Missy Elliott performs at the 2018 Essence Festival at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on July 7, 2018 in New Orleans. Donald Traill/Invision/AP Missy Elliott, one of rap’s greatest voices and also a songwriter and producer who has crafted songs for Beyoncé and Whitney Houston, is one of ...
Elliott teamed up with childhood friend Timbaland to cowrite and coproduce songs for the American rhythm-and-blues artists Jodeci and Aaliyah. Elliott was only 25 years old when the head of the Elektra Entertainment Group offered her a deal that would enable her to write, produce, and record...
Missy Elliott Says She and Timbaland Were 'Unafraid and Unapologetic' During 'Get Ur Freak On' Era On the latest episode of our 500 Greatest Songs podcast, Missy Elliott talks about her unique chemistry with Timbaland and how it led to music that changed hip-hop and pop forever ...
Missy Elliott is a Grammy Award-winning singer, rapper, songwriter and producer who achieved great success with hits like "Get Ur Freak On," "Work It" and "Loose Control."
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No female rap artist paralleled the success of Missy Elliott, neither during her reign nor before, and none was more deserving. Unlike most of urban music’s female superstars, Missy writes her own songs as well as performs them, and her creative wit is on a par with her stylish demeanor...
Prodigious producerMissy Elliott is known for her oddball, trippy videos andcolorful rhymes, but...services, From news
"So I always try to go back to that space," Elliott says, "because once you become successful at something then the expectations become higher and you start to think more. When we did that album, there wasn’t really much thought there …. We really just came out with a sound that ...
While Elliott is an icon to many, she hasn’t released an album in nearly 10 years, focusing instead on the work that brought her into the limelight in the first place: writing and producing. Her work with Timbaland on songs by SWV, 702 and particularly Aaliyah thrust her into the spotli...
Missy Elliott, artist who worked with Hype on “The Rain,” (1997) “She’s a Bitch,” (1999) and others Sylvia Rhone, Merlin Bob, and Gina Harrell at Elektra told me about Hype Williams. When we first met, Hype said he loved my music and he felt that the video should reflect my...