Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), bette… Read Full Bio ↴Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known by her stage name Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, is an American Grammy Award winning rapper, singer, producer, actress and former member of the R&B group Sista. With sales of over seven million in the United States alone she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA and has worked extensively as a producer for many other artists along with her childhood friend Timbaland. She released her debut album, Supa Dupa Fly in 1997 and has since released 1999's Da Real World, 2001's Miss E… So Addictive, 2002's Under Construction, 2003's This is Not a Test! and 2005's The Cookbook. She has been working on her seventh studio album, Block Party, since 2007.

Elliott is one of the first female hip hop superstars, known for a long series of hits including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "Work It", and "Lose Control". In addition she has received recognition as one of the most successful songwriters of the modern music era, having crafted a number of hit records for artists such as Aaliyah, 702, Total, Ciara, Nicole Wray and Tweet, often with production-partner and childhood friend Timbaland. She was the third female rapper to ever go Platinum, behind Lil' Kim and Da Brat.

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, she began her career in the all-girl R&B group, Sista in 1993. Eventually, the band folded and Elliott began her career as a solo rapper. Since the early 1990's, Elliott has won six Grammys, recently scoring one for her video of "Lose Control."

Other releases are 'Teary Eyed' and 'We Run This', and the last of these two songs will be the main single of the new greatest hits album titled 'Respect M.E.: Best Of' featuring 17 tracks from her six albums.

Don't Be Coming
Missy Elliott Lyrics

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You never know a good thing till I'm gone
You spending many, many nights home alone
You won't be seeing me around your way
No, No
And if you don't get it together
Baby I can't stay

[Chorus:]

Don't be comin' in my face
Trying to tell me you love me
You should of thought once or twice
Sacrifice and make it right
It's the thing that you do
Make me not love you
Go this way and you'll see
Get no other love like me

You never know I'm for real till I leave
And when I pack up my clothes don't be calling me
You won't be seeing me
Anymore
No, no
Cause when I'm long, long gone
I won't be back in this door

[Chorus]

To my east side people to my west side
To all my bitches who sat home crying
Over these niggas and over these fellows
Shake em off like Jello
To my east side people to my west side
To all my bitches who sat home crying
Over these niggas and over these fellows
Shake em off like Jello

[Chorus:]

I used to stick closer to your side then a beeper
Till you smoked that cheaper reefer
Now you loony as fita, cheddar
Don't say a word
Yep I got the word
Yeah I heard it from a little bird
Now I'm out the door
My four four
You don't know?
Get your bags and your things take the door
Don't take this shit no more
When you leave
You can leave out the back door

[Missy]
Fucker
Stupid niggas
Who always think they can play somebody
Y'all know who y'all are
Trying to run about 3-4-5 women at one time
Now you want to come back all in our faces
Telling me how much you love me and all that bullshit
Whatever man

Fuck you
Alright, I'm out

Overall Meaning

In Missy Elliott's song "Don't be Coming", the rapper warns her partner that if he doesn't start appreciating her now, she will leave him. The song is an expression of Missy's frustration with her partner, who she thinks takes her for granted. In the first verse, she sings about how her partner fails to appreciate her as he spends many nights at home alone. She implies that he will not see her around anymore, and if he doesn't get his act together, she will leave him. The chorus emphasizes these sentiments, with Missy telling her partner not to come to her after she's left to try and win her back. The second verse again emphasizes that he won't see her anymore, and this time she says that she won't even answer his calls.

The bridge of the song specifically references "my east side people and my west side", possibly referencing the different areas of Missy's hometown, Portsmouth, Virginia. Addressing all the women who have been in the same situation as her, Missy gives them advice to "shake off" their problematic partners like jello. In the final verse, Missy specifically calls out her partner for not treating her properly, with references to smoking cheap drugs and being "loony as fita", a reference to a brand of VCR tapes. She is clear that she won't take the mistreatment anymore and that he must take the back door when he leaves.

Line by Line Meaning

You never know a good thing till I'm gone
You don't appreciate me until I'm gone

You spending many, many nights home alone
You'll be lonely because you didn't appreciate me

You won't be seeing me around your way
I won't be coming back to you

And if you don't get it together Baby I can't stay
If you don't fix our relationship, I'll leave

Don't be comin' in my face Trying to tell me you love me You should of thought once or twice Sacrifice and make it right It's the thing that you do Make me not love you Go this way and you'll see Get no other love like me
Don't come to me saying you love me now, you should've thought about it before. Your actions made me stop loving you. You'll regret it when you realize you can't find love like mine elsewhere.

You never know I'm for real till I leave And when I pack up my clothes don't be calling me You won't be seeing me Anymore No, no Cause when I'm long, long gone I won't be back in this door
You won't realize how much I meant to you until I'm gone. Don't call me after I leave, I won't come back. Once I'm gone, I'm gone.

To my east side people to my west side To all my bitches who sat home crying Over these niggas and over these fellows Shake em off like Jello
To my friends from all over, don't cry over men. Get rid of them easily like Jello

I used to stick closer to your side then a beeper Till you smoked that cheaper reefer Now you loony as fita, cheddar Don't say a word Yep I got the word Yeah I heard it from a little bird Now I'm out the door My four four You don't know? Get your bags and your things take the door Don't take this shit no more When you leave You can leave out the back door
I used to be with you all the time until you started acting crazy because of drugs. I know what you're doing, so I'm leaving. Take your things and go. Don't come back.

[Missy] Fucker Stupid niggas Who always think they can play somebody Y'all know who y'all are Trying to run about 3-4-5 women at one time Now you want to come back all in our faces Telling me how much you love me and all that bullshit Whatever man Fuck you Alright, I'm out
Missy is addressing those men who think they can play with women's feelings by having multiple relationships at once. She says she knows who they are and doesn't buy their confession of love now. She ends by saying goodbye to them.

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TIMOTHY MOSLEY, MISSY ELLIOTT

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