If I find myself jonesing for some lady rap in my nightly procrastinatory YouTube scans, there’s no question what video I’m watching: “DJ please, pick up your phone, I’m on the request line.” Bees buzz on a record player. Swings swing in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Middle school flashbacks hit. There she is: spiky-haired, blue fur-wearing, iconic. There’s no other way to put it: Watching Missy Elliott’s “Work It” music video is mesmerizing.
