Missy Elliott Shares Hilarious Story Behind Her “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” Video

Missy Elliott is spilling all concerning the making of her landmark 1997 music video for “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).” The visible was positioned at No.1 on the Rolling Stone 150 Finest Rap Music Movies list, which Elliott acknowledged on Twitter. Rounding out the highest 5 have been Public Enemy (“Combat the Energy”), Busta Rhymes (“Put Your Fingers The place My Eyes Can See),” Beastie Boys (“Sabotage”) and Outkast (“B.O.B.”).

The four-time Grammy-winner famous that the ‘house go well with’ that she wore within the Hype Williams-directed video needed to be blown up at a close-by gasoline station in Brooklyn. Apparently, the go well with “blew up so massive” that Elliott couldn’t get into the automobile she arrived in. “I needed to stroll again to set down the road on this outfit in BROOKLYN,” she added.

She hilariously recalled bystanders watching her return to the video shoot, some who in all probability assumed that she was below the affect on the time. Elliott additionally talked about that in sure scenes, the go well with seemed to be deflated. Regardless of the shortcomings, the Virginia rap icon expressed that the crew was “on a funds!”

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“The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” appeared on Elliott’s 1997 debut Supa Dupa Fly, which earned a Grammy nomination for Finest Rap Album, together with the one getting a nod for Finest Rap Solo Efficiency. Additionally featured on the album have been Busta Rhymes, Lil’ Kim, Da Brat, Ginuwine, 702, Magoo, Aaliyah and extra, with Timbaland serving as co-executive producer with Elliott. Elliott’s story comes simply months after she turned the primary feminine rapper to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.