• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Aug 23, 2019
User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 40
  2. Negative: 10 out of 40

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  1. Aug 24, 2019
    10
    That is so perfect! Missy is a legend and she proves for us, one more time, your power
  2. Aug 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. She pulls yet another hit album out of her many hats! Again! Expand
  3. Aug 26, 2019
    10
    Bringing it back again with her style of hip-hop! I love this new video and the best makes me move. She doesn't need to do anything else but be herself. Brilliance follows her every move we are so lucky to have such an amazing artist of this generation!
  4. Aug 25, 2019
    0
    A very disappointing project, it’s been over a decade since she’s dropped an project and this is what she comes back with? none of the songs were as lyrical as her past work, and the lead track is horrific and unlike missy to drop something as horrible as that.
  5. Aug 25, 2019
    1
    Elliot is undeniably an icon, an innovator and one of the most talented artists of her generation. But after a classic string of albums in the late 90’s and early aughts, she took a long break in her career. Her return is... underwhelming. A boring opener, with cheap sounding beats, and a sleepy sounding Elliot set the tone for the rest of this EP. Boring, uninventive and often just plainElliot is undeniably an icon, an innovator and one of the most talented artists of her generation. But after a classic string of albums in the late 90’s and early aughts, she took a long break in her career. Her return is... underwhelming. A boring opener, with cheap sounding beats, and a sleepy sounding Elliot set the tone for the rest of this EP. Boring, uninventive and often just plain terrible, the only highlight is a slow burner featuring Sum1, where, unfortunately Elliot seems to fade into the background. Add in some awful production from Timbaland, and intensely irritating autotune/melodyne and you have one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Expand
  6. Aug 28, 2019
    7
    Missy's new EP is a decent return to claim her crown as the first lady of hip-hop. The problem is that after not releasing an album in almost 15 years, its more like an appetizer rather than a main course. The tracks are good, but there are no real bangers. Overall I think she's on the right track, I just want a bit more Missy, cos I miss-E.
  7. Aug 31, 2019
    0
    Demasiado básico, de Missy se espera algo innovador, pero nos da este bodrio lleno de relleno. Pésimo. Por esto y muchas cosas más. Kim, Minaj, Latifah, Foxy >>>>>> esta aburrida
  8. Aug 27, 2019
    7
    A missy elliot sabe fazer musica de qualidade , esse album é muito bom , mas não é que nem seus outros albuns , mas mesmo assim é um otimo album
  9. Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Sin duda te cautiva este álbum desde la composicion hasta los ritmos aunque tiene pocos canciones pero sin duda la Diosa del rápido regreso con un gran EP
  10. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    First off, I’ll start by saying that I’ve been a fan since 1997 and I have always loved Missy. But waiting 14 years for a new body of work was something I wasn’t prepared for, and the more time passed I was sure that The Cookbook was the last album from Missy. Now that she’s released her EP “ICONOLOGY” I know that she’s not going anywhere. The music SLAPS, the videos are EPIC, and MissyFirst off, I’ll start by saying that I’ve been a fan since 1997 and I have always loved Missy. But waiting 14 years for a new body of work was something I wasn’t prepared for, and the more time passed I was sure that The Cookbook was the last album from Missy. Now that she’s released her EP “ICONOLOGY” I know that she’s not going anywhere. The music SLAPS, the videos are EPIC, and Missy stays fresh and ICONIC. Ready for a full length album from her! Expand
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Sep 11, 2019
    60
    ICONOLOGY is a good placeholder while fans wait for the next chapter of Elliott's brilliance, but overall seems truncated and undercooked.
  2. Sep 5, 2019
    80
    Iconology is Missy's welcomed returned and a hopeful teaser for upcoming projects.
  3. Sep 3, 2019
    46
    It settles for the safe and familiar. Throw it back.