synffMissy Elliott pioneered a futuristic hip-hop blueprint alongside longtime collaborator Timbaland, blending warped beats, Eastern percussion, and vocal acrobatics into addictive R&B-tinged anthems like "Get Ur Freak On" and "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)."
Emerging from Virginia's Swing Mob collective…
51 roots·79 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped Missy Elliott; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Timbaland, Aaliyah, Method Man, Jodeci + 47 more
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2003
