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All plus members of the Swing Mob—among them future stars such as Ginuwine , Playa , and Tweet [23] —lived in a single two-story house in New York and were often at work on material both for Jodeci and their own projects. Blige while Blige was in sessions for her second album My Life. Though videos were released for the original and remix versions of the single "Brand New", the album was shelved and never released. Elliott, Timbaland, Magoo, Ginuwine, and Playa remained together and collaborated on each other's records for the rest of the decade as the musical collective The Superfriends.
One in a Million went double platinum and made stars out of the production duo. Elliott and Timbaland continued to work together for other artists, later creating hits for artists such as Total ; " What About Us? Combs had hoped to sign Elliott to his Bad Boy record label. Instead, she signed a deal in to create her own imprint, The Goldmind Inc. In the center of a busy period of making guest appearances and writing for other artists, Elliott's debut album, Supa Dupa Fly , was released in mid; the success of its lead single " The Rain " led the album to be certified platinum.
The success was also a result of the music videos of her single releases, which were directed by Harold "Hype" Williams , who created many groundbreaking hip hop, Afro-futuristic videos at the time. Although a much darker album than her debut, Elliott's second album was just as successful as the first, [27] selling 1. She remarked, "I can't even explain the pressure. The last album took me a week to record. This one took almost two months…I couldn't rush it the second time because people expect more.
Also in , Elliott was featured, alongside Da Brat, on the official remix to a Mariah Carey single " Heartbreaker ". The Desert Storm Remix is acclamed from music critics and became a cult remix. Missy Elliott next released Miss E So Addictive on May 15, The album spawned the massive pop and urban hits " One Minute Man ", featuring Ludacris and Trina , and " Get Ur Freak On ", as well as the international club hit " 4 My People " and the less commercially successful single " Take Away ".
The "Take Away" video contained images of and words about Aaliyah, and the slow ballad acted as a tribute to her memory. The remainder of the video was the more upbeat "4 My People", contained scenes of people dancing happily in front of American flags and Elliott dressed in red, white and blue. Though "Take Away" was not a success on radio, "4 My People" went on to become an American and European club hit due to a popular remix by house music duo Basement Jaxx in The single was a top ten hit, thanks partially to Elliott's songwriting and guest rap, and to Timbaland's unusual production on the track.
For her next outing, Elliott and Timbaland focused on an old school sound, utilizing many old school rap and funk samples, such as Run—D. The track reached 1 in Japan but failed to chart in the U. Hot Elliott was also featured on Wyclef Jean 's " Party to Damascus " and Ghostface Killah 's " Tush " singles, the latter of which became a minor dance hit, and had a pivotal role in the film Honey.
Gap approached Elliott later in the year to co-star in a commercial with Madonna, which received much media attention. It lasted for three seasons.
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A year after Elliott's most successful album to date was released, Elliott felt pressured by her label to release another album hoping to capitalize on her recent success. However, both were not as successful at pop radio in comparison to many of her previous efforts.
I didn't want it to come out when it did. During the late s and early s, she sold more than 7. Elliott wanted to "give people the unexpected" by utilizing producers other than Timbaland and a "more to the center" sound not as far left as her other music.
Elliott's work during The Cookbook era was heavily recognized. It served as the lead single for the soundtrack to the gymnastics-themed film Stick It. Respect M. The collection became her second top ten album in the UK and her highest-charting album to date, peaking at number seven there. Elliott released the song " Best, Best " in the same year [43] and renamed the albums previous title FANomenal to its current tentative title Block Party. Things happen in your life where you can then write something else instead of the same three topics.
Like, how many times we gonna talk about the club? I gotta feel like what I'm giving the fans is percent and that it's game-changing. I don't just throw out microwave records. In between the recording of her seventh album, Missy Elliott found success behind the scenes.
In she made an appearance in " Whatcha Think About That " by The Pussycat Dolls , and performed live in different places with them. Following a surprise appearance with TLC on the televised special Taraji 's White Hot Holidays , [69] Elliott announced plans to release a documentary chronicling her impact on the production scene in both audio and video.
In July , Missy Elliott teased fans by appearing on a snippet nicknamed "ID" by Skrillex , a release date for the single has yet to be announced. In October , Elliott announced that she is working on her new album, which would be released in On June 13, she was inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame , becoming the first female rapper to receive this honor. This award was placed in the Congressional Record. Elliott released her first extended play on August 23, , titled Iconology.
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The five-track EP features a variety of musical genres that cover the breadth of her career as an artist and has received favorable reviews from critics. Upon release of the album, she also released the lead single, " Throw It Back ", with a music video featuring Teyana Taylor. The opening track, " Throw It Back " contains " trap snares and a serpentine bassline", which along with the second track, "Cool Off", were described as "woozy, futuristic romps" containing "distorted bass lines and frenetic production".
Musically, it contains "plush synths [that] skip-step underneath" the song's beat. Elliott was motivated to write uplifting music to counter mainstream trends and encourage more dance music to feel good. Elliott co-produced the track alongside Hannon Lane. The remix was produced by The Blessed Madonna. Unlike Madonna, Elliott appeared in the video. The music video was directed by Will Hooper.
Elliott has said that she wants to start a family, but she is afraid of giving birth. Maybe in the year you could just pop a baby out and it'd be fine. But right now I'd rather just adopt. In June , Elliott told People magazine that her absence from the music industry was due to a hyperthyroidism disorder known as Graves' disease. She was diagnosed after she nearly crashed a car from having severe leg spasms while driving. She experienced severe symptoms from the condition, and she could not even hold a pen to write songs.
After treatment, her symptoms stabilized. Missy Elliott's experimental concepts in her music videos changed the landscape of what a hip-hop video had as themes at the time. On June 13, , Elliott was inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame , becoming the first female rapper to receive this honor. In , there were plans to make a biographical film about the life story of Elliott.
I want it to be raw and uncut the way my life was. When Missy asked him, he refused, citing he felt it dramatized his character; "the movie is about her life, her story, that goes deeper than putting me into the movie". In , Elliott appeared on an ABC 's Extreme Makeover and awarded four scholarships for a weight loss program to four underprivileged teens.
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