What Missy Elliott did for Afrofuturism

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SUMMER OF SPACE ON PBS: pbs.org/summerofspace
Missy Elliott and her frequent collaborators have produced over two decades of music videos that we are going to attempt to justify as Afrofuturistic work. Grab your inflatable trash bags, as we take a stroll down memory lane.
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Supa Dupa Fly: • Missy Elliott - The Ra...
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@hallease 5 лет назад

Y'all they let us dance around in inflatable trash bags on the internet! My 2019 is complete!

@brandonsmith6113 5 лет назад

Can you guys do a TLC & Busta Rhymes Vid

@ParisHearn 5 лет назад

We’re on our way to greatness

@JulesJuno737 5 лет назад

It's my window, I can't minimize. ( ˘ ³˘)♥

@talishagilbert9533 5 лет назад

Thank you for this 👏🏾

@wade13murphy 5 лет назад

Y'all ladies are great. The trash bag made me subscribe.

@amystubby 5 лет назад

I legit want to write a master's thesis on Missy and her artistic vision. She was and is so ahead of her time.

@jerrecrenshaw5678 5 лет назад

amystubby I feel this in my spirit. I’m a business communications masters student, you think I can justify using missy as a example of effective multigenerational communication through multimedia and social networking?

@amystubby 5 лет назад

@@jerrecrenshaw5678 Yes! Do it!

@Mcshanda 5 лет назад

Great I would buy🤔♥️

@lifed8994 5 лет назад

@amystubby Please do.

@sadetwizelve 5 лет назад

She got her style from kool Keith,he was doing it first.

@TheAmazingHuman 5 лет назад

"We don't have copyright coin." Hilarious!!! 😂😂😂😂💕💕

@thelovelymissmonica1938 5 лет назад

"Same Species. Different Colour Palette."

@DrT0705 5 лет назад

Spot on. There is one race - the human race. Racism is a thing, but it's based on race, which scientifically speaking, isn't actually a thing. Maybe when humanity is fighting to the death against a superior alien race one day, we'll finally realise that we have more that unites us than divides us, but it will be too late by then..... 😕

@sammynikki8624 5 лет назад

Someone get this video to Missy ASAP! She needs to see how amazingly dope this video honoring her genius is. 🙌🏿

@nikkimcd5729 4 года назад

YESSS

@givingyougrace9923 5 лет назад

I literally wrote my senior thesis on this. Missy made afrofuturism mainstream

@yes_anotherone3260 5 лет назад

Please post the link.

@sadetwizelve 5 лет назад

Kool Keith did.

@gemfloral4016 4 года назад

Is there anyway I can read it? Sounds awesome!

@nateninkourouma5874 3 года назад

and Janelle Monae continued to carry it

@Aritul 2 года назад

Is there a link to it?

@naufrage0 5 лет назад

BLACK youtube glowed up in 2019. Love yall. Stay hydrated, well rested, and take care ya mental. This game is crazy.

@Nepetamoon 5 лет назад

pSmall360 facts.

@ToasterBrain51702 5 лет назад

BLACK

@RyArmani 5 лет назад

I was NOT ready for the supa dupa fly homage!! 🤣😂 I LOVE y'all!!! The witty humor + dope knowledge & wisdom = my kind of gals! 😍✊🏽👑❤

@333angeleyes 5 лет назад

In an age where everyone is forgotten except the likes of Tupac, Biggie, Ice Cube, and LL-Cool J, etc... (2 had to die and the others had to become movie stars) I'm glad that you are doing something like this. We should remember our positive black entertainers without them having to be in the news or die. Missy, Timberland, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, that whole clique influenced millions of us in a positive way as pre-teens and teens. From the way we talk to our style of dress, even our choices of who we consider attractive... They DON'T get enough credit for all they've done for the community.

@sandra-jones 5 лет назад

TUPAC and Biggie were not positive unfortunately. Great iconic, legendary Hip Hop Artist but not positive.

@333angeleyes 5 лет назад

@@sandra-jones True but they will ALWAYS be talked about in the black American community because of their deaths while positive people will be for gotten if they don't go Hollywood or are involved in a scandal

@sandra-jones 5 лет назад

@@333angeleyes we can work to change that narrative. this video is a good start.

@AdorzAaliyahSince94 5 лет назад

Yes, The SupaFriends!!!! The whole clique was cold!!

@keepinitkawaii 5 лет назад

@@sandra-jones well Tupac was more of a "do as i say not as i do". In the beginning he was a good influence for the kids who grew up with nothing and felt like all they had was what they were raised in. But unfortunately he got too involved in gangs and it ultimately lead to his demise. But i wouldn't go as far to say that nothing he ever said or did was beneficial. If people think that then they probably didn't listen much. As for Biggie i dont really remember him ever talking about bigger societal problems so...yeah he didn't do much for people lol

@misha1543 5 лет назад

She had us all singing backwards on Work It, you love to see it

@platinumrubies85 5 лет назад

.ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ruoy tup

@kryptseae 5 лет назад

Put yo thang down flip it n reverse it

@misha1543 5 лет назад

PRINCESA SAMIRA it’s yer flimmi nippa flam yet

@platinumrubies85 5 лет назад

Misha those where the lyrics. Lol

@misha1543 5 лет назад

@@platinumrubies85 oop lmao I never knew

@mon6745 5 лет назад

Who keeps giving Evelyn wigs????? Cuz they need a raise 🤗

@SayItLoudPBS 5 лет назад

She brings her own. There's nothing any of us can do. -Hallease

@chenellerichards2802 5 лет назад

A great afro futurism book is An Unkindness Of Ghosts by River Solomon

@jessphiladendron9295 5 лет назад

Thanks for the suggestion im just now getting into reading afrofuturism books. So far ive only read books by Nneedi Okorafor

@Sketchnificent 5 лет назад

Thanks for the suggestion 🙏🏾

@crazi8gurl 4 года назад

Thank you so much for recommending this book! Devoured it within a weekend, it was so good!!

@indrinita 5 лет назад

Everything about you two is perfection - the analysis, the humour, the reenactments, the research and the commentary. Absolutely criminal that you don't have a subscriber count in the millions tbh.

@christinelefler7016 5 лет назад

They def deserve more subscribers! I vow to share these vids until they get them! ...also it's cool that this episode is brand new as of today and it has thousands of likes with zero hate! I hope the trolls continue to stay away. But for real how could anyone hate on this content!?

@1twoone2 5 лет назад

Totally agree, but perhaps numbers in the turned on tuned in thousands are better than messy millions diluting and polluting.

@brennanjones2306 5 лет назад

The beautiful skin👏

@Nmendenh-rl6ej 5 лет назад

I’m convinced she’s a clone. She’s aging backwards too.

@tashajackson7968 5 лет назад

Nmendenh 2017 she is! She’s absolutely beautiful

@Machenziethemodel 5 лет назад

Right

@Sketchnificent 5 лет назад

She’s a alien 👽 musical talented alien

@jessicadavis5932 5 лет назад

@@Sketchnificent I want her to take me to her lead then!

@Sketchnificent 5 лет назад

Jessica Davis I been asking Missy that on Instagram for the past year now lol I’m still waiting on her to respond.

@tiki2976 5 лет назад

I'm always here for a Missy Elliott appreciation video! 😍😍 Great job as usual ladies 🙌🏽🙌🏽 Also...Evelyn in the thumbnail 😂😂🤣🤣

@KKFilms-pq4xi 5 лет назад

Btw, that’s not Evelyn in the thumbnail, its Hallease xD

@tiki2976 4 года назад

@@KKFilms-pq4xi It is now. When they first posted the video, Evelyn was the thumbnail.

@sharondalewis1620 5 лет назад

I grew up on Missy and Timbaland and Magoo, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, ALL of them!!! Thank you for this y'all ❤️ 757

@blazebaby89 5 лет назад

Love Missy!! Her feature on Lizzo's song is fire And shout out to my internet cousin 💜💜💜

@Cordial_Lump 5 лет назад

she levitated in that video too!

@siliconeyez879 5 лет назад

blazebaby89 facts

@XxPanicPickupxX 5 лет назад

Yall looked like inflatable satin bonnets😭 another great one as always!

@ryennemcdowell6351 4 года назад

Terrence McGinnis “Y’all look like bonnets” is the greatest, blackest thing I’ve heard today 😂😂. Love to see it

@Estrellitawilliams 5 лет назад

God the memories. I hated dial up and don't let no one call you while you're surfing the web, disconnected LOL!

@oRuTRa45 4 года назад

That's why my mom and dad got a second phone line lol.

@pampoovey6722 5 лет назад

The big question is.....why did the world begin sleeping on Missy? Erykah, Missy, Janelle....can we do something please?

@CherryVanityRawr 5 лет назад

The world didnt start sleeping on her, she actually stopped dropping stuff due to her health issues for awhile

@Tima-oz5te 4 года назад

Fr! And I also think janelle's carrying on the torch and Tierra Whack too

@tarrinfreeman2280 5 лет назад

"Poweful Black women don't need praise because they admire themselves." Can someone please put that on a shirt, backpack, pin, sticker, and poster?!?! I'll take 20 of each.

@ksam5673 5 лет назад

Make it yourself business woman!!

@geminigrrl66 4 года назад

I'll take another 20 as well thanks.

@alisonhilaire4170 5 лет назад

Wow! I never saw Missy that way! And the whole concept of Afrofuturism is so powerful. I automatically thought about Black Panther, Janelle Monae and Tessa Thompson. I just did not know there was a specific word for that! Thanks for educating me👍

@sadetwizelve 5 лет назад

Kool Keith was the first to do it in hiphop

@DrT0705 5 лет назад

@@sadetwizelve I know Google is a thing, but I have a feeling you'll want to educate me - who is Kool Keith? Seriously. This is the 3rd comment I've seen you spam saying that Kool Keith did what Missy was doing before Missy. The earliest video referenced in this show was from 1997 - that was 22 years ago, man! Some people watching this may have not been born back then, yet alone know hip hop history like that.

@oRuTRa45 4 года назад

@@DrT0705 Kool Keith is a Bronx emcee from a group called the Ultramagnetic MCs. They came out in the mid-late '80s. I might take it back a little further to somebody like Rammellzee, or Afrika Bambaataa himself (with the Soul Sonic Force), who helped start this whole Hip-Hop thing. So there have been elements of Afro-futurism in Hip-Hop from the beginning.

@DrT0705 4 года назад

@@oRuTRa45 thank you very much for your polite and educational comment. I can now go to Spotify with some names and do my research (hopefully I won't be the only person to read this who does that). If only everyone online was as civilised in their responses. Peace out 🙏🏾🖤

@oRuTRa45 4 года назад

@@DrT0705 Ain't it a little sad when you have to thank people for civility? You would think it should be the norm. (Don't get it twisted it, I get my occasional troll in, but only for people who deserve it.)

@kimberley3577 5 лет назад

Liking this video 1 minute in because imma need this channel to thrive and stay alive. Yass

@nikkimcd5729 4 года назад

Me TOO!! I was Sub'd up 20 seconds in HAHAAAAA!! YASSSS

@LindaF519 5 лет назад

Commenting before watching; the hill I’ve chosen to die on is Missy Elliott’s STUNNING discography, visuals, and production. She was, is, and always will be a PHENOMENAL creator whose talented is severely under appreciated.

@rizahnell 5 лет назад

Afrofuturism is legit one of my favorite African/African American Lit Sub-genre as well as fashion/aesthetic and music genre. Janelle Monae's ArchAndroid/Dirty Computer musical story telling (see her albums in chronological order to put story together), Missy's videos, Timbaland's music composition, Black Panther (comics), Static Shock, and many others are such amazing examples of afrofuturism.

@bronwynecg 5 лет назад

Yep..... Next up Missy Elliot videos on blast for the next few hours.... Thanks for mind controlling me, guys XD

@girlinterrupted9792 5 лет назад

You already know! I'm about to start my Missy Elliott video playlist😀

@ThatLadyDray 5 лет назад

"She's a B*tch" is my favorite Missy Elliott video. Missy's creativity inspires others.

@honeyrayen3549 5 лет назад

Bruh, I really!!! Appreciate this!! This is so important! Missy as done SO MUCH for the community and constantly gets left out of the conversation!!! Thank you so much for this video

@mayam2479 5 лет назад

Yass! She helped shape my childhood and influenced my rap

@rhymeswithbinda5166 5 лет назад

So happy to see you two together on a series again!! This was a collab I almost forgot I needed!!🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️

@aqhorton 5 лет назад

Wow- I never looked this deep... This episode reminds me of a cleaned up episode of Issa Rae's rachet piece theater. Something I can watch without shame of being caught. Haha

@jasminesmith1838 4 года назад

Rip Ratchet Piece Theatre

@iv1908 5 лет назад

Missy is def super underrated. I'm so happy you guys chose to shine the light on her. My fav song and video by Missy hands down is "I can't Stand The Rain"... I would literally wait all day until BET played this video as a kiddo growing up in the 90s. Some good times and even better memories! Thanks for the nostalgia!

@BeautyKhaleesi 5 лет назад

But also originally done by Tina Turner whom I love too

@NyagoNoir 5 лет назад

So much KNOWLEDGE in the videos y’all give. THANK YOU 🙏🏾✊🏾

@Mettimasurbeqsu 5 лет назад

This video talking about black nerds is perfect especially since Megan the stallion broke the internet by showing her love for anime by cosplaying a character

@QubilahHarden 5 лет назад

THIS APPRECIATION VIDEO IS AWESOME!!!! 😁😁😁😁😁. I have always loved Missy and she will remain a staple on my playlist. Thank you ladies for this!!!!

@Leovinus1 5 лет назад

I would love to hear more about Octavia Butler! I don't know what else to say. Please do a video about her!

@kimsterP 5 лет назад

I love this channel! My fave vid is ‘The Rain’. It kicked off my love for her and her music

@verdarrylburch9179 5 лет назад

The things that this show does for our culture is truly amazing. Like there are rarely things that have shown how great we are and highlight our accomplishments. Thank you so much for dedicating the time to bring us this beautiful piece of work. AND IF MTV DOESNT GIVE MISSY HER JUST DUE WITH A VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD THEYRE 🗣HATERS

@nikkid7631 5 лет назад

Absolutely heart this channel!!

@noirtresnoir2899 5 лет назад

Omg. I love this channel. They inform while making me lol all at the same time.

@mrmysteriotx 5 лет назад

Fave Missy video is 100% "Hit 'Em wit da Hee! Mythic, yet austere Afro-Elizabethan cosplay meets 1920's film Noire. Full SLAY!

@ruffey1748 5 лет назад

Who scripts this? They need a raise!

@AlexiHolford 5 лет назад

I assume it is those smart young ladies on the screen. Why would someone else have to write anything for them?

@SayItLoudPBS 5 лет назад

We have a researcher for the show, then Hallease drafts an outline for approval that Evelyn uses to write the script.

@ruffey1748 5 лет назад

@@AlexiHolford Because this is television, and the people on screen don't always do all the writing.

@msgigglesbaby 5 лет назад

GIVE MISSY HER THINGS! Wonderful video ladies.

@Supatu 5 лет назад

I thoroughly enjoy the content on this channel. Missy is an amazing talent and gift to our communities. So proud to have grown up in her era of music, and having known her song stylings when she was in her girl group! SatItLoud for MVP

@vnllawytchkltblndie 5 лет назад

If I could put a gif in this comment, it would be that dark skinned girl on ANTM crying and pumping her fist. The perfect "cries in diaspora" gif.

@luckyxxxxk 5 лет назад

IM TOO EARLY!! WHERE ARE THE COMMENTS TO MAKE ME LAUGH EVEN MORE LOL I Love yall!! Keep up the good work!! Did I mention I loved yall lol ❤️ and MISSY is the all-time GOAT! Give her all the awards in the universe!!!

@hinokamiky1161 5 лет назад

Missy is the GOAT. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. ☺️

@LoveforMy4C 5 лет назад

Not G-mai LOL Can't pick a fav, because I love 'em all, but the first Missy video I ever watched was "Supa Dupa Fly" "Beep, Beep, who got the keys to the Jeep?" I'll always remember!

@missymillie 5 лет назад

Really nice concepts in this video. Keep up the good work. My favorite Missy Elliott video is Get Ur Freak On because I was hooked on her music ever since. It's one if my all-time favorite songs period.

@MinnieAppleIs 5 лет назад

Please never stop this series!

@jimdrummey3007 5 лет назад

Very informative videos, thanks

@ChickenxBoneless 5 лет назад

I was waiting for something to feed my soul like this. Thank you!

@Sasu123456789x1 5 лет назад

I Love Missy Elliott, she deserves the respect and appreciation!! 👏🏾💫 I love everything about this video!

@clarissaceglio52 5 лет назад

Going to assign this to my class. Great example for students of how to do media analysis that makes an argument supported through close analysis, knowledge of genre, cites others' work as means to enter into and extend scholarly and public conversations not only on the specific media object (the videos) but larger issues of importance (Afrofuturism, self-representation, resistance against white erasure, etc). Thank you both! As for favorite Missy Elliot video? Whew too many to choose just one. Curious how much students will be familiar with her work.

@christinelefler7016 5 лет назад

This has become one of my favorite series! Always something to learn or reflect on! 🌠

@christinelefler7016 5 лет назад

The content is always interesting and entertaining. I got turned on to y'all when I was thinking about baby names and the episode on "Black-sounding" Names and Their Surprising History caught my eye so I had to check it out! I shared it with my family and coworkers, so hopefully they watched it and got turned on to this series, too!

@callmeswivelhips8229 5 лет назад

What a great episode! Keep publishing content guys, you have a really cool channel!

@andreaallen3805 5 лет назад

The recognition Missy deserves 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️ LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!

@forthe9926 5 лет назад

Kudos on the topic. Missy is dope!! I don’t have a favorite video but I tried to learn all the moves in a couple of her videos w my play cousins. 💕

@krisjackson6102 5 лет назад

RU-vid algorithm finally recommends an awesome channel. Liked, subscribed and belled.

@deebsooreal 5 лет назад

The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) Why?! Because it's one of the dopest video's of the 90's...Let me explain: #1 She's killing it in a trash bag. #2 The Cameo's (SWV, 702, Yo-yo, Total, Lil Kim, Puffy, Da Bray and Lil Cease). I think it shows a time when the music industry was just chill and everyone was good with one another regardless of what label they were signed to. #3 This song introduced me into wanting to know more about samples because of Timbaland's use of I can't stand the rain by Ann Peebles.

@clarajefferson9851 5 лет назад

First of all... I’ve been waiting for y’all! Lol second I love the video!

@pr3ttyraeee 5 лет назад

That we don’t have copy right coins took me out 😂

@ttthecat 5 лет назад

I could not click on this fast enough!!! Missy Misdemeanor fan4life!!

@ColumineMiette 5 лет назад

Ok, you've convinced me... Missy Elliott is a time traveler from the future. XD Seriously, awesome video. I see my future includes rewatching Missy Elliott videos now.

@Arya-cf7vu 4 года назад

Just discovered you ladies and love learning from you. Love this video about Missy! Thank you x

@alexruiz421 4 года назад

Great channel!!! I found it accidentally, but now one of my favorites. Greetings from Mexico

@MzKegz 5 лет назад

I freaking love this channel!

@euphrentic 5 лет назад

Beep Me 911 is my favorite video of hers.

@monica012077 5 лет назад

With 702 and Magoo Magoo lol

@sharnellc.lewison4419 4 года назад

Loving this channel! You're both so amazing 🙌✨!

@kxlot79 5 лет назад

Y’all are soooo CUTE!!! 🥰 All the feels! Thanks for making my morning commute bearable!!!!🤗🤗

@ipsilonia 4 года назад

i just love you both (and have for quite some time!) and these segments are SO. WE.. DONE. the research, the writing, the effortless chemistry, i'm so into what y'all do!

@technopoptart 5 лет назад

that trekkie bit was just too cute, thumbs up from me XD

@GaiaCarney 5 лет назад

Thank you for creating & sharing this!

@krakowian 5 лет назад

You are great together as hosts. :) looking forward to next videos

@LaGuardiaCross 5 лет назад

So insightful and so well done! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@SayItLoudPBS 5 лет назад

Hi La Guardia! - Hallease

@LaGuardiaCross 5 лет назад

@@SayItLoudPBS HEEEY! Love what y'all are doing.

@lilondon2213 5 лет назад

Love these videos. Thank you x

@jjgems5909 5 лет назад

3:58 can we just take a moment to appreciate how fine Billy Dee Williams was!

@mayowasworld 5 лет назад

Omg I’m so happy. I love y’alls energies together this in my favorite duo

@calais5361 5 лет назад

WOAH this is some fantastic content, instant subscribe! Thank you!

@jefferyesquivel2323 5 лет назад

Was looking forward to Missy’s remake video. So far, you have about 5 sec. clip. - loved it! Awesome video. Keep up the good work

@GraceReport 5 лет назад

Another awesome video! Idk if anyone's ever told you Heallease, but you look a lot like Ngzoi Paul from Da Kink in My Hair! I had to Google to make sure you weren't her going under a new name 😂

@YT457 5 лет назад

Just found your channel! Great work.

@jesslynch94 5 лет назад

Omg I just found y’all and your voices are so????? Soothing????????

@anakinnotvader 4 года назад

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS!!! Very inspirational, fun and FUNNY ! Thanks guys ❤️✨✊🏾

@nuggdoobz2294 5 лет назад

I just want to say, that I really appreciate your videos, keep it going boss ladies

@cindylewis9888 5 лет назад

This video is outstanding. For years I have been watching Missy Elliot in amazement but I could never really gather the words to explain what I was experiencing. This video did it and all I can say is, yep. Beautifully done my internet cousins.

@scriberothchild5335 4 года назад

Just discovered this channel really digging this

@thickness1080deallingwitit 5 лет назад

Miss Elliott is up there with Lauryn Hill. These are our Black/Afro Elite who have a message of Greatness to share. L. H. was inducted to Rock Roll Hall Fame. So you know M.E. Will get hers too. 💯💯💯Could you please added the other cohost back? I think you need the 3 Musketeers to keep learning fun but truthful and that’s why I love this channel. Keep up the good work with educating the Others and telling them to Respect our Culture (with spit coming out my mouth) lol. Do you have a Twitter and Instagram handle ?

@getnkosi 5 лет назад

I hear u. And totally agree, the new host needs a b12 shot or something. Her energy is so low...

@wlcoston 5 лет назад

Love these vids! Very edumacational 🤓

@Vizenzo187 4 года назад

You guys crack me up. I love your channel! :-D

@jaxo5679 5 лет назад

Hallease, your voice is so soothing! We not leaving you out tho evelyn, you're such a breath of fresh air! This is my new favorite channel all of you are amazing :)