleswww.latimes.com/2001archives/la-xpm-2001-may/-13/entertainment/-ca-62826-story.html |title=Missy Elliott, 'Miss E ... So Addictive,' Elektra |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 13, 2001 |access-date=February 13, 2016 |last=Nichols |first=Natalie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017070123/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/may/13/entertainment/ca-62826 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |url-status=deadlive}}</ref>

| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''

| rev6Scorerev6score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/4996 |title=Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott : Miss E... So Addictive |journal=[[NME]] |date=May 10, 2001 |access-date=February 13, 2016 |last=Morton |first=Roger |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172620/http://www.nme.com/reviews/4996 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''

| rev7Scorerev7score = 8.2/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2757-miss-e-so-addictive/ |title=Missy Elliott: Miss E: So Addictive |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=April 30, 2001 |access-date=December 21, 2009 |last=Kilian |first=Dan}}</ref>

| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''

| rev8Scorerev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=Missy Elliott: Miss E... So Addictive |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=178 |date=July 2001 |page=108}}</ref>

| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''

| rev9Scorerev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RSreview">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/missyelliott/albums/album/202317/review/6067560/miss_eso_addictive |title=Missy Elliott: Miss E... So Addictive |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 29, 2001 |access-date=December 21, 2009 |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725135234/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/missyelliott/albums/album/202317/review/6067560/miss_eso_addictive |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''

| rev10Scorerev10score = 8/10<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ea8eQMnU_iIC&pg=PA128 |title=Missy Elliott: Miss E... So Addictive |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |date=July 2001 |access-date=February 13, 2016 |last=Sinagra |first=Laura |page=128}}</ref>

}}

''Miss E... So Addictive'' received widespread acclaim from music critics. On [[Metacritic]], the album holds a score of 89 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim.".<ref name="MC"/> John Bush from [[AllMusic]] felt that Elliott was "sounding more assured of her various strengths than at any time since her startling debut" and called "her best album so far." He wrote that it's "a tribute to her incredible songwriting skills and Timbaland's continuing production excellence that she can have it any way she wants it and still come away with a full-length that hangs together brilliantly."<ref name="AllMusic"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' found that ''Miss E... So Addictive'' "proclaims unto all the world that Missy (the singer-rapper-songwriter), along with Tim (the producer), is back on top, making the most sonically inventive, rhythmically explosive pop music around. La freak, c'est chic."<ref name="RSreview"/>

''[[The Guardian]]'' critic [[Alexis Petridis]] found that the album "certainly sounds a little disorientated and spacey" and it "an intriguing album. Packed with unique ideas and brilliantly realised, ''Miss E... So Addictive'' is further evidence of Elliott's refusal to play male rappers at their own game and her desire to change the rules entirely. It's an album that sets its own agenda and sounds like nothing else in hip-hop: an incomparable achievement."<ref name="theguardian"/> David Browne from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' noted that "Elliott spends too much time dissing detractors, but the hooks come as fast as the reefer references, and for the first time since her debut, she sounds as if she's having a blast singing, rhyming, growling, hissing, and purring."<ref name="ew"/> ''[[The New Yorker]]'' called ''Miss E... So Addictive'' a "foot-tapping, hip-shaking ride from start to finish. Elliott's long-term producer Timbaland refuses to pad the album with filler, instead making every song count, from the driving hip-hop numbers to the languorous ballads."<ref>{{cite webmagazine |title=Twelve favorites from our 2001 CD rotation|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/pnj/pjres01.php |websitemagazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=December 30, 2001|access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>

===Year-end lists===

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+Year-end lists for ''Miss E... So Addictive''

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! Publication

! Accolade

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| Best Albums and Tracks of 2001

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| {{center|<ref>{{cite web |title=NME’sNME's best albums and tracks of 2001 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/2001-2-1045355 |website=[[NME]] |date=10 October 2016 |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>}}

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! scope="row"| ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]''

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| The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s

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| {{center|<ref>{{cite web |title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/?page=7 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=2 October 2009 |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>}}

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! scope="row"| ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''

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== Track listing ==

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title= Miss E... So Addictive |year= 2001 |type= booklet |publisher= The Goldmind, [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing

| headline = ''Miss E... So Addictive'' track listing

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| title10 = Bus-a-Bus

| note10 = Interlude); (featuringperformed by [[Busta Rhymes]]

| writer10 = {{hlist|[[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith]]|Mosley}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Timbaland|Elliott{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

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'''Sample credits'''

* "Whatcha Gon' Do" contains an uncredited sample of "Colonial Mentality" by [[Fela Kuti]] and the Afrika 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onetribemag.com/2018/01/22/timeless-ten-tracks-you-didnt-know-sampled-fela-kuti/|title=TIMELESSTimeless: TENTen TRACKSTracks YOUYou DIDNDidn'Tt KNOWKnow SAMPLEDSampled FELAFela KUTIKuti|work=One Tribe Magazine|date=22 January 2018 |access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref>

== Charts ==

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=== Weekly charts ===

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|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Miss E... So Addictive''

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! scope="col"| Chart (2001–032001–2003)

! scope="col"| Peak<br />position

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{{album chart|Netherlands|14|artist=Missy Misdemeanor Elliott|album=Miss E... So Addictive|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}

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! scope="row"|[[European Top 100 Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-06-02.pdf|title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=18|issue=23|date=June 2, 2001|page=12|accessdate=April 10, 2023|via=World Radio History}}</ref>

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{{album chart|France|22|artist=Missy Misdemeanor Elliott|album=Miss E... So Addictive|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 1, 2014}}

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!scope="row"|US [[Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Missy Elliott – Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart history|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/311508/missy-elliott/chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref>

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==References==

{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==

* {{Metacritic album}}

{{Missy Elliott}}