Reviews"...With Each Album, Elliott Has Grown more Confident and Individualistic..."-Rating: B+, 4 stars out of 5 - "...UNDER CONSTRUCTION is clearly a record with serious intent....Still, it never loses sight of its party-starting imperative...", "...It Sounds like Habanero Peppers, Cinnamon and Sweat.", Ranked #7 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year" - "...Old-school breakbeats flipped as cartoon sound effects, crazy Eric Cartman rapping, and an R&B jam called 'Pussy Don't Fail Me Now'...", "...Ingenious Production Tempers Her Nostalgia with a Little Shock of the New...", "...Under Construction Is a Nostalgia-Fuelled Work from a Persistently Forward-Pushing Artist...", 3 stars out of 5 - "...Elliott's fourth album of a miraculously productive career trounces all other hip hop and R&B releases in 2002 with unnerving nonchalance..."