Missy Elliott Album Supa Dupa Fly
Tuesday 15 July 1997
Missy Elliott
Album : Supa Dupa Fly
Release Date: July 15, 1997
Label: East/West Records
Review :
Missy Elliot’s Supa Dupa Fly is a revolutionary classic and makes an extremely strong case for best album of 1997. In 1997 Timbaland’s beats were new and fresh to the industry. While he and Missy did earlier work on other’s albums (Ginuwine- Pony, Aaliyah One In A Million, SWV Release Some Tension, Total’s album and others) this was their first real full-length collaborative effort. Each has gone to record numerous solo efforts and have laced and are lacing countless hits for other artists today.
Missy’s playful and simplistic rhyme style may turn off closed-minded underground fans. She does spit out an occasional jibberish line making you say huh. These momentary blurts give this album a raw freestyle feel. There is a thin line between being brilliant and being stupid or plum-dumb. Missy thankfully is on the brilliant side. Timbaland provides the nice, crisp, head nodding beats. Missy brings in her industry friends and they are all over this album. Guest artists such as Da Brat, Lil Kim, Busta Rhymes, 702, Magoo, Ginuwine, Aaliyah, Nicole and Space add to the pleasure.
On the real, I Love every song on here but I will give you my favorites on here. Sock It 2 Me featuring Da Brat is insanely tight with one of Timbalands best beats and Da Brat rips this up. The Rain, the super-mega hit that thrusted Missy into the public spotlight, is simply a masterpiece. This song wont ever get tiring. Missy’s slow flow and Timbaland’s uncanny skills behind the board is just simply amazing. Beep Me 911 is the most moving beat on the album and I love it. Friendly Skies is the prelude to Missy and Ginuwine’s current hit Take Away. And to me, the best song on the album has got to be Best Friends featuring Aaliyah. Timbaland crafts an aural ear assault and Missy and Aaliyah’s chemistry and harmonizing is beautiful.
To wrap this thing up, this was one of the most influential, and revolutionary recordings of the nineties. This effort along with others helped change the way beats were constructed and the way R&B songs sounded. It wounld not be a waste of money to buy this. If you like music and are open-minded I see no way that you can dislike this. Highly Recommended.
Track listing :
1. Busta’s Intro
2. Hit ’Em Wit da Hee - Da Brat
3. Sock It 2 Me - Da Brat
4. Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
5. Beep Me 911 - 702
6. They Don’t Wanna F** Wit Me
7. Pass da Blunt
8. Bite Our Style (Interlude)
9. Friendly Skies
10. Best Friends - Aaliyah
11. Don’t Be Commin’ (In My Face)
12. Izzy Izzy Ahh
13. Why You Hurt Me
14. I’m Talkin’
15. Gettaway
16. Busta’s Outro - Busta Rhymes
17. Missy’s Finale
