Album · Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly by Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly is an album by Missy Elliott, released in 1997. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”, on 5 lists with a best position of #17.
Supa Dupa Fly, the debut album from Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, dropped on July 15, 1997, through The Goldmind, East West and Elektra, and it sounds like it was beamed in from a few years down the road. Timbaland, her Swing Mob cohort and writing partner, produced every track, and the two of them knocked it out in two weeks in October 1996. His beats hiccup, stutter and leave huge holes of space; Elliott slides through them with a wink, rapping and singing with attitude to spare.
The guest list reads like a late-'90s block party: Busta Rhymes, Ginuwine, 702, Magoo, Da Brat, Lil' Kim and Aaliyah. The singles were "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Sock It 2 Me", "Hit Em wit da Hee" and "Beep Me 911". Critics fell for the futuristic production and her larger-than-life persona, it went platinum, and Rolling Stone later ranked it 93rd on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Supa Dupa Fly on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) | 5 | #17 | – | 2021–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.