Top singles from the past
13 March 2026
Rap shero MISSY ELLIOT, born Melissa Arnette Elliott, 54 years ago in Portsmouth (Virginia) released her enormous hit GET UR FREAK ON (more than 342 million streams on Spotify) on 13 March 2001, today 25 years ago.
Based on heavy bhangra elements, a popular music and dance form from the region
of Punjab in India, the song features a six-note base that is a Punjabi melody played
on a tumbi, rhythm and bassline played on tabla.
The firecracker featured on her 3rd LP Miss E… So Addictive
It reached #7 in the US and #4 in the UK.
Shake your booty, folks.
