Supa Dupa Fly

Barely making a 3. There's garbage on here but it's mostly ok.

At one point I thought I was playing the same song over again and had to check, this is just a very bland album!

The cover of Pass The Dutchie was a surprise.

Wow. Very good. I know they’re famous, but it feels like they deserve to be more famous, right?

Yep, I mean the name pretty much says it all.

It’s really hard to argue against this being on the list. It’s great. Every time I hear Busta Rhymes, I like it. I should check him out too.

Not bad at all, solid 2.5 Stars

I generally like Missy and Timbaland but this album is too long and the gaps between the good songs are a bit too large. It's worth a listen but it could have been seriously trimmed down and been a much better record

Creative signature Timbaland beats, ridiculous smooth flow from Missy, and hooky choruses combine to create a legendary album for 90s hip hop.

Great album.

I know Missy Elliott as a cool rapper with interesting beats, so I was looking forward to listening to this. But this is by and large an R&B album; she sings more than she raps. The collaborators on this album are a real Who's Who of 90s hip hop and R&B: Busta Rhymes, Da Brat, Timbaland, Ginuwine, Aaliyah.... They instantly give her lots of cred, and I can see why this album is included on the 1001 list. But 90s R&B is so *not* what I want to listen to in my free time. I was hoping to hear songs like "Get UR Freak On," but most of the songs here have more in common with TLC or Aaliyah than they do with that masterpiece. There isn't one song on this album I want to listen to again.

Promise searching for a voice. (Mandatory minus star for ruining it with random religious shit at the end)

what a roller coaster ride. the opening was trash then two good songs then a bunch of meh stuff. ignore all the lyrics and like the beat I guess its good. I never need to hear any of it again

Sooooo good!

Not good

*full of rap and vulgar language

Listening to this album, it's noticeable how reliant on guest vocalists and Timbaland's beats she is, but when she does step up to the mic, her delivery and rhymes are great Standout track - The Rain.

8/10 Buen album. Divertido, entretenido, flow de negro que no decepciona

Missy Elliot has always had a very specific sound Amber often time has pushed rap into different interesting directions. This albums sound definitely shows up in many artists future works. A Sue credit to her influence.

Really good vibing with it.

This is a hip hop album. The beats are mostly palatable but I really don't care for rap. I listened to this all the way through but won't listen again.

bra vibe dette, er veldig usikker på om jeg skal gi 4 eller 3 her. viben er såppass at jeg faktisk må opp på 4 her.

316. nice

I hate Busta Rhymes, having to hear him twice is a huge negative. I also dislike Lil Kim, I also don't like Timbaland. I don't get it, sorry.

Better than the last missy Elliott, but too long for my taste. Also think busta rhymes has had better verses

I think I was expecting a little more out of this personally. It was great listen and had some awesome features. I felt the production was a little lackluster, nothing fancy going on which could actually be a good thing. Look forward to another listen. Side note the song radio this album put me into was great, I liked some later Missy songs.

#123 This one just dragged on. Very little stood out, and much of it sounds the same. Highlights: Sock It 2 Me, Beep Me 911

Fun album. Start to finish

Wow came out now where ! 1997 ! Great album need to play this more often . Beauty!

Banger

2.5

You know... I heard a lot of stuff on the album (which was mostly new to me) that made me think Missy was ripping a lot of people off. Then I realized that those things I thought she ripped off, most of them came out after this album. So it appears they were ripping her off.

Well this really doesn't do a thing for me.

7/10

This album was supa dupa alright. A lot to love, a lot to be indifferent about.

I could go months without hearing Timbaland's "Uh huh, uh huh!" at the end of what seems like every one of Missy's bars. It's pretty good.

эм это я мог где угодно услышать, типичный женский хипхоп того времени 2

She's solid. A bit too serious.

Listening session: october 18th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: been supa dupa busy and it was hard for me to get through this album for some reason, it’s not even something I would dislike normally Favourite tracks: Sock It 2 Me & Pass da Blunt

This was a good 4 until it fell off over the last 5 or 6 tracks to a 3

A little longer than I would've liked, and Timbaland's name was mentioned way too many times, but it was generally ok.

Sorta supa dupa fly.

Mucho mérito tiene Missy. Sin embargo prefiero a Lauryn Hill (a quien se acerca en Friendly Skies o Why you hurt me) que tomaría buena parte de lo que Missy hizo en este disco. Un debut impactante, con compañeros de lujo como Timbaland (que además produce), Aaliyah (sonando a TLC en Best Friends y Gettaway), Busta Rhymes o Lil´Kim. Aquí destaca Sock it to me, Beep me 911, Don't Be Comin' (In My Face) otra que suena a Hill, Pass the blunt (prefiero Pass the dutchie de Mighty Diamonds o Musical Youth), la saltarina Izzy Izzy Ahh y sobre todo They don´t wanna fuck with me. Un disco muy influyente y muy bien hecho. Lo superaría aún en Under Construction . The rain nunca me ha gustado,

1 - Busta’s Intro - 👏 2 - Hit ‘Em Wit Da Hee - 👍 3 - Sock It 2 Me - 🙌 4 - The Rain - 👍 5 - Beep Me 911 - 👏 6 - They Don’t Wanna Fuck Wit Me - 👏 7 - Pass Da Blunt - 🤷🏻‍♂️ 8 - Bite Our Style (Interlude) - 👏 9 - Friendly Skies - 👍 10 - Best Friends - 👍 11 - Don’t Be Comin’ (In My Face) - 👏 12 - Izzy Izzy Ha - 🤷🏻‍♂️ 13 - Why You Hurt Me - 🤷🏻‍♂️ 14 - I’m Talkin’ - 🤷🏻‍♂️ 15 - Gettaway - 👏 16 - Busta’s Outro - 🤷🏻‍♂️ 17 - Missy’s Finale - Spoken Word - 🤷🏻‍♂️ 3/5

not my kind of music

Enjoyable

Not a fan of this music in general but found this really boring

90s hip hop / R&B. She has a great voice and I enjoyed the singing a lot more than the rapping. There was a mix of slow R&B tracks and slightly more upbeat hip hop, but all of the beats/backing tracks had simple, repetitive artificial sounding drum samples that I'm not a big fan of. There's also way too many self-congratulatory songs and spoken word tracks for my liking.

Classic

I like Missy alright, but this record isn’t really her best. Parts of it are fine, but there’s a ton and a half of filler. 6.5/10

Well... Kinda don't care about it? Just not my thing!

Mid to late and early 2000s rap can really be hit or miss. Now Missy Elliott is a well established and successful artist so I expected this to be pretty good, and it is. However, I would say this is one of those albums that is longer than it needs to be. There’s something about this era of hip-hop where the albums were really long and contained a lot of filler in a lot of cases. So I honestly think if this album would have been 25% shorter I would’ve rated it higher than I’m going to. The first part of the album and especially the first couple songs are fire, but it does start to trail off towards the end. That’s not to say it isn’t good. It’s just not great. But I really do think this is a good debut and an overall really good hip-hop album for the time. It’s what you would expect, but it’s also very foreshadowing of things that she would do later.

Early 90s hip hop. It could’ve been replaced with something better from the same era.

High 3 - snuck up on me a bit as I found my head bopping along whilst I worked.

Missy showing lyrical content and brilliant style over proper backing from Timbaland

So much better than Under Construction. Superb production. High 3.

Missy Elliott is a great rapper and fantastic singer with strong pop sensibilities. It’s a long album but stuffed with enough melodic intrigue that it never feels like a drag. Timberland’s smart and sophisticated production is perfectly smooth, which when Missy Elliott is singing emphasises the beauty of her voice and when she’s rapping gives her something to push against.

Missy gets a high 3 on this one, some great beats and good rapping, good features and production but a little long and doesn't all land for me

Double albums are always a tough thing to overcome.... But this was pretty good besides the being a little too long part. Timbaland really is a GOAT

Suuresti tuotettu. Paljon vierailijoita.

Decent album. Too long in my opinion

I love the couple of songs but the rest is just okay to me.

Not quite to my taste, but not unpleasant either. Two stars…

This album has a true R&B vibe with some of the realest sounding grooves of its time. It feels clubby in the best way and still sounds fresh. The collaborations are stacked and almost every guest appearance actually adds something instead of just filling space. Missy sounds completely at home here. Her delivery is playful, sharp and full of personality, while Timbaland’s production gives the whole record its elastic, off-kilter bounce. The beats are strange and funky at the same time, and they leave plenty of room for the vocals to ride. Nothing feels stiff or overly polished. The sound is clean but still has weight. The low end hits, the percussion stays interesting, and the whole album moves with a confident, late-night club energy. It never really loses momentum. Supa Dupa Fly remains a strong and distinctive debut. Groovy, well made and full of character.

classic missy, so good to hear Aaliyah too

Fine beats, fine flows, fine R&B singing sections... but an hour of just fine material can be a bit dragging and hard to get through. Before I say anything more I just want to clarify that I do understand the impact of this album and how important it was for women in rap, and I do appreciate what she did. Nevertheless, it does not really make this more enjoyable, which still is to some degree. As said, I think she has a nice flow, specially where she has more attitude like in the first handful of songs and "Izzy Izzy Ahh" to mention another example. But I don't find it to be super appealing. It feels nice to hear, but she is not doing anything that I find intriguing nor emotional. I also find funny how sometimes she hypes her own rap abilities and the beats, when I just think they are decent to good at best. I get the confidence boost is important considering its context, but I also fink kind of cheesy. Some examples are the following lines from "Izzy Izzy Ahh": "You never heard beats like this before (Uh, uh) When me and Timbaland walk through the door (Uh, uh) Our style be tighter than before (Uh, uh)" and these ones from "I'm Talking": "My style of rappin (My style) I'm su-su-such a good rapper (I'm su-su-such a good rapper)". In conclusion, I think it is alright. Maybe nothing does impact me, but at least everything from the raps, the features, the R&B sections to the beats are decent enough to make the album not a bad experience.

Please no more bad rap albums.

Alright

What to say - lates 1990s hip-hop. Assortment of guest vocalists. Production is sparse, bass-heavy, not seemingly based on existing soul or funk samples. This electro hip-hop feel. Bit trip-hoppy I guess? It's really nothing special to me. Wow, lyrics: 'i'm such a good rapper'... even if it's tongue in cheek it's crap Best track - The Rain, Izzy Izzy Ahh 3 stars - but a low 3

Not my favourite flavour of hip hop, but I think if I gave this album more time I would like it. Great cover art.

MISSY AND TIMMY What a wonderful combo, genuinely. Long before Timbaland became a shill for robots and way back when Missy was consistently making music. Seems like so long ago i would see The Rain video on MTV. This was soooo good but there’s still a little room for some growth here.

Great

Noe bra, noe unødvendig. Lener seg voldsomt på gjesteartister, men liker de som er innom.

Sorry Missy, this doesn't hit like Under Construction.

First time listening to Missy - style not my bag, so better than I expected. Give it a listen, you non Hips Hopsters! 994 - - almost done!

Missy Elliott’s *Supa Dupa Fly* is widely regarded as a landmark debut that reshaped the sonic and visual possibilities of hip-hop and R&B. Released in 1997, it arrived at a pivotal moment following the deaths of Tupac and Biggie, offering a future-facing alternative to the era’s grim realities . ### 🎤 Lyrics and Themes: Radical Self-Expression Missy Elliott’s pen game on *Supa Dupa Fly* is less about traditional lyrical dexterity and more about **radical, surreal self-expression**. Her style avoids the conventional “tough” posturing of the time, instead delivering a stream of offbeat free associations and playful onomatopoeia delivered in a distinctive, slow-burning purr . Thematically, the album is a declaration of **“the Black girl who wins”** . It blends humor, sexuality, and vulnerability without apology. Tracks like **“The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”** use the metaphor of bad weather to describe escaping a doomed relationship (“I break up with him before he dump me / To have me, yes you lucky”) . The album also champions female solidarity, featuring collaborations with Aaliyah, Lil’ Kim, and Da Brat, demonstrating that there was room for multiple women to succeed in the genre . ### 🎹 Music and Production: The Timbaland Revolution The album’s sound is entirely the work of **Timbaland**, who produced every track and co-wrote the material . Their chemistry resulted in a sonic blueprint that felt like it was beamed in from the future . Timbaland’s production was **revolutionary for its use of space and rhythm**. Instead of relying on obvious loops, he constructed **“lean, digital grooves packed with unpredictable arrangements and stuttering rhythms”** that often resembled slowed-down drum’n’bass . The beats were full of sonic quirks—chirping birds, giggles, and coughs—that created a **“malfunctioning robot factory”** aesthetic . This experimental approach made the album a boundary-shattering, postmodern masterpiece that influenced not just hip-hop and R&B, but also electronic music . ### 🌍 Influence: A New Blueprint The influence of *Supa Dupa Fly* is immense. It is frequently cited as **arguably the most influential album ever released by a female hip-hop artist** . It helped shift the sound of urban radio at the close of the millennium and established Timbaland as a visionary producer . Missy’s visual identity, particularly the **iconic inflatable trash bag suit** in the Hype Williams-directed video for “The Rain,” became a defining moment in hip-hop imagery, proving that eccentricity and art could be mainstream . The album’s impact echoes through modern music; for instance, Drake’s breakout mixtape *So Far Gone* liberally sampled the album’s ballad **“Friendly Skies”** . ### ⚖️ Pros and Cons **Pros:** - **Cohesive Sonic Identity:** Having Timbaland produce every track gives the album a focused, futuristic sound that was unlike anything else at the time . - **Groundbreaking Production:** The stuttering rhythms and unconventional arrangements were revolutionary and remain highly influential decades later . - **Strong Singles:** Tracks like **“The Rain,” “Sock It 2 Me,” and “Beep Me 911”** are enduring classics that perfectly balance experimental production with catchy songwriting . - **Visual and Cultural Impact:** The album and its videos introduced a unique, eccentric aesthetic that expanded the possibilities for hip-hop artists . **Cons:** - **Inconsistent Second Half:** Some critics and listeners feel the album’s quality dips in its back half, with certain deep cuts failing to match the brilliance of the singles . - **Vocal Delivery Can Be Polarizing:** Missy’s distinctive, laid-back flow is a strength to many, but others find it occasionally **“monotone”** or **“lethargic”** in comparison to more technical rappers . - **Guest Features Can Be Hit or Miss:** While the guest list is impressive, some listeners feel that certain features don’t always elevate the tracks they appear on . *Supa Dupa Fly* is a **boundary-shattering debut** that introduced a singular new voice and a revolutionary production style. While it has minor pacing flaws, its influence on music, visuals, and the role of women in hip-hop is undeniable.

This album is always in rotation in my collection. Missy‘s first album was definitely a banger. It showed that she could wrap and sing and it’s so funny that a lot of GenZ didn’t even know that Missy could sing because I played this album in front of them. Her breakout album just showed the beginning of Timberland and his producing skills also.

An hour straight of this is a lot, but Missy Elliott is a singles star and each single is a blast

Funky, other-worldly and all blunted out. Missy’s mix of hip-hop and R&B leans heavily on the latter, and I can’t help but compare her to Lauryn Hill for the same reason — which isn’t really a fair fight, and that’s OK. You can hear how hip hop was changing, moving away from rich and layered sampling toward something a little more spare, with top-notch production and breakbeats from Timbaland. When it all lines up, as on the slow-burning “Friendly Skies,” it’s sublime. These days I'm mostly into edibles, but this makes me wanna fire up a spliff and let the smoke linger.

"The Rain" is a great single, but the rest of it seemed pretty standard 90s rap to me.

Great and classic tracks here. I knew quite a few songs, but had never heard the whole album. Its fantastic just about all the way through, maybe room to skim a couple of tracks. Probably 4.5 for me but bumping as this is top tier and was heavily influential.

1997 me would probably have dismissed this, but I like it. I’ve been getting heavily into underground hip hop over the past year, and this fits right in there, with the inventive samples and futuristic sounds.

No, thank you.

I enjoyed that mostly. The Rain is a banger. I can see why it was the single.

Not styles I like, mostly. Some of it was all right; I liked The Rain. Busta's Outro tipped the balance from 3 to 2.

3/5 - I like "Hit Em wit da Hee" and "The Rain". I wouldn't have paid this any mind in the late 90s, but glad to give this a chance now.

Rap

Old school Missy Elliott

The Good: Fucking Supa Fly is back! The Bad: Turns out it ain't our beloved cartoon... The Ugly: Finding out that my lawsuit about false advertising was thrown out and I had to encure the cost... I hate rap, that we know... What I hate even more is having to listen to an album in which the fucking producers name is mentioned almost every tune... can you imagine Elvis Presley doing the same thing and heralding Sam Philips constantly? Talk about a fucking ego... And that, boys and girls, is what's wrong with Rap... the ego... well, that, and it sucks. 1*

Really like the beats on this. Quite odd in places but in a good way. Great sound.

Nice

3.5

3.5 rounded up because Missy is awesome

Sock It to Me er låt. Noen alright låter innimellom, men sånn overall en utrolig lang & kjedelig time.

Likte det overraskende godt, men ikke helt for meg likevel. "Sock It 2 Me" er banger da, og "The Rain"

Too much R&B and smoothed out vocals here for my liking. What I really do like is Timbaland's beats and production quality. And I do like some of Missy's raps, but the real winner here for me is the sonic quality of the whole thing. The Rain is awesome. Great sample, great beat, her raps, the personality...all perfect. Probably wouldn't come back to this on my own. It's also too damn long.

A lot slower than I thought it would be. More easy listening than anything else.

Found this interesting, not because it was good, but because you could hear the groundwork for later, fun Missy Elliott stuff. Flipmode Squad!

She’s so fly

This is well done but I don’t like 90s R&B so it isn’t really my thing? Also I fucking hate Timbaland so I don’t like hearing his name every two minutes. Fuck Timbaland.