Editing Missy Elliott (section)

=== 1999–2001: ''Da Real World'' and ''Miss E... So Addictive'' ===
Although a much darker album than her debut, Elliott's second album was just as successful as the first,<ref name=VH1-3>[http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/hip_hop_honors/_2007/honoree_detail.jhtml?id=missy&page=3 Missy Elliott – Me, I'm Supa Dupa Fly]{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} ''VH1''. Accessed September 14, 2008.</ref> selling 1.5 million copies and 3 million copies worldwide. She remarked, "I can't even explain the pressure. The last album took me a week to record. This one took almost two months...I couldn't rush it the second time because people expect more."<ref name=VH1-3/> ''[[Da Real World]]'' (1999) included the singles "[[All n My Grill]]", a collaboration with [[Nicole Wray]] and [[Big Boi]] (from [[OutKast]]), a remix to "[[Hot Boyz (song)|Hot Boyz]]" and "[[She's a Bitch]]". Also in 1999, Elliott was featured, alongside Da Brat, on the official remix to a Mariah Carey single "[[Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey song)|Heartbreaker]]".<ref name="MTV News 2">{{cite web|title=Mariah Carey Casts "Rainbow" For Next LP; Taps Missy, Da Brat For Remix|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426929/19990813/carey_mariah.jhtml|work=[[MTV News]]|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=August 13, 1999|access-date=May 7, 2009|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107040128/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426929/mariah-carey-casts-rainbow-next-lp-taps-missy-da-brat-remix.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> A music video was filmed for the remix, shot in black and white and featuring a cameo appearance by Dogg. The Desert Storm Remix is acclaimed by music critics and became a cult remix .<ref name="allmusic">{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r239065}}</ref>

Missy Elliott next released ''[[Miss E... So Addictive]]'' on May 15, 2001. The album debuted at number two in the United States and sold 250,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prod.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/05/24/highlight-wmg-artists-score-three-top-ten-debuts-on-billboard|title=WMG Artists Score Three Top Ten Debuts on Billboard Album Chart This Week|work=[[WarnerMedia]]|date=May 24, 2001|access-date=February 28, 2021|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607151850/https://prod.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/05/24/highlight-wmg-artists-score-three-top-ten-debuts-on-billboard|url-status=live}}</ref> It spawned the massive pop and urban hits "[[One Minute Man]]" (as to which MTV wrote: "Missy Elliott Plays [[Dr. Ruth]] On New Single"), featuring [[Ludacris]] and [[Trina]], and "[[Get Ur Freak On]]", as well as the international [[Club music|club]] hit "[[4 My People]]" and the less commercially successful single "[[Take Away (song)|Take Away]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1443130/missy-elliott-plays-dr-ruth-on-new-single/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117032626/http://www.mtv.com/news/1443130/missy-elliott-plays-dr-ruth-on-new-single/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2015|title=Missy Elliott Plays Dr. Ruth On New Single|website=MTV News}}</ref> The double music video for "Take Away/4 My People" was released in the fall of 2001, shortly after the sudden death of Elliott's close friend Aaliyah on August 25 and the [[9/11]] terrorist attacks. The "Take Away" video contained images of and words about Aaliyah, and the slow ballad acted as a tribute to her memory. The remainder of the video was the more upbeat "4 My People", contained scenes of people dancing happily in front of American flags and Elliott dressed in red, white and blue. Though "Take Away" was not a success on radio, "4 My People" went on to become an American and European [[nightclub|club]] hit due to a popular remix by [[house music]] duo [[Basement Jaxx]] in 2002.

[[Tweet (singer)|Tweet]]'s appearance on Elliott's "Take Away" as well as her cameo at Elliott's house on ''[[MTV Cribs]]'' helped to create a buzz about the new R&B singer. Tweet's own debut single, "Oops (Oh My)", was co-written by Elliott and released through Goldmind in February 2002. The single was a top ten hit, thanks partially to Elliott's songwriting and guest rap, and to Timbaland's unusual production on the track. Elliott co-produced the [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Lil' Kim]], [[Mya (singer)|Mýa]] and [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] cover of "[[Lady Marmalade#Moulin Rouge! version|Lady Marmalade]]" for the album ''[[Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title= Missy hitting the mark |work= The Straits Times |location= Singapore |date= January 30, 2003 |first= Tommy |last= Wee |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=10015ADE0C3C38A3&p_docnum=6&p_queryname=15 }}</ref> which went to number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] in 2001.