Music Review: FLO & Missy Elliott, ‘Fly Girl’
FLO creates a hot lady song fit for the 2020s based on a flip of Missy Elliott's "Work It" sample that is truly fascinating (a rarity these days). The song is the ideal fusion of modern uptempo R&B production by MNEK with the Y2K aesthetic resurgence. In terms of lyrics, the group borrows from Missy's breakthrough hit's second verse, which goes, "If you a fly girl, get your nails done / Get a pedicure, get your hair done," and updates the bawdy vibe with a focus on independence and self-assurance. They say in the very catchy chorus of the song, "See, you're tellin' me I'm pretty, but it's obvious / I don't need no man to tell me where the party is," Along with the original "Work It" sample, Missy additionally delivers a potent rap stanza.