What’s This Playlist All About? While the playlist itself comes with no context, we can only assume it represents the tastes and sounds of spicy pop quartet Little Mix and Sharaya J, the Hawaiian rapper and Missy Elliott protege featured on the group’s new single “Strip” from their fifth studio album LM5.What You Get: Just like the material on LM5, expect plenty of female fierceness, starting with the album’s first single, “Woman Like Me,” featuring the omnipresent Nicki Minaj, then a few of Sharaya J’s recent singles, including the brazen and totally badass “Say Less.” They sit alongside an impressive list of cuts from iconic ladies like Ms. Lauryn Hill, TLC, Janet, Sheila E., and Salt-N-Pepa, who come strutting in with the playlist’s most defining track—the empowering “Independent.”Best Surprise: Sharaya J’s killer cover of “Mama Said Knock You Out,” which she effortlessly performed on the reality show The Four: Battle for Stardom. Seriously, this has got even LL shakin’ in his boots.What’s This Playlist Missing? With all those female warriors represented, we’re wondering where Missy is?!
