Hit 'Em wit da Hee

Previous track"**Busta's Intro**"

"**Hit 'Em wit da Hee**" is the second track and first full length song on Missy Elliott's debut studio album *Supa Dupa Fly* and features Lil' Kim. The song was re-released as the albums fourth and last single featuring Lil' Kim and Mocha.

## Backgroud

"Hit 'Em wit da Hee" is the second collaboration beetwen Missy and Lil' Kim, after the then-recently released Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix).
There are three versions of this song existing.

The first one is the one used as the second track on *Supa Dupa Fly* and features Lil' Kim.

The second one is the one re-released as a single for the album and for the soundtrack to the movie *Can't Hardly Wait*, still featuring Lil' Kim but also Missy's former-protégé Mocha on April 3, 1998.

The third one is the one used in the official music video released also released on April 3, 1998. It features a different intro by Timbaland in place of Lil' Kim's verse but is the same as the single version, after that.

## Composition and Lyrics

"Hit 'Em wit da Hee" was produced by Timbaland (like all of the songs on *Supa Dupa Fly*) with a tempo of 170 BPM and in the B minor scale. It has an R&B-sounding beat and departs from the albums first track "Busta's Intro" creating a new more chilled vibe. It features guitar riffs and drums. At some parts a very low sounding vocal loop sung, and alien or video game inspired sounds can be heard.

"Hit 'Em wit da Hee" was written by Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim and the songs producer Timbaland. It starts with Lil' Kim giving a shoutout to Missy Elliott and the then-recently passed away B.I.G., with whom Kim was romantically linked and had worked with numerous times. She then starts to rap a verse featuring complex flows, in which she brags about her and Missy's rap skills. It may be important to note that two big artists already established in the hip-hop culture, with the other one being Busta Rhymes, are contributing to the album before Missy is even heard. After Kim ends her verse Missy sings two verses having a very soulful voice, each being followed by the songs chorus. The verses are about her being independent and not needing a man's financial support. The chorus references her infamous "Hee-hee" ad-lib and has a lot of other ad-libs stacked up in the background of the song. Missy then jumps in herself in order to having her own rap verse, after having just sung in the song. After that the chorus is repeated again before Missy provides the albums outro, asking where the "party" is, and shouting out Lil' Kim and Timbaland.

## Lyrics

**[Intro: Lil' Kim]**
Missy, uh-huh (B.I.G.)
Yeah, I like that

**[Verse 1: Lil' Kim]**
Uhh, it's the Q to the
B to the double E, spittin' lovely
And it don't stop, rocks shine through my tank top
Where your bank stop, I deposit all the one drops (Haa!)
Think not, excuse me, but uh, I like to flow
'Cause this joint knocks harder
Than Indica and I be off the wall like the Lox
Nightbox filled with Benjamins
Me and my girl Missy gettin' pissy up in Bennigans
Makin' all of you rappers begin again
Like Finnegan, Christians repent then sin again
Girls wanna be my friend again
Lay up in my crib of wit', get up in my linens and
While Misdemeanor hit notes like Sarafina
I subpeona you to my funk grooves, see
I hit you wit' the uhhh, she hit you with the hee

**[Verse 2: Missy Elliott]**
It wasn't your car that had me all in love with you
Yooouuuu  (Mmhm, mmhm)
'Cause I've got my own ride and a trunk full of tunes, yeah
Tuuuuuuunes  (Mmmhm, mmmhm, uh-huh)
I drive through your hood and I hit 'em with the, yeah

**[Chorus: Missy Elliott]**
I hit 'em with the hee (I hit 'em with the, I hit 'em)
I hit 'em with the (Ooooh)
I stop 'em with the haaa (I stop 'em with the haaa)
Ooh, let's drink to you  (Hee-hee-hee, hee-hee-hee)
Let's drink to you and me (And me)
Let's drink to you and me  (Mwah, mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah)  (Yeah)
Meet me at the bar  (Mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah)
Heee! Haaa! Hee! Haaa!  (Mwah, mwah, mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah)

**[Verse 3: Missy Elliott]**
It wasn't your money that had me all sprung out  (Say what, say what? Uh)
Sprung out, sprung out, sprung out  (Naw, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
'Cause I got my own account and my bills in large amount  (Eh-yeah-yeah, haha!)
Aye-aye-aye, I drive through your hood (Ooooh, I..)

**[Chorus: Missy Elliott]**
I hit 'em with the hee  (Muah-muah, muah-muah, muah)
I hit 'em with the (And I hit 'em)
I stop 'em with the haaa
I hit 'em with the hee, I hit 'em with the haa, let's drink  (Uh, uh-huh, yeah)
Let's drink to you and me (Let's drink to you and me)  (Uh-huh, yeah)
Let's drink to you and me (Oooh, yeah-yeah)  (Uh-huh, yeah)
Meet me at the bar  (Mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah)
You can meet me at the bar, yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah  (Mwah, mwah, mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah, mwah-mwah)

**[Verse 4: Missy Elliott]**
Long Iced Tea slurp me swiftly, meet me at the bar  (Say what?)
What's up star? We know who you are  (Say what? Uh-huh)
Shit, no shit, I thought you hadn't noticed  (Say wha-, uh-huh)
The way I roll this Dutch, the way I roll this Dutch  (Say what? Like what?)
N\*ggas love my style too much  (Hahahaa)
Duck, here comes the shot, bang-bang, pllllrrr! Drop
Me and Timbaland like "Haa-haa", we takin' over blocks  (Yeah)
Like a one billion bitch march (I hit 'em with the, haha! Yeah)

**[Chorus: Missy Elliott]**
I hit 'em with the hee, I hit em with the haaaa
I hit 'em with the heee, I hit em with the haaaa (Haaa)
I stop 'em with the haaaaaa  (Hee-hee, hee-hee-hee!)
(Aaah, mmhmmmmm, I hit 'em with the, hit 'em with the)
I hit 'em with the heee, I hit em with the haaaa
I hit 'em with the heee, I hit em with the haaaa (Haaa)
Meet me at the bar (Meet me at the bar, mmmmh)
Aight, aight  (Ey, uh-uh, yuuh, haa)

**[Outro: Missy Elliott]**
Tell me where the party at, where the party at
(You know what I'm sayin', we about to be out like this; Toot, toot)
Tell me where the party at, tell me, tell me where the party at
(For the year 2 thou', uh-huh, me and Timbaland, remember me, Lil' Kim; Toot, toot)
Tell me where the party at, tell me, tell me where the party at
(None of y'all, none of them wanna fuck with us, haha, yeah; Toot, toot)
Tell me where the party at, tell me, tell me where the party at; Toot toot)
(Aight, we out, n\*gga, toot; Toot, toot)

## Hit 'Em wit da Hee

### Features

Lil' Kim
 Mocha

### Album

Can't Hardly Wait: Music From The Motion Picture

### Genre

Hip.Hop
 Alternative R&B

### Label

The Goldmind
 Elektra

### Writer

Melissa Elliott
 Timothy Mosley
 Kimberly Jones
 Alicia Richards
 Björk

### Samples

Björk - "Jóga"

The single version of "****Hit 'Em wit da Hee****" was released as the fourth and last single of Missy Elliott's debut album *Supa Dupa Fly* on April 3, 1998. It features Lil' Kim and Mocha and contains additional vocals by the songs producer Timbaland and Kelly Price. Even though it's an alternative verison it's commonly refered to as the official remix. Even though it was released as a single from *Supa Dupa Fly* it wasn't featured in any versions of the album. Instead it was present on the soundtrack to the movie *Can't Hardly Wait*. The official music video was released on the same day as the single was, but with a different intro by Timbaland in place of Lil' Kim's verse. The single wasn't eligible to chart in the U.S., not being commercially released there, and was a success overseas.

## Composition and Lyrics

The single version to "Hit 'Em wit da Hee" was produced by Timbaland with a tempo of 170 BPM (just like the original version) and in the B♭ minor scale. It has a brand new hip-hop beat deviating from the original versions R&B-sounding beat., sill having guitar riffs but more notably drums in the foreground. It also contains hourse sounds playing everytime a section of the song ends. After the main section of the song ends, a sample of Björk's song "Jóga" is used as the outro of the song.

The single version to "Hit 'Em wit da Hee" was written by Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim, Mocha and the songs producer Timbaland. Björk, whose song "Jóga" was sampled, was also given a writing credit. The structure of the song is very simillar to that of the original version and starts off with the same exact Lil' Kim intro and verse, which the music video version replaces with a Timbaland intro. After that Missy sings two verses featuring a new flow and lyrics, resembling the topic of the original song about being independent not needing a mans financial support, with each verse being followed by the songs chorus. The chourus is only slightly changed flow- and lyric-wise, but it's important to note that Missy has very little ad-libs (in comparison to the original version of the song) with R&B and soul singer Kelly Price taking most of the ad-libs and riffs. After that Missy's then-protégé Mocha takes a rap verse, in place of Missy's in the original version, in which she (just like Lil' Kim does in her verse) brags about her rapping skills. Her verse is only half as long as Lil' Kim's. Then Missy sings a bridge simillar to the chorus followed by the chorus before ending the songs main section. Thereafter the beat switches up with a sample of the instrumental of Bjork's "Jóga" being played, on which drums are layered. Timbaland can be heard rap-talking about what he does or doesn't, as this sections hook. Missy then raps an eight-bar long rap verse, before Timbaland repeats the hook and the song fades away. This whole section sampling "Jóga" can be considered the songs outro.

## Lyrics

**[Intro: Lil' Kim | *Missy Elliott*]**
Missy, uh-huh (B.I.G., **ooh!**)
Yeah, I like that

**[Verse 1: Lil' Kim]**
Uhh, it's the Q to the
B to the double E, spittin' lovely
And it don't stop, rocks shine through my tank top
Where your bank stop, I deposit all the one drops (Haa!)
Think not, excuse me, but uh, I like to flow
'Cause this joint knocks harder
Than Indica and I be off the wall like the Lox
Nightbox filled with Benjamins
Me and my girl Missy gettin' pissy up in Bennigans
Makin' all of you rappers begin again
Like Finnegan, Christians repent then sin again
Girls wanna be my friend again
Lay up in my crib of wit', get up in my linens and
While Misdemeanor hit notes like Sarafina
I subpeona you to my funk grooves, see
I hit you wit' the uhhh, she hit you with the hee

**[Verse 2: Missy Elliott]**
You're not good enough to satisfy me (Uh-huh, can't satisfy me)
Even with yo cars and all the fly whips, I won't trip (Uhh)
Cause I got many guys that wanna buy me (Uh-huh)
French cuts for my wrists to keep me hooked smooth out and dip (Uh), I keep hittin'

**[Chorus: Missy Elliott | *Kelly Price*]**
I hit 'em with the hee (I hit 'em with the hee)
*Hit 'em with the hee, yeah, yeah* (Yeah)
I hit 'em with the haaa
*This one's for you and me-eeh-eeh, yeah-yeah*  (Hee-hee-hee, hee-yeah)
This for you and me (Uh-huh)
*Oooh-oooh, ooh-oooh, ooooh-ooooh, ooooh* (Uh)
Play it in your cars (Play it in yo' cars)
*Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah*

**[Verse 3: Missy Elliott]**
Just 'cause you cash a check and put it in the bank (Ooh-ooh, uh-huh)
That don't make me want to go out and sleep with you (Nah, nah, nah)
I got my own ride and gas in the tank (Uh-huh)
Thanks, but no thanks, I won't be needin' you, I hit 'em wit' da (I hit em wit' da, ugh)

**[Chorus: Missy Elliott | *Kelly Price*]**
I hit 'em with the hee (Ugh! Uh; Uh-huh)
*Hit 'em with the, yeah, yay*
I hit 'em with the haaa (Say what?)
Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah
This for you and me
For you and me, for you and me (Uh)
Play it in your cars (Play it in yo' cars)
Ugh-ugh-ugh, ugh-ugh-ugh

**[Verse 4: Mocha | *Missy Elliott*]**
Uh, yo, uh, yo, it be me, M-O on the M-I-C (Uh-huh)
Reppin' N.Y.C. (Yeah), the true V.I.P (*Uh-huh*)
And I can't see nobody who can come this real (Uh-huh)
Get it done this real (Mhm), gettin' love this real (**Ooh**)
And n\*ggas love this feel, gimme a Dutch to peel
Mocha (Uh-huh) takin' over, 'cause I'm so ill (*Ooh*)
Y'all used to talkin' shit, now they witnessin' it (Now, uh-huh)
And while I'm spittin' like this, check what I'm hittin' 'em with (*Ugh*)

**[Bridge: Missy Elliott | *Kelly Price*]**
Heee (Uh-huh), haaaa (*Hee-hee-hee*)
Heee (Uh-huh), haaaa (*Hee-hee, yeah-yeah*)
Heee (Uh-huh), haaaa
*Hit 'em with da tha hee, hit 'em with da hee-e-e, yeah-yeah*
Hee, haa (*Hee-ee-ee, ee-ee*)
Hee, haa (*Hee-ee, eee*)
Hee, haa  (Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee, hee-hee-hee-hee, yeah)
*Hee-ee-ee, hee-ee-ee-eee*

**[Chorus: Missy Elliott | *Kelly Price* |** Timbaland**]**
I hit 'em with the hee (Say what?)
*Hee-ee-ee, hee-ee-ee-eee* (Ugh! Gimme one time)
I hit 'em with the haaa (Ugh! Yeah-yeah, uh-huh)
**Ooh-ooh, this one's for you and me-eeh**
This for you and me
This for you and me (*Baby*), this for you and m
Play it in your cars
Ugh (**Ha-ha!**)

**[Hook: Timbaland | *Missy Elliott*]**
Sometimes I feel like doin' a beat
Sometimes I don't, uh-huh, uh-huh
Sometimes I feel like movin' my feet
Sometimes I won't, wha? Uh-huh
Sometimes I feel like doin' a beat
Sometimes I don't, ugh, uh-uh
Sometimes we make you move ya feet
Sometimes we don't (**Yeah, yeah,** Misdemeanor, what?

**[Verse 5:: Missy Elliott | *Timbaland* | both]**
I'm comin' around the corner-corner (*Uh-huh*)
You think you tough, well let me see what you wanna-wanna (*Uh-huh*)
Cause on the mic I get it hot like Daytona, don't I? (*Yeah, what?*)
I get the party jumpin' from 5 in the mornin' (*Uh-huh*)
You wanna bumble wit' da Bee then let me see call her (*Uh-huh*)
You wanna be a big baller, big spendaholic (*Uh-huh*)
I get the feeling that you (*Ugh, ugh, ugh*) tryin' to impress me (*What?*)
One-two, one-three, hit you with da hee, **hee-hee-hee, hee-hee**-*hee*

**[Hook: Timbaland]**
Sometimes I feel like doin' a beat
Sometimes I don't, wha? Uh-huh
Sometimes I feel like movin' my feet
Sometimes I won't, ugh, uh-huh
Sometimes I feel like doin' a beat
Sometimes I don't, uh-huh, uh-huh
Sometimes we feel like movin' ya feet
Sometimes we won't, what?

**[Outro: Timbaland]**
Ugh-ugh-ugh, ugh-ugh, ugh
Ugh-ugh-ugh, ugh-ugh, ugh
Ugh-ugh-ugh, ugh-ugh, ugh
Ugh-ugh-ugh, ugh-ugh, ugh