Missy Elliott marked the 20th anniversary of her third studio album Miss E… So Addictive on May 15, hailing it as a work way ahead of its time.
Taking to Twitter on her album’s Platinum anniversary, the four-time Grammy winner remarked, “Today Marks 20 years since I dropped my album ‘So Addictive’ I want the new generation to get this album because trust me it’s still 20 YEARS ahead of NOW!”
Added the “Get Ur Freak On” rapper, “I stand 10 toes down.”
Missy also encouraged her nearly seven million followers to support the album and have it return to the charts, writing in a follow up tweet, “‘So Addictive’ let’s run it up! Because we didn’t have social media when I was coming up so Now that everything is on the internet let’s make sho those who haven’t heard it will now bang this in the whip.”
Her fans delivered, with Missy announcing Sunday that her album returned to the top 10 on the iTunes Rap/Hip-Hop chart, going from number 68 to number eight.
“I am 4EVER GRATEFUL for every1 support,” she gushed. “Let’s Goooo.”
Miss E… So Addictive was released March 15, 2001 and spawned the hit singles “Get Ur Freak On,” “One Minute Man” and “4 My People.”
It was recognized at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, picking up Best Rap Solo Performance for “Get Ur Freak On” and Best Female Rap Solo Performance for the track “Scream a.k.a. Itchin'” — to date, making her the only artist to receive the latter award.
She collected Best Female Rap Solo the following year for “Work It” before the category was retired.
Miss E… So Addictive was later certified platinum after selling over a million copies.
Source-ABC
