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 Me gusta. Jun 02, 2009
Although this album is not as good as some of her other ones, it is still very fun to listen too. When Missy chants "izzy izzy ahh za zah zezah zahhh", you can't help smiling to yourself and the sheer ridiculousness of it. Missy has fun on this album, and that makes for an enjoyable listen. Izzy Izzy Ahh, Pass Da Blunt, Beep Me 911, Sock It To Me, and Best Friends are great. The worst part of the album is Busta's intro and outro. Pointless.
Subtle, sophisticated down-tempo hip hop and R&B May 15, 2009
Supa Dupa Fly is not a party album, which is saying something given that Missy Elliott is the Queen of party hip-hop. Instead, this album has an intimate, down-tempo feel that I found very soothing and relaxing. Tracks like "Beep Me 911" and "Friendly Skies" have a transportive, daydreaming feel to them. This album is all about the beats n' bass (Timbaland) and Missy's vocals (rapping and singing) so it sounds minimalistic at times, but I think that's what gives the album its signature moody and ambiguous sound. It kind of has a Wu Tang Clan vibe, but the beats are totally different. My favorite tracks are "Beep Me 911," "Sock it 2 Me," "Friendly Skies," "The Rain," "Pass da Blunt," and "Izzy Izzy Ah." Busta Rhymes's intro and outro inject passion and energy into the album, which at times sounds dreamy to the point of wandering. Imo, the rest of the songs could be cut, they are not unique enough to stand alone. The songs mentioned above, however, are so good that I decided to give the album 4 stars even though it slowed down a bit too much in some places.
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 Please enter a title for your review Jul 27, 2008
from many tracks on the record you could be forgiven for assuming you're hearing a track off a minimalist techno album with an inconseqeuntial possibly uncredited guest vocalist rather than a track off an album released under the name of a vocalist who is supposed to be taken as a vibrant personality. the vocals are so multitracked that they lose all humanity as well as make it difficult to make out much of what is being rapped/sung. the beats are generic at best, offering nothing memorable or hinting at the energetic grooves Timbaland would make his name with on later albums. the lyrically sparse lead single being based around a chorus hook covered off an old Tina Turner hit is a perfectly fitting representation of this album's complete lack of substance.
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 Beep Beep, Who Got Tha Keys to my Jeep, VROOOM! Jun 14, 2007
Missy Elliott had been a member of the band Sista where she also met up and coming Producer Timbaland, the band however didn't get much airplay and disbanded quickly. Missy teamed-up with partner in crime Timbaland and helped him record Aaliyah "One In A Million" and Ginuwine's "The Bachelor" both from 1996. The upcoming year it was time for her to record her own album "Supa Dupa Fly" and ofcourse Timbaland was the man behind this album aswell. The sound of this album would be revolutionary to both Hip Hop and R&B. Timbaland produced his first major Hip Hop album and the production style he used is still amazing to this day. Timbaland mostly produces his own music (without the use of samples) and he's heavily influenced by dance and new wave using a style that was nowhere to be found in the Hip Hop at this time with heavy bass bounce beats, synth stabs and diffrent kind of unpredictable sound effects and in many occasions he'd be mumbling a few rhymes in the backround of his songs aswell. Only a few years later many other producers would be copying his style and it the charts would be loaded with timbaland influenced copy cats. Missy Elliott is also one of a kind, she's a song writer, rapper and R&B Singer and her style can not be compared to anyone else around. While she may not be the best female rapper around, she's perhaps the most influentual and accessible with humouristic and improvising rhymes that are hardly deep but funny, sureal or just weird like on "The Rain" (Sway on dosie-do like you loco, Like CoCo, so-so / You don't wanna play with my Yo-Yo/ I smoke my hydro on the dee-low. Add all the funny sounds that she makes on her songs on top of this. Obviously "Supa Dupa Fly" is perfect for radio airplay but also artistic enough to stick out on it's own.
This serves a bluprint for both Timbaland and Missy's later music, but as diffrent that this album was when it came out and how much impact it later would have, it's impossible to not speak positively about it! I'll have to add that this is more R&Bish then many of her latter albums that goes further into the Hop Hop territory. Busta introduces the album but doesn't appear otherwise. After an all female first song called "Hit em wit Da Wee" with Lil Kim, one of the highlights arrive, "Sock It 2 Me". There's actually 2 versions of this song, one that samples The Delfonics "Ready Or Not" and the other one without the sample. DaBrat appeared on the video version with the sample. Her biggest hit of this album "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) samples Ann Peebles hit with the same name on it's hook and is obviously a highlight with it's unique sound lyrics. "Beep Me 911" which was also a single deals with a cheating boyfriend and feauture Magoo. This clearly shows a diffrent side of Missy more vulnerable and sensitive, ditto with "Don't Be Coming" where she demands respect from her man. "Pass the Blunt" borrows the hook from Musical Youth's reggae hit "Pass the Dutch" while Ginuwine and Aaliyah appear on "Friendly Skies" and "Best Friend", both slower songs that make up for the cocky and surealistic in your face uptempo's that most people associate with Missy's music. 2 more worthwile songs needs a mention "Izzy Izzy Ahhh" that is Missy in a nutshell and "Getaway" with Nicole Wray, both funny uptempo's. On the first one Missy sound high on something when she sings the hook and she also makes cat noises during the verse!. Busta does an outro and then the album closes with a short message fro Missy where she thanks her fans that bought the album and god for making it possible. You get 13 real songs, + one intro, outro, interlude and finale.
Overall, Timeless album and one of the best in Hip Hop I can think of, cause of it's originality, production and because it serves as a bluprint for both Timbaland and Missy's latter careers. This is also Missy's best album in my oppinion. Not only it was revolutionary but it combines uptemops with ballads and seriousness with wittyness. Something that some of her latter albums didn't have. Missy May not be Queen Latifah lyrically, but she's far more enterraining to listen to and her great combination of singing and rapping is rare in Hip Hop. She may not be very deep either, but I can ensure you that you'll find enough funny words and phrases in her playful lyrics that makes up for that. Having said that, This is a classic and I'll be recommending it to anyone that wants originality and great and well produced music.
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This is not good, don't believe the hype! Jul 01, 2006
Now I have heard a lot of people say that this is a classic, and that it may be the most creative CD of all time, but when I take a listen, I just laugh. There are so many better rappers who have a million times the talent that Missy Elliot has and are so much more creative. Honestly, and the lyrics are awful, only a couple of the beats are okay, but after listening to Missy Elliot's annoying voice, then you will be very frustrated like I was that I bought this.
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