American rapper singer songwriter and record producer Elliott embarked on her music career with allfemale RB group Sista in the early 1990s and later became part of the Swing Mob collective along with childhood friend and producer Timbaland with whom she worked on projects for Aaliyah 702 Total and SWV Following several guest appearances in 1997 she launched her solo career with the release of her debut album Supa Dupa Fly which spawned the hit single The Rain Supa Dupa Fly and Sock It 2 Me The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 the highestcharting debut for a female rapper at the time Her following album Da Real World 1999 produced the singles Shes a Bitch All N My Grill and the top five hit Hot Boyz With the release of Miss E So Addictive 2001 Under Construction 2002 and This Is Not a Test 2003 Elliott established an international career and followed with the hits Get Ur Freak On One Minute Man 4 My People Gossip Folks and Work It the latter of which won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance eventually winning five Grammy Awards and selling over 30 million records in the United States Elliott is also known for a series of hits and diverse music videos including The Rain Supa Dupa Fly Hot Boyz Get Ur Freak On Work It and the Grammy awardwinning video for Lose Control