Thread by @micro_chop, 1) A Missy Elliot reading list. 2) Revisit Spin's 1997 Missy Elliott [...]

1) A Missy Elliot reading list.

2) Revisit Spin's 1997 Missy Elliott Supa Dupa Fly Feature: “Play Missy For Me”

Article by Karen R. Good via @SPIN

https://www.spin.com/2017/06/miss-elliott-supa-dupa-fly-interview-feature/

3) “Timb would maybe find three sounds and I’d just rap or sing something over those three sounds and once I laid my vocals, then he would build everything around that."

Article by @CRASHprez via @VinylMePlease https://magazine.vinylmeplease.com/magazine/20-years-supa-dupa-fly/

20 Years Of Supa Dupa Fly: We Talk To Missy Elliott About Her Landmark Debut

https://magazine.vinylmeplease.com/magazine/20-years-supa-dupa-fly/

4) Missy Elliott’s Friends And Collaborators On 'Supa Dupa Fly'’s Unparalleled Legacy

20 years later, Timbaland, Ciara, Monica, Da Brat, and more talk about the album’s momentous debut.

Article by @lakinimani, @bendy_L, and @mylestanzer
via @thefader

https://www.thefader.com/2017/07/14/missy-elliott-supa-dupa-fly-interview-20-years

5) Timbaland on Missy Elliott’s ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ and how hip-hop got its groove back

The Grammy-winning producer reflects on the songs that made Missy’s debut a classic

Article by @JustinTinsley via @TheUndefeated https://theundefeated.com/features/missy-elliotts-supa-dupa-fly-how-hip-hop-got-its-groove-back/

Timbaland on Missy Elliott’s ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ and how hip-hop got its groove back

“I made hits with Total, Madonna and so many more,” says Tim “Timbaland” Mosley. “But far as chemistry? That just don’t come. Me and Jay[-Z] got it. Justin [Tim…

https://theundefeated.com/features/missy-elliotts-supa-dupa-fly-how-hip-hop-got-its-groove-back/

6) How Missy Elliott's Iconic 'Hip Hop Michelin Woman' Look Came To Be

Article by @NikkiOgun and @juneAmbrose via @ELLEmagazine https://www.elle.com/fashion/a45334/the-untold-story-of-missy-elliotts-iconic-supa-dupa-fly-video/

How Missy Elliott's Iconic 'Hip Hop Michelin Woman' Look Came to Be

20 years later, stylist June Ambrose tells the story of making one of hip-hop's most enduring videos.

https://www.elle.com/fashion/a45334/the-untold-story-of-missy-elliotts-iconic-supa-dupa-fly-video/

7) The “Bitch” Is Back: Missy Elliott Talks 'Da Real World' in SPIN’s 1999 Profile

Article by @TheGlamourGuy via @SPIN

https://www.spin.com/2019/06/missy-elliott-da-real-world-interview-1999/

8) "Timbaland & I didn't understand that we were changing the sound of music we were kids & just hungry...This album is like no other..."

Article by @kcorcutt via @revolttv

https://www.revolt.tv/2019/6/24/20825287/missy-elliott-celebrates-20-year-anniversary-of-da-real-world

9) 'Da Real World' At 20: Missy Elliott Champions Women, Hip-Hop Rookies, And, Most Of All—Herself

Article by @Shootyourmark via @RecordingAcad https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/da-real-world-20-missy-elliott-champions-women-hip-hop-rookies-and-most-all%E2%80%94herself

'Da Real World' At 20: Missy Elliott Champions Women, Hip-Hop

On her renowned second album, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott came back even louder, sharper, and more unapologetic than before, earning her rightful title as the (other) Queen B*tch of Hip-Hop and R&B.

https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/da-real-world-20-missy-elliott-champions-women-hip-hop-rookies-and-most-all%E2%80%94herself

10) Knowledge Drop: Timbaland Made Missy Elliott Rewrite Her “Work It” Verse Four Times

Article by @catrkelley via @Genius https://genius.com/a/timbaland-made-missy-elliott-rewrite-her-work-it-verse-four-times

Knowledge Drop: Timbaland Made Missy Elliott Rewrite Her “Work It” Verse Four Times

The legendary producer called Missy’s first attempt “wack.”

https://genius.com/a/timbaland-made-missy-elliott-rewrite-her-work-it-verse-four-times

11) Interview: 15 Years After “Work It,” Alyson Stoner Talks Missy Elliott’s Character And Influence On Her Career

Article by @jnajefferson via @VibeMagazine https://www.vibe.com/2017/11/alyson-stoner-missy-elliott-interview

Interview: 15 Years After “Work It,” Alyson Stoner Talks Missy Elliott’s Character And Influence On...

While many dancers have performed in Missy's videos, one dancer in particular rose to fame in her own right during and after the 'Under Construction' era.

https://www.vibe.com/2017/11/alyson-stoner-missy-elliott-interview

12) Missy Elliott's June 2001 Cover Story: 'Freaky Tales'

Article by Marc Weingarten via @VibeMagazine

https://www.vibe.com/featured/missy-elliott-june-2001-cover-story

13) Her Eyes Were Watching the Stars: How Missy Elliott Became an Icon

She's been making ahead-of-the-curve music and mind-bending videos for 20 years—and that's no fluke.

Article by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah via @ELLEmagazine https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a44891/missy-elliott-june-2017-elle-cover-story/

How Missy Elliott Became an Icon

Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah goes behind the curtain with the ultraprivate creative genius.

https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a44891/missy-elliott-june-2017-elle-cover-story/

14) Missy Elliott: People Don't Know All the Songs I've Produced

Article by @AP via @billboard https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7431180/missy-elliott-interview

Missy Elliott: People Don't Know All the Songs I've Produced

Missy Elliott talks about being a female pop producer and how people don't know half the songs she's produced.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7431180/missy-elliott-interview

15) Missy Elliott’s greatest guest features

Article by @daisythejones via @Dazed

https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/26253/1/missy-elliott-s-greatest-guest-features

16) Missy Elliott: The Legend Returns

The artist, who's ready to drop long-awaited new music, redefined hip-hop vocally and visually—and lifting up other artists only burnishes her superstar legacy.

Article by @iSmashFizzle via @marieclaire https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a28250119/missy-elliott-new-album-2019/

Missy Elliott on Her New Album and Manifesting Her Dreams

The artist, who's ready to drop long-awaited new music, redefined hip-hop vocally and visually. Here, she discusses her superstar legacy.

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a28250119/missy-elliott-new-album-2019/

17) How comeback queen Missy Elliott blazed a trail to VMAs Vanguard glory

Article by @murphdogg29 via @nypost https://nypost.com/2019/08/24/how-comeback-queen-missy-elliott-blazed-a-trail-to-vmas-vanguard-glory/

How comeback queen Missy Elliott blazed a trail to VMAs Vanguard glory

She worked it, flipped it and reversed it.

https://nypost.com/2019/08/24/how-comeback-queen-missy-elliott-blazed-a-trail-to-vmas-vanguard-glory/

18) Missy Elliott on Writing For Aaliyah, Beyonce and Herself

Article by @AP via @billboard

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8487105/missy-elliott-writing-for-aaliyah-beyonce-herself

19) Missy Elliott – Beyoncé said: ‘If I sound crazy, don’t put this out!'

Article by @Dorianlynskey via @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/14/missy-elliott-interview-beyonce-vmas-katy-perry-misdemeanor

Missy Elliott – Beyoncé said: ‘If I sound crazy, don’t put this out!'

As she returns to the spotlight, the hip-hop icon talks Michelle Obama, collaborations and the truth behind her hiatus

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/sep/14/missy-elliott-interview-beyonce-vmas-katy-perry-misdemeanor

20) The Erotics of Missy Elliott

On the 16th Anniversary of 'Miss E... So Addictive,' a Celebration of the Rapper's Mission to Keep Sex Weird

Article by @dstfelix via @MTVNEWS http://www.mtv.com/news/3007464/the-erotics-of-missy-elliott/

The Erotics Of Missy Elliott

On the 16th anniversary of ‘Miss E... So Addictive,’ a celebration of the rapper’s mission to keep sex weird

http://www.mtv.com/news/3007464/the-erotics-of-missy-elliott/

21) Missy Elliott talks VMAs afterglow: ‘People are wanting to hear some Missy!’

Article by @GerrickKennedy via @latimes https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-08-29/missy-elliott-mtv-vmas-iconology

Missy Elliott talks VMAs afterglow: 'People are wanting to hear some Missy!'

Missy Elliott on her VMAs performance and honors, the reaction to her first record in 14 years and what she's planning next.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2019-08-29/missy-elliott-mtv-vmas-iconology

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