Sock It 2 Me

Missy Elliott recorded 'Sock It 2 Me' featuring Da Brat for her debut album Supa Dupa Fly, produced by Timbaland at his home studio in Virginia Beach, with the track representing one of the core collaborations between Elliott and Timbaland that defined the album's groundbreaking sonic palette. Released in 1997 on The Goldmind/Elektra Records, 'Sock It 2 Me' reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the standout singles from Supa Dupa Fly, with its science-fiction-themed music video directed by Hype Williams reinforcing Elliott's emerging visual and conceptual identity as one of hip-hop's most inventive artists. The track is remembered as an early showcase of Timbaland's futuristic production and Elliott's playful, left-field approach to hip-hop and R&B, and the Da Brat collaboration placed it at the intersection of two distinct but complementary women's rap voices from the mid-1990s scene.