This Is Not A Test! - Missy Elliott
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Metascore
79 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Summary: Missy Elliott reunites with producer Timbaland for her fifth album, which features vocal contributions from Nelly, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Fabolous and R. Kelly.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. E! Online
    100
    If last year's Under Construction was a little weird, then This Is Not a Test! is barking mad--in the greatest way.
  2. Dot Music
    80
    This is what she does, really: talk clever, talk dirty, talk funny and, with Timbaland's dedicated assistance, annually expand the possibilities of what pop music can sound like.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    There's less space to breathe in 'This Is Not A Test!' than ever before - the beats are so relentless that just like the fiercest of the nu-prog bands it leaves you physically exhausted afterwards.
  4. Mojo
    60
    Thematically thin and, consequently, lyrically disappointing. [Jan 2004, p.96]
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. AndreaB
    10
    i love it
  2. ronw
    10
    one time a truck ate my dad
  3. j.
    8
    'pass the dutch' carries this. had it not been included, i would've given this a 3. had this been a test, missy would've failed.
  4. christiang
    7
    While not as good as "Under Construction" and "Miss E... so addictive" is still an interesting and clever effort form the hip hop queen

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