Missy Elliott Is A Literal Work Of Art In Her Eye-Popping 'Cool Off' Video
Leave it to
Missy Elliott to get your ass up while in quarantine for a neon-tinged, twerk-friendly dance party.
Soon after returning with the fittingly titled
Iconology last year — which marked her first new project in over a decade — Missy is reintroducing fans to one of that EP's most enjoyable tracks, "Cool Off," with another must-see visual. In it, she springs to life as various pieces of art in a museum-turned-nightclub. She kicks things off as a statue dipped in bronze (metallic face paint included), before cycling through more predictably eye-catching outfits, including, naturally, a bright neon tracksuit. At one point, she bobs and tilts like a Weeble doll while shouting for her dancers to go "'round like a ceiling fan" — a move that will hopefully inspire a fresh TikTok trend or two.
Teyana Taylor even makes an appearance at the end, reprising her role because the museum guide from the "
DripDemeanor" video. She celebrates Missy because the "the most timeless woman of all time" before giving a pep converse with a young, tracksuit-wearing dancer. "Go follow your dreams," Taylor tells her, before the girl jumps into a dance routine while the credits roll. That brings the assortment of
Iconology videos to its final end — and begs you to return to the starting and watch them all over again.
"Cool Off" follows Elliott's videos for the
Iconology tracks "DripDemeanor," "
Throw It Back," and "
Why I Still Love You." Those are just the latest in the raper's culture-shifting variety of visuals, which ultimately led to her winning the Video Vanguard Award at last year's VMAs. Throughout the ceremony, Missy powered through a career-spanning medley of her hits —
revisit that efficiency here.
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