"Work It" Quotes

Context

This line is from the song "Work It" by Missy Elliot, from the album Under Construction (2002). 

Missy Elliot turned the tables on macho male rappers with this in-your-face expression of female sexuality. Not only is it Missy's biggest hit, but it also popularized the term "badonkadonk," so… there's something else to be proud of. Fun fact: "Work It" is tied with Foreigner's "I've Been Waiting for a Girl Like You" for the amount of time a single has spent at #2 without ever going to #1. Also, in case you're wondering, that weird part in the chorus that sounds like gibberish is "I put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it"… played backwards. See what she did there? Take an ever closer look at the video.

Where you've heard it

We have no doubt that you've heard Missy herself rap these lines, as it was all over the place back when it came out. Maybe you also caught the show Work It, which most likely takes its title from the song.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

Missy might be raunchy, but she's no snob.