Reviews (page 2 of 8)
Weer eentje in de categorie 'voor mij hoeft het niet'. De toon is op standje 'onderuitgezakt', wat in ieder geval beter aan te horen is dan standje 'opgefokt en agressief'. En als ik dan net doe alsof ik al die krachttermen niet hoor, hoef ik tenminste geen Frans Bauer op te zetten.
Ja, het is een bekende naam. Maar om Busta jou als artiest te laten introduceren, dat schept toch andere verwachtingen. Want Missy zelf heeft toch veel minder eigenheid en veel minder kracht. Zoals ze zelf al bijna zegt. Zij zelf heeft de minste waarde op deze schijf. Het is meer een Timbaland album met hulp van veel anderen. Dat levert nog wel het tweede sterretje op.
Hoe kan het dat er zoveel albums missen en dat we van de talentloze Missy Elliott 2 albums aan moeten horen?? Ik heb de neiging om dit ongeluisterd direct wederom 1 ster te geven. Maar we zijn deze queeste begonnen met het idee dat we ook alles echt gaan luisteren, dus dat gaan we nu ook gewoon weer proberen. Al heb ik ook af en toe een joker ingezet. Het begin valt me alleszins mee. Het is wat meer soul en RnB-achtig, soms doet het me zelfs denken aan TLC (dat ik uiteraard een 1 gaf). De teksten zijn voor zover ik kan horen een stuk minder kinderachtig en Missy doet zichzelf nog niet zo stoer voor als op dat andere album dat we al te horen kregen. Het is nog steeds niet mijn muziek en zogezegd is het compleet idioot dat we meerdere albums hebben gekregen, maar dit album is een stuk minder ergerniswekkend. En een debuut natuurlijk. De snobs hadden het hierbij moeten laten. Ik laat het bij een milde 2.
Pre-Listening: my understanding of Missy Elliot began I. The early 2000s with hits like Twerk It, Gossip Folks, Lose Control, etc. I knew she was a rap icon but I figured that was the beginning of it. This album was never one I knew of, but I was interested to see what I would find with it. Best Song: Best Friends Runner-Up: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) Third Place: Izzy Izzy Ahh Post-Listening: what I was most intrigued by with this album was the guest starring list and the producer. Aaliyah (RIP), Busta Rhymes, Ginuwine, Lil’ Kim all of course produced by Timbaland. The beats are infectious, and the sound quality is as smooth as Rolos in your mouth. Missy Elliot was establishing herself in this debut album as a weird settle between TLC and Lil Kim. Too dirty for radio but not quite sex on music. Most the album is NSFW, but I get why it was so impactful. To have a women rapping with equal misogyny as male rappers were in 1997 had to be a lookout world moment. While some people hate that projection of music, I find it to be aggressively progressive. It’s a reality check for those that didn’t want someone like Missy to succeed and a slap in the face to those that fail to realize they’ll blare Master P, Snoop Dogg, and Jay-Z for equal lyrics but turn off Elliot for the female version. Not my favorite album and not one I’ll soon revisit, but I get why it’s important. 2.5 Stars 5/10 (for me)
It was listenable, but not really a fan of this.
Well-produced and quite listenable hip-hop boredom. 2,5
Not my style
Bizarrely I actually own this album but I think I've played it a grand total of one times. It's got that 90s early 2000s rap vibe that all rap album seem to have at the time. That said the singing is very very pleasant and soulful but the rap is a little bit dingy. The male rappers do their usual testosterone laden bs. The production is top notch and the instrumentation is often creative and often innovative.
I didn't hate it and Missy Elliott's definitely got some skills, but ultimately it wasn't for me.
Pass Da Blunt
That Timbaland production was slick, I just wish I liked hip hop more.
Supa dupa bored
This is a very exuberant hip hop record in which Missy is able to mesh interesting beats, with a very flavorful delivery and specially interesting featurings. All in all, it is a robust and fun listen. 7/10 [KEEP]
Cool old school 90's hip hop with rapping and singing using 70's type samples or playing. Super cool album even on first listen, she is a very talented singer, rapper, and writer. If you like early 90's west coast hip hop, this is the album for you.
One of the greatest producers and artists of our generation. Spectacular, a showcase of everyone’s talents involved on the album. Only possible because of her. AND it’s her debut?!
Great voice and ability to rap. Great beats. Adequate compositions.
I like Under Construction more than this, this is alright though but nothing to ride home about
A lot of mediocre r&b vocals on top of bland production. Expected more rap but I guess that came later in her career. Underwhelming stuff
Gettaway might be the most annoying beat I've ever heard in a rap song
Silky
And all you gotta say is, "Missy, go"
Into Missy. Into Busta AND Missy as the first track. Into it in general.
Big Missy fan, but this isn’t her best album. Instead, this falls in the category of historically significant entries on this list, highlighting and centering female rappers.
Timbaland’s 90s production was amazing. What a cast.
*1997. *This sounds so late 90s it hurts. Over produced and no soul. *I passively like Missy Elliott, as in I've never sought out her music, but I'm fine with her sound if I happen to hear her on the radio. *This was not great.. it was mostly pop R&B, which is not my thing. RATING - 5/10
Not for me.
nice production for this album, with alright rapping. vibes were good most of the time but some songs felt really off.
It was fine, a woman rapper with pretty generic production idk what else to say really.
Favorite Track: Sock It 2 Me (feat. Da Brat)
I get why people say this album is ahead of its time. Many of the beats and unique placement of various drums/noises is unusual and does kinda work. What doesn't for me is the quality of any given song, all of which seemed to be lacking. It was just uninteresting to me other than the beats. 2 stars.
2/5
album #118 the first half of this album is pretty good, but it should have ended at track 7, in my opinion! i'm aware missy elliot is a powerhouse, but this album doesn't truly showcase that. missy elliot *should* be on this list, i just don't think this album is the one to add. from a positive perspective, timbaland's production is absolutely brilliant with him and missy clearly working well together. tracks 6 and 7 are, in my view, the strongest on the album. coincidentally, these are also the tracks that focus on the missy/timbaland dynamic. it's fine! tracks 9 to 17 are just not very strong or memorable to make this album incredible. ꩜ average track rating: 2.65/5 ꩜ favourite track(s): pass da blunt (4★), busta's intro (3.5★), they don't wanna fuck wit me (3.25★) ꩜ least favourite track(s): why you hurt me (2★), gettaway (2★) ꩜ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ꩜ number of albums left to review: 971 ꩜ number of albums from the list that i agree with being on the list: 53 ꩜ albums from the list that I would consider on my list: 24 ꩜ albums from the list I won't include on my list: 94
Tiene su onda y hay algunos momentazos. No me haría fan de Missy Elliot, pero no me la pasé mal con su disco.
missy elliot is always serving
Inconceivable levels of boring. 1.0/5.0
great production, a much more enjoyable album than missys other album from the list
I mostly liked songs: Best Friends and Friendly Skies.
Would I listen to the entirety of this album again, probably not. But I don't really have the same gripes against this as I do against other hip hop albums. It is futuristic to this day and I think it's a testament to the craftsmanship at work.
Great mix of hip hop and r&b. This album still cooks and those timbaland beats just fit Missy so well
No more hip-hop, please.
Hmmm a bad rap album by a woman, I guess that’s switching it up a little from the usual bad rap album by a man
Supa Dupa is not enough to describe how fly this album is
This is quintessential late 90s hip-hop. Amazing production, a little too long, an incredible mc, so many features it starts to distract from the final product, and so many high quality bars you might as well be in a prison. Is it the best of Missy Elliott, no. Is it still really good, yes. It has some great moments that deserve to be on the list and Missy Elliott is one of the best.
This album is like hooking up with a girl in the club and going back to her house. You’re excited for the night ahead, but then the girl lights up a cigarette in the taxi and you’re like oh fuck what am I getting in to
Its was ok. Not my think but respect where its due.
Missy’s always good but in a couple of albums she’s legendary
9/10
I’m giving this a middle of the road grade bc I put it in late and fell asleep four songs in or so but there’s certainly something here so I will loop back to give it proper attention. Certainly something here.
An all time great release.
GTA music meets that one Regular Show rap battle episode. Love it. I'm partial to any rap or hip hop with good groove, so this gets a great rating out of me, even if it is in large part due to it just being fun to listen to. Ahh, it was produced by Timbaland, that explains my partiality towards it. As I listen a little more, the album truly isn't anything significant, but per reviews and wikipedia, tis a major album for establishing that female rappers are valid in a world lacking them hereto. Either way, as a young person, i'll take this any day over the nonstop slop of 1959-1969 country twang.
It was like a less good version of Miseducation
Not for me
60
She's good at what she does, but as I've often said on here, it's just not my thing.
So bored everyday with this list.
super super smooth
Rap 2000ero bancamos el girl power pero me chupa un huevo
idk why but im a missy hater 2
I didn't hate it, which says a lot for a rap album coming from me. In fact, I thought this was one of the better albums in a while. Really really cool grooves - minimal and almost in the alternative hip hop vein that started emerging in the late 90s. The production is the thing. I question whether Rap and Hip Hop could technically be called music, when it's more of a audio-based entertainment medium. 🤔🤔🤔 3 thinking faces
This was a lot of fun.
Great debut album
Actually such a classic, on second listen it all clicked together. The first five full tracks are unbelievable, it has a few filler throughout but it is such a breezy 60 mins in total and well worth a place on the list
1997 hip hop, singing rapping and skiff Supa dupa fly Best friends
Boring and long.
Nice beat selection, very carribean
Good rhymes, kind of chiller than I expected
First listen in full, aware of Missy’s future work, where it is better. It was fine, collabs held up well too
Words can’t describe the hatred I feel for this album. This kind of music is the most obnoxious, irritating, unpleasant noise known to my ears. It makes me angry. The other Missy Elliott album on here ranks as my all-time least favourite, and I’d say this one also appears in the lower 5 of my 977 so far, potentially even lower 3. I don’t trust anyone who can honestly say they enjoy this shit. If you are one of these people, I simply cannot trust you. This is filth, and you are filthy.
This album doesn’t feel special to me, it’s very 90s hip hop (which may be my favourite genre/era) but nothing much different than 50 other albums at that time. I suppose it’s notable that Missy is a woman in a male dominated genre and it’s really Timbo’s debut but it’s (as my loser kids say) kinda “mid”. I do like “the rain” though
2.9
I have always loved Missy Elliott. She has a really smooth vocal and contrasting this against the bookend vocals of Busta Rhymes is perfect. I dont know if it is just the title influencing my decision here but there feels like there is a distinct 70s vibe throughout. Busta helpfully tells us that this is a Soul/Hip Hop/RnB record. And he's not wrong. It is properly smooth but much less female sex positive than 'Under Construction'. But I still enjoyed it. Even if Missy Elliott isnt fully encouraging he girls to get down. (3.750)
Missy Elliott has a couple really great songs - not on this album though, but most of her stuff is crap. This is NOT good. Best song: The Rain (only because it is an old classic).... 2/5 (and I'm being generous).
Started pretty good. Sexy music. Casey lost respect by the end. He doesn’t respect where they speak nonsensical lyrics like in Izzy Izzy Aah
This was really fun, classic style that doesn’t get boring.
Not for me
Not for me
Really good R&B/Hip-Hop álbum, this debut is a greatest 1st album.
Bland and unimpressive,
Not offensive but not that interesting either.
who are the intros and interludes for? do the true fans enjoy listening to those? they are SO annoying. not that I am excited to get to the next song on most of these rap albums but geez let's not.
Still not my vibe.
#187/1001 🇺🇸 First listen to this record and i found it a bit hit and miss. Maybe too long and over ambitious. For me a debut album should the artist putting the true version of themselves out there untainted by the music business but here we have countless guest artists colaborating. I mean, who needs a Bustah Ryhmes intro and outro track? Best tracks: Rain, Friendly Skies, Best Friends.
I LOOOOOOVED THIS ONE its like aaliyah if she had another secret album with timbaland in the 90s it was lowkey repetitive in some parts bas love love love
Like the nostalgic sound of this album, brings me back to my youth, like it!
respectfully.. no. i cant. wtf was that intro? felt like they were spitting through my ears. skimmed everything bc i cant bring myself to do anything nor sit still with this playing in my bg. not my cup of tea.
Just seemed to run together.
I could say this album is as little good as to be decent, but I could never believe my own words. It's listenable. That's what it is. It doesn't feel tiring, at least not all the time, but still it's a very bland record that combines hip-hop with contemporary rhythm & blues in a way that sounds insipid and with no clear direction. Some songs aren't bad, at least they have nice ideas. But the development of the album is very poor and it lacks of some clear direction. Not to add that it sounds like the average hip-hop album, modern in production for the time, but still pretty uninteresting. So, at least it is listenable. Because it's an album that doesn't seem any good, and one that is not memorable at all.
Muy innovadors :D
Listening to this album for the first time in the summer of 2026, it is clear that I am hearing it through the lens of everything that followed. Having listened to numerous albums released over the last three decades that were heavily influenced by "Supa Dupa Fly", and admitting a general unfamiliarity with the wider hip-hop genre, the innovations here are somewhat lost on me. Furthermore, this particular style blends heavily with modern R&B - a genre that simply does nothing for me. Stripped of its original historical context, and operating within a musical territory that is far from my usual preference, I am left with the music exactly as it hits my ears today. Frankly, I am not struck by it. Like many hip-hop releases, the album suffers from an excessive runtime, and its predominantly slow pace results in a rather dull listening experience. It failed to elicit any visceral response or emotional connection - not even intense dislike. Ultimately, it was a two-star experience. 373/1001 199/373 albums reviewed were new to me.
Too RnB (not that that's surprising for a late 90s album) but there are some pretty interesting production choices here and there Fav track: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Pre Listen: The name sounds familiar, but I don't recall ever listening to anything by her. expecting Rap based on the the album title, cover, release date, etc. I've continued to be surprised on how much I've enjoyed the rap albums given on this project so far, so no expectations going in. Notable Tracks: Sock It 2 Me - I watched the music video for this one, and the costume Missy Elliot is wearing makes her look like a mascot for Gmail. The song and music video sucks, but I thought that was funny. Post Listen: That was pretty painful. Disappointing. Missy Elliot is at her best when she's actually singing lyrics, but the second she pivots to rap it's like nails on a chalkboard to me. She has a great voice, but her lyricism is more boring than drywall. As a result, when she actually sings it's easy to overlook the drab, self-congratulatory lyrics, but when she raps in a monotone voice, focusing on flow rather than tune, it's miserable. The beat/sample work was just sort of average overall, and got boring after about 1-2 minutes per track. The other low thing about this album was all the guest singers/rappers. They were all almost entirely terrible. Combine these issues with this album being 17 songs long, and most songs clocking in around 4 to 5 minutes each, created a truly painful listening experience for me. Each song made 1 minute feel like 15. It also gave me a headache. 1/5
Her falsetto is such a joy to listen to, honestly one of the best voices I’ve heard. Just perfectly fits that classic R&B sound and I wish it was a bigger part of this album. The rap segments work fairly well sometimes but it just didn’t impress me as much. Pretty good though I didn’t feel like any song in particular stood out, in fact some of these were pretty grating (Izzy Izzy Ahh). High 3.
This was pretty good. Thru my hip-hop/rap journey, this is one of the the most enjoyable so far
Seeing missy elliot and Tracy champman at Lilith fair in ‘96/‘97 blew my mind. And for anyone who is too young to have attended Lilith fair, I highly recommend watching the 2025 documentary about it. I shudder that the 90’s version of me internalized so much of the rock music misogyny of that era. I was probably embarrassed by how much I loved Lilith Fair. It wasn’t until I’d come out as queer in my 30’s that I realized why those spaces were so fucking important. (And are still are so important.) This missy elliot album also came out in ‘97 and is so nostalgic of that summer. It’s not my preferred genre of music but her avant garde approach to hip hop was so new and interesting and I always liked her tomboy style. Outside of this album, I don’t know much about her music.
Me esperaba algo noventero y me encuentro con un hip-hop/r&b pre-2000. Entiendo la importancia que puedo tener por iniciar esa ola de música urbana super estadounidense de los 2000, pero para mi no hay nada rescatable. PERO se agradece salir de los 60-70-80.
Bufff le pondría un cinco muy pelao. Me parece un disco escuchable, tiene algunas bases guays, pero no creo que vuelva a ponerme a escucharlo nunca más, y no hay nunca canción que me haya encantado. Me ha parecido correcto, agradezco el cambio de registro por fin, pero ahí se queda.
No me gusta mucho el rap y menos en ingles ademas ya que tengo que concentrarme demasiado. Mi cabeza tiende a fijarse mucho mas en la musica que en la voz aquí tengo la sensación de que acabo de pasar un trance de una hora con una misma base.
Enjoyed the first half a fair bit. The second half sounds completely phoned in, and that's 30 whole minutes. I blame compact discs.
Ye I mean it was pretty good
A lot more toned down than I expected. Missy and Timbaland didn’t wanna go all out ig.
Et c'est là que je me rends compte que cette liste n'avait encore inclus aucune rappeuse. Merci Robert Dimery de t'être rappelé que les femmes existent. Non, je ne rate jamais une occasion de rire un peu de ce bon vieux Bob. Il m'a obligé à écouter de sacrées purges, c'est de bonne guerre ! Donc, il s'agit ici du premier album de Missy Elliott, produit par Timbaland, rien que ça. Cela dit, c'est pas mon genre de hip-hop et ça ne m'a pas parlé. Apparemment, la prod a été acclamée par la presse, moi j'ai trouvé ça un peu trop simple à mon goût, mais c'est peut-être simplement mon manque de connaissances du genre qui m'empêche de voir l'innovation. La performance de Missy Elliott a aussi reçu tous les honneurs, et je comprends déjà mieux pourquoi. Elle a effectivement beaucoup de personnalité et d'expressivité. Mais ça s'arrête là pour moi. L'album dans son ensemble ne m'a pas intéressé. L'heure n'est pas passée lentement, comme ça peut être le cas pour d'autres albums bien moins bons, ce qui indique que ça sera un 3.
Apple music ranked this album as the 75th best album of all time. Btw TPAB isnt on Apple music's top 100 list... The first 5 songs are fine/good but the album takes a crazy nosedive after that. Her rapping skill isnt great, her delivery gets boring and the album overall rely heavily on the features to keep it interesting. Yeah its really hit or miss past track 5. Supa Dupa Mid/5
Where’s the rooooooooooooock??
++: Beep Me 911, Bite Our Style (Interlude), Don't Be Commin' (In My Face), Izzy Izzy Ahh, Why You Hurt Me +: Hit 'Em wit da Hee, The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly), Pass da Blunt, I'm Talkin', Gettaway, Missy's Finale +-: Busta's Intro, Best Friends -: Sock It 2 Me, They Don't Wanna Fuck wit Me, Friendly Skies, Busta's Outro 4,5/10
Great album
Worse than the other album we had "Under Construction" but there still is a lot of fun here. Missy glides on some of these Timbaland beats but I just struggle to connect with her as a leading MC. Favorite Song: Friendly Skies
I'm just not sophisticated enough a hip hop listener to place this in the greater scheme of things. I've always loved The Rain and a couple other tracks really had my head nodding along, but - I need to listen to more before my rating is really meaningful. 3 stars = I liked it.
Missy is an important figure, but this album isn' it. This record is notable for her being a woman in a (at the time) very male dominated space. Otherwise, this is a fairly generic 90's rap album, with Missy's talents not being fully realized until later in her career.
Love the early Timbaland production here. "Supa Dupa Fly" has some laid-back energy and delivery. It only works when the tracks are concise and unfortunately they go a bit too long.
Just really not for me.
Nothing specfically supa, dupa or fly about this release
what can u say but slay. not something i rly have a lot of specific thoughts on....way less outright Bangers on here than i maybe expected but it all just cuts out the biggest possible room for missy and her bottomless well of charisma, plus the golden age of timbaland. just an undeniably great way to spend an hour!
Als je op een lijst met essentiele albums maarliefst twee Missy Elliott albums zet je heb je enorme ballen, een heel vreemd gevoel voor humor of een serieuze oplawaai van de molen gehad. Al typ ik dit al terwijl track één pas net tegen z'n einde loopt, dus eigenlijk kan ik dat nog niet weten. Maar kom op. Het ergste vind ik nog dat we na die 2 albums het leukste nummer ('Get Ur Freak On') alsnog niet hebben gehoord. Maargoed, we zijn hier om hele albums te luisteren, om het hitjes in een wachtrij principe te vermijden. Van dit album herken ik werkelijk geen enkel nummer. Toch vind ik dit album overall minder storend dan die andere. Dit keer gelukkig geen overmatig gekloot met taglines als 'THIS IS A MISSY ELLIOTT EXCLUSIVE'. Ik zou graag drie sterren geven om de schijn van vrouwonvriendelijkheid te vermijden, maar ik kijk na 6 tracks al iets teveel uit naar het einde en dan moet ik er nog 11(!), waaronder minimaal één hele saaie slow jam. Een uur is veel te lang, het album is er te saai voor. Ik hou het op 2 sterren ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Not bad.
Absolute masterclass from Timbaland. Vocals were okay but just a great collection of beats from the master of the early 2000s, filled with catchy songs and features
This isn't her good album is it? Missy's fun but this is kind of . . . bland?
RATING: 8/10 HIGHLIGHT: Beep Me 911 LOWLIGHT: They Don't Wanna Fuck Wit Me
No me gustó ni encontré relevancia
no es ni bueno ni malo tbh, lo tengo re en neutro
🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 Okay Miss Demeanor! Apple Music's description for this album begins with a quote from the Missus herself about how she's not making music for the year 1997; she's making music for the year 2000. Presciently, artistic foresight spanning three years hence is actually an apt descriptor for this album's sound. Okay, so it's dated, but I'll be damned if it's not kind of fun. Certainly, its low tempo keeps it from being, I don't know, hype? But I don't know if it's setting out to be that—for something performing such a distinct stereotype, it's surprisingly comfortable in its corniness. Something about the acknowledgements even made me a little emotional. I don't know, it's not something I want to revisit, but there were a couple of songs in there I'm going to revisit anyways because I thought they were begrudgingly fun (it was a stretch of about four before the Jamaican accent hit). The top review on this site for Supa Dupa Fly says Missy deserves her spot on this list, but not for this album, since she has better work and this seems to be a more historical inclusion. I'm not sure what the metrics intended for inclusion on this list were, exactly, but I think this reviewer is dead-on: for all its historical importance, it's also gotta be, like, a real powerhouse album to have been truly defining, right? 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing
Let me down a little bit but still cool. But why sing about how great of a rapper you are instead of just rapping?
Classic stuff.
I have heard a lot about Missy Elliot but never listened to her. I tried, but it is just not in my wheelhouse.
Timbaland beats still sound fresh. Missy is more interesting than most.
Bit long and a few too many features imo
Fun
Not really my vibe, bit boring
I like hip-hop, but this bored me
Love Missy Elliot but none of these tracks are what come to mind when I think of Missy Elliot. Enjoyable though
3/5
NEW YORK MOTHAFUCKIN KNICKS!!!!!
BS
Solid but nothing really outstanding.
It has glimpses, I guess, but it was just fine overall.
The production sounds well ahead of its time and the album starts off really well but loses steam a bit before the end
“Get Ur Freak On” is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Something you hope comes on during a night out and it should be that. This song is not on this album. Overall oretty weak, I’m not a fan of R&B. 2/5
Didn't really click with me. I can't lie, the continues mention of Timbaland really started to annoy me. I do like some tracks from Missy Elliott, but never listened to a full album before. Maybe there's an album from her that I'll like more, but this really wasn't for me. All that being said, Missy is a huge deal in her genre and should get the credit for what she's done, Supa talented. Fav Track: The Rain
Niet voor mij
Ik heb er van genomen!!
Pretty impressive album for the era. Strong listen
Very samey throughout and not very interesting. Apple Music top 100 is crazy.
Ei oo mun musaa mutta arvostan silti.
It’s a decent first album in that it establishes a sound that I like, especially the beats. But the songs didn’t really impress me too much, there was a certain sameness to them. One song I mostly liked was The Rain until it went on and refused to stop. And that’s the overall problem with this album there’s so many times where I just wanted to stop.
It was okay...very chill, not very exciting, it all sounded kinda the same.
toller abschluss einer hip-hop-woche. coole bests, tolle stimme und einfach toll produziert.
Supa dupa finde ich anders, etwas zu soulig für mich
Solid album, but probably a bit too long Standout songs: Sock it 2 me The Rain Dont be Comin' (In My Face
I don't understand why this chick has two albums on the list. It's very standard R&B that you'd hear during the credits of Space Jam or something. You're meant to hear this in the background of a house party, not in an isolated setting where it's meant to actually be critically evaluated.
Nothing spectacular, sounded monotonous.
BORING
Slow hip hop sounds strange but this is good! A good mix of singing and rapping.
missy elliot, the fly on the wall thats not to undersell her performance on this album. in true east coast fashion, she's popping her shit on nearly every song, but still allows some space for some vulnerability (best friends and friendly skies). being fly don't mean you can't feel after all. her writing is eclectic in its style, ranging from hardcore boss bitch raps to sensual slow jams, each song littered with funky vocal inflections and cheeky onomatopoeia. with all of these elements, missy's lyrics takes pieces from jazz, funk, and r&b and breads them together in a nice hip hop hoagie. instead of coming with heavy bars, missy instead keeps it cool and collected at all times, creating a laid-back atmosphere with her words, clever vocal layering, and timbo's crisp production. fly shit, aint nothing else to to it. every so often i need a brutal reminder of just how lethal timbaland used to be on the beats. ahh how i mourn thee, look what AI has done. this my first time ever listening to this album. incase you didn't figure it out, i love it already. favorites: the rain, they dont wanna fuck with me, pass da blunt, best friends 5/5
Achei um álbum ok. Soa um pouco datado melodicamente. Mas não é uma experiência ruim. QoA Cloudscape.
Yeah this just wasn't my style, at all. 1/5
This slaps. The production is very ahead of its time. It sounds more like something released in the late 2010s. And this rips. I'm having a bit of a hard time trying to figure out how to rate this for two reasons, mainly. I don't know hip-hop all that well and the back end of the album isn't nearly as great as the first half. But the production on the album is so incredible that it kind of overrides the drop off in album quality continuity. I did end up saving this one to listen to again later. It also ends up being a little too sexual for me in parts, but I know that's a pretty normal topic for rap songs. Favorite Song(s): The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Just not for me. 3 stars
Anxious to read about this one.
Too long, but lots of good stuff in here.
A whole album about not messing with her and also let’s get lit. The beginning tracks were repetitive and boring to me, but she got my attention back with her more r&b sounds later in the album. I did fall asleep listening to this album so unfortunately I will have to give it a 2
Good album. I Can't Stand the Rain is still my favorite jam here, but almost all the tracks have something going for them. As I've stated in other reviews, I have a dichotomy where I'm not a huge fan of modern R&B, but I do like hip-hop, so my preference here is where Missy goes into the rap versus when she's doing more R&B-style singing. The biggest selling point, though, is the production. Absolutely banger backing tracks from Timbaland here.
Highlight: Sock It 2 Me. In a nutshell: "Tell me where tha party at" It's Missy Elliott. When you press play you'll know what to expect. I admire her hustle but this album shows its age. Badly. Overall: 2/10
I really wanted to enjoy this album. Based on the cover, title, and expectation of the overall vibe, I really thought that I was going to have a lot of fun with it. Unfortunately, it felt like there was too much going on and not enough room to breathe. It felt very much in your face, giving you no space to truly appreciate the music. I can see why it would be enjoyable for some, but this just wasn't for me. The beats and backings are so cool, and it was just disappointing to me how the tracks sounded as a whole with everything incorporated and mixed together. This was also a long album to listen to top to bottom, and I much prefer a 40ish minute album, as that's not too long. This would have even worked better with slightly fewer songs that were longer in length...
Die späteren Alben sind noch besser. Aber das ist schon sehr cool.
Alright I guess if it was a soundtrack to a cartoon. Decent beats.
I would have picked another Missy Elliott album. The one with Get Your Freak On.
I’m not the biggest rap fan but this was good. Solidly entertaining throughout with pretty great production
Inoffensive 90s rap which is not too energetic and not too full of anything to be honest.
It’s fine I guess
This maintains a smooth and laid back vibe the entire time. Beats are consistently solid and her vocals are the real highlight here. Some of these just kinda come and go for me and I almost expected more from such an acclaimed album. Favorites were Sock It To Me, The Rain, Pass Da Blunt, and Gettaway.
Bien.
Too long and not as good as her later work
Just regular fly, not supa dupa fly. Some good songs, but I general it's a bit slow for me. Albums like this are a good reminder that this list is supposed to be 1001 (really 1089 now) influential albums, not the 1001 best albums of all time. Influential things are often the first to try something new, and the first pass at something new is not always the best. While there are some great albums on this list, most are the first commercially serious attempt at a new genre/sound/mix/etc., not the album that perfected that thing.
I've never really been a fan of R&B infused hip hop, it's not bad, but it does next to nothing for me. She just sounds so bored on every track, the other Missy Elliot album was a lot more exciting and bombastic, this one is just kind of a big load of nothing. Low 3.
just ok for me! some nice sounds and pretty groovy, is that the word? I think when it comes to Missy Elliott I just had to be there when she was IT
Another weird choice in the hip hop part of the list. But a few bangers I suppose
Revisited this one to make sure I really didn’t like it (was on a road trip the first time and distracted). Nope. Still doesn’t do it for me. Excellent production and she commits to her style, but it’s not her best work.
Tell me where the party at! Where the party at! Where the party at! I liked the Missy Elliott record that I had yesterday, and I like this one too. There is some more tuneful r&b kinda stuff on it, but it doesn't slow it down. There's always a solid beat happening in the background; the repeating beat in "They Don't Wanna Fuck Wit Me," for example. I particularly enjoyed "Pass the Blunt" with its amusing quotes of "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth. Again I don't know how often I'll go back to this record, but I'm really enjoying it now - 4 stars
I liked this! It definitely didn't have her hits, but it's a great breakout album. I liked Sock it 2 Me and Don't Be Comin'
Just okay
This more r &b sound isn’t where my brain goes when I think of missy elliott, but I honestly really liked it. Timbaland is a great producer, missy is a good singer, and this worked pretty well
Guess it was ok - I didn’t hate it but also not much that I loved either.
It was okay!
2.5
2.5
*Supa Dupa Fly* Again I'm probably not the person to really be writing this it's definitely not my style of music it's okay i liked the R&B Parts more than I like the hip Hop Elements of the album. There is one element of Hip Hop that I find rather annoying and that is a constant need to say their names at any possible moment on the album. I'm glad I didn't make it a drinking game, every time they said Missy Elliott or Timberland, or I would have ended up in the ER tonight. (6.3) ★★★
Too long and a bit uneven, but I think Missy Elliott's vocal delivery has a swagger I really dig. 3.5 stars
I had high hopes for this Missy Elliott album because I feel like this album really put Timbaland on the map and served as the blueprint for hip-hop/R&B in the 00s. The first third of it doesn't disappoint, and there's some really cool stuff here. However, after that, the quality is a little uneven and there's no real need for this to be an hour. Still, there's some bangers here, including "Hit 'em wit da Hee", "Sock it 2 Me", and "The Rain". 3.5 stars.
Supa dupa supa crap. What’s up the with Busta Rhymes intro. Whatever happened to ladies first? And on her own record. That’s 3 big wide misdemeanors along with putting this album on the list and er… Misdemeanor herself.
some songs were annoyng but others alright
not a fan, but the "Rain" song was a huge hit for her. may not be for me, but i cant discount it being a huge like for others.
You bet your dupa this was supa BAD...
Not my cup of tea. Wasn't offensive and she actually thank people at the end
No Bueno!
Really really good Perhaps a touch too long But everything on it is good. No skits, just proper good stuff, good grooves, great samples 4so
Fortunately this isn't overly vulgar or bamboozled with unfunny skits like a lot of rap albums from this era have. Missy is quite a pioneer in the hip-hop game. She doesn't feel overly sexualized and just wants to be treated with the level of respect that her male peers would get. She has a great voice that can both rap and sing. Rap with a heavy soul and R&B influence isn't what I would usually listen to, but I enjoyed this and can recognise the talent and reasoning for this being on the list.
Light to decent 8 on first listen
Es un álbum de bastante chill, a pesar del rap, se siente fluido. Puedo entender porque la producción de timbaland resalta tanto
Meh
I realize it's not my genre but that bored me to tears.
Nice grooves, goes on a little long, but she deserves equal time.
I didn't like this as such, but given the terrible run we've been given (Ute Lemper, Korn, Scritti Politti) I gotta at least say that I didn't hate this. It had a vibe, it had a flow. The beats were cool. It's not my thing but I can at least recognise that it's good at what it aims to be and I can see how it would have been influential. So while I'm not going to listen to this again out of choice, it's not something I'd be itching to turn off if it was playing elsewhere.
Missy’s debut isn’t her best work, but it is an important album to have on the list, as it was a huge breakthrough and validation for female rappers. Timbaland’s production goes fuckin crazy, the beats are so good, and Missy’s flow is smooth as well. Only thing I wish was different was the over-reliance on features; only 5 of the 17 tracks are just Missy rapping, but I get why they did it, they were taking a chance on a new female rapper and wanted to set her up to succeed (could have done without the ‘Pony’ remix with Ginuwine). Another one that would be a perfect 3.5, but I’ll bump it up to a low 4/5 due to its historical significance in the hip hop genre. A good listen!
Nice produktion, men er ikke så glad for Missys flow eller lyrik. Sætter desværre mere pris på alle hendes features som tydeligvis prøver at hjælpe hende med at kickstarte karrieren. Især anden halvdel af albummet er meget bare Missy der blærer sig med hvor god hun er uden på nogen måde at bakke dette op med hendes præstation. Selvom jeg typisk er vild med lyrik og vokal, ville jeg desværre nok bedre kunne lide dette album som instrumental. Albummet havde været meget bedre hvis det var halvt så langt og var bare halvt så irriterende at høre på.
Alright
torn by this. on one hand i love the production and the back and forth missy does with rapping and singing. on the other hand… DAMN she’s booorrrrinnnggggg and this is bloateddddddd
production and overall sound is nice but i don't see any reason to care about this album at all
Estuvo bueno, un buen álbum de hip hop de mediado de los 90', tal vez un poco largo nomás. 5/10
Very very good. Ms Missy delivers a vibe with great rhymes and vibes. Her collabs really work, adding diverse sounds within a tight package. A 4.
Favorite Track: Sock It 2 Me
Jaa, eipä kauheasti jäänyt mitään mieleen tästä.
Missy has always been a whole of Meh for me.
Cool debut
Það skemmtilega í þessari tónlist er vanalefa öll góðu lögin sem eru sömpluð. Stundum virkar það vel. Oftast er það bara endurtekið bít og svo einhver svona sjálfumglaður söngur ofan á. Mér finnst þetta bara ekkert spes.
This was good. She really loads the album up with features. Fun vibes.
Busta's Intro (feat. Busta Rhymes) - 2.5/5 Hit 'Em wit da Hee (feat. Lil' Kim) - 3.5/5 Sock It 2 Me (feat. Da Brat) - 4/5 The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - 3/5 Beep Me 911 (feat. 702 & Magoo) - 3.5/5 They Don't Wanna Fuck with Me (feat Timbaland) - 2.5/5 Pass da Blunt (feat. Timbaland) - 4/5 Bite Our Style (Interlude) - 3.5/5 Best Friends (feat. Aaliyah) - 3/5 Don't Be Comin' (In My Face) - 3.5/5 Izzy Izzy Ahh - 4/5 Why You Hurt Me - 2.5/5 I'm Talkin' - 2.5/5 Gettaway (feat. Space & Nicole) - 3/5 Busta's Outro (feat. Busta Rhymes) - 3/5 Miss'y Finale - Spoken Word - 3/5
I really wanted to enjoy this. I'm a Missy fan. I came up with her music in the 2000s, but this album felt like she just hosted other people. A lot of it didn't feel like HER, like Missy was the star. And I really respect her as an artist. She's amazing at what she does. I gave this album 3 chances and it still turned out as a 2 for me. Supa dupa disappointing.
I think I liked this more than Under Construction. There is a palpable swagger and aura to this album. Super chill, super cool and super duper fly. This fem lead gritty g-rap is not 100% in my q zone so I can't rank it as high as some of the great 90s g-rap albos but this was fun. Also, I'm very attracted to Missy Elliott after staring at this album cover.
pero que no nos gusta el rap
No siento que sea memorable. Idkkk, I really wanted me to like it, and it was OK. But just ok, tbh.
Vamos cerrando la semana corta con el debut de esta artista, que sólo conozco por su hit "Work it". Disco tranca, sirve como música de fondo para una juntada. Me parece un buen debut. Lo reescuché a la noche y me gustó más. Gracias y hasta mañana
There's a lot more singing here than I expected. They Don't Wanna has that telecaster funk. I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Definitely going to listen again.
Beep beep. Who got the keys to the jeep? Vrrrooom!
Never listened to missy and this felt pretty underwhelming. There was what 2 beats? Timbaland do better
Content in the songs are too repetitive. A bit boring.
Started well and appreciate the forward thinking craft of this album from both Missy and Timbaland. There was a lot that felt familiar but couldn’t reconcile where it originated - I expect it was the pioneer. The album is a bit overlong for my tastes and I somewhat disengaged after that promising start, bar the odd track.
A bit easy to have in the background
Better than I thought, worse than I wanted.
only got slightly irritating
Que album mas aburrido y no es culpa de la capa de Missy Elliott porque ella rapea super bien yo culpo a Timbaland por el bodrio que fue 4/10
Idk it was fine nothing really stood out to me
Ich finde das Album ist supa dupa fly
More R&B than I was expecting, just okay
in an alternate universe there's a version of this that's a bit weirder, just a little more start-stop, just a little more aggressive and it blows me away. in this universe I think it's 3 stars, above average for the late 90s hip hop we've heard on the list
More wacky than I expected, in a good way. I think I liked the other Missy Elliot a bit better, I’d have to go back and listen again. Either way this was a good time.
Album #82, Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly, ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fuck. I didn’t see this one coming at all. Missy Elliott was a bit before my time. By the mid 2000s she’d kind of stopped releasing her own studio stuff, and the only track I really knew was “Get Ur Freak On.” I knew Timbaland more from his huge commercial run with Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, which I never really cared for. But this is the kind of music that got him there, and I had no idea it was this good. The beats are incredible. They’re sparse but still complex, glitchy, spacey, and just very cool. It sounds like Southern and New York hip hop colliding in a really seamless way. Add in the vocals across the album and you get this brilliant kind of neo-soul feel. If this came out today it wouldn’t sound out of place at all. It makes a lot of its contemporaries sound really dated. Missy herself is great. She avoids any kind of Female MC stereotype and approaches everything with a sense of playfulness. It’s fun, it’s cool, but there’s also a seriousness to it when it needs it. “The Rain” is the standout. That track alone has shot right up into my personal list of the best hip hop songs I’ve ever heard. This was heading towards a five, but it’s the same issue I have with a lot of hip hop albums. It’s too long. It sags towards the end and feels very top heavy. Funnily enough, one of the last tracks, “I’m Talkin’,” where she’s bragging about being so good at rapping, is actually one of the weaker moments. Still, I was genuinely delighted by this. I never would have listened to it without doing this project, and it’s a great discovery.
Bloody Brilliant Stuff Baby x
Second half of the album definitely better than the first
This was great until I realised I was half way through and there was another 8 fucking songs
This shits good.
Pretty cool. I like it.
Izzy izzy zaaaa naaaaaah no thanks
Aardig,maar niet mijn smaak
She's amazing and she sounds great here
shit
oui bon meh
The video for The Rain will be forever engrained in my memory... and while I thought it was OK at the time, what I didn't realize is that this album had other tracks that I thought were better, but didn't have the radio rotation play.
Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly is the sound of hip-hop mutating in real time. Powered by Timbaland’s rubbery, futuristic beats and Missy’s fearless left-field charisma, the album bends rap and R&B into shapes radio hadn’t quite heard before. There’s as much singing as spitting here, with silky hooks colliding against off-kilter Southern flows, electronic burps, acoustic touches, and rhythms that seem to bounce from another planet. You can hear the blueprint for a whole generation of late-’90s and 2000s hits being drafted in these grooves. At times, though, the album’s nonstop layers and 17-track sprawl can feel like sensory overload, with so many ideas packed into every cut that the final stretch starts to blur. Still, when it hits, it hits hard: “Sock It 2 Me” rides playful horns and swagger, even if Da Brat leans too hard into gangsta theatrics; “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” remains the mission statement, weird and irresistible; and “Best Friends” pairs a heavy, knocking beat with Aaliyah’s featherlight vocals for one of the set’s smartest contrasts. Imperfect but visionary, Supa Dupa Fly announced Missy as a star operating on her own frequency.
I prefer her next two, but this is damn good. “sock it 2 me” and “the rain” are forever bangers
Not the worst, but no thank you.
So good!! Of its time, in the best way possible. Happy to rediscover Missy Elliott.
influential, yes, but the absolute gratuitous profanity always bothers me.
I’ll start with the positives. She’s got a great singing voice and the beats/production by Timbaland are consistently good. I liked the song, The Rain. It was kinda fun hearing the pseudo-cover of “Pass the Dutchie.” The negatives… almost every time there was a feature I found it really irritating. After the first three tracks, I wasn’t sure how much of this record I was going to be able to take. The best was later in the album with the track, “Gettaway.” There are definitely some clever lines throughout, but I generally don’t want to listen to the things she’s singing about. This was at its worst during Why You Hurt Me and I’m Talkin’, both of which I had to skip before the end. This feels like an important album because Missy seems to be announcing her presence — showing she belongs right at the center of the male-dominated rap scene. I respect it, but it’s not my thing.
i dont really listen to rap or hip hop but this was pretty fire ngl
Huge fan of oldschool to oldish rap, so always happy to have myself recommended something like this - viby hip-hop album to shake your head to. Seemingly significant for being one of the earliest big female rapper - maybe thats why its rated quite low on here. Solid 3 from me
really didnt enjoy it
As a big fan of Under Construction (and subsequently The Cookbook), I was a bit disappointed by this. Feels a bit limp and underwhelming in comparison. She's still good, she's got money in the bank with me and the production is fine, but she gets so much better than this...
Like Missy, not a fan of this. It sounds like she is still working out her sound. There is signs of her greatness with some good flow and the production is excellent, but its too messy and bland rnb.
"Groundbreaking masterpiece" they said. Maybe the intervening decades have diluted that fact, but it sounds like myriad others of its ilk to my, admittedly untrained ears. I was reminded of James Franco's fabulously ridiculous character in Spring Break - "look at all ma sheeeit" - as I so depressingly often am when listening to this shite. And why are the albums always so damn long - say what you need to in 40 minutes and f-off.
1001 blesst mich mit mega lange albe aber das fangt wenigstens smooth ah beat isch super. busta haha sini lacher sind super. er isch basically ihren opener da isch geil. hit em with da hee erste missy song und sie isch huuere cool zum zuelose. sock it 2 me coole beat aber er wird mit de ziit chli nervig. da brat rappt wie sie heisst und finds no cool. de mittelname misdemeanor isch so geil. i cant stand the rain sample bi supa dupa fly? ich check de interlude dass lüt wönd ihren style bite. es schiint recht wegwiisend gsi zsii rein vode beats her und sie rappt huuuere cool. es isch schwierig zum öpis zum kritisiere finde a dem album finds würkli durs band guet aber s nimmt mi au nöd immer mit. so de smoothi r&b us dere ziit isch mer amel chli zu smooth. aber sie haut use nimmt keis blatt vors muul und isch au funny. im einte song seit sie sie hittet eim mitem BRR und da isch cool. git glaub e vieri. ah und z lang isches leider. CDs schlechti erfindig.
jaa git jz krasseri intros aber busta rhymes! HOBBLA de beat bim erste lied isch geiil mmmhh jo han natürlich z wenig ahnig vo (hip hop-) production, aber au wennmer schochli ghört, vo wenn dass es isch, sind d beats jz nöd so outdated wie anderi albe wommer daa auscho gha hend AH SUPDA DUPA FLY KENNTMER JA MEGAAA aso jz wonismer überleg, vor allem s sample hahaha beep me 911 het en riiiiese beat omg IZZY IZZY AHH ISCH SOO GEIL ultraaa smooth und de refrain isch so geil hahaha hahahah ich lieb de busta rhymes isch chli lang gange aber VIA
This is not a good album and has not aged well 2 stars.
I want to give Missy Elliot high marks here. It's refreshing to see a woman do well in hip hop. Especially one that isn't reliant on sex appeal in an era where sexism dominated the genre. However, despite all the big name features and Timbaland production, I just lost interest in this album about halfway through.
5/10 - this just didn't click, prefer Missy Elliot's post-2000 stuff
6/10
good as hell production, lyrics are inconsistent but the presentation makes up for that in spades. lots of features but they're all pretty good.
Innovative lyricist Favourite track:The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Amazing rap album so many good features so many good beats by Timbaland. So many good songs, found some new songs that I like overall a great listen
Another hip-hop album that feels kind of repetitive. Not very interesting for my taste. And definitely too long.
No es mi estilo, los videos son penosos, pero pese a todo aprueba.
I'm familiar with Missy, but never really listened to her. This album was a let down.
Extra star for nostalgia. This is possibly the most 90s album ive ever heard. Timbaland has whole body on the scale.
Did not like it at all
I mean, what can I say? Its awesome. Timbaland is a far better producer than I recognized and Missy is one of the most charismatic rappers I have ever heard. The beats are incredible, and the flow is generally really good, but the bars are not my favourite. I will definitely be listening to most of this again, but mostly as singles, I think. 3.4
Solid debut album.
I have to be honest. I though this album was just okay. I would've loved to hear Missy have her own work. Just her and no one else. But sadly, most of the features do the heavy lifting on this album. Will I go back and listen to this in the future? Maybe. But for now, it's just okay. Highlights: Sock It 2 Me The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) Friendly Skies
Amé ese álbum
As someone more familiar with Missy Elliott's big singles, this was much more laid back than I was expecting. Some really chill beats throughout this, which whilst not exactly attention grabbing, meant the whole album flowed nicely.
The beats in this album were okay and mostly listenable, but I still wasn't a fan of this. I know Missy went on to get big, and this is a good start (more r&b influences than I expected). This genre really isn't my thing, however.
For the first couple of tracks I was quite enjoying this one. It just couldn’t hold my attention in the long run. There was a stretch of 2-3 tracks, might’ve been more lol, where I basically tuned out completely and forgot I was listening to this. Overall definitely not the worst album ever, just not for me.
Pleasant but unremarkable.
One of the easiest 5s I’ll ever give. It’s technically mainstream rap but so chill and spare and unique it feels alternative. Missy has so much personality and vision but has the skill and restraint not to go over the top. This is my favorite album to drive to and also one of my favorite albums.
Ei oikein mun juttu
Taattua Timbalandia
nota: esqueci completamente desse site essas 2 semanas pq minha vida se tornou trabalhar e resolver problema dito isso, achei extremamente bem produzido, beats em dia, flow da missy tava legal. mandou mto.
bom album. infelizmente a produção do timbaland é boa demais né, vsf. dito isso, tem umas pegadas de popzinho nas letras/beats que são bem massa. um pouco longo, mas bem decente!!
Missy Elliott is decent but she doesn't need multiple entries on this list.
I was looking forward to some Missy. Missy is great ar what she does, and should be recognized, but this isn't the one. All the shout outs to promote Timbaland are valid, he's a great producer. Sock it 2 Me is fun. The Rain is a great track, after that not much stands out.
its alright fav song: Izzy Izzy Ahh
It’s not that it’s bad it’s the nonstop use of the talk box and utters that ruin many of the songs. It’s otherwise a typical 90s hip hop album.
Not bad, got more into it as it went along. Nice RnB vibe to a lot of it as well as the rap and guests. Don’t normally like the RnB sound but this worked. Nearly a 4. Better than anticipated.
Probably prefer her more overtly freak-tastic albums that would follow but still think this pretty good.
I was getting into it first 20 or so minutes, but it dragged on from there, especially when the lame R&B/Nusoul sounds kicked in. A weak 3.
2 1/2. I really wanted to like it more.
Es música no ordinaria pero tampoco extraordinaria, se puede volver a escuchar
2.3 1x +videos
👎🏻
This is alright but nothing really memorable. Easy listening though
Meh
160/1001 First listen. I do enjoy things of the supa dupa variety but anything fly is none of my business. 4/10
An overlong and bland album.