Supa Dupa Fly
Gettaway
Missy Elliott
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
26
End
179
Internal
104
Multi
149
Slant
5
Chain
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[Verse 2: Missy Elliott]
Mama,✦ Daddy,✦ you ain't ready✦
Act like you know me, fly as friends bes
I'm sizzling, I'm chilling
Man, you twisting, you sissy✦
You diss me, you wish we was fucking tight
Auntie, Papa,✦ smoke, la-la✦
Ha-la,✦ fa-la,✦ don't bother✦ to swalla✦
This bottle of Rémy, got plenty✦ of weed
So give me, give me, give me, give me, give me please
Sees? No one fly like these (Uh-huh)✦
Bees from overseas, we speak Chinese
Please, little one, please flee
You know my rhymes✦ get tight when I smoke all my weed
[Chorus: Missy Elliott]
I be writing✦ rhymes,✦ writing✦ rhymes✦ every✦ day (Writing✦ rhymes✦ every✦ day)
Don't you say no more, you don't wanna✦ battle (You don't wanna✦ battle)
Said I'm writing✦ rhymes✦ (No), writing✦ rhymes✦ every✦ day (Writing✦ rhymes✦ every✦ day)
Don't you say no more, you don't wanna✦ battle (Uh-huh)✦
Me, super-duper (Ficky,✦ uh, what?), fly
[Verse 3: Nicole Wray, Missy Elliott & Both]
We high-tech like Timbos, slap faces✦ of dirty✦ hoes
N-Y-M-B-A,✦ a dirty✦ combo✦ when we play (Ooh)
Swirl like the Milky✦ Way, deep like my black hole
I oppose✦ to expose,✦ chemical gases✦ up your nose (Uh)
Fade away✦ like ozone,✦ quasars, moons, and shit
Ayo, Missy,✦ where the clip? I think I need a hit
Shitty✦ Bs up in the place, wanna✦ be down with whoever
Be all up in his face, but ain't even✦ on the level (Uh-huh,✦ ooh)
I pull your wig back, let off steam like nasty✦ pools (Uh-huh)✦
The heat be too hot, melt down, now up in pot (Ooh)
Count down, three, two, one, lift off, now over-tize✦ (Uh-huh)✦
Venus, we circlize,✦ and Mars, we tantalize✦ (Uh-huh)✦
Comet-ize✦ like Hale-Bopp, smoking trees nonstop
Then I send a televise from satellite on Nightline
Yeah, wouldn't you like to get away✦ (Uh) to the moon?
We shine like stars, lock down like metal bars
[Chorus: Missy Elliott]
I be writing✦ rhymes✦ (Yeah), writing✦ rhymes✦ every✦ day (Writing✦ rhymes✦ every✦ day)
Don't you say no more, you don't wanna✦ battle (You don't wanna✦ battle)
Said I'm writing✦ rhymes✦ (Baby),✦ writing✦ rhymes✦ every✦ day (Every✦ day)
Don't you say no more, you don't wanna✦ battle (Yeah), uh
[Bridge: Missy Elliott]
Ayo, I'm kinda✦ scared✦ to do this
'Cause Jimmy✦ tryna✦ scare me saying I'ma✦ give away✦ my publishing
But, um, it don't matter✦
'Cause I write my own shit (Uh-huh)✦
Do my own shit (Uh-huh)✦
Sing my own shit (Uh-huh)✦
Shit be a hit
Oh, shit be a hit (Uh-huh,✦ you know what?)
[Outro: Missy Elliott]
My style is a one in a million✦
I flow on and on and on (Uh-huh,✦ uh-huh)✦
My rhymes✦ give you a really✦ good feeling✦ (Say what? Say what? Uh-huh,✦ uh-huh)✦
All day long (Rewind it, yeah)
My style is a one in a million✦ (Say what, say what?)
I flow on and on and on (Yeah, yeah, uh-huh)✦
My rhymes✦ (Uh-huh,✦ uh-huh)✦ give you a really✦ good feeling✦ (Yeah, come on)
All day long (Say what?)
Let me listen✦
Technical Breakdown
7.5
Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm7.0
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control8.0
Performance and control
Computed Score7.45
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Missy Elliott utilizes phonetic play and rhythmic repetition over semantic density, using vocal elasticity to turn simple, repetitive structures into a high-energy performance piece typical of her late 90s experimental bounce.
B+
9.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
7
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
8
Delivery
Vocal layeringStaccato deliveryAssonance-heavy patternsPhonetic manipulationRepetitive cadences
Rhyme Architecture: The verse relies on dense, multisyllabic chains centered around the -ee, -y, and -ah vowel sounds, creating a relentless, percussive forward motion that prioritizes sonic texture over linear narrative progression.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"Bees from overseas, we speak Chinese"
① A claim regarding the exotic, international nature of her 'crew' (the bees).② A phonetic play emphasizing the 'ee' sound which dominates the preceding lines, using a non-sequitur to maintain the rhyme scheme rather than provide literal meaning.
"Swirl like the Milky Way, deep like my black hole"
① A space-themed metaphor regarding the vastness or complexity of her style.② A bawdy double entendre referencing physical anatomy, common in Missy's persona during this period.
Exceptional rhythmic cadence
Dynamic vocal projection
Highly innovative sonic palette for the era
Cohesive flow patterns
Low semantic depth
Limited metaphorical complexity
Reliance on repetitive filler phrases