Missy Elliott Shares Hilarious Story About Famous “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” Music Video

The 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee reflects on a classic after it got a nod as the greatest hip-hop video of all time.

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Missy Elliott took a trip down memory lane after "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" was named the greatest hip-hop music video of all time by Rolling Stone.

Missy recalled going to a nearby gas station in Brooklyn to inflate the iconic patent leather blow-up suit, then being forced to walk back to set because the outfit prevented her from getting in the car.

Fun fact I had to go to a gas station in Brooklyn NY to get air in this blow up suit & the suit blew up so big I couldn’t fit in the car so I had to walk back to set down the street in this outfit in BROOKLYN😳 dem ppl was riding pass like she must be high😩🤣😂 https://t.co/NnSv9TVR0G

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2023
Twitter: @MissyElliott

It appears anyone driving past her that day got to see the outfit in all its glory because the glasses were also on her head. "Dem ppl was riding pass like she must be high," she recalled.

As some eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed, Missy confirmed that the suit deflated by the time she got returned from the gas station, but she clearly made it work.

High as a kite🤣😂🤣 I wonder if anybody from Brooklyn saw me that day walking down the street in that hot ass suit🤣 if you look at the music video it had deflated by the time I got back to set so some scenes the suit flat after all that walking😩🤣😂 https://t.co/ugyY27Uqo1 pic.twitter.com/YC7n8uljtU

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2023
Twitter: @MissyElliott

Yes the air was damn near gone when I got back to set😩😂🤣

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2023
Twitter: @MissyElliott

Missy expressed her appreciation for those who were "open CREATIVELY & VISUALLY" to what the 2019 MTV Video Vanguard Award recipient was doing at the time.

Big up to those who remember when this video dropped! I most def wasn’t the so called size or look ppl expected back then but I’m grateful that people minds were open CREATIVELY & VISUALLY to Rock wit it💜🙏🏾👽🛸 https://t.co/5IIS5OEUUX

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2023
Twitter: @MissyElliott

Yes the greatness of it all is everyone on the team was in sync creatively and fearless and that’s how what we see in this video today remains TIMELESS👽🛸🙏🏾

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2023
Twitter: @MissyElliott

I didn’t even realize I was doing something iconic at the time I was just being crazy Missy😩😂

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2023
Twitter: @MissyElliott

Missy Elliott will continue to receive her flowers later this year when she's inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The "Get Ur Freak On" artist, who was the first female rapper nominated, will be part of a 2023 class that includes Kate Bush, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, and Sheryl Crow.


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