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Missy Elliott's Top Visuals - Whether it's in front of a camera or behind a pen, Missy Elliott's career and ability to captivate an audience is unique and celebrated by audiences worldwide. Take a trip down memory lane with us and prepare for this year's Soul Train Awards as we relive her top visuals through the years. (Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for BET)

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'Fly' From Day One - With Hype Williams's fish eye lens at play, Missy Elliott's first solo video was quite unlike anything seen on television up until that point. From the abstract concept to her smooth choreography, "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" put Missy in a creative class of her own. (Photo: Elektra Records)

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Femcees United - Inspired by the Mega Man video games, this Hype Williams-directed visual takes place in outer space and has little to do with the content of the song. Oh, and Missy and Da Brat in spacesuit outfits makes this four-minute video worth every second. (Photo: Elektra Records)

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She's a What? - In 1999, after a successful debut album, Missy Elliott released her sophomore album, Da Real World, and led the project with the song, "She's a B***h." From being bald with bedazzled eyebrows to sporting a cute short cut near the end of the video, this is one of the rapper's more unforgettable visual moments. (Photo: Elektra Records)

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Wait a 'Minute' - The music video for "One Minute Man" took place in the fictional Get Your Freak On Hotel and took us all through the fantasies of the patrons occupying the rooms for an evening. (Photo: Elektra Records)

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Freaky Deaky - Missy Elliott swung from a chandelier, had her neck extend an unknown amount of feet from her body and invited her friends Eve, Ja Rule, LL Cool J and more to come grab cameos in "Get Ur Freak On." (Photo: Elektra Records)

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Cover Girl - In June 2001, Missy Elliott covered VIBE Magazine with this simple, yet beautiful headshot focusing on the woman behind the music that America was deeply in love with.  (Photo: VIBE)

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'Work It' Out - After losing "a few pounds" in her waist for ya', Missy Elliott delivered one of her most creative videos to date with "Work It." The video not only featured amazing young dancers, it also served as one of the first tributes of many to Aaliyah and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes.   (Photo: Elektra Records)

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Before the 'Gossip' Blogs - "Gossip Folk" not only featured an alligator outfit-wearing Ludacris, it was one of the first times that an artist straight up shut down media and haters when it came to the lies and rumors being spread about celeb life behind closed doors.  (Photo: Elektra Records)

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Black Girls Rock - On October 30, 2003, Missy Elliott covered Rolling Stone with Alicia Keys and Eve, proving that women at the top of R&B and hip hop ruled the pop world for quite some time in the early 2000s.  (Photo: RollingStone Magazine)

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Missy Never 'Passes' on Dopeness - Yes, Missy Elliott was a scarecrow in a cornfield, a beauty queen and a few different characters in the "Pass That Dutch" video. She also climbed a replica skyscraper at the end of the visual, as seen above.  (Photo: Elektra Records)

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'Lose' It - "Lose Control" featured Ciara and producer Fat Man Scoop in a video full of awesomeness. A bit less complex than Missy's other videos, this time around dance was highlighted throughout, featuring folks beating their feet and paying homage to the Lindy Hop.   (Photo: Elektra Records)