On this day in 1997, the Norfolk, Virginia-based duo of producing legend Timbaland and rapper Magoo released their first studio album Welcome To Our World. This LP was widely successful for a debut album, going platinum during its first year of release. Welcome To Our World also led to the relationship that Timbaland built with DeVante Swing, which jumpstarted his career to superstardom.
This album is a classic among all-rap duos in Hip-Hop history. Down in the Seven Cities/Hampton Roads area, Timbaland was already well known as a producer working with artists like Missy Elliot and Ginuwine, who are also from Virginia, and, at the time, rising star Aaliyah. The release of this particular album only fueled the fire of their local success and set them off toward greater things.
Welcome to Our World was very popular on the HBCU circuit and gave Timbaland and Magoo opportunities to perform at homecomings and other parties on campuses in the Southeast. The promotional success of this album even got it a peaking spot of 33rd on the Billboard 200 in 1997. The album also gave way to three hit singles: “Up Jump da Boogie”, which peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, “Clock Strikes” featuring VA ghostwriter Madd Skillz, and “Luv 2 Luv Ya”. After this project, Timbaland and Magoo dropped two more successful studio LPs.
Global superstar and Hip Hop/R&B pioneer Missy Elliott blasted Los Angeles, CA, into orbit with back-to-back shows on July 11 and July 12 at Crypto.com Arena. For her history-making debut headline tour, OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience, she commanded the stage with her timeless hits and bombastic stage presence, blending ultimate nostalgia with a futuristic celebration of her legendary 30-year music career. Fans were treated to a dynamic setlist of four acts that featured classic smash hits like “Work It” and “Get Ur Freak On,” alongside newer tracks “Cool Off” and “DripDemeanor,” keeping the crowd on their feet as they sang and danced along.
Supporting Missy Elliott on this tour were Hip Hop legend Busta Rhymes, Multi-Platinum selling superstar Ciara, and mega-producer Timbaland. The Los Angeles Times praised the show, stating, “Together, all four of them made an unimpeachable argument that they saw the future back then, and finally put it all on stages today.” The OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience is produced by Live Nation in association with Mona Scott-Young, Elliott’s longtime manager and CEO of Monami Entertainment, and represented by Seth Shomes through Day After Day Productions (DADP).
The star-studded audience at Elliott’s electrifying concerts included celebrity guests Angela Bassett, John Boyega, Tyler, The Creator, Jennifer Hudson, Lizzo, Victoria Monét, Kelly Rowland, and many more. With such a powerful lineup and a stellar audience, Missy Elliott’s tour is truly living up to its name, offering fans an unforgettable experience.
Missy Elliott is the first rapper to have a song played in space. On Instagram, she revealed she teamed with NASA to become the first rapper to have a song played in space through the Deep Space Network. She now joins The Beatles as the only artist to do so.
YOOO this is crazy! We just went #OutOfThisWorld with @nasa and sent the FIRST hip hop song into space through the Deep Space Network. My song “The Rain” has officially been transmitted all the way to Venus, the planet that symbolizes strength, beauty and empowerment. The sky is not the limit, it’s just the beginning
Earlier this month, Missy Elliott, global Hip Hop/R&B icon, kicked off her groundbreaking debut headline tour, OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience, to a sold-out crowd at Rogers Arena. The electrifying launch set a high bar for the remaining 29 dates of the tour.
Before Elliott took the stage, DJ Navarris energized the packed arena, followed by back-to-back dynamic performances from mega producer Timbaland, Multi-Platinum superstar Ciara, and Hip Hop legend Busta Rhymes.
Known as this summer’s must-see event, Elliott’s visionary production featured a troupe of 25 dancers, including ballerinas and a tap dancer, enhancing each performance with intergalactic set designs, cutting-edge visuals, and state-of-the-art lighting.
Elliott, whose influential catalog spans three decades, ignited the audience with hits like “Throw It Back,” “Sock It 2 Me,” “Get Ur Freak On,” and “Hot Boyz.” Her set culminated in an explosive finale with “Ching-A-Ling,” “Bring the Pain,” and “Work It.” Throughout the show, Elliott dazzled in custom outfits by celebrity stylist June Ambrose, ranging from a bedazzled astronaut suit to sleek latex ensembles and graffiti-inspired designs.
OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience is produced by Live Nation in collaboration with Mona Scott-Young, Elliott’s manager and CEO of Monami Entertainment, and represented by Seth Shomes of Day After Day Productions (DADP). Fans across North America eagerly anticipate the tour’s next stops, eager to witness Elliott’s unmatched talent and innovative stage presence.
OUT OF THIS WORLD — THE MISSY ELLIOTT EXPERIENCE TOUR 2024 UPCOMING DATES:
Thursday, July 4 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena SOLD OUT!
Saturday, July 6 — Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena
Tuesday, July 9 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena
Thursday, July 11 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena
Friday, July 12 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena
Saturday, July 13 — Las Vegas, NV — T-Mobile Arena
Tuesday, July 16 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena
Thursday, July 18 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
Saturday, July 20 — Houston, TX — Toyota Center
Sunday, July 21 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
Wednesday, July 24 — Tampa, FL — Amalie Arena
Thursday, July 25 — Sunrise, FL — Amerant Bank Arena
Saturday, July 27 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Sunday, July 28 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Tuesday, July 30 — Orlando, FL — Kia Center
Thursday, August 1 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
Friday, August 2 — Hampton, VA — Hampton Coliseum
Saturday, August 3 — Belmont Park, NY — UBS Arena
Monday, August 5 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center
Thursday, August 8 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
Friday, August 9 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center
Saturday, August 10 — Boston, MA — TD Garden
Monday, August 12 — Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center
Wednesday, August 14 — Cleveland, OH — Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Thursday, August 15 — Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena
Saturday, August 17 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
Monday, August 19 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Tuesday, August 20 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Thursday, August 22 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena
On this day in Hip Hop history, rap queen Missy Elliott released her debut LP, Supa Dupa Fly.
Arguably the most influential release by a female rapper in history, this project birthed one of rap’s most important icons, male or female. The Hip Hop/R&B experimental masterpiece not only delivered a fresh sound to a period in between dominant trends, it also set the tone for what would be considered a radio hit at the turn of the millennium.
The sound and success of this project are due in equal part to Missy and fellow Virginian super-producer Timbaland. In the new age, digital R&B style production pioneered a sound that became the standard of any Top 40 crossover hit of the era. His technical ability as a beatmaker personally complimented Missy’s unorthodox, almost broken-up, flow and smooth, soulful vocals. Missy’s ability as an innovative songwriter allowed for the mind-boggling production to not be wasted. The subjects that were touched on came with a new perspective and the way she rode each beat added such emphasis, giving the project a strong theatrical quality.
Commercially, it performed quite well peaking at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album claimed the #1 spot on the R&B/Hip Hop chart and made appearances on music charts in New Zealand and the Netherlands. The album was certified platinum in the United States and silver in the United Kingdom, both in the year of its release. Critics across the board praised both Timbaland and Missy Elliot for their work on this album, calling it “a key prophecy of the dominant 21st-century Black pop” and “everything the Hip Hop doctor ordered; a woman who could flip between aggression and romance, sex and nonsense, materialism and imagination, without batting one outrageously spidery eyelash.”
Missy Elliott, global Hip Hop/R&B icon, kicked off her groundbreaking debut headline tour, OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience, to a sold-out crowd at Rogers Arena. The electrifying launch set a high bar for the remaining 29 dates of the tour.
Before Elliott took the stage, DJ Navarris energized the packed arena, followed by back-to-back dynamic performances from mega producer Timbaland, Multi-Platinum superstar Ciara, and Hip Hop legend Busta Rhymes.
Known as this summer’s must-see event, Elliott’s visionary production featured a troupe of 25 dancers, including ballerinas and a tap dancer, enhancing each performance with intergalactic set designs, cutting-edge visuals, and state-of-the-art lighting.
Elliott, whose influential catalog spans three decades, ignited the audience with hits like “Throw It Back,” “Sock It 2 Me,” “Get Ur Freak On,” and “Hot Boyz.” Her set culminated in an explosive finale with “Ching-A-Ling,” “Bring the Pain,” and “Work It.” Throughout the show, Elliott dazzled in custom outfits by celebrity stylist June Ambrose, ranging from a bedazzled astronaut suit to sleek latex ensembles and graffiti-inspired designs.
OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience is produced by Live Nation in collaboration with Mona Scott-Young, Elliott’s manager and CEO of Monami Entertainment, and represented by Seth Shomes of Day After Day Productions (DADP). Fans across North America eagerly anticipate the tour’s next stops, eager to witness Elliott’s unmatched talent and innovative stage presence.
OUT OF THIS WORLD — THE MISSY ELLIOTT EXPERIENCE TOUR 2024 UPCOMING DATES:
Thursday, July 4 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena SOLD OUT!
Saturday, July 6 — Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena
Tuesday, July 9 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena
Thursday, July 11 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena
Friday, July 12 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena
Saturday, July 13 — Las Vegas, NV — T-Mobile Arena
Tuesday, July 16 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena
Thursday, July 18 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
Saturday, July 20 — Houston, TX — Toyota Center
Sunday, July 21 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
Wednesday, July 24 — Tampa, FL — Amalie Arena
Thursday, July 25 — Sunrise, FL — Amerant Bank Arena
Saturday, July 27 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Sunday, July 28 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Tuesday, July 30 — Orlando, FL — Kia Center
Thursday, August 1 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
Friday, August 2 — Hampton, VA — Hampton Coliseum
Saturday, August 3 — Belmont Park, NY — UBS Arena
Monday, August 5 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center
Thursday, August 8 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
Friday, August 9 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center
Saturday, August 10 — Boston, MA — TD Garden
Monday, August 12 — Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center
Wednesday, August 14 — Cleveland, OH — Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Thursday, August 15 — Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena
Saturday, August 17 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
Monday, August 19 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Tuesday, August 20 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Thursday, August 22 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena
Rapper/producer/songwriter Missy Elliott is a legend in the game due to her left-of-center ideas. She’s never been deterred by people saying her musical inclinations are too weird for the general public. Missy has made a long-lasting career by taking risks, and those gambles have paid off in unimaginable ways.
So, on July 1st, Missy’s 53rd birthday, check out four ways she changed the game.
1. Music Videos There isn’t an artist in any genre whose debut music video had as much impact as Missy’s “The Rain.” As addicting as the song was, everybody always talked about the heavyset woman with finger waves dancing in a trash bag. The Virginia native was never afraid to throw a million and one out-of-the-box ideas at you in one video. Throughout her career, Elliott has gone bald, spit in a man’s mouth, hung from a chandelier, and eaten a Lamborghini, all in the name of music video artistry.
One of her most conceptual visuals, “Get Your Freak On”
2. Lyrics Before Missy came to prominence, female rappers were either demanding respect or trying their damnedest to focus male attention on their sexuality. The rapper/producer shunned those notions and became a star simply by making a noise on the Gina Thompson “The Things You Do” remix. Her lyrics prove she’s as skilled as, if not better than, any man to touch a mic because as she’s said before, she keeps it realer than the titties on her chest. That’s definitely a rarity in today’s music.
Check out the lyrics to one of her most recent “single to remix” smash hits, “Work It”
3. Image The Grammy Award winner has kept her individuality in tact by remaining true to self. Instead of trying make herself seem skinnier than she was, Missy used her size as a foundation to build a larger than life character in Hip Hop. You wouldn’t catch her in heels and a dress, but you always knew Missy was probably the most confident when she walked into a room.
4. Production With Timbaland The work produced by Missy and Timbaland was groundbreaking because it made us think about and listen to music differently. They incorporated obscure sounds into their songwriting to create a spaced out Hip Hop/R&B sound that still sounds like it came from the future. What would our 90s playlists be without “One In A Million”, “All In My Grill” or the star studded “Hot Boyz (Remix)”? Somewhere hoping an artist like Missy Elliott exists.
On this date in 1999, Missy Elliott dropped her second full length studio album Da Real World on The Goldmind/Elektra imprint.
Produced primarily by Timbaland and Missy herself, Da Real World was Missy’s most street-savvy album, saturated with sexual innuendos and underground phrases that became common household statements. Fearing the sophomore slump, Missy changed the original name of the album She’s A Bitch for more commercial acceptance; and it worked. Da Real World is currently a doube platinum classic.
memorable singles from the album include “All In My Grill”, the salacious “Hot Boyz”(Remix) featuring Eve, Nas and Lil Mo and the former title track “She’s A Bitch”.
Salute to Missy and Timbaland for creating a piece of Hi[p Hop history!
Missy Elliott is encouraging Cardi B to let her album fire. Hitting X, Missy encourages Cardi to experiment, revealing Bardi is nervous but trusting her ears.
“Yeup!!! I’m a little nervous… but I don’t care! I’m liking doing things that my ears want to listen to and reflecting the moods I been in. It feels good,” she said.
Yeup!!! I’m a little nervous… but I don’t care! I’m liking doing things that my ears want to listen to and reflecting the moods I been in. It feels good https://t.co/biXOySSnac
Earlier this year, Missy Elliott unveiled her history-making debut headline tour, OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience.
The tour, featuring Hip-Hop legend Busta Rhymes, multi-Platinum-selling superstar Ciara, and mega-producer Timbaland, marks a milestone in Elliott’s groundbreaking career.
“This is an incredible time in my life as I am experiencing so many milestone ‘firsts.’ Being the FIRST female Hip Hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now going out on my FIRST headline tour,” shares Elliott. “Fans have been asking me to tour forever but I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right because I knew if I was ever going to do it, I had to do it big, and I had to do it with family! So get ready to be taken OUT OF THIS WORLD with me, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland! We can’t wait to share this experience with the fans!”
Produced by Live Nation in association with Mona Scott-Young of Monami Entertainment, the 24-city run will kick off on July 4 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. It will then traverse North America, stopping in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Brooklyn, and more, concluding on August 22 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
In true Missy Elliott fashion, the tour announcement was accompanied by an OUT OF THIS WORLD visual spectacle crafted by her longtime collaborators, including director Dave Meyers, stylist June Ambrose, and creative director Hi-Hat.
Tickets for the tour will be available through various presales starting April 9, with general on-sale beginning April 12 at 10 a.m. local time on Missy-Elliott.com. Verizon customers will have exclusive access to a presale through Verizon Up, while VIP packages offering premium tickets and fan activations will be available via vipnation.com.
In Cardi’s world, “Enough (Miami)” cracked into the top 10 at No. 9. The record, which fans have been anticipating to hear new music from the Bronx emcee, marked Cardi’s 12th entry into the Top 10. The single scored nearly 15 million streams and 8.8 million radio audience impressions.
Today’s solar phenomenon was overshadowed by a stellar announcement as global superstar Missy Elliott unveiled her history-making debut headline tour, OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience.
The tour, featuring Hip-Hop legend Busta Rhymes, multi-Platinum-selling superstar Ciara, and mega-producer Timbaland, marks a milestone in Elliott’s groundbreaking career.
“This is an incredible time in my life as I am experiencing so many milestone ‘firsts.’ Being the FIRST female Hip Hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and now going out on my FIRST headline tour,” shares Elliott. “Fans have been asking me to tour forever but I wanted to wait until I felt the time was right because I knew if I was ever going to do it, I had to do it big, and I had to do it with family! So get ready to be taken OUT OF THIS WORLD with me, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, and Timbaland! We can’t wait to share this experience with the fans!”
Produced by Live Nation in association with Mona Scott-Young of Monami Entertainment, the 24-city run will kick off on July 4 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. It will then traverse North America, stopping in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Brooklyn, and more, concluding on August 22 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
In true Missy Elliott fashion, the tour announcement was accompanied by an OUT OF THIS WORLD visual spectacle crafted by her longtime collaborators, including director Dave Meyers, stylist June Ambrose, and creative director Hi-Hat.
Tickets for the tour will be available through various presales starting April 9, with general on-sale beginning April 12 at 10 a.m. local time on Missy-Elliott.com. Verizon customers will have exclusive access to a presale through Verizon Up, while VIP packages offering premium tickets and fan activations will be available via vipnation.com.
With anticipation building for “OUT OF THIS WORLD — The Missy Elliott Experience,” fans can expect an unforgettable journey through music and visual artistry, celebrating Elliott’s unparalleled impact on the industry.
OUT OF THIS WORLD — THE MISSY ELLIOTT EXPERIENCE TOUR 2024 DATES:
Thursday, July 4 — Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena
Saturday, July 6 — Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena
Tuesday, July 9 — Oakland, CA — Oakland Arena
Thursday, July 11 — Los Angeles, CA — Crypto.com Arena
Saturday, July 13 — Las Vegas, NV — T-Mobile Arena
Tuesday, July 16 — Denver, CO — Ball Arena
Thursday, July 18 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
Saturday, July 20 — Houston, TX — Toyota Center
Sunday, July 21 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
Wednesday, July 24 — Tampa, FL — Amalie Arena
Thursday, July 25 — Sunrise, FL — Amerant Bank Arena
Saturday, July 27 — Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
Thursday, August 1 — Baltimore, MD — CFG Bank Arena
Friday, August 2 — Hampton, VA — Hampton Coliseum
Saturday, August 3 — Belmont Park, NY — UBS Arena
Monday, August 5 — Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center
Thursday, August 8 — Washington, DC — Capital One Arena
Friday, August 9 — Newark, NJ — Prudential Center
Saturday, August 10 — Boston, MA — TD Garden
Monday, August 12 — Brooklyn, NY — Barclays Center
Thursday, August 15 — Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena
Saturday, August 17 — Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
Monday, August 19 — Toronto, ON — Scotiabank Arena
Thursday, August 22 — Rosemont, IL — Allstate Arena
On this day in 1997, the Norfolk, Virginia-based duo of producing legend Timbaland and rapper Magoo released their first studio album Welcome To Our World. For a debut album, this LP was widely successful, going platinum during the first year of its release. Welcome To Our World also led to the relationship that Timbaland built with DeVante Swing, which jumpstarted his career to superstardom.
This album is a classic among all-rap duos in Hip Hop history. Down in the Seven Cities/Hampton Roads area, Timbaland was already well known as a producer working with artists like Missy Elliot and Ginuwine who are also from Virginia and, at the time, rising star Aaliyah. The release of this particular album only fueled the fire of their local success to set them off toward greater things.
Welcome to Our World was very popular on the HBCU circuit and gave Timbaland and Magoo opportunities to perform at homecomings and other parties on campuses in the Southeast. The promotional success of this album even got it a peaking spot of 33rd on the Billboard 200 in 1997. The album also gave way to three hit singles: “Up Jump da Boogie”, which peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, “Clock Strikes” featuring VA ghostwriter Madd Skillz, and “Luv 2 Luv Ya”. After this project, Timbaland and Magoo dropped two more successful studio LPs.
