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Missy Elliott Celebrates 25 Years Of ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ With A Hilarious TikTok Compilation

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Gather your trash bags, headpieces, shades, and hoop earrings because it is time to commemorate a classic. Today (July 15) Missy Elliott posted an enthusiastic tweet celebrating 25 years of one of her biggest records ever, “Supa Dupa Fly.” However, she didn’t want to enjoy the moment alone and included a video compilation of scenes from the video and TikTok users performing their own renditions in the tweet.

The legend said in her emoji-heavy caption, “25 Years old TODAY! SUPADUPAFLY” What a Milestone Let me go put on my blow up suit since y’all out here rocking these trash bags.” While humorous, it is a great opportunity to remember all that the Virginia artist has provided to the game.

Though she has nothing left to prove, Missy has been sure to still maintain a presence. She appeared on David Guetta’s “Trampoline” back in March, which also featured BIA and Doechii. Back in 2020, she shared two singles, “Why I Still Love You” and “DripDemeanor” featuring Sum1. In 2021, she received a well-deserved star on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame and shared some encouraging advice with Doja Cat about her artistry. Missy truly is the gift that keeps on giving.

Check out the hilarious TikTok compilation of “Supa Dupa Fly” above.

Missy Elliott is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

SOURCE LATINO: Latin Pop Star Anitta Collabs With Missy Elliot

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There’s a new collaboration song on the way from GRAMMY-winning rapper Missy Elliot and Brazilian singer Anitta. 

 The 27-year-old “Envolver” singer revealed the news this week on social media saying, “Yes! I’m shooting my music video feat @MissyElliott and it’s not a dream. JEZZZZZZZZZZ.” 

READ MORE: Producer Murda Beatz and Latin Star Anitta Confirmed as Couple, Announce Collab

 Missy responded back saying she is grateful for Anitta’s team and ended by saying hashtag Lobby, which could be a hint at the track’s title. “One of the sweetest artists and had me laughing so hard yesterday,” she shared. “You a star! And I am truly GRATEFUL to you and your Team.

Check out Anitta’s latest collaboration, “La Loto” with Argentinian singer Tini and Mexican-American pop star Becky G below. 

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The Music World Shares Their Condolences After The Tragic Shooting At Texas’ Robb Elementary School

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On Tuesday, The United States was once again hit with news of a mass shooting, and this time, it sadly occurred at an elementary school. An 18-year-old gunman entered Texas’ Robb Elementary School and began shooting at students and teachers in the building. The suspect, Salvador Ramos, was eventually shot and killed during a stand-off with officers. According to AP, the incident is the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since 20 students and six adults were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut back in 2012.

The shooting at Robb Elementary School occurred just ten days after a racially-motivating shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo left ten dead. Unfortunately, both cases are examples of the mass shootings that occurred over and over again in the United States over the last decade. The shooting has left the music world to send condolences and extend a loving hand to a community, and a country, that could really use it.

Taylor Swift offered her words after she watched Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr speak passionately and criticize government leaders during a press conference. “Filled with rage and grief, and so broken by the murders in Uvalde,” Taylor wrote. “By Buffalo, Laguna Woods and so many others. By the ways in which we, as a nation, have become conditioned to unfathomable and unbearable heartbreak. Steve’s words ring so true and cut so deep.”

Missy Elliot also shared a message of her own on Twitter. “We living in some TRYING TIMES… It’s heavy,” she wrote. “I am praying for everyone that is struggling MENTALLY/FINANCIALLY/PHYSICALLY that some PEACE be RESTORED! So many in the world is dealing with pain & I don’t have the answers but I send you LOVE virtually.”

You can view more messages from artists in the posts below.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Lil Wayne Shares His Top Five Rappers, Including Biggie, Jay-Z, And Some Surprise Picks

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We love when rappers share their picks for the top five rappers. It gives us insights into their influences and creative processes. It often vindicates some of our most deeply held beliefs about the culture and genre. It puts newer or younger fans (sometimes older) onto a broader range of artists to check out. And, of course, it gives us an endless well of fuel for our most cherished Twitter debate, ensuring that we’ll have enough fat to chew on until the sun burns out.

The latest rapper to contribute to the long-running tradition is Lil Wayne, whose list is quite a doozy, containing both the expected picks and some left-field surprises that actually make sense when you consider his own unique approach to the art of rap. Wayne gave his answer in a special edition of What’s Wright? With Nick Wright, a podcast version of the Fox Sports personality’s popular show.

Almost as well known for his affinity for hip-hop as Wayne is for his sports referencing raps, Wright offers his own list (a pretty humdrum collection including the usual picks: Jay-Z, Tupac, Wayne himself, Kanye West, and T.I.), which Wayne says he respects. Then Wayne starts off his own list with a pick that far too few people include for my taste, Missy Elliott. Vindication!

Missy is a pick that makes perfect sense for Wayne — a quirky writer and performer who outright avoids convention and whose influence resonates throughout the industry, even if she rarely gets credit for it. Good one on Wayne for including her. Of course, Jay-Z enters his list (he’s repeatedly said that the Brooklyn rapper is his favorite MC ever). He also credits Biggie and Gucci Mane — another interesting pick, although not wholly unexpected from a Southerner like Wayne. Guwop’s influence throughout the bottom half of the States is undeniable and inextricable. His last pick is pretty mind-blowing though.

He cheats a little by picking a group, but rather than a well-worn, oft-tapped collective like Wu-Tang Clan, Wayne once again shows his Southern roots by choosing Atlanta mainstays Goodie Mob, a four-man band that includes Big Gipp, CeeLo Green, Khujo, and T-Mo. Their debut album, Soul Food,
is considered a classic and as part of the Dungeon Family, they worked extensively with Outkast and Organized Noise, two of the most pivotal groups in Southern rap.

Not a bad list, all things considered. And like I said before, pretty telling when you compare Wayne’s influences to his output. It’s easy to see why he goes against the grain so much and the results so often turn out so well.

Check out Lil Wayne’s full interview with Nick Wright above.