‘Da Real World’ At 20: Missy Elliott Champions Women, Hip-Hop Rookies, And, Most Of All—Herself
You don't need to listen to Charli XCX to know that the year 1999 was more or less a battleground for pop-culture relevancy. While much of the nation was going crazy over the hyper-futuristic film The Matrix, widespread Y2K hysteria, and the horrific mass shooting at Columbine High School that would lead to a national debate around violence lyrics in music, the growing musical counterculture—particularly…
