Individualistic female MC altered the hip-hop landscape with her eclectic, innovative, sexually-charged rhymes buoyed by Timbaland beats.
No female rap artist paralleled the success of Missy Elliott, neither during her reign nor before. In addition to her talent and showmanship, she established herself as a genuine hitmaker. She initially scored hits for others before moving on to score a dazzling run for herself. Her debut album, Supa Dupa Fly (1997), spawned a number of hits that were more trend-setting than they were chart-topping. The chart-toppers, of course, came soon after. In each of these hits, Elliott proved that, with both dignity and joviality, women could be sexual as well as forceful. She defied every stereotype imaginable without forsaking her broad fan base. ~ Jason Birchmeier













