Missy Elliott’s ”Get Your Freak On” Named Rolling Stone’s Greatest Song of teh 21st Century
NEW YORK – Missy Elliott’s 2001 hit “Get Your Freak On” has been crowned the No. 1 song of the 21st century by Rolling Stone. The track, featured on her album Miss E… So Addictive, topped the outlet’s newly released list, “The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far.”
Rolling Stone lauded the song as “a challenge, a dare, the sound of Miss E and Timbaland defying everyone else to keep up with the future or get left behind.” The publication further stated that, over two decades later, “‘Get Ur Freak On’ still sounds like the future – everything vibrant and inventive and cool about 21st-century pop is in here somewhere.”
Released in 2001,”Get Your Freak On” reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Miss E… So Addictive debuted at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 250,000 copies in its first week and achieving platinum certification from the recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song also earned Elliott a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance in 2002 at the 44th Grammy awards.
In separate news, Elliott recently resolved a seven-year legal dispute with producer Terry Williams in August. Williams claimed he contributed to songs from Elliott’s early work, including tracks from Sista’s 1994 album 4 All the Sistas Around Da World, and was not properly credited or compensated. A U.S. District Judge ultimately dismissed his attempt to link his claims to aaliyah’s 1996 single “Heartbroken,” citing the claim was made too late,over two decades after the song’s release.
