Backspin: Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot — Supa Dupa Fly (1997)
Missy felt like the future, and the future sounded like freedom. (82.5/100)
7 min readDec 5, 2021
On paper, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot was the least likely artist to break through in the summer of 1997. At a moment of hyper segmentation, she embraced an eclectic array of sounds that defied categorization. At the height of the music…
