Reviews (page 5 of 8)
This was the flyest album I’ve ever heard. Timbaland is insane on this one. I didn’t really know or appreciate his work that much up to this point but this absolutely proves that he’s one of the best to ever do it. The mixing was insane too. This album that wants to sound like the 2000s sounds much better than most of the big albums in that era. Loved it front to back
I’m not really a hip hop fan so it’s hard to judge a lot of different albums, but Timbaland’s production, Missy’s raps, flows and tone and Busta’s guests are fantastic. The Rain is an all time classic.
Maybe not a great representation of Missy Elliott. Sounds very much like generic 90s R&B.
Definitely full of fun 90s bops, but overall it runs kinda long only ending up to be just OK overall.
It is okay.
I didn't mind Missy Elliott's music, except for the slow stuff where she sings high.
I expected to hate it but it was actually kind-of listenable
Eine Stunde mäßiger Rap ohne Glanz oder Gloria. Eher Missy Piggy als Eliot.
Can I appreciate that this was a significant album, whilst not really being all that fussed about the music? I can? Oh good.
A lot of heavy lifting from Busta Rhymes and Timbaland help make this freshman release successful. Missy Elliot will go on to some great Hip Hop works but you can see the talent on Supa Dupa Fly. 3/5
Don’t mind the beats but I wasn’t feeling it and it began to wear me down after a while.
I guess I'm a Missy Elliott fan. I rated the first album served, 2002's Under Construction, with a 5 (I gotta go back and listen to that again!). I'm at a 4-star here, and it might even be the Busta Rhymes and other cameos that detracted just a little? Lots to like on this, so don't want to focus on the detractions. Smooth vibe, I love that Missy sings and raps — she's got a lot going on.
I loved this. I thought her other album Under Construction was just OK, even though I remember liking her. This album, though, is fire. I loved the chill grooves; the beats were fantastic; and she's a commanding and versatile performer.
Favorite rapper? Missy Misdemeanor Elliott!
God damn this sucks
Okay.
I listened to this at work and all I can say about the hour spent is “at least I got paid”
Supa Dupa Boring
This should be called Supa Dupa Shit!
I don't care for Missy Elliott
The production is strong and there are some good lines. Not so much my scene but some funny moments and decent hooks
This album sucks ass unfortunately. It is Missy's first album, and she hadn't found her sound yet. The album isn't cohesive at all and features a lot of lackluster talent. It toes that line between R&B and rap.... A little to closely to the R&B side, so that's a big no from me dawg. Fuck R&B. Favourite songs: Izzy Izzy Ahh, Pass Da Blunt, The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) Least favourite songs: Beep Me 911, Best Friends, Gettaway 1/5
A really amazing debut album from Missy Elliot. Raunchy and raw, it showed that a woman can rap about the same shit as male rappers (fucking, drugs, etc..) and do it with class. Good songs: Pass Da Blunt The Rain Hit 'em Wit da Hee 3/5
Sounds like every song released in 01-06 which is impressive given it was released in ‘97. Solid.
supa dupa might be going a bit too far
This album was pretty forgettable for me.
Day380- it’s a good album but not top 100 all time
I liked this a lot more than I expected. It's a very listener friendly album, but I'm not sure I'd consider it an all time great.
Can't give than one star.
Missy is not one of my favorite artists, and I don't like this kind of Rap. But the production by Timbaland shows. So musically this is quite good, as is the production. But the rest is meh.
This album has some great tracks! I had this one back in '97 when it came out. 3/5
Ich finde das Album teilweise etwas einschläfernd.
Missy Smelliott
I wished I liked it more than I did. The songs were ok but nothing truthfully stood out to me. Also, I feel like there were far too many featured artists; I think almost every song had a feature. 4/10.
Definitely the worst album so far. Not my genre
Found Busta Rhymes intro a bit odd... felt like a foreword for someone's biography, maybe that was the intended effect. Found myself a bit bored at times, although Missy's lyrics were fun, hilarious and catchy. Timbaland has produced some pretty cool beats here, but I just don't know if this style of album is for me. The whole thing kind of blends into one.
Obviously a key album in the realms of hip-hop what with Missy Elliott breaking down the doors for female rappers and the introduction of Timbaland as a hot shit producer for the 90s-2000s pop/R&B/hip-hop. It's rather bland from 2025 to be honest BUT it is important. Pop and hip-hop had the fingerprints of this all over it for a while. Best Tracks: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly); Izzy Izzy Ahh; I'm Talkin'
Not heard this one in full before. It's not her best but got some belters
Reveal reaction: This should be fun! OK, I was right, it was a lot of fun! I've never really been that interested in Missy Elliot, so this is the first time I've heard this entire album. On one hand, it's a capsule to a time in hip hop where Timbaland was EVERYWHERE, and on the other hand, it's really unique in a way that I never realized. Off the top of my head, I can only point to Lauren Hill as an example of an artist whose album is as equal parts singing and rapping - and equally comfortable with each. This album isn't as good as the timeless Miseducation of Lauren Hill, but it definitely deserves the love it gets. Great album that sounds of its time, but not anachronistic.
Gave this one a pass at the time because it seemed so corny and glitzy, but it turns out to be much more enjoyable than I expected! Timbaland sounds much less gimmicky in retrospect. I guess stuff is just a bit flat these days, so older material stands out for me in a way it didn’t before. And Missy has nice flow!
Missy Elliot or Ken E. Chutney? 1.7
75 albums in and the second Missy Elliott one I've gotten, both getting a 1 star, it's just not my taste, nothing on this record makes me want to come back and listen to it. I guess it's just lost on me. Also it was too long
Missy Elliott yup yup
I tend to go into hip hop reviews ready to rip on their lazy mumbles and their Auto-Tune crutch. Certainly not so with Supa Dupa. The production is top tier, the various vocal collabs are striking, and following the track list feels like traversing a little journey. There's just a positive, powerful, heart-felt tone to the whole package, which was uplifting. This is one of those records I went into expecting to hate, but it won me over instead.
For the first 25 minutes, I could not for the life of me understand why I have not listened to this every day for the last twenty years. Then after the first 25 minutes, I understood exactly why. The latter songs aren’t filler, not exactly. But they don’t hold a candle to the orgasmic pleasure of the first half of the album. (Side A? Could this be The Chronic redux? No idea, I got this on CD.) All that said. It is a very good album.
Funny album... Repetitive...
2/5
Favorite Track: Pass da Blunt
It was ok, some sections had moments of greatness but not enough to salvage a good rating
I imagine this album was recorded in a hazy room filled to the brim with damp smoke, people lounging back in their lazy chairs - all posed exactly as instructed by Missy Elliott on the album cover - with just a hint of ennui in the air. The evening is fiercely laid-back, stories are being flung around hinting at deeper, undisclosed feelings but you find yourself just nodding along since your brain is bobbing like a balloon anyway. When the night eventually ends, you find yourself outside in the cold again. You're filled with a fuzzy sense of contentment, but you can't shake the feeling that time has just stood still for the past - you don't even know how many - hours and it starts to creep up on you just how little you have been doing the entire day.
good production
It’s alright. Low 4
Fun with all of the different artists!
At first I thought that this would be just another boring Hip-Hop album, but it's more R&B and Funk than Hip-Hop, and I quite liked it.
My headphones legit broke while listening to this shitty album
Fine. Not my preferred genre
The parental advisory on this album certainly is well-deserved. This may be a very good rap/hip hop album, except rap is not my style. It’s pretty easy to listen to. I would give it a 5 out of 10, but for the constraints of the rating system.
This is one of the albums I was dreading; I never liked Missy Elliott and she was on the radio all the time in my peak radio-listening era. Highlights: a sung "toot toot" always makes me smile. Taj from Survivor is in the video for 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)'. Lowlights: Typical hip-hop slurs. And in general the lyrics annoy me -- IDK why exactly -- they're like, a bit cutesy/cheeky but not enough to commit. The noise throughout of the entirety of the background of 'Beep Me 911' sounds like my iPhone alarm, which is very stressful.
Not unpleasant, but certainly not enjoyable, and I can't say I remember a single song eight hours later.
Mostly entertaining, some songs a bit slow
Part of a wave of mid 90s hip hop albums that really brought the genre to a commercial peak and changed the sound and style of pop music across the board. The slowed down and spaced out beats with a sultry RnB feel, emphasis on hooky grooves, and the big choruses made this THE production template for the next decade plus. Laid back delivery of sharp rhymes paired with sung lines, overall Missy Elliott's verses are still central but less out front and more part of an ensemble funk performance.
Heh
The Rain:ssa sama sample kuin Zeds Deadin Sweet Memories kappaleessa. Timbalandin tuottama levy ja sen kyllä kuulee instruissa. 50/50 Hiphop ja Rnb, ihan ok mutta ei niin hyvä kuin Missyn aikasempi levy. Parhaat: Don't Be Comin' (In My Face), Izzy Izzy Ahh, Pass da Blunt
The best parts were just boring. The rest was mostly mildly to very annoying. Nothing of redeemable value here.
Nothing here for me
I actually have really like this. Never heard any of these songs. I have heard the name plenty but don't know any of her songs. But this has had good energy the whole way through. Imma give this one a 4. oh looking at her top songs I definitely know all those. I love Work It!
Missy > Nicki
90s hip hop, ahead of her time
Supa Dupa Fly is a game-changing debut that exploded every expectation of what hip-hop — and hip-hop production — could sound like in the late ’90s. Missy Elliott arrived fully formed, blending futuristic style with fearless originality, and Timbaland’s production flipped the script with off-kilter beats, space-age rhythms, and deep, head-nodding grooves. Nothing else sounded like this in 1997 — and honestly, nothing really has since. Missy’s flow is sharp, playful, and unpredictable, and she knows exactly when to flex and when to float. “Hit Em Wit Da Hee” is a bold opener that sets the tone immediately, blending haunting strings with that signature Timbo bounce. “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” remains one of the most iconic singles of the era — strange, stylish, and hypnotic, with Missy riding the beat like nobody else could. And “Friendly Skies” brings smooth R&B vibes, with Ginuwine’s silky vocals playing perfectly off Missy’s laid-back delivery. The guest list is stacked, and every feature hits: Busta Rhymes, Aaliyah, Lil’ Kim, Da Brat, 702, Ginuwine — all of them bring heat without overshadowing the star. Missy isn’t just holding her own among big names — she’s setting the pace. Supadupa Fly was ahead of its time and somehow still sounds like the future. Inventive, iconic, and endlessly fun — it’s a flawless introduction to one of hip-hop’s most visionary artists. Favorite song: "Friendly Skies"
let's goooooooooo this is the first one I've known ahead of time incredible album all the way through. futuristic, bangers, lyrically excellent.
I couldn't have named a Missy Elliott track, but am glad she's included here. I'm also glad her debut album has come up first; I like chronology when getting to know an artist I haven't previously made time for. So the singles appear first, I gather, which explains why they're highly listenable. I like the laid back slow beats and basslines. I'm never really going to relate to lyrics of this type, so I tend to tune them out. Enjoyed the overall vibe of the music.
I remember when I bought this album at release, and played the living hell out of it. At my first job doing clean up at a bagel shop, I was allowed to listen to music and this was one of the albums on constant rotation. It still holds up, and its wild that this has less than a 3 average, but considering what some people give 5s, I’m not at all surprised they can’t handle hip hop well.
I did like the groove, despite the ongoing slow tempo. Otherwise, nothing spectacular.
You can't convince me that every boring track wasn't the exact same as the boring track before it. Supa Dupa Sucked.
It's fine kinda long. Not really my jam but could see how some dig it
Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly Was surprised to get a rap album from this list, but I'm not complaining, since I'm a huge hip-hop fan. I already heard of Missy Elliott before, but never took the time to listen to her music until now. As expected, this album is very direct, spontaneous and her bars go to great levels at times. From start to end, it does indeed feel like a journey you are taking upon to understand her perspectives and struggles she had to faced to in her past, and it just so happens to have great beats from Timbaland. This is great! 1.- Busta's Intro = 7/10 2.- Hit 'Em wit da Hee = 8/10 3.- Sock It 2 Me = 8/10 4.- The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) = 9/10 5.- Beep Me 911 = 9/10 6.- They Don't Wanna Fuck wit Me = 8/10 7.- Pass da Blunt = 8/10 8.- Bite Our Style (Interlude) = 6/10 9.- Friendly Skies = 9/10 10.- Best Friends = 9/10 11.- Don't Be Comin' (In My Face) = 7/10 12.- Izzy Izzy Ahh = 9/10 13.- Why You Hurt Me = 8/10 14.- I'm Talkin' = 7/10 15.- Gettaway = 8/10 16.- Busta's Outro = 7/10 17.- Missy's Finale (Spoken Word) = 6/10 FINAL SCORE = 7.8/10
For all intents and purposes, this is more of a Timbaland album than a Missy Elliot joint. Other than Phil Spector, I can’t think of a producer who leaves their imprint quite as distinctive as Timbaland. Maybe Metro Boomin is as close as we’re going to get to a modern example, but I still don’t find his work as eponymous as Timbaland’s beats. At the very least this album should have co-credits. With that said, Supa Dupa Fly is only a couple years out from Timbaland’s popularity prime when Aaliyah would be running up the charts. And to her defense, Missy is both creatively and publicly allegiant to Timbaland, who she vocally credits whenever it makes sense to do so. 4/5
Timbaland staking a claim
Nostalgia!
It's.... alright.
groovy
Decent album. Not Missys best, but still a solid, decent album. 4/5
# 374 : I don't love it, I can't listen to it, another overlong hip hop album with too many songs and skits and what's with all the swearing - does it really need that to be cool? I hate it. A lot of average and overrated hype!
Girls are playas too. I think missy elliot is really really underrated. As we gain a bit of perspective and the alpha male bs gets its rightful critical rejection this stuff will show just what hip hop could really be.
Missy, you are indeed supa dupa fly, Hip hop albums don't always age well, but this one is still damn fine after all these years. If I was going to edit, I would cut the skits and guest spots (I mean, why did we need Busta Rhymes to introduce the album? No offense to Mr Rhymes). Missy's flow is on point, and pairs wonderfully with the consistently funky fresh production from Timbaland. Great choice to keep a consistent vision across the whole album, although tracks maintain their individual identity. Love the singles (obviously), but this one is a great listen throughout.
Under the wing of still-new producer Timbaland, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott would debut with a bonafide classic single The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly). That success would make the album's title a no-brainer, but that came with a whole set of challenges. Entering into the world of hip-hop as a woman required taking an R&B edge, but Elliott was more than capable of making it work for both sounds. She was able to stand out on her own two feet, a rapper with a soulful edge and the attitude to assert herself in a male-dominated field. Her flow is matched with Timbaland's cutting-edge beats that gives each track enough room to breathe. Stunning debut album.
There’s only one Missy Elliott—her flow and skill are unmatched, especially when combined with Timbaland’s beats. And kudos for giving multiple female rappers guest spots!
It's a debut with a lot of well known collaborators so I guess she made a name for herself early on. It's ok, but not for me. Faves: The Rain, Why You Hurt Me
I liked parts of this a lot but it did start to drag in the back third. Could probably use about 15 mins shaving off (definitely including the ghastly "Best Friends") and it would really tighten things up. The Timbaland production is great - loved hearing all the bleeps and bloops supporting Missy's flows, which were generally on point. Fave tracks - "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" from the tracks I was familiar with, and "Beep Me 911" from the others.
Female hip-hop. Not better than the male counterparts.
J'ai clairement préféré cet album à "Under Construction", mais encore une fois c'était un peu long et redondant à la longue. J'aimais déjà pas mal plus son flow et la production par Timbaland porte beaucoup du poids. 6/10
It's not that I didn't like it at all, but it was really boring
Very entertaining record. Missy shines in her debut album, but Timbaland kind of steals the show for me. The production is absolutely wild. Worth hearing for the L/R panning alone.
Ok this is actually good 90s hip-hop. Props. Stand-out: Best Friends
Front half of the album is absolutely loaded, but it's like 20 minutes too long; most of the back half is pleasant but kind of unremarkable, for the most part.
It stinks!
Alltid bra när man sjunger om knark )
I remember Missy Elliot was pretty influential in the genre for promoting female artists, so I expected much more from this album. It was mediocre at best, and totally forgettable. No songs stuck out to me as great, and the album being on this list is questionable. Too long/too many tracks. 1.5/5
Good bars although it feels dated. Us this still on the current list?
2.5
I’m sure it changed the game, but it’s not for me.
Pretty meh
I found this v boring compared to our other missy album. Nothing stuck out from this
This was a fun album. Didn’t know that Timbaland was producing at this time but I can see the influences
If it weren’t for timberland’s production this would be a 2. No songs really stood out and caught my ear but it sounded like good, turn of the millennium hip hop. We might take this for granted given how the sub genre went on to dominate, but cool to hear who did it first before that sound was ubiquitous.
Quite sweet actually
I recognize how one of a kind Missy Elliot is, and The Rain is a great song with a great video. Beyond that, not an album I’m going to throw on again.
She's fantastic!
not for me
Even better than the last Missy album I got, which I also quite enjoyed! Thank you MissDemeanor for some great tunes on what ended up being a very difficult Election Day!
It’s just fine. Don’t see myself caring too much after a single listen.
More albums should feature Busta Rhymes. Preferably, on every song. The album artist's presence is optional It had some laughable lyrics like "I'm such a good rapper". Don't know if it was sincere or not, but I had a good laugh Izzy Ahh song was the best
Incredibly sexy music. Don't know a single word of the lyrics but the beats were almost hypnotic; I was completely locked in during the entire hour. The lyrics sounded nice too but I listened to them as another instrument in the track rather than a singer saying things. Almost a 5, all things considered
- A smooth mix of R&B, hip hop, and rap. It is impossible not to get entranced by Elliott's vocals or hyped by her bars to some degree. - Solid overall, but I do feel Timbaland doing a lot here...I am not sure how much some of these would stand out without his influence. Same for a lot of the accompanying artists (though the amount of female representation is awesome). - "Sock It 2 Me" and "Beep Me 911" are my faves. - Note: Thought this was 2002's "Under Construction." So I listened to that entire album first...and it better be on here, because that was 5/5 fire.
R&B, Rap, 1997 -> 2
Another rap album that doesn't do anything terrible but doesn't do anything special either. Fairly forgettable, demonstrates the limitations of the rap format. It all ends up being very similar. An hour is too much.
Strong flow, production is solid. Not my favorite of Missy, but nothing here to whine about.
Best Song: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly). Such a great sleepy/dizzy sound. Worst Song: Friendly Skies. Ginuwine trying desperately to replicate the success of "Pony" and falling short. Overall: A much more muted, less boisterous offering than Missy Elliott's later (and in my opinion, better) stuff. Still, there's a certain laid-back appeal here, and the production is undeniably slick.
I’ve never really been a fan of this stuff, either Missy /or/ Timbaland. It’s prob not surprising I don’t love ME but I’ve had a harder time with my feelings about Timbaland as I’ve really /wanted/ to like some of the stuff he’s been involved in, notably some Justin Timberlake’s stuff. At this point it seems like JT won’t make music without Timbaland and I think that’s a shame… Besides that though I find his ‘producing’ to be really bland. It /sounds/ good, as in he knows how to use his gear to produce a high-fidelity output… I just hate that his voice is in the background of every track, and all the ‘radio effect’ (which I guess is just like a “late 90’s” artifact) really makes this sound dated. I appreciate ME’s crazy style, but this album is doing nothing for me
Gutter rap over a drum machine backing track. If you like listening to n1994s say n1994 then you do you. I prefer actual musicians creating actual music.
Liked this more than I thought I would. The production is very slick, I'd say shout out to Timbaland but Missy Elliott has that covered! I can't think of another album that thanks you for listening at the end.
Good ofc, but not Missy's best
Felt like a bunch of half baked songs
Surprisingly tolerable with some cool soul samples, but I'll never be down with rappers rapping about how good they are at rapping. Just... rap and let it speak for itself.
I was really taken aback by the quality of the samples and the production itself in the first half - it’s brilliant. The same goes for having Busta Rhymes introduce you on your debut album. But of course Supa Dupa Fly has to go on for just over an hour because of megalomania, I can only assume. It’s way too long… Exhausting, actually. Cut 20 minutes and this is quite a good hip hop album. Like this it’s way too much.
2.75
Pretty good
Sentimental enjoyment.
Loved it
I guess it’s pretty good. I am not the biggest hip hop fan so it has to be really good to catch my attention. There are definitely some catchy moments on here. And her rapping is crazy good, but I quickly get bored. The Rain is really good though
She'll go on to make alot of things I like including the other album on the list. But this just doesn't excite me, not in the slightest.
Great album. She’s got such talent.
Primer acercamiento a Missy Elliott. Supa Dupa Fly (1997) se trata del álbum debut de la artista afroamericana, así como también de su trabajo más celebrado hasta la fecha. Con una hora de duración y 17 canciones (contando los interludios), este LP mezcla en una juguera elementos del hip-hop, R&B y Neo-Soul, todo ello bajo la marca insigne de Timbaland en la producción. Como se pudo adelantar antes, destaco en lo principal tanto la producción de este trabajo como sus composiciones, dejándonos ellas una gran calidad de beats e instrumentalización variada, respectivamente. Además, es de resaltar positivamente el nivel de las colaboraciones en este trabajo que, si bien múltiples, supieron en la gran mayoría de casos dejar buenos versos. Por otra parte, considero que los puntos más bajos vienen de Missy misma, por cuanto su flow y letras sobre la producción a veces no convencía del todo e incluso muchas veces era opacada por las colaboraciones mismas. Agrego también que el amplio numero de canciones en este LP hace que la experiencia se disfrute relativamente, por cuando no todas las canciones pienso tienen el "punch" que encontramos en los mejores momentos del álbum. A pesar de estos últimos puntos, considero que se trata de un buen álbum de la artista el cual cumple en todos los demás aspectos. Además, decimos que este se trata de un trabajo esencial para el género del hip-hop por cuanto ayudo a cimentar el acercamiento entre el rap y el género femenino. FAVTRAXS: Sock It 2 Me, The Rain, They Don't Wanna Fuck wit Me, Pass da Blunt, Friendly Skies, Best Friends, I'm Talkin' LEASTFAV: Why You Hurt Me 3/5 (podría ser un 3.5/5 en la teoría)
This is Missy Elliott's debut album, coming out 5 years before Under Construction (which I got 152 albums ago on here). There are a whole lot of collaborators on this one, you get appearances from Timbaland (the producer), Lil' Kim, Aaliyah, Busta Rhymes, and a bunch of other people that I've never heard of before (including some dude named Magoo). This is another one that's a little bit underwhelming to me listening to now, but I think the context is probably important. This thing comes out basically right in the middle of the whole east-vs-west coast rivalry, and a lot of the rap music was really bleak and violent. Missy is definitely not the first female rapper, but it was definitely hugely male-dominated at the time too. And then she drops this and it avoids the whole rivalry and is both witty and funny. It also sounds much more like a 2000s album than a '90s album to me, which I think is a testament to Timbaland's production. This feels "old" today, but nothing like a lot of the early '90s rap albums. My issue with this is that, frankly, I find it a bit boring. She has some moments, but the pace is a bit slow throughout and there just isn't a ton that's captured my attention here. Under Construction had some standout songs ("Work It" for sure) that this one doesn't quite have for me. It's consistent, but not in a way that I'm loving. Anyway, it's alright. One of those that deserves to be on the list for its impact on the genre, but not particularly notable to me. Favorite song: Izzy Izzy Ahh Other: Sock It 2 Me, The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly), Beep Me 911, Pass da Blunt, Best Friends, Why You Hurt Me 10/10/24
This was Supa Dupa Fly.
Great!
Really bad ass album by one of the all time greatest. Missy misdemeanor Elliott is a hip hop titan and I really miss her style in modern music.
Decent hip hop/R&B
The main issue I have with this list is too many artists have multiple albums on the list that don’t deserve them. If we weeded this out there could be a much more diverse list. This is a prime example, don’t get me wrong Missy Elliot deserves to be on the list, but this album isn’t in the same league as under construction, so isn’t required. Don’t get me wrong in its own right it’s a good album, but we don’t need two Missy Elliot albums. So because I’m comparing this to under construction (which I rated 4) it only gets a 2. If under construction wasn’t on the list, this would probably get a 3.
Pretty dull. All the tracks sound similar, none stand out. A lot of the lyrics are very braggy, but then it doesn't live up to the big game it talks. Timbaland does his thing of occasionally mumbling or grunting in the background, which I've always found weird personally
Meaw
Love Missy. Love Timbaland. Love Aaliyah. Love this era of avant-garde freak hip-hop production so much. It's a little clunky and it's not Timbaland's best production work, but it's weird as fuck and defined the sound of an entire decade of pop music that left a huge imprint on me, so it was a pleasure to listen to. Twice!
Just not very interesting to me
I thought I would like this more than I did, but to be honest, I found Timbaland's production a little boring.
This shit sucked ass.
supa dupa poopa skupa
10/3/24. Missy is one of the best! First time giving this album a full listen and each track brought something to the table. I'm also at the point now where Timbaland's production and sound is nostalgic, but still very good. Loved the variety of hip hop and R&B put on by Missy.
Ok
A perfect time-capsule from the mid 90s.
This was duller than I thought it would be.
It was fine.
i like the track that goes mrroww mrowwrr beep-beep and then she utters the language of the ancient gods a little
Great debut album, and kept getting better. I didn't realize Timbaland produced. Enjoyed listening start to finish.
Decent beats and rapping but it gets boring after a while.
Gotta love Missy !!!! Especially when joined by Timberland & Lil'Kim ;D
Not really my style of hip-hop, but not terrible Standouts Hit Em wit da Hee 2/5
I liked this album! Really liked the can't stand the rain sample and sock it 2 me. Music makes you want to get down and feel like beats pass through you.
Wow more hip-hop! This is peak timbaland production, and missy Elliott just oozes cool all throughout. Why couldn't I find a torrent for this album! Really fantastic features and bars Listening: in the sun waiting for the bus Favourite track: the rain
Absolutely not my type of music and really just sounded awful to me
Gear: Abyss DIANA MR (vegan) Artwork: 🪰✨😎 Mix: 😲🙂👌 Musik: 🦸🏽♀️⌛🤷 Wertung: 🪰🪰/5
Pretty soft and r&b vibes. I like it but not really my Vibe that much
love her style of rapping and i always love timbalands production favorite: pass da blunt
3.5/5 stars
I remember when this came out and it seemed very innovative at the time, but I'm not sure it stood the test of time. Probably deserves a place on this list for historical reasons, but I won't be listening again. Side note: it cracks me up when she intones "I'm such a good rapper" in "I'm Talkin'". I assume/hope she's just pretending to be serious here, but I feel like lots of people didn't take it that way.
Great album. I like her collaboration with Timbaland on this. It was a trip back in time to just solid, fun, hip hop albums.
Okay album.
Her verse in 1,2 step hit harder than anything on this album. This had more of an r&b, soul vibe than the rap/hiphop I know missy for. Overall I enjoyed it but I don’t think it’s her biggest work.
Was a good vibe driving back home in rainy weather. Very chill. It was lengthier than anticipated but we enjoyed this one.
How is this so highly rated?? It was genuinely so bad. The rhymes are terrible like “Pete went to get some meat in the heat” IT SOUNDS LIKE A KINDERGARTNER. Phew I need to blow off some steam. But it’s also sooo long and boring. Oh my god this really sucks I’m sorry.
I love this album, it’s such a confident debut with a strong voice and smooth production! And yet, I think I like her next two albums even more! She’s iconic and had an amazing run right out of the gate
So cool, consistent and confident! So fly!
Wow! She’s a charmer. N-words, bitches and unwanted babies… let’s promote that. Get that money.
not for me
стилевое дерьмо. и мисси читает плотно, и тимбэлэнд музло делает хорошое. но в целом такое ощущение тяжеловесное, местами прям томно
Not really my thing
I liked this decently well, but it wasn't super compelling.
It’s fine
This isn't really my thing, but it's not too bad. I like the production in general, and there's some good flowing, vibey songs in here. It's more chill than I thought it might be, and more singing than rapping which I didn't expect. It was quite listenable.
She sampled/covered that “pass the dutchy” song.
Weak and jumbly HipHop.
Very strong start but overstays it's welcome. Some real classics
It's OK. When Missy raps, she sounds confident and forceful but there's too much R&B crooning by other artists that brings this down a couple of notches. Still, glad I was exposed to it.
Nicht meine Richtung
1 couldn’t make it through the album
No. 239/1001 Busta's Intro 2/5 Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee 3/5 Sock It To Me 4/5 The Rain 3/5 Beep Me 911 3/5 They Don't Wanna Fuck Wit Me 3/5 Pass The Blunt 3/5 Bite Our Style 3/5 Friendly Skies 4/5 Best Friends 4/5 Don't Be Comin 4/5 Izzy Izzy Ah 3/5 Why You Hurt Me 3/5 I'm Talkin 4/5 Gettaway 4/5 Busta's Outro 3/5 Missy's Finale NR Average: 3,31 Fun, easy to listen 90s rap Album.
Not being too familiar with 90s US hiphop scene, quite a few names on there. missy elliot, busta rhymes, lil kim, timbaland. Meh
Supa Dupa Features but also Supa Dupa Forgettable
Sock It 2 Me //
Meh
Streets ahead of all those dick swinging Gansta bores from around the same time.
Fínt Hip-hop, en svolítið inn um annað og út um hitt. Má alveg vera í gangi en gerir í raun ekkert fyrir mig.
Not really impressed
Found a lot of the songs a bit too slow for my liking. 3/5
Wasn't familiar with any of these tracks before, I only know her bigger hits from later in her career. Was surprised how.. sedate this is, it's pretty downbeat and lacks the bangers I was waiting for. The sung/rapped style is listenable enough but I didn't find this anything special. Way too long as well, it's not engaging enough to keep my attention for 1hr+
not for me
was better than I expected, although wouldn't listen again I also didn't hate it
Not the most supa dupa fly thing I’ve ever heard
All this proves is that female rap "artists" can be just as irritating as their male counterparts so jay for gender equality I guess.
Naah shuttuppia oisko
1. intro - 0 2. hit em - 1 3. zock it - 1 4. the rain - 1 5. beep me - 0 6. fuck uuith me - 1.5 7. pazz the blunt - 1 8. bite - 1 9. friendly - 0 10. friendz - 1 11. coming - 1 12. izzy - 0 13. hurt me - 1 14. talking - 0 15. getauuay - 1 16. buzta - 0 17. finale - 0
Timbaland's fingerprints are all over this, and this is more his album than Missy's, I think. Missy's flow has always been solid and unique, but I think lyrically, she made huge improvements in later albums that I personally think are more noteworthy. I also feel like a couple of cameos were unnecessary: Busta was just playing hype man instead of adding musical value, and Lil Kim and Da Brat have never done it for me (though I acknowledge Lil Kim's flow). Aaliyah, to me, was the only guest that added value. This album is a good start for Missy. She only got better as she went on. I appreciate how Missy "got weird" later in her career, which is something I feel like people who listen to this genre had little tolerance for at the time. Missy was definitely her own person, which I always thought was cool
I liked Timbaland's production but didn't particularly love the rest of the album, especially given that the lyrics feel really monothematic. 2.5 to light 3/5
Couple enjoyable songs here and there. Otherwise weak sauce.
Nice, but nothing too crazy. Timbaland’s production adds it’s own charm and Missy E and the guest artists do a fair job
I think this is fine?
This was presented to me milky and with 6 sugars. It was not my cup of tea.
After an oddly misjudged introduction from Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot steps up to show the boys how Hip Hop is done. This is a highly accomplished debut album with a lot of depth and some surprising twists. The highlight is probably an unexpectedly cheeky cover of Pass the Dutchie which becomes a song about the joys of smoking dope.
It's a pretty chill rap album. It wouldn't be so memorable if wasn't for the fact that it was one of the albums playing a role to assess women rappers position in the mainstream.
Nice to hear some melodies on a rap (?) album but definitely not my thing
After 4 tracks I was ready to write this album off as complete garbage. To me rap music is about the lyrics, therefore the lyrics have to have substance. All I was hearing was - I'm the greatest, name drop, I'm the greatest, swear, repeat. Luckily there were songs with something to say later in the album. Unfortunately there just wasn't enough meat on the bone to raise this above mediocre.
Missy Elliott has style and this album drips with it, though it just isn't my favorite style of hip hop/ rap. Good flow, it seems effortless, but the content in the songs is either unrelateable or boring to me. Some of the backing tracks are pretty cool and I'm glad I listened. My favorite here is Hit 'Em wit da Hee.
Great album. Like any American growing up in the late 90s/early 00s, Missy Elliott was a big name with a lot of hit songs. I have never dug into early discography or any deep tracks outside of the radio play or MTV. This album clearly influenced a lot of the popular hip hop of that ten-year period with Timbaland's smooth and eclectic production. Missy's rapping and singing is solid and varied, which makes for an interesting listen. The tone of this album feels fresh with a lot of space for the songs, and the vibes/content are not one-note like a lot of the rap before and after this. ****
I appreciate Missy, and her contributions to the genre, but again, this just isn't my jam.
Oh hells yes! This is fantastic. Only ever heard the hits. But the whole album is great. Excellent flow all the way. Makes me wish I could smoke blunts with Missy all day. Innovator. Creator. Iconoclast.
This sounds a lot like most other late 90s-early 00s rap that I’m familiar with. The beats are extremely well produced, but the most notable thing about Missy’s lyrics is the career they precede
This is a good album when Missy is rapping but there is way too much generic 90s R&B. 2.4
I guess that this was once highly influential but it was never my music. And most probably it never will be. So I can’t really jusge this.
The beats are sweet and have withstood the test of time, unlike a lot of other 90s beats. Missy's voice has nice tone and excellent flow. Loved the rhyme "cheaper reefer" (cheepa reefa, technically), and "Izzy Izzy Ahh" seems to cleverly nod to ODB's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," but too much gratuitous cursing, N bombs and vapid rhymes overall for 5 stars.
Well, not really my thing, but it seems well produced and has both attitude and humor. The video for "Sock it 2 me" is pretty impressively weird and funny, and somewhat the same for "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)". It's interesting to see how much critics and reviewers talk about how pioneering this album was (for both Missy Elliott and Timbaland), and particularly how "futuristic" it sounded back in 1997. I guess it's a testament to how influential this must have been that in 2024 it doesn't sound as unusual or revelatory as it did then. I *do* wish the album was about half as long, to be honest, but I *do* appreciate it that this project exposed me to this album.
I was really looking forward to listening to this--I knew she was a pioneering rapper in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame--and I definitely enjoyed it. Wasn't quite to my taste due to the language and that's okay. Nice mellow beats and I loved all the collaborations. Standouts for me were "Rain" and "Sock it 2 Me"
Yes!
Love the instrumental flip on The Rain; makes for a really dope, stripped down song that doesn't feel like it has aged at all. Instrumental on Beep Me 911 on the other hand is distinctly 90s, but is pretty great. Weird thing is I could easily see this being used by a boy band if Missy didn't pick it up. Gettaway sounds like something Justin Timerlake would have used on The 20/20 Experience. This was fine, but honestly I was a bit underwhelmed. Certainly were a few high points (The Rain, Pass da Blunt, Izzy Izzy Ahh), but a lot sort of fell into meh territory for me. I'd say this is 3.5 territory for me -- better than average, but not by much.
Found myself randomly jamming a couple times, but not enough to check any songs to specifically call out. Other than that, it was pretty slow and boring. Kinda feels like the whole thing is on some Xanax. Definitely felt like 90s rap. Barely a two here.
Possibly my least favorite type of music 90s r&b/hiphop. I wasn't able to really find anything I liked on this at all. Saw that the 4 singles were all in the first 5 songs and that wasn't a good sign when I finished those and still had about 40 minutes to go.
Man I thought I was gonna like this a lot more after Busta on the first song. All kinda blended together. Just not for me tbh.
Honestly, I was expecting a little more from this. Maybe the expectations were too high knowing all of Missy Elliott's hits, but only a few tracks really stuck out. A lot was repetitive with only ok lyricism.
Ooooh de wondere late 90s, the boss bitch era. En dit is er wel eentje hoor. Een femme fatale in een tijdperk gedomineerd door mannelijke rappers. Groot geworden onder de paraplu van Bad Boys Records van Biggie, P Diddy en consorten, zonder er zelf ooit een contract te tekenen. Wel bad, geen boy, was de reden denk ik. Haar zelfverzekerde karakter shined echt op deze plaat, en in combinatie met beats van Timbaland is het eindresultaat een werkje dat perfect gepositioneerd is in 1997. In de wetenschap dat Timbaland zoveel legendarische 'hip pop' en R&B songs produceerde tussen 1995 en 2010, maakt ook dat deze plaat de tand des tijds goed doorstaat ondanks dat het classic 90s is. De mix van hip hop en smooth hooks in de stijl van Aaliyah geeft dit album wel echt een sterke vibe. Wel heb ik het idee dat ze het zelfde had kunnen bereiken met een korter album, en was het trucje van Timbaland op een gegeven moment wel duidelijk. Weinig variatie qua beats, en net te weinig interessante featurings om de drive erin te houden. Desondanks gevibed, zonder echt dominante highlights. 'I'm talkin'' komt in de buurt, omdat die de hip hop en R&B mixt op fenomenale wijze. En boss bitch anthem 'Sock It 2 Me' moet even benoemd worden, want die beat is trademark female hip hop van de late jaren 90. 6,5/10 Highlights: I'm Talkin' Sock It 2 Me
Not really my thang. Maar plaat is vet geproduceerd en de gelikte nummertjes met de typische Timbaland claps zijn wel catchy en aanstekelijk. Deze R&B sound sleept je direct terug naar de tweede helft van de 90's. De combinatie met de soul die Missy Elliot in deze R&B legt is ook wel lekker. Daarmee vetter dan veel van haar mannelijke collega's destijds. Alles bij elkaar dus best aardige plaat. 6,5/10 Highlights Pass da Blunt Friendly Skies Izzy Izzy Ah
It was another old-school hip-hop in a row, but noting how some songs aged much better than others was interesting. It's far from my favorites, but it's a nice album.
Timbaland's production on Hit 'Em wit da Hee is sick. I really like how it plays in the more RnB tracks, see Best Friends.
I loved this as a showcase of Timbaland's production abilities. The features are doing too much here though and not letting Missy shine. The inclusion of an album of hers that isn't the one with Get Ur Freak On? Not sure if I agree with that. That song still sounds fresh and original 23 years on but some of this tracklist is pretty dated. A tentative 3 because it's leaning towards a 4. Also sidenote - loved the Busta Rhymes and spoken word outros, very different.
So so
I wanted to like this a lot more than I did. There's the making of something super interesting here, but it's not fully baked. Missy is unfortunately the least interesting rapper on this whole project. I dig the production and want to support the early women of hip hop, but it's just not there yet.
doesnt excite me
First listen, decent but doesn’t come close to the greatest of later missy.
Not exactly my thing, but I sorta like it.
Perfect album, no notes.
I'm sure it's good if you like that style.... I don't !
Good
The sound is definitely fly. The Rain is my favorite on the album. I appreciate where this album takes R&B and the debut aspect of it. It is not fully something I’d listen to and enjoy all the way through. 2.5
Boring, really not good. 1.5
5 / 10 Rap clásico, poco especial a parte de que la cantante principal sea una mujer y de las colaboraciones. No debería estar en esta lista.
Supposedly this album changed rap. I can’t say it was for the better.
It was OK.
Lovely introduction into the Missy world.
Hit and Missy
"Super Dupa Fly" is the debut atudio album by American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. The music on the album has elements of hip hop, dance, R&B, electronic music and soul. It was recorded and produced solely by Timbaland and features guest appearances by Busta Rhymes, Ginuwine, 702, Magoo, Da Brat, Lil' Kim and Aaliyah. The album received critical acclaim for Timbaland's futuristic production and Elliott's performances and persona. Commercially, it hit #3 in the US and #124 in the UK. Busta Rhymes gets the album going with his introduction of Missy Elliott in "Busta's Intro." It's a warning that an historical event is about to take place. "Hit Em Wit Da Hee" has a "loopy" R&B feel reminding me of NWA. There's lasers and keyboards. Sampling Suga and Björk. Elliott's rapping and singing. Great layering of music and vocals by Timbaland (throughout this album). Lil' Kim contributes. "Sock It 2 Me" featuring Da Brat is more in the R&B/pop category than hip hop. Great use of the Delfonics "Ready or Not Here I Come" in the melody. Speaking of great sampling, "The Rain (Super Dupa Fly)" uses vocals samples from Ann Peoples' "I Can't Stand the Rain." This is a little more funky and a little slower. "Beep Me 911" features 702 and Magoo. A very interesting beat. The background singers are creating a rhythm by themselves. Multple singing vocals. She's telling her lover, that if he's going to leave her, at least tell her. No need to go into the meaning of "Pass Da Blunt." There's great use of Musical Youth's "Pass the Dutchie" as Elliott sings the vocals like the Musical Youth. There's lots of really good things to like about this album. Great use of samples in the melody, background and vocals. Superb production by Timbaland with the layering of music and the vocals, the sampling itself, the melodies and the rhythms. Lots going on in each song. Elliott is also impressive with her confident singing and rapping. I will say that the album is top heavy with most of the good songs in the first half; some of this album could have been trimmed...oh, the CD era strikes again.
Excellent rap album. Very well recorded, produced and conceived. I had never heard of Missy Elliot, but I loved her voice.
This is an arresting debut
A unique and fantastic hip hop album.
3.5
Not all bad but some songs are kinda stupid. She sounds too high to make any real sense sometimes. Complete trash intro too.
album normalissimo rap americano che non mi piace
Classic from day one
So good. Still sounds futuristic, but it's a lot quieter than I thought it would be.
Under Construction, which I also didn’t love, had more genuine bangers. This one I suppose has precedence going for it, in terms of it being an early example of both mainstream female rapping and Timbaland’s style of production, which seems omnipresent these days. I can take or leave it tbh - there are some nice beats, but plenty of others are pretty average. Also, self-aggrandising in hip-hop is nothing new, but I had to laugh at how route one the line ‘I’m su-su-such a good rapper’ is…
All about getting high and shagging. Interesting for a debut.
Pleasant enough, no desire to re-listen.
Already listened
This was fine for a genre I'm not really into.
Great make out album.
Was ok. But wouldn’t listen to again
STANDOUTS: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) Pass da Blunt OVERALL: 2.5/5; great to hear a woman on this list—the album was okay/fine. Not a lot stood out.
Supa Dupa Nopa
Has its moments, an hour is long in my book these days. I actually didn’t realize she around in the 90’s and only heard her in the 2000’s. I would have liked this more back then, now I’m not so sure. Maybe the content hasn’t aged well.
enjoyed this album more than i thought i would some fire ass features shoutout busta rhymes 4.3/5
Album 433 of 1001 Missy Elliott - Supa Dupa Fly Rating : 2.75 / 5 It's been made clear that this is not a preferred genre, for me. That being said, I enjoyed this one more than many others. I lost count of how many times I heard "Timberland". At least she isn't just talking about herself and how great she is, all the way through.
J'aime le côté frondeur et assuré, avec la mise en scène caractéristique de ces années.
Some really good songs on here, but I found the quality dipped a bit in the second half, and it's way too long. It's dated in strange ways as well, like some of the slang makes no sense anymore. In general I prefer Missy's hip hop stuff to her R&B. Love I can't stand the rain though!
Not really my type of music, and also not really my type of rap, but it was nice and chill, perfect for just having it in the background. I enjoyed some of the background tunes.
Obviously we know that after this album, Missy would go on to be a well established and respected artist, however in a vacuum, this album sucks. How are you going to be the third voice heard on your own album? Weird choice to me. In "I'm Talkin" the lines, "I'm such a good rapper" are hilariously bad like wtf. Busta and Lil Kim sprinkled in this album really show her lack of skill at this stage in her career as their parts heavily outshine her. Why include this album? There better be others of hers on this list....
3.5/5
Local legend. Hell yeah. 757 forever. Her later work is for sure stronger. Timbaland's production is legendary.
At least this was melodically listenable for the most part
Debut album from the legend. Missy and Timbo teamed up and set the blueprint for hip hop in the years to come. Sock It 2 Me/The Rain/Beep Me is an incredible 3 song run.
Missy is the GOAT
such a vibe, but it's definitely not my vibe
Listened to this while playing Final Girl. The poltergeist killed me and I lost. I looooove me some Missy...but I really love her more later works more than this album. It was super fun hearing her debut...definitely some classics. I was surprised by quality of the guest spots considering it was her first album. Some great early Timbaland beats...but also not as strong as his work down the line. It was also fun to hear her backwards-speak in a song i hadnt heard before. I didn't realize she had done that multiple times! I keep teetering between a 3 and 4...but I feel like a 3 is where this should land.
Crap! I don't particularly like rap and I thought this was a poor example The whole albem sounded dull and lacklustre and a bit flat
Svedigt album. Kunne absolut godt høre Timbalands indblanding, om end for mange af numrene flød sammen for mig. Momentvis hvad den spændende takter hvor der blev leget med sproget, men ellers var der for megen sweetloving over pladen.
Sample messigt meget sjov. Jeg er ikke så meget til albummet. Mest af alt fordi jeg nok er mandet, og forbinder hele den tid med de hårde drenge, og fordi Temberland produktionen bare lyder som den gør... .
All fillers, no killers. Selv hittet “The Rain” virker kedeligt i dag. Jeg var faktisk overbevist om at det på albummet måtte være anderledes end MTV video-versionen. Men nej
saved for future listening! loved
I miss 90's hip hop. Timbaland made several artists great including Missy. The hits and first half are good but the second half kind of tails off a bit.
Recorded in two weeks but still sounded like it beamed in from five years in the future. Nothing jarring here—Missy’s flow, Timbaland’s beats, and a Busta cameo all glide along like they’ve known each other in a past life.
Pretty weak entry by Missy Elliot standards. Very run of the mill. You know she has talent but...
Music video jams
Nope.
This album has a really cool style. Smooth R&B with hip-hop beats and big, rubbery funk basslines. Of course Timbaland produced the whole album. He's so good at making music that borrows from the past while also feeling futuristic. Missy Elliott does more crooning on this album than I expected. A lot of the rapping on the first half comes from guest appearances. But there's still a fair amount of rapping from Missy Elliott. I like the sound effect ad libs she does on “Izzy Izzy Ahh.” (The wordless hook on that song is cool too.) She has a calm, confident presence on the mic. Definitely no shortage of swagger. Wooow that beatboxing on "Gettaway" is so good. The beat sounds almost alien. The album is probably a little long for my taste but there's a lot of highlights and the production is top-shelf throughout.
This project has led me to appreciate Missy Elliot more than I did when I was growing up. I used to think she was funny and at times overly silly, and I'm finding that the music industry is missing someone like Missy in it right now. I found it surprising when I saw that her last full length record was released 19 years ago- in 2005. Surprising because growing up she was always around, always releasing and touring and making funny music videos. And this second time that she's on this list, I'm continuing to bop and listen and enjoy her songs. She's more than just a comedy rapper, she's got a beautiful tone, a slick flow, and sharp lyrics. The production is great and filled with interesting moments, and the songs aren't too formulaic.
Was Timbaland involved in this album? I don’t think Missy mentioned him enough… I didn’t really get this album. The vibes were cool, but as a debut I think it’s kinda weak. There are so many features that it was hard to tell if this was her album or Timbaland’s. It didn’t feel like a statement of arrival. Also continuing the trend of debut albums with this project. I’m going out on a limb and assuming that this is Missy Elliott’s only entry here. If so, this cannot be her best. Because this was just ok. Some of it was that self-aggrandizing that is so pervasive in both hip hop and pop nowadays. Some of it was cultural stuff I don’t connect with. Some of it was just stuff I didn’t care about. This lacked something. Some oomph. Some fire. I dunno. I hate it give it two stars but I really just didn’t care about this album. Standout tracks: Sock it 2 Me, The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
Sounds quite laid backed but isn't overly interesting. Also feel like there are too many features like she was relying on other names. I'd put 2.5 if I could, but it has to be 2 since 3 feels too generous.
Solid gold. Peak Timberland, rising missy = banger. missy remains an underrated talent, despite being rated highly.
This album takes me back! I have many of the songs already downloaded on Spotify and I forgot about some of the other collaborations (namely, Aaliyah). Missy is a great artist and now I want to listen to her other albums.
Its solid, but falls into the same trap a lot of other old hiphop albums do: Its way to long
Well, I had a whole review for this, but I accidentally closed the tab and I don't feel like writing all that I said again, so I'll be kind of brief. I see the value in this album, but it's not really for me. Missy Elliott is iconic, yes, but I just don't really feel much with this album. I'll start with praise. I think she is a fairly solid rapper. The features are okay. The beats and music production are quite good. Timbaland definitely has a talent for it. As for my problems, it really just boils down to "it doesn't personally speak to me." The writing is kind of weak. I feel there's too many shoutouts to the featured artists. I obviously support giving credit where credit's due, but this is kind of overkill. The album was a bit long. None of the songs were that memorable to me. It felt kind of repetitive in a way. Overall, I understand why this album's on here, but it's not my thing and I have problems with it. Low 3/5.
This is my second and final Missy Elliott album to review. I listened to this for the first time a few years ago, and I wasn't wowed by it, and after listening to it today, my opinion really hasn't changed. I'll start by saying that the production work on this album is fantastic. The beats are great too, and Timbaland deserves credit for his work here. There are moments where it sounds like Missy had more creative control and freedom over this album, and those moments are the best parts. Missy is a great rapper, and I love how her voice just oozes with her personality. My biggest beef with this album is that there's not enough moments where I felt like Missy was in the driver's seat. If I remember correctly from Under Construction, I think she alludes to the fact that she lacked some confidence in the early days of her career, and this album suffers from that. There's too many featured artists on here for my taste, and it feels like Missy is a sidekick on her own project. "The Rain" and "Don't Be Comin'" were my favorite tracks. I love when Missy talks shit about crappy men, and she really delivered on "Don't Be Comin'." She does a great job of empowering other women, which she also highlights on "Best Friends" with Aaliyah. "Best Friends" was easily the best song on the album to feature another artist. In terms of influence though, this album is massive for paving the way for other female rappers, and it's a huge moment in hip-hop history. This album is fine, but I'd much rather listen to Under Construction.
nope
Below average and pretty cringy to listen album, after all these years. I didn't know any song from this record, so no sentimentality score, plus it just wasn't good. The only thing slightly helping the situation is that the beats throughout the whole thing were really solid. But that will definitely not make too much of a difference.
Not my style