Missy Elliott

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Also known as: M. Elliott, Melissa Arnette Elliott, Melissa Elliott, Misdemeanor, Misdemeanor of Sista, Miss Elliot, Missdemeanor, Missie Elliot, Missy, Missy "Misdemeanour" Elliott, Missy "Missdemeanor" Elliott, Missy E, Missy Eliot, Missy Eliott, Missy Elliot, Missy Elliot, Total, Missy M. Elliot, Missy M. Elliott, Missy Misdemeanor Elliot, Missy Misdemeanor Elliott, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, miss E, ミッシー・エリオット

Few artists have reshaped hip hop and R&B the way Missy Elliott has. Working alongside producer Timbaland, she helped craft hits for Aaliyah, 702, SWV, and Total before stepping out as a solo act with her 1997 debut Supa Dupa Fly, which landed at number three on the Billboard 200 and topped the R&B and hip hop chart. Her run through the early 2000s was extraordinary: Miss E... So Addictive and Under Construction both cracked the Billboard 200 top three, and she became the only artist to win back to back Grammy Awards for Best Female Rap Solo Performance. "Work It" and "Lose Control" are the kind of tracks that still stop a room cold. Beyond the music, Elliott is a genuine trailblazer. She was the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the first to receive the MTV VMA Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, and in 2023 the first female rapper nominated and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With 40 million records sold worldwide, she holds the title of best selling female rapper in Nielsen Music history.