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Missy Elliott’s ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ Blasts Off as First Hip-Hop Song Beamed Into Space
In a stellar moment for music and space exploration, NASA has transmitted Missy Elliott's iconic 1997 hit "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to Venus.
Using the agency’s Deep Space Network, the song traveled an astronomical 158 million miles from Earth to Venus at the speed of light, taking approximately 14 minutes to reach its destination. Missy has a track record of infusing space-centric storytelling and futuristic visuals in her music videos, so the opportunity to collaborate on something out of this world is truly fitting.” 3 on the Billboard 200 with 129,000 copies sold in the first week released, becoming the highest debut for a female rapper at the time, and topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
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