Playground magazine

In 1991, Missy Elliott was yet to be a famous rapper under her own name. In those days, she was part of Fayze (later renamed Sista), an R&B group that got her first deal with Swing Mob/Elektra, which made her move from Virginia to New York, along with her childhood friends Timbaland and Magoo. Twenty years Missy's junior, Azealia Banks is the new princess of Harlem. In less than a year she ascended to the premier league of female rap, not scared to flirt with pop, R&B and house, taking the baton from ladies like Missy Elliott. Maybe that's why Moet & Benson decided to bring them together on “1991”. Here we leave you with their infectious bootleg