174636, She was manufactured to be an R&B/pop artist in the Posted by b.Touch, Sat May-19-12 06:05 PM
Missy Elliott mode.
Missy actually has a long line of artists she's run through (heh)where she's writing and producing most/all of their material, they're signed to her label, and pay a lot of dues singing backup on her albums. Granted, a lot of these girls were talented, but they didn't have their own sound or style. They had Missy's.
Tweet and Jazmine Sullivan are the only two of the bunch with enough of their own style to not fall (all the way) into the Missy Elliott trap/curse.
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