Rapper Missy Elliot has made a name for herself as one of the best-selling female rappers today. With her trademark freaky style and old school flow, everyone knows Missy. Born in Virginia, young Melissa Elliot grew up with Timothy Mosley, later better known as the platinum-funky producer Timbaland. Mosley helped produce tracks for Missy's band Sista, and they caught the attention of the industry. Sista and Timbaland all moved to New York, where they were frequent collaborators with R&B man Jodeci. Along with a cast of future stars, Missy and Timbo formed a hip hop bohemian collective they dubbed Swing Mob. Swing Mob all lived together in a two-story house and bounced ideas off each other. Swing Mob was fun but it didn't last, and Missy and Timbo took a shot selling themselves as a production duo. They met Aaliyah in the studio, and Missy also found herself behind the mic doing more and more guest raps. In 1997 she decided to see what she could do, and dropped the blockbuster Supa Dupa Fly loaded with hits like "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)," "Beep Me 911." "Sock It 2 Me" and "Hit Em wit da Hee." The tracks were hot enough on their own, but Missy was also adopted as muse by inspired music video director Hype Williams and his attention-grabbing videos for "The Rain" and "Sock It 2 Me" dressed Missy up in bizarre inflatable body suits and dropped her into video game inspired worlds, a refreshing change from hip hop's booty videos. The images were hard and edgy and they helped Missy stand out from the crowd. Missy Elliot's huge follow-up Miss Eā_¦ So Addictive used futuristic beats to score massive hits with "Get Ur Freak On," "4 My People" and the raunchy Ludacris collaboration "One Minute Man."
You must be 18 or older in order to participate in the following states: Florida
By clicking the button above, you acknowledge that you are the account holder for the cell phone number entered and you expressly agree to these terms as well as the Thumbplay Terms & Conditions of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.
Thumbplay Subscription Terms: Not all carriers support the Thumbplay service and you must be a customer of a supported carrier to subscribe. A phone with an Internet-enabled and SMS-enabled (short message service) account is required. Your password will be sent to your phone when you click the button above. After entering your password, you will be subscribed to Thumbplay and automatically charged $9.99 each month on your mobile phone bill, or deducted from your prepaid balance for 10 credits each month until such time as you cancel your subscription. Monthly credits expire at the end of each month and may not be rolled over into the following month. New subscribers will receive 10 bonus credits for use during the first month, as well as up to 4 additional credits to cover the cost of the first download. This offer is only available to first time customers of Thumbplay and can not be combined with any other offer. Message and data rates may apply for subscriptions, promotional text messages, and account related text messages. Taxes may also apply.
You may receive your password confirmation text message multiple times until you complete the sign-up process. If you would like to stop receiving the password confirmation text messages, please email us at passwordsms@thumbplay.com.
You may cancel your Thumbplay subscription by sending the words STOP from your mobile device to 48000 or by contacting us via email. Please direct all email inquiries to support@thumbplay.com. You may also call 1-877-THUMB-99 (1-877-848-6299) for questions regarding your account.
Thumbplay One-Time Purchase Terms: In certain instances, in lieu of a subscription you may have the opportunity to make a one-time purchase. In such case, the purchase price (from $0.99 to $5.99 per content item) for the content item you select will be charged to your mobile phone bill, or deducted from your prepaid balance. All messages and Content to Verizon Wireless customers will come from 48000. For information about single item purchases, text HELP to 21453. Text STOP to 21453 to stop messaging. (Verizon Wireless customers text to 48000). Message and data rates may apply. Taxes may also apply.
Games are not currently supported for Verizon Wireless customers.
By subscribing or making a one-time purchase from Thumbplay you expressly agree to receive promotional and account related communications by SMS and email, including our weekly newsletter. You may stop receiving promotional SMS text messages by clicking here and you may stop receiving promotional emails by clicking here.
Thumbplay ringtones and Thumbplay mobile ringtones are compatible with most current Motorola, Nokia, LG, Samsung, Panasonic and Sony Ericsson mobile/cell phones. Supported carriers include AT&T, T-Mobile®, Alltel, and Verizon Wireless.
On your phone visit m.thumbplay.com