In a stellar second for music and area exploration, NASA has transmitted Missy Elliott’s iconic 1997 hit “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” to Venus, marking the primary time a hip-hop track has been beamed into deep area.
The historic transmission passed off on Friday, July 12, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Utilizing the company’s Deep House Community, the track traveled an astronomical 158 million miles from Earth to Venus on the pace of sunshine, taking roughly 14 minutes to achieve its vacation spot.
Elliott, clearly over the moon with this otherworldly honor, shared her pleasure on social media: “YOOO that is loopy! We simply went #OutOfThisWorld with NASA and despatched the FIRST hip hop track into area via the Deep House Community. My track ‘The Rain’ has formally been transmitted all the best way to Venus, the planet that symbolizes energy, magnificence, and empowerment. The sky just isn’t the restrict, it’s just the start 👽👽”
This cosmic milestone follows the Beatles’ “Throughout the Universe,” which turned the primary track NASA beamed into deep area in 2008.
Brittany Brown, Digital and Expertise Division Director at NASA’s Workplace of Communications, who pitched the thought to Elliott’s workforce, famous the synergy between area exploration and the artist’s work: “Each area exploration and Missy Elliott’s artwork have been about pushing boundaries. Missy has a monitor file of infusing space-centric storytelling and futuristic visuals in her music movies, so the chance to collaborate on one thing out of this world is actually becoming.”
Produced by Timbaland, Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” from her debut album Supa Dupa Fly marked her emergence as a serious participant in hip-hop and R&B.
It debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 129,000 copies bought within the first week launched, changing into the very best debut for a feminine rapper on the time, and topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The monitor’s progressive manufacturing by Timbaland and its distinctive music video directed by Hype Williams left an enduring impression on the music trade, establishing Elliott as a artistic pressure and setting the stage for her profitable profession.
