Missy Elliott "Supa Dupa Fly"(1997)
Another musical 'lifer', Missy had been performing since she was a
child, then formed a musical group called Fayze (later 'Sista'). She
recruited her friend Timothy Mosley AKA Timbaland to help them get some
demos together.
They caught the attention of a member of the group Jodeci who got them
on board to work on music for Jodeci while they also worked on their own
material and songs for other artists including superstar Aaliyah.
Puffy Daddy/Diddy tried to sign Elliott to his Bad Boy label, but she
took control of her own destiny and created her own imprint 'Goldmind
Records' to release her debut and (as with her future records) got
Timbaland on board for production duties.
It's not hard to see why Missy Elliott was lauded as revitalising hip
hop. Entering what was primarily a male-dominated and often
misogynistic genre; taking on writing, producing, rapping and singing, and bringing
fresh, sparse arrangements, and well placed (though again, not
cluttered) rhymes. Single "The Rain" is probably my favourite track.
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