Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Ms. Jade, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Missy Elliott, Nate Dogg (rap vocals); Tweet, Nelly Furtado, Lil' Mo (vocals). | | Producers: Timbaland, The Beat Brokers, The Neptunes. | | Personnel includes: Ms. Jade, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Nate Dogg, Nesh, Nelly Furtado, Lil' Mo. | | Producers: Timbaland, The Beat Brokers, The Neptunes. | | Personnel: Ms. Jade (vocals, background vocals); Lil' Mo, Missy Elliott, Timbaland (vocals, background vocals); Jay-Z, Nelly Furtado, Pharrell Williams (vocals); Paul Blake (guitar); Scott Storch (keyboards); Nate Dogg, Raje Shwari, Tweet (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Jimmy Douglass; Andrew Coleman; Timbaland. | | Recording information: Capitol Studios, LA; Manhattan Center Studios, New York, NY; Master Sound Studios, VA; Rare Form Studios, Philly; Westlake Studios, LA. | | Arrangers: Maurice Wilcher; Ab Liva. | | Twenty-two-year-old Philadelphian Ms. Jade is closely associated with Timbaland, who produced nine tracks on her debut record, Girl Interrupted, and put it out on his Beat Club label, which is affiliated with Interscope. Ms. Jade definitely benefits from Timbaland's signature, laid-back beats. She also has plenty of rap's heavy-hitters making appearances, including Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, and Nate Dogg. But Ms. Jade lacks a strong voice of her own. In fact, one can barely tell the difference between her voice and many other contemporary women rappers on the radio, such as Eve. Perhaps the only difference in style is that Ms. Jade doesn't get nasty ? la Lil' Kim or Foxy Brown. But thanks to Timbaland's skills, there are some good songs here, including "Really Don't Want My Love," where Ms. Jade sounds at least a little bit inspired when tearing up an ex-boyfriend (though, there is a song like this on every single record by a female rapper), "Big Head," a fun, danceable tune with a silly chorus, and "Dead Wrong," where Nate Dogg steals the spotlight as usual with his soulful vocals, which seem to make for instant radio hits. But overall, Ms. Jade's rapping doesn't stand out. ~ Adam Bregman | | Twenty-two-year-old Philadelphian Ms. Jade is closely associated with Timbaland, who produced nine tracks on her debut record, Girl Interrupted, and put it out on his Beat Club label, which is affiliated with Interscope. Ms. Jade definitely benefits from Timbaland's signature, laid-back beats. She also has plenty of rap's heavy-hitters making appearances, including Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, and Nate Dogg. Ms. Jade doesn't get nasty ? la Lil' Kim or Foxy Brown, and thanks to Timbaland's skills, there are some good songs here, including "Really Don't Want My Love," where Ms. Jade sounds inspired when tearing up an ex-boyfriend, "Big Head," a fun, danceable tune with a silly chorus, and "Dead Wrong," where Nate Dogg steals the spotlight as usual with his soulful vocals, which seem to make for instant radio hits. ~ Adam Bregman | | Ms. Jade's debut seems auspicious from the get-go, its cover bearing the inscription Timbaland and Missy Elliott Present. With talent like that in your corner, it's hard to go wrong, but the former Chevron Young clearly has the talent to back it up. Hailing from the streets of Philadelphia, PA, Jade follows in the footsteps of her homegirl Eve, but she's got a sound all her own. Unlike many of her female hip-hop contemporaries she doesn't rely on cheap sexual appeal to make her point, instead trading in hard-hitting rhymes full of visceral energy that speak much louder than any bared navel or exposed cleavage. And with the cutting-edge production of Timbaland framing those rhymes, GIRL INTERRUPTED hits the ears from a whole different direction than what most hip-hop fans are probably used to. |
Engineer: Andrew Coleman; Senator Jimmy D; Steve Penny |
Musical Guests | | Jay-Z | | Nate Dogg | | Nelly Furtado | | Nesh | | Timbaland | | Lil' Mo | | Tweet | | Missy Elliott |
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