Missy Elliott

At 52 years old, Missy Elliott has this physical status:

Career

Elliott formed Fayze (later renamed Sista), with La'Shawn Shellman, Chonita Coleman, and Radiah Scott in 1991. Timothy Mosley (Timbaland) as the group's producer and began recording demo tracks, including the 1991 release "First Move." Fayze attracted the attention of Jodeci member and producer DeVante Swing by appearing Jodeci songs a cappella for him backstage at one of his group's performances in 1991. Fayze renamed the organization Sista after relocating the business to New York City and renaming it as Elektra Records under DeVante's Swing Mob imprint and later renaming the firm Sista. Sista's debut song was named "Brand New," which was released in 1993. Elliott brought Mosley—whom DeVante re-christened Timbaland—and their colleague Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff with them.

The Swing Mob's 20-plus members, as well as future actors such as Ginuwine, Playa, and Tweet, all lived in a two-story house in New York and were often at work on documents for Jodeci and their own projects. Elliott performed and performed on Raven-Symoné's 1993 debut single, "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of," she also contributed to the Jodeci albums Diary of a Mad Band (1993) and the Hotel (1995). Timbaland and DeVante produced 4 All the Sistas Around the World (1994), a Sista album released by Timbaland and DeVante. While Blige was in session for her second album My Life, Elliott met R&B singer Mary J. Blige. Despite that videos for the original and remix versions of "Brand New" were released, the album was never released and never released. Craig Mack's "It's Alright" on the soundtrack of the 1995 motion picture Dangerous Minds had also dispersed, but Swing Mob's founders dispersed by the end of 1995. As the musical group The Superfriends, Elliott, Timbaland, Magoo, Ginuwine, and Playa stayed together and collaborated on each other's albums for the remainder of the decade.

Elliott and Timbaland, along with Swing Mob, developed tracks for musicians such as SWV, 702, and most notably Aaliyah. "If Your Girl Only Knew," "One in a Million," "Hot Like Fire," and "4 Page Letter are among the hit songs on Aaliyah's second album, One in a Million (1996). Elliott performed background vocals and/or guest raps on almost every track on which she and Timbaland appeared. One in a Million went double platinum and made actors out of the cast. Elliott and Timbaland continued to work together with other artists, eventually releasing hits like "What About Us?" 1997), Nicole Wray, "Make It Hot" (1998)), Destiny's Child ("1998)), and "Get on the Bus" (1998), as well as one last hit for Aaliyah, "I Care 4 U" before her death in 2001. Elliott produced the majority of Total's second and final album, Kima, Keisha, and Pam and Nicole Wray's debut Make It Hot (both released in 1998). Elliott began performing on Sean "Puffy" Combs' "The Things That You Do" (backup vocals by Gina Thompson) and New Edition's 1996 hit single "You Don't Have to Worry" (back-up vocals by Gina Thompson). Elliott appeared on "Do Thangz," a Men of Vizion remixed by Rodney Jerkins (coincidentally the maker of the original version of "The Things That You Do") in 1996.

Combs had hoped to sign Elliott to his Bad Boy record label, but he was unable to. Rather, she signed a 1996 agreement to produce The Goldmind Inc., a part of Elektra Entertainment Group, for which she would perform as a solo artist. Timbaland was hired as her production partner again, a position he would hold on the majority of Elliott's solo debuts. Missy went on to tour with other musicians and appeared on LSG's "All the Time" with Gerald Levert, Keith Sweat, Faith Evans, and Coko in 1997 on Levert Sweat Gill's Levert Sweat Gill's classic album. LeVert, a former friend group, sang in "Keys To My House" the same year. Elliott's debut album, Supa Dupa Fly, was released in mid-1997, and the album's success, which included guest appearances and writing for other writers, earned it to be certified platinum. Elliott wore an enormous garbage bag looking jumpsuit in the music video, and an outfit media column at Lilith Fair has described one of her most recognizable "fashion moments" — Elliott's oversized garbage-bag looking jumpsuit in the music video.

The success of her single launches was also due to Harold "Hype" Williams' music videos, who made many pioneering hip hop, Afro-futuristic videos at the time. At the 1998 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album, the album was nominated for Best Rap Album, but Puff Daddy's No Way Out was a winner. Elliott performed live at the MTV Video Music Awards show on a remix to Lil' Kim's "Ladies Night" with fellow rappers Da Brat, Angie Martinez, and TLC-rapper Left Eye. Elliott continued her successful work in the background as a producer and writer on Total's single "Trippin'," as well as several others in the hip-hop and R&B industries. Elliott co-wrote and co-produced two songs on Whitney Houston's 1998 album "My Love Is Your Love," as well as vocal cameos on "In My Company" and "Oh Yes." Elliott produced and appeared on Spice Girl Melanie Brown's debut solo album, "I Want You Back," which topped the UK Singles Chart in Brown's native United Kingdom and is Elliot's first chart-topping song in the region.

Elliott's second album, although it was a much darker record than her debut, was just as popular as the first, with over 1.5 million copies and 3 million copies sold around the world. "I can't even explain the pressure," she remarked. It took me a week to record the last album. This one took almost two months to complete, so I couldn't rush it the second time because people are always expecting more." "All n My Grill," a compilation with Nicole Wray and Big Boi), a remix to "Hot Boyz" and "She's a Bitch," was included in Da Real World (1999). Elliott appeared on the official remix to a Mariah Carey song "Heartbreaker" in 1999. For the remix, a music video was shot in black and white, with a cameo appearance by Dogg. Music journalists have lauded the Desert Storm Remix as a cult remix.

Miss E... Elliott was the next celebrity to be a hit girl in this series. So Addictive was born on May 15, 2001. In its first week, the album debuted at number two in the United States and sold 250,000 copies. "One Minute Man" was one of the many pop and urban hits "One Minute Man" (as MTV wrote: "Missy Elliott Plays Dr. Ruth On New Single"), starring Ludacris and Trina, "Get Ur Freak On"), as well as the international club hit "4 My People" and the less popular single "Take Away" that resulted in the international club's "Take Away" and the less commercially popular single "Take A. "Take Away/4 My People" was released in 2001, just after Elliott's close friend Aaliyah's sudden death on August 25 and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The "Take Away" video featured videos of and words about Aaliyah, and the slow ballad performed as a nod to her memory. The remainder of the video was a more upbeat "4 My People" series, which featured people dancing freely in front of American flags and Elliott dressed in red, white, and blue. Despite the fact that "Take Away" was not a success on radio, "4 My People" went on to become an American and European club hit thanks to a famous remix by house music duo Basement Jaxx in 2002.

Twitter's appearance on Elliott's "Take Away" as well as her appearance at Elliott's house on MTV Cribs helped to generate buzz about the upcoming R&B singer. "Oops (Oh My)," Elliott's debut song on Twitter, was co-written by Elliott and released by Goldmind in February 2002. Elliott's songwriting and guest rap, as well as Timbaland's unusually successful debut, made the single a top-ten hit and contributed in large part to Elliott's songwriting and guest rap, as well as Timbaland's unusual presentation. Elliott co-produced the Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, M. M., and Pink cover of "Lady Marmalade" for the album Moulin Rouge. Baz Luhrmann's Film, which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001, has a music collection.

Elliott and Timbaland concentrated on an old school sound, employing many old school rap and funk samples, such as Run-D.M.C. "Peter Piper" and Frankie Smith's "Double Dutch Bus" are included in "Peter Piper" and Frankie Smith's "Double Dutch Bus." Elliott's fourth album, 2002's Under Construction (see 2002 in music), is known as the best-selling female rap album in the United States, with 2.1 million copies sold in the United States. Elliott received the Best Rap Solo Performance Award in 2002 for his album "Get Ur Freak On." Under Construction received Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year in 2003. The New York Times named Under Construction "this year's best hip-hop album." Elliott also got two singles off of Under Construction. "Work It" is the lead single, and it has taken No. 1 on the charts. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and received the "Video of the Year" award at MTV's Video Music Awards. Due to a Fatboy Slim remix, Ludacris' second single, "Gossip Folks" starring Ludacris, became a top ten hit on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 2003, and it was welcomed by the dance community as well as the mainstream, as well as the mainstream. A third single was never released, though a video for "Back In The Day" starring Jay-Z and Elliott was shot.

Elliott produced "American Dream Remix" (featuring Tweet's additional vocals) on Madonna's single "American Life") and produced "Fighting Temptation" (featuring herself, Beyoncé, Free, and MC Lyte) for the Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé Knowles film of the same name on both albums, as well as the Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé Knowles' soundtrack. The track reached No. 1 in the United States. 1 in Japan, but in the United States, it failed to chart. Hot 100. Elliott appeared on Wyclef Jean's "Party to Damascus" and Ghostface Killah's "Tush" singles, the latter of which became a minor 2004 dance hit, and he also appeared in the film Honey. Gap met Elliott later this year to co-star in a Madonna commercial, which attracted a lot of media attention. Elliott pushed Madonna's friendship with her by appearing in the tense 2003 MTV Video Music Awards show opening with Madonna, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera. Elliott performed "The Opposite Sex" on the UPN sitcom Eve in September 2003, starring her good friend and fellow rapper Eve. It lasted three seasons.

Elliott's most well-received album to date was out, Elliott was pressed by her label to release another album in the hopes of profiting from her latest success. "Pass That Dutch" and "I'm Really Hot" from Elliott's fifth album, "This Is Not a Test," were two of her singles. Both of these cities soared on the urban charts (askept, 2003). However, both were not as popular on pop radio as some of her older efforts. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has certified This Is Not A Test Platinum in the United States, selling 690,000 copies in the United States, and it has been rated Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Elliott has since stated that "The album This Is Not A Test" came out at a much too fast rate for me to be. "I didn't want it to come out if it did." Elliott appeared on Ciara's hit single "1, 2 Step" in 2004, interpolating Teena Marie's single "Square Biz" in 2004. Elliott debuted her own reality show on the UPN Network, The Road to Stardom, with Missy Elliott in 2005, even though the show was not renewed for a second season. She sold more than 7.6 million copies in the United States in the late 1990s and early 2000s, becoming the country's best-selling album, followed by Lauryn Hill (seven million), Eve (four million), and Eve (four million) at the time.

Elliott wanted to "give people the surprise" by using producers other than Timbaland and a "more to the center" sound is not as far left as her other songs. The Cookbook, her sixth solo album, debuted on the US charts and was named gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling 645,000 copies in the United States. Elliott's contribution during the Cookbook period was well-known. In 2005, Elliott received five Grammy Awards, one for Best Rap Album for The Cookbook. "Lose Control," the album's first single, received a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Video and was nominated for Best Rap Song. Elliott received six MTV award nominations for "Best Dance Video and Best Hip-Hop Video" on Thursday, as well as "Lose Control" on Elliott. Elliott received Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the 2005 American Music Awards, and he was nominated for Best International Female Artist at the 2006 BRIT Awards.

Ciara and Fatman Scoop's "Lose Control" became a Top 5 hit in the midyear (on the Billboard Hot 100, at number three). Although the video charted on MTV's TRL for a few weeks and BET's 106 & Park for a few days, the second single, Teary Eyed, did not chart, although the film did not chart, and BET's 106 & Park for a few days. On VH1, MTV, and BET, the third single, "We Run This," was released with heavy airplay. It was the lead single for the gymnastics-themed film Stick It. In 2006, the song was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Rap Solo Performance category. Respect M.E., Elliott's first greatest hits album, was released outside of the United States and Canada on September 4, 2006, but only in South Africa, Australia, Europe, Japan, and Brazil. The collection was her second top ten album in the United Kingdom and her highest-charting album to date, peaking at number seven.

Elliott was named in the 2007 VH1 Hip Hop Awards as an honoree. Many artists performed some of her best hits in honor of her decades. "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" performed by Timbaland and Tweet, Eve and Keyshia Cole's "Work It" and "Work It," Fatman Scoop and Ciara performed "Lose Control," and Nelly Furtado performed "Get Ur Freak On (The Remix)" performed "The Remix)" on "Get Ur Freak On (The Remix)" in which Eve and Keyshia Cole performed "Get It" and "The Rain (Supa Cole performed "Get It" performed "Get It" performed "Get It" and "Get It" and "Work It" and "Work It" and "Work It" and "Work It" and Ciara performed "Work It" and "Get Ur Ur Freak On (Get Ur Freak On (Get Ur Freak On" on "Get Ur Freak On (The Remix) Elliott's seventh studio album has appeared in a variety of ways, with dramatic delays in 2007. She performed with Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Danja, T-Pain, and DJ Toomp in 2007 and planned to release an album at the start of 2008. "Ching-a-Ling" was the lead single for the Step Up 2: The Streets album in January 2008, as well as Timbaland's "Shake Your Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom Pom. Elliott released the song "Best, Greatest" in the same year and renamed the album's old name FANomenal to its new tentative name Block Party. Elliott released two Timbaland-produced singles ("9th Inning" and "Triple Threat") exclusively to iTunes four years later. Although the songs managed to debut on Billboard Hot Digital Songs, Missy talked about her hiatus from making music: "Your brain needs time to refresh." Things happen in your personal life where you'll write something else rather than the same three topics. How many times will we talk about the club? I'm trying to give the fans 100 percent and that it's game-changing. "I don't just throw out microwave records."

Missy Elliott discovered success behind the scenes during her seventh album release. Elliott's writing and film helped her land her position at No. 1. Keyshia Cole's "Let It Go" (2007), Jazmine Sullivan's "Need U Bad" (2008), and Monica's "Everything to Me" (2010) are among Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Since 2008, Elliott's ("I'm His Only Woman"), Jennifer Hudson ("I'm His Only Woman"), Monica ("Everything to Me"), Keyshia Cole ("Let It Go"), and Jazmine Sullivan ("Need U Bad" and "Holding You Down) have all received Grammy Awards. "You Only Yourself" by Fantasia (2005) and Sullivan's "Holding You Down" (Going In Circles)" reached No. 1. Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs Vol. 3 is on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs. Elliott embarked on a two-part tour, stopping in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, while also appearing on "Get Ur Freak On" and "Work It," an honor to Timbaland. In 2008, she appeared in "Whatcha Think About It" by The Pussycat Dolls and appeared live in several places with them. Elliott appeared on "All Night Long" by Demi Lovato, Busta Rhymes with Chris Brown and Lil Wayne's remix, and a remix of Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" in 2011 and 2012. (T.G.I.F.) "T.G.I.F" was a catapult that launched it. To No. 1, the visitor ranks at No. 1. Billboard Hot 100 is at number 1. Monica's singles "Anything (To Find You)" and "Until It's Gone" were also produced.

Missy Elliott appeared on Eve's album "Wanna Be" as well as international artists singles, Little Mix's "How Ya Doin'?" throughout 2013. By Complex magazine, she and "NiLiria" with K-pop musician G-Dragon, one of 2013's "50 Best Songs of 2013" were ranked by the magazine. Elliott was also contributing to Sharaya J's two books, "Banji" and "Smash Up The Place/Snatch Yo Wigs," as her protégée. Elliott received a Grammy Award for their song "Without Me" in December 2013. Missy Elliott and Timbaland recorded sessions for Kat Dahlia's debut, My Garden (2015), as early as July 2013. Missy Elliott would be featured on her sixth studio album, tentatively named Incomparable, on August 13, R&B singer Faith Evans. Evans said one of the tracks featured Missy and her protégée Sharaya J, who Evans referred to as a "banger" and "feel good" record in March 2014. Elliott contributed three songs to her album, according to Evans. Elliott will be a featured on her forthcoming eighth studio album, as shown on July 7, 2014. On July 29, 2014, a snippet of a Missy Elliott-produced song, "I Love Him," premiered on Monica's official Instagram account.

Elliott appeared with Katy Perry at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show in 2015. Elliott performed "Get Ur Freak On," "Work It," and "Lose Control." Elliott's work this week was well-received, and it boosted digital sales of Elliott's music, with a twenty-fold rise in album sales (to 2,000 units) and a ten-fold increase in the three songs she performed (to 71,000 units) compared to the week before. It also became the most watched Super Bowl halftime show in NFL history, with 118.5 million viewers in the United States. Elliott was announced on February 3, 2015, as part of Diplo and Skrillex's "Take Ü There." Elliott revealed on February 11, that she was still recording her seventh studio album, Block Party, with Timbaland. During an episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Pharrell Williams revealed that he was working on Elliott's album on April 2, 2015. "WTF (Where They Came)," and its music video were simultaneously released to digital outlets on November 12, 2015. The song and its video had been watched 6.1 million times in the United States alone by November 19, with an additional number of 16 million views per YouTube viewing.

Elliott released "Pep Rally" on February 7, 2016, the day of the fiftieth Super Bowl. Elliott reunited with former protégée Tweet and frequent collaborator Timbaland on the cut "Some Else Will" from the former's third studio album, Charlene, later this month. "This Is for My Girls" was launched by First Lady Michelle Obama on March 15, 2016. The iTunes exclusive record will be used to both coincide with Ms. Obama's SXSW address and promote her third-world educational initiative Let Girls Learn.

Following a surprise appearance on TLC on the 2016 televised special Taraji's White Hot Holidays, Elliott announced plans to film a series chronicling her appearance on the production front in both audio and video. Elliott and longtime colleague Dave Meyers starred in the full-length release of "I'm Better," featuring production and vocal support from recurring sideman Lamb as well as shared directing credit from Elliott and longtime colleague Dave Meyers.

Missy Elliott teased followers by appearing on a Skrillex snippet named "ID" in July 2018, but no date has been announced for the single. Elliott appeared on Ariana Grande's "Borderline," the singer's fourth studio album Sweetener (2018). Elliott revealed in October 2018 that she is working on her new album, which will be released in 2019. Lizzo and Elliott collaborated on "Tempo" on March 20, 2019.

Elliott was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 13, 2019, becoming the first female artist to be honoured. Elliott received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, as well as the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. She was also the first female rapper to be honoured with the award. Elliott was given the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Music Pioneer Award at the United Nations Conference in 2019, in recognition of her contributions to jazz and being a pioneer. This award was presented in the Senate Record.

Elliott's first extended play, Iconology, was published on August 23, 2019. The five-track EP features a variety of musical styles that span the breadth of her artist career, as well as critical praise. After releasing the album, Teyana Taylor performed "Throw It Back" as the lead single on the album, as well as a music video starring Teyana Taylor. Iconology is a pop, hip hop, and R&B EP that is reminiscent of Elliott's earlier work. "Throw It Back" opens with "trap snares and a serpentine bassline," which, as part of "Cool Off" in the second track, features "woozy, futuristic romps" with "distorted bass lines and frenetic production." Elliott's legacy, as well as previous collaborators Tweeting and Heavy D. Maura Johnson of Entertainment Weekly referred to "Cool Off" as "back to hip-hop's two-turntables-and-a-mic early days." Elliott's "sensuous side" has been portrayed as a slow jam. It features "more synths [that] skip-step underneath" the song's beat, which is purely musical. "Why I Still Love You" is a doomop song with gospel influences and jazz influence that lyrically chronicles the singer's "conflicted emotions about being married to a cheating lover." The EP concludes with a cappella version of "Why I Still Love You."

Elliott was inspired to write uplifting songs to defy popular trends and encourage more dance music to feel good. On October 22, "DripDemeanor" was announced as the album's second single. On January 17, 2020, the third single "Why I Still Love You" was released. On April 21, 2020, "Cool Off" was the EP's fourth and final single.

Elliott appeared on Toni Braxton's single "Do It" on June 26, 2020. Elliott co-produced the album with Hannon Lane.

Elliott appeared on Dua Lipa's remix single "Levitating" on August 13, 2020, which also featured Madonna. The Blessed Madonna produced the remix. Elliott, not Madonna, appeared in the video. Will Hooper directed the music video.

Elliott appeared on Bree Runway's single "ATM" on January 11, 2021. In July 2021, she produced the music video for the City Girls' "Twerkulator."

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