Rapper, singer, producer, songwriter, Grammy winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Songwriters Hall of Fame member. Missy Elliott has racked up so many accolades since she burst once the scene in 1997 with her classic debut Supa Dupa Fly that it’s a bit of a shock when you hear that her current concert tour is her first headlining trek, ever. She’s opened tours before (even one for Michael Jackson) and co-headlined treks (alongside Beyoncé and Alicia Keys, no less), but Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience is her first headlining solo tour.
See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Not that she’s alone. The tour boasts performances from Timbaland, Ciara and Busta Rhymes, with the latter two artists delivering substantial 45-minute-ish sets that feel like events unto themselves. And on Monday (Aug.
12) night, when the tour rolled into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, some surprise guests — including Lil’ Kim and LL COOL J — popped by to help NYC pop off. But make no mistake: This is a Missy Elliott production. From the fashion-forward fits to the UFO imagery to the brilliantly off-kilter choreography, this feels like the spotlight tour Missy Elliott has been waiting decades to deliver.
Thanks to a 25-plus-song setlist stacked with Hot 100 hits, Missy soars, whether floating above the crowd during “Gossip Folks,” spitting “She’s a Bitch” while an impossibly large cape flutters behind her or rapping “Get Ur Freak On” a.