What are the most popular Missy Elliott Videos? With not only so many to choose from, Missy has the incredible talent to make her videos groundbreaking. She pushed the boundaries of what a music video could be and represent. Her videos are unique, special, and definitely iconic.

Missy Elliott – A Trailblazing Icon

Missy Elliott is an incredibly important figure in hip-hop. She’s a Grammy Award-winning singer, rapper, songwriter and producer. She’s the first female rapper to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, was the first rapper in the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and has had man more honors. She truly is legendary.

While inducting her into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, Queen Latifah had this to say about Missy. “Trust me, nothing sounded the same after Missy Elliott came on the scene.” Nothing. All the kick snares, everything changed. The bass lines changed, the pockets changed, the cadence, the writing. And that’s because Missy has always been a futurist, someone who’s always looking ahead.”

Missy Elliott videos and fashion

Missy’s influence in hip-hop music isn’t the only area of the genre that she’s been an innovator and influencer. She’s also been an influence in the area of hip-hop fashion. Over the years, she’s incorporated elements of oversized athletic wear, futuristic themes, streetwear, and high fashion. Back in February, she posted on Twitter (now X), and shared a video of herself wearing all the original outfits that she wore in some of her most iconic videos. I love that she still has the original clothes from the videos. Here’s the video.

*How did we come up with this list? The list of the 9 most popular Missy Elliot Videos was compiled by looking at the number of YouTube views each official music video has.

• #1 - Work It

  With 154 million views, the #1 Missy video is Work It. The video was directed by Dave Meyers. The lead kid dancer was Alyson Stoner who, back in 2019, joined Missy to perform on the show where she was receiving the Video Vanguard Award. The Work It video also pays tribute to Aaliyah and Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes. They had both recently died and the images of the two were airbrushed on the hood of a car.

• #2 - Lose Control

  Missy’s Lose Control video came in second with 86 million views. The video came out in 2005 and featured Ciara and Fatman Scoop. It was directed by Dave Meyers and at the time was the most played Video on BET and MTV2. It was also the second most played video in the United States.

• #3 - Get Ur Freak On

  Missy’s Get Ur Freak On comes in #3 with 80 million views. The Missy/Timbaland produced song was also directed by Dave Meyers. This was the first video she did with Meyers, as she had worked with Hype Williams in the past. There are a ton of cameos in the video including: Ludacris, LL Cool J, Ja Rule, Busta Rhymes, Nate Dogg, and more.

   

• #4 - WTF (Where They From) feat. Pharrell Williams

  Missy’s WTF (Where They From) featuring Pharrell Williams is #4 with 71 million views on YouTube. This “futuristic” video is directed by Dave Meyers. Choreography for the video was done by Missy’s longtime friend Hi-Hat. She used several LA locations for the video including: Downtown LA, Westlake, Pershing Square (LA Metro station), as well as an “under-entrance” near Sixth Street Viaduct.

• #5 - Gossip Folks

  Gossip Folks comes in #5 with 43 million views. The song is Missy’s response to rumors about her that have persisted through the years. Rumors about her weight, sexual orientation, etc. It’s basically a “mind your own business” song to people who spread gossip. The song samples the 1981 song Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith.

• #6 - I'm Better feat. Lamb

  Missy’s I’m Better feat. Lamb comes in #6 with 42 million views. The video was co-directed by Missy and Dave Meyers. The I’m Better video took an entire month to rehearse. This was because Missy wanted to make it “look like art instead of just a video.” The choreography was also challenging and would take time.

• #7 - One Minute Man

  One Minute Man is Missy’s #7 music video with 36 million views. The song was written and produced by Missy and Timbaland. It was for her third studio album Miss E…So Addictive. It also features guest vocals by Ludacris, who offered advice on how to avoid being a “one minute man.”

• #8 - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

  The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) comes in at #8 for Missy with 31 million views. Not only is the video #8 on this YouTube list, but it was #1 on a Rolling Stone list of the 150 best hip-hop videos of all time. They Hype Williams-directed video has a funny story about Missy’s iconic suit in the video. She said she had to go to a gas station in Brooklyn to get air to blow up the suit, and it got so big she couldn’t fit in the car so she had to walk back to the set down the street in the outfit.

• #9 - Hot Boyz

  Missy’s Hot Boyz is #9 with 30 million views. The 1999 video was directed by Hype Williams. He reportedly used a large amount of pyrotechnics for the video. Cameos in the video include: Mary J. Blige, Ginuwine, and Timbaland.

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