Hades Forum

Released TBA
Recorded 2007–2010
Genre Hip hop, R&B
Label Goldmind/Atlantic
Producer Missy Elliott (exec.), Timbaland, Danny![1], Danja, Soul Diggaz, Pointguard, T. Gooch, Pharrell, Bloodshy & Avant, T-Pain

Block Party is the upcoming seventh studio album by American rapper Missy Elliott, scheduled to be released in 2010. The album's release was initially intended for December of 2007, additional songs were recorded for the project in spring of 2009 replacing the majority of the album's intended tracklisting. Confirmed features include production by Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Danny![3], Danja, Swizz Beatz, T-Pain, Bloodshy & Avant and The Arkitects.

On January 9, 2008, Elliott's official website announced the release of "Ching-a-Ling" as lead single confirming that the track will feature on the upcoming studio album. Another song called "Shake your Pom-Pom" will appear on "Block Party". In June 2008, a song called "Best Best" leaked on the internet and was said to be the lead single of "Block Party". The album has been delayed several times since its initial scheduled release date in December 2007. This album will be her first studio album since The Cookbook back in 2005.

In June 2009, in an interview with Elle Magazine, Missy Elliott stated that the album would be released in Autumn 2009, but was eventually pushed back a 4th time to January of 2010. When asked about the album appearances, Elliott replies that "there are a lot of great collaborations on the record, but I can only give one away right now, and that’s Lil Wayne ... He has a creativeness about him that I love." She continues that she chose the title "Block Party" because it "fits the music the best because it’s so upbeat".[4]

In February 2010, singer Monica, spoke to Rap-Up magazine about the status of the album: "She’s working really hard on it, she’s got some crazy music on there, some stuff I was trying to steal for my record. I got a couple of things that she let me take, but she’s working really hard on [her album]".[5]
[edit] Recorded tracks

* "Act a Fool" (produced by Soul Diggaz)[6]
* "All 4 U" (featuring Lil Wayne)[7]
* "Best, Best" (produced by Danjahandz)[6]
* "Fire" (featuring T-Pain, produced by T-Pain)[6]
* "Hip-Hop Don't Die" (produced by T. Gooch)[6]
* "Like When You Play the Music" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan, produced by Timbaland)[6]
* "Love" (produced by Timbaland)[6]
* "Milk & Cookies" (featuring Melanie B., produced by Joshua "Pointguard" Moore)[6]

"Ching-a-Ling" is a song by Missy Elliott, and is the lead single for the Step Up 2 the Streets soundtrack. The song premiered on both Elliott's MySpace and official website on January 10, 2008. Within a week, it had debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was made available for download on iTunes as of January 22, 2008. In the song, sound elements of the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong are heard throughout the song. The song was number 69 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[1]

It was directed by Dave Meyers and has a combination of "Ching-a-Ling" and "Shake Your Pom Pom". It is credited as the first ever 3D music video. However, the real first 3D music video, Nastradamus, was made almost 10 years earlier. The video guest-stars the famous Japanese hip hop dance group U-Min known for their slow motion dancing and popping.[2] The music video was shot in Los Angeles, California in January 2008. It was styled by stylist Misa Hylton. The video premiered on MTV's TRL and BET's 106 & Park on February 4, 2008. It was released on the UK iTunes before showing on any UK music channel.

The "Ching-a-Ling" portion of the music video is set primarily with a white backdrop featuring Elliott and various background dancers, such as U-Min. Other shots are interspersed throughout the video which relate to the lyrics, such as Elliott swinging on a rope swing in an Autumn setting, and playing a DDR-esque game which uses the letters of Ching-A-Ling instead of arrows.

The "Shake Your Pom Pom" portion of the music video is set in what appears to be a house party, with Elliott and others dancing before ending with Elliott and others blowing noisemakers at the camera.


The official remix features Busta Rhymes & Ciara.

Recorded tracks

* "Act a Fool" (produced by Soul Diggaz)
* "All 4 U" (featuring Lil Wayne)
* "Best, Best" (produced by Danja)
* "Blow Ya Whistle" (produced by Soul Diggaz)
* "Fire" (featuring T-Pain, produced by T-Pain)
* "Hip-Hop Don't Die" (produced by T. Gooch)
* "Like When You Play the Music" (featuring Jazmine Sullivan, produced by Timbaland)
* "Love" (produced by Timbaland)
* "Milk & Cookies" (featuring Melanie B., produced by Joshua "Pointguard" Moore)
* "Pin The Tail" (produced by Timbaland)