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Missy Elliott
American rapper (born 1971)
Musical artist
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor,[3][4] is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her musical career as a member of the R&B girl group Sista during the 1990s, who were part of the larger musical collective Swing Mob—led by DeVante Swing of Jodeci. The former group's commercially unsuccessful debut album, 4 All the Sistas Around da World (1994), was released by Elektra Records and met with positive critical reception. She collaborated with album's producer and Swing Mob cohort Timbaland to work in songwriting and production for other acts, yielding commercially successful releases for 702, Aaliyah, SWV, and Total.
Elliott re-emerged as a solo act with numerous collaborations and guest appearances by 1996, and in July of the following year, she released her debut studio album, Supa Dupa Fly (1997). As her mainstream breakthrough, the album was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at number three
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Missy Elliott
Better known as Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, five-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter/producer Melissa Arnette Elliott was the top female hip-hop album seller throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s thanks to Top 10 hits like “Hot Boyz,” “Lose Control,” “Get Ur Freak On,” “Gossip Folks,” and “Work It”—which won the Grammy in 2004 for Best Female Rap Solo Performance as well as MTV’s Video of the Year Award. Her groundbreaking songs dealing with topics including feminism, gender equality, body positivity and sex positivity blazed the trail for the likes of Destiny’s Child, Eve, Macy Gray, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj.
Elliott was born in 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia, and after a traumatic childhood, formed a girl group, Fayze, writing most of its material and enlisting neighborhood friend Tim Mosley (Timbaland) to produce. Impressing Jodeci’s DeVante Swing, she and the group moved to New York, changed its name to Sista, and signed to Elektra Records via DeVante&rsqu
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Birth name: Melissa Arnette Elliott
Birthplace: Portsmouth, VA, USA
July 1, 1971 – present
Years Active: 1991 – present
One of the most commercially successful Hip Hop artists, Missy Elliott is an innovative creative force whose influence extends across the genre. A distinctive songwriter-producer-rapper-singer with a verbal wit to match her visual panache, she’s also notable for her stereotype-defying persona. A five-time Grammy-winner, Elliott has sold over 30 million records in the United States, and is the only woman rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In addition to her own releases, she has worked extensively as a songwriter and producer for other artists, both on her own and in collaboration with childhood friend Timbaland.
Born Melissa Arnette Elliott in Portsmouth, Virginia, Elliott had a difficult upbringing but creating and performing music for family and friends provided solace. Initially billed as Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, she had her first brush with the musi
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