Supa Dupa Fly Tracklist
Missy Elliott’s debut album Supa Dupa Fly dropped on July 15, 1997.
Timbaland produced the entire album, starting a long career of collaborations between the two. The album contains many featured artists including Busta Rhymes, Aaliyah, Queen Latifah & Lil Kim.
Missy’s debut project was incredibly influential for female hip-hop artists and the hip-hop world at large. It earned two Grammy nods, for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Solo Performance for “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).”
It debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and sold 1.2 million copies, earning a platinum certification..
“Supa Dupa Fly ” Q&A
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Does this album have any certifications?
Yes! On September 19, 1997, Supa Dupa Fly officially went RIAA Platinum, being certified for over 1,000,000 album units.
This album also went 5x Platinum in the UK.
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How did this album chart?
This album peaked at #1 on Billboard’s US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #3 on the Billboard 200.
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Does Missy Elliott have any idea how the album changed the spectrum of hip-hop?
During the Supa Dupa Fly era I had no idea that it would change the spectrum of hip-hop. The sound the world heard during that album, Tim and I had been doing that sound many years before the world heard it. So to us, it’s just what we were doing. It was our sound. We didn’t listen to radio or watch TV back then so we didn’t know we were creating a sound unheard of because we weren’t listening to anything else to compare our sound to.
Via Billboard
