Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), bette… Read Full Bio ↴Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known by her stage name Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, is an American Grammy Award winning rapper, singer, producer, actress and former member of the R&B group Sista. With sales of over seven million in the United States alone she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA and has worked extensively as a producer for many other artists along with her childhood friend Timbaland. She released her debut album, Supa Dupa Fly in 1997 and has since released 1999's Da Real World, 2001's Miss E… So Addictive, 2002's Under Construction, 2003's This is Not a Test! and 2005's The Cookbook. She has been working on her seventh studio album, Block Party, since 2007.
Elliott is one of the first female hip hop superstars, known for a long series of hits including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "Work It", and "Lose Control". In addition she has received recognition as one of the most successful songwriters of the modern music era, having crafted a number of hit records for artists such as Aaliyah, 702, Total, Ciara, Nicole Wray and Tweet, often with production-partner and childhood friend Timbaland. She was the third female rapper to ever go Platinum, behind Lil' Kim and Da Brat.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, she began her career in the all-girl R&B group, Sista in 1993. Eventually, the band folded and Elliott began her career as a solo rapper. Since the early 1990's, Elliott has won six Grammys, recently scoring one for her video of "Lose Control."
Other releases are 'Teary Eyed' and 'We Run This', and the last of these two songs will be the main single of the new greatest hits album titled 'Respect M.E.: Best Of' featuring 17 tracks from her six albums.
Elliott is one of the first female hip hop superstars, known for a long series of hits including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "Work It", and "Lose Control". In addition she has received recognition as one of the most successful songwriters of the modern music era, having crafted a number of hit records for artists such as Aaliyah, 702, Total, Ciara, Nicole Wray and Tweet, often with production-partner and childhood friend Timbaland. She was the third female rapper to ever go Platinum, behind Lil' Kim and Da Brat.
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, she began her career in the all-girl R&B group, Sista in 1993. Eventually, the band folded and Elliott began her career as a solo rapper. Since the early 1990's, Elliott has won six Grammys, recently scoring one for her video of "Lose Control."
Other releases are 'Teary Eyed' and 'We Run This', and the last of these two songs will be the main single of the new greatest hits album titled 'Respect M.E.: Best Of' featuring 17 tracks from her six albums.
Confessions
Missy Elliott Lyrics
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(Uh, uh, uh)
Ooh-ooh (uh)
Ooh-ooh, ooh (uh uh uh)
Ooh-oh no, ooh (say what?)
Ooh-ooh no-no (verse one)
The day you pissed me off, I told Mike to pick me up (uh)
I told him you was buggin' and I don't like to fuss (uh)
He said he would look out for me if I needed a friend (uh)
He took me to his house and then he invited me in (say what?)
Then we sat on the couch, he put his arms around my waist (uh)
Knowin' I need lovin', then he gently grabbed my face (uh)
He kissed me like a guy could never kiss a girl before
So, you know what happened, baby, I need to say no more
I'm just confessing (confessing)
'Bout the things I did (oh yeah)
I might as well come clean (yeah, yeah)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just confessing (yeah)
'Bout the things I did (whoa-oh, oh-oh)
I might as well come clean (come clean)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing (guessing, yeah)
That you're through with me
'Cause I just came clean (please don't be through with me)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing
Are you through with me? (Are you through with me?)
'Cause I just came clean (yeah)
What you feel about that? (Verse two)
Remember the time you wondered where your money went? (Uh-huh)
I called my friends and bought some clothes and took them on a trip
I met a dude that had a Jeep and we talked all the time
He asked me 'bout my man and you know that I had to lie
He thought I had no man and I was chillin' by myself
Don't get mad, 'cause I felt sad, that's why I must confess
Too many times I wanted to let you know my dirt
But every time you said you loved me,
I knew it would hurt
I'm just confessing (Confessing, yeah)
'Bout the things I did (Oh-whoa)
I might as well come clean (Come clean)
What you feel about that, baby? (Oh-ooh)
I'm just confessing (Confessing)
'Bout the things I did (Yeah)
I might as well come clean (Come clean, hey)
What you feel about that, baby? (Come clean, hey-yeah)
I'm just guessing
That you're through with me (are you through with me?)
'Cause I just came clean (came clean)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing (guessing)
Are you through with me? (Are you through with me?)
'Cause I just came clean
What you feel about that? (Ooh, hey le-le-le-le-looh)
I was mad, what was I to do? (Hey)
I never had it in mind to play on you (oh-ooh)
But look at all the hurt you put me through (whoa)
I can't tell a lie, so I'm tellin' the truth (oh-ooh)
I was mad, what was I to do? (Say what?)
I never had it in mind to play on you (uh)
But look at all the hurt you put me through
You know, you know (you know You know)
I was mad, what was I to do? (I to do)
I never had it in mind to play on you (play on you)
But look at all the hurt you put me through (oh-ooh)
I can't tell a lie, so I'm tellin' the truth (No no, no-ooh)
I was mad, what was I to do? (Oh-ooh)
I never had it in mind to play on you (hey)
But look at all the hurt you put me through (oh)
You know, you know (oh-ooh, oh-ooh)
I'm just confessing (confessing)
'Bout the things I did (things I did)
I might as well come clean (come clean)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just confessing (confessing)
'Bout the things I did (things I did)
I might as well come clean (oh-ooh, oh)
What you feel about that, baby? (Hey-yeah)
I'm just guessing
That you're through with me (are you through with me, oh?)
'Cause I just came clean (came clean)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing (guessing)
Are you through with me?
'Cause I just came clean (oh)
What you feel about that? (ooh-yeah)
Confess
Come clean, boo
Yo, what you feel about that?
What you feel about, uh
What you feel about that?
Huh, confessin', baby
Misdemeanor, Destiny, uh-uh-uh
I'm just guessing
That you're through with me
'Cause I just came clean
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing
Are you through with me?
Thou shall not bug
Ooh-ooh (uh)
Ooh-ooh, ooh (uh uh uh)
Ooh-oh no, ooh (say what?)
Ooh-ooh no-no (verse one)
The day you pissed me off, I told Mike to pick me up (uh)
I told him you was buggin' and I don't like to fuss (uh)
He took me to his house and then he invited me in (say what?)
Then we sat on the couch, he put his arms around my waist (uh)
Knowin' I need lovin', then he gently grabbed my face (uh)
He kissed me like a guy could never kiss a girl before
So, you know what happened, baby, I need to say no more
I'm just confessing (confessing)
'Bout the things I did (oh yeah)
I might as well come clean (yeah, yeah)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just confessing (yeah)
'Bout the things I did (whoa-oh, oh-oh)
I might as well come clean (come clean)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing (guessing, yeah)
That you're through with me
'Cause I just came clean (please don't be through with me)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing
Are you through with me? (Are you through with me?)
'Cause I just came clean (yeah)
What you feel about that? (Verse two)
Remember the time you wondered where your money went? (Uh-huh)
I called my friends and bought some clothes and took them on a trip
I met a dude that had a Jeep and we talked all the time
He asked me 'bout my man and you know that I had to lie
He thought I had no man and I was chillin' by myself
Don't get mad, 'cause I felt sad, that's why I must confess
Too many times I wanted to let you know my dirt
But every time you said you loved me,
I knew it would hurt
I'm just confessing (Confessing, yeah)
'Bout the things I did (Oh-whoa)
I might as well come clean (Come clean)
What you feel about that, baby? (Oh-ooh)
I'm just confessing (Confessing)
'Bout the things I did (Yeah)
I might as well come clean (Come clean, hey)
What you feel about that, baby? (Come clean, hey-yeah)
I'm just guessing
That you're through with me (are you through with me?)
'Cause I just came clean (came clean)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing (guessing)
Are you through with me? (Are you through with me?)
'Cause I just came clean
What you feel about that? (Ooh, hey le-le-le-le-looh)
I was mad, what was I to do? (Hey)
I never had it in mind to play on you (oh-ooh)
But look at all the hurt you put me through (whoa)
I can't tell a lie, so I'm tellin' the truth (oh-ooh)
I was mad, what was I to do? (Say what?)
I never had it in mind to play on you (uh)
But look at all the hurt you put me through
You know, you know (you know You know)
I was mad, what was I to do? (I to do)
I never had it in mind to play on you (play on you)
But look at all the hurt you put me through (oh-ooh)
I can't tell a lie, so I'm tellin' the truth (No no, no-ooh)
I was mad, what was I to do? (Oh-ooh)
I never had it in mind to play on you (hey)
But look at all the hurt you put me through (oh)
You know, you know (oh-ooh, oh-ooh)
I'm just confessing (confessing)
'Bout the things I did (things I did)
I might as well come clean (come clean)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just confessing (confessing)
'Bout the things I did (things I did)
I might as well come clean (oh-ooh, oh)
What you feel about that, baby? (Hey-yeah)
I'm just guessing
That you're through with me (are you through with me, oh?)
'Cause I just came clean (came clean)
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing (guessing)
Are you through with me?
'Cause I just came clean (oh)
What you feel about that? (ooh-yeah)
Confess
Come clean, boo
Yo, what you feel about that?
What you feel about, uh
What you feel about that?
Huh, confessin', baby
Misdemeanor, Destiny, uh-uh-uh
I'm just guessing
That you're through with me
'Cause I just came clean
What you feel about that, baby?
I'm just guessing
Are you through with me?
Thou shall not bug
In Missy Elliott's song "Confessions," she is confessing to her partner about the things she did when she was mad at him. In the first verse, she talks about the day she was upset and called her friend Mike to pick her up. Mike took her to his house, where they sat on the couch, hugged each other, and eventually kissed. Missy doesn't explicitly say that she cheated on her partner, but it is heavily implied that she did. In the chorus, Missy is confessing to her partner about the things she did and how she feels bad for keeping them a secret. She asks him how he feels about her coming clean and if he's done with her for what she's done.
In the second verse, Missy talks about the time when her partner questioned where their money went. Instead of telling the truth about buying clothes and going on a trip with her friends, she lied and told him she didn't know where the money went. She then met a guy who thought she was single and talked with him about her relationship problems with her partner. Again, Missy doesn't state that she cheated, but it is implied that she emotionally cheated on her partner. The song ends with Missy confessing that she can't tell a lie and so she's telling the truth.
Overall, "Confessions" is a song about infidelity and the guilt that comes with it. Missy feels bad for cheating and wants to come clean to her partner, but she's unsure of how he will react.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Melissa A. Elliott, Donald Holmes, Gerard Thomas
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@Summonerperturbo
The Writing's On The Wall album 1999 vocals columbia records songs grassroots entertainment
Members 4
Beyonce Knowles
Kelly Rowland
LeToya Luckett
LeTavia Roberson
Track Songs 17
1. Intro (The Writing's On The Wall)
2. So Good
3. Bills, Bills, Bills
4. Confessions
(featuring Missy Elliott)
5. Bug A Boo
6. Temptation
7. Now That She's Gone
8. Where'd You Go
9. Hey Ladies
10. If You Leave
(featuring Next)
11. Jumpin, Jumpin
12. Say My Name
13. She Can't Love You
14. Stay
15. Sweet Sixteen
16. Outro
(Amazing Grace...Dedicated To Andretta Tillman)
17. Get On The Bus
Thank you group destiny's child
I thanks to you beyonce kelly letoya and letavia this is destiny's child girl group sony music entertainment records columbia records live concert 1999
Special Guest
Missy Elliott
Next
And more songs
The Writing's On The Wall records sony music entertainment inc 1999
All Right Resrved 1999
Copyright 2000
@user-qd6im2hp2e
Beyoncé rode this beat like a rapper. Rap-singing at its finest. 🔥
@jamcakes100
This song is everything, Beyonce slayed as usual, Kelly killed the chorus and LeToya gave me life on the bridge & Toya and Tavia's Harmonies always on point. This is why this was the best line up in my eyes. Love this album!!!!
@angelacooper8973
I don’t hear Kelly at all in this song. Either she’s singing low or LeToya is drowning her out. All I hear is Beyonce and LeToya showing out.
@tamikad3535
@Angela Cooper I'm the opposite, all I hear is Kelly
@brandygee9954
This is def my fave DC album.
@asianbarbie1
but the new generation sleeping on teenage beyonce!
@khaydouglas9163
They know Bey and Mrs. Carter...we know Beyoncé Knowles
@blackgoddess7899
I’m 16 all I ever listen to is old school but sometimes I do put on Some new school but it’s mostly old school ❤️
@Opbabyyx
@BLACK GODDESS frr
@adroutt1985
Vocally she was so different.. i love 18 year old b voice