Missy Elliott and Janelle Monáe attend BET's Black Girls Rock 2012 at Paradise Theater on October 13, 2012 in New York.
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On Monday Missy Elliott raised an interesting point, why has no artist ever wanted her to make a music video for them? Missy, after all, has made her fair share of classics.
Just like artist trusted me to write songs for them I wonder what artist would take a chance on me directing a video for them🤔
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 2, 2018
One of the first to reply to the tweet was Janelle Monáe, no stranger to an iconic visual herself. Missy Elliott's response was an emoji-filled gushing of the highest order.
Me 👈🏾 @MissyElliott https://t.co/RxmISGYM0n
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) April 2, 2018
NOW JANELLE GUUUURRRL you know yo videos already be FIYAH🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 STAWP PLAYING!🤚🏾😂 but shiiii I’d love to🙌🏾🙌🏾your videos already be NEXT LEVEL SH!T!🙌🏾 https://t.co/0sHCnVN5g2
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 2, 2018
This is where things started to get a little Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna scammer movie. First Monáe joked that she was already on set and waiting for her director. Then Tessa Thompson, who stars in Monáe's "Make Me Feel" video, said she wanted in on the project too.
I’m already on set . hair and makeup done . 2 hrs early . You are THE MASTER TEACHER of visuals . This would be a DReAM . I fucking love you QUEEN ! Let’s go !!! https://t.co/sIOOCuO9nH
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) April 2, 2018
Wait. Can I be in this one too tho . I’ll be an extra and cater it https://t.co/gJS4FLtrlz
— Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) April 2, 2018
You and I both just got out of hair and makeup . We on set now ready to shoot ! 🤩🤩👯♀️💋💋 https://t.co/zpph0hrXgI
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) April 2, 2018
Fingers crossed this one becomes a reality. The next Dirty Computer single, perhaps?
