Coming back after years of absence, Missy Elliott blessed us with “WTF (Where They From)”,a new record featuring and produced by Pharrell Williams and a great music video. As usual, the rapper called up all the greatest dancers with whom she performed the dopest choregraphies. This video reminds us how much we’ve always enjoyed Missy’s videos. From “The Rain” with Hype Williams to “Work It” directed by Dave Meyers, here are 10 Missy Elliott music videos that tollay blew our minds !
1. THE RAIN
Missy dancing in an inflated trash bag… Classic !
2. GET YOUR FREAK ON
Remember that nasty massive flying gob of spit ? Ewww…
3. WORK IT
Missy made the Adidas trakcsuit cool again with this video.
4. HIT EM WIT DA HEE
Timbaland and Missy once sampled singer Bjork’s track Joga and you can only hear it in that video.
5. LOSE CONTROL
This video and this beat is just hypnotic.
6. SHE’S A BITCH
Hype Williams and Missy Elliott made magic together…
7. SOCK IT TO ME
Inspired by the Mega Man video game, the video shows Missy and Lil Kim being followed by a bunch of mean robots. The girls are rescued by Da Brat. Oh the times when female rappers used to get along…
8. PASS THAT DUTCH
Scarecrows, corn fields, man-eaters, Missy on top of a building like King Kong and even Michael Jackson are all in this crazy music video.
9. ONE MINUTE MAN
In this video, Missy Elliott “unscrews” her head while Ludacris rocks beautiful video vixens in gigantic cradles.
10. I’M REALLY HOT
Two dance crews battle it out in a neglected hotel. Watch Team Missy win this !