Missy Elliott Album: “Gossip Folks [Australia CD]”

Sometimes when you get one person doing multiple remixes of a song, they all sound the same. Mousse T's remixes are not this case. Each one is unique and different. It has the album version & track 2, which is the original version with a chorus comprised of real words "Do you know, about the gossip folk...." It has the full Fatboy Slim Remix. Then, each of Mousse T's 4 remaining remixes are great club mixes with a different sound for each. The Pogo Remix has a rock 'n roll kind of sound. The Mousse T. & Royal Garden remix has an infectious beat that everyone could love. The So Phat remix has a techno type of beat that's difficult to put into words that mixes various clashing sounds that manage to blend well. Last, the Afropean Ride Remix Video Version has an eclectic African tribe sound that combines various tribal sounds and instruments. I highly recommend this single to any Missy fan or pure fan of hip-hop sounds.

These remixes took Missy Elliott to number one on the Billboard Club charts. These mixes are by Fatboy Slim and Mousse T. The Fatboy Slim mixes are the radio(3:31) and 12" mix(6:42) and are a little more house than Mr. Cook normally does. The Best mixes are the Mousse T's Pogo Extended mix(5:04) that is very guitar rock in vibe and the Royal Garden Extended(5:19) that is the reason it went number one . This mix is very very house yet very rap vibed as well. The remixes do not knock down the language and for a club mix that is rare. Check out the House mixes for "American Life"- censored. There is the Mousse T original Alternative mix(3:47) and original version(3:54) that are fun. This is the meanest fun song(for me) since Vanity 6's "If A Girl Answers Don't Hang Up" More mixes than the UK single.

Gossip Folks is a great song, and I'm sure the remixes are great, too (haven't listened to them yet). The only thing is, Gossip Folks features Ludacris, not Timbaland like Amazon says.

My Number 6 worst song of the year 2003.This song like most of the Missy collection is terrible I am not a fan and never really was I am not liking this.

Lyrics 1/10 Production 1/10 Overall 1/10