Back in the Day (Missy Elliott song)

The song appears on her 2002 album Under Construction and was at one time planned for release as a single.During the bridge of the song she even makes a point of referencing "Self-Destruction", a 1989 collaborative benefit single for peace featuring a number of that era's hip-hop stars.Incidentally, MC Lyte's verse from "Self-Destruction" is sampled on another of Under Construction's album tracks, "Funky Fresh Dressed".Jay-Z contributes a rap verse in which he "creatively" references a number of hip-hop artists (for example, stating "I kill at will like solid water, dude", a reference to Ice Cube's 1990 EP Kill At Will).Below is a list of old-school hip-hop people and items Elliott and Jay-Z namedrop in "Back in the Day":

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