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Missy Elliott
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American rapper (born 1971)
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Missy Elliott, born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971, in Portsmouth, Virginia, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She works within the hip-hop and contemporary R&B genres, utilizing her voice as her primary instrument. Elliott began her work period in 1988 and has been associated with record labels including East West Records, Elektra, and Atlantic Records. Her discography is documented under her birth name and pseudonyms Misdemeanor and Miss E.
She is a recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and has been recognized in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame collection. Elliott is a copyright representative for the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. She speaks and writes in English. Additionally, she has been diagnosed with toxic diffuse goiter.
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Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Missy Elliott, also known as "Misdemeanor," is a revolutionary American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has redefined the landscape of hip-hop and R&B for over three decades. Known for her avant-garde music videos and innovative production style—often alongside long-time collaborator Timbaland—she is the best-selling female rapper in Nielsen Music history.
Known for
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2025
- Piece by Piece — Missy Elliott (Voice)2024
- In Vogue: The 90s — Self2024
- Lizzo: Live in Concert — Self2022
- JANET JACKSON. — Self2022
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2021
- Hydration — Self2020
- Music Videos That Defined the 00’s — Self (archive footage)2019
- Desus & Mero — Self - Illustrious Guest2019
- The A-Z of Aaliyah — Self2018
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1971-07-01
Discography
- Not Tonight1997
- Sock It 2 Me1997
- Supa Dupa Fly1997
- The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)1997
- 5 Minutes1998
- Beep Me 9111998
- Here We Come1998
- Hit ’em Wit da Hee1998
- I Want You Back1998
- Hot Boyz1999
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,999,781
- Total plays
- 25,235,932
Tags
Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known by her stage name Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, is an American Grammy Award winning rapper, singer, producer, actress and former member of the R&B group Sista. With sales of over seven million in the United States alone she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA and has worked extensively as a producer for many other artists along with her childhood friend Timbaland. <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Portsmouth
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- rapping
- Genre
- neo soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Official website
- www.missy-elliott.com
- Image
- Missy Elliot.jpg
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- Missy Elliott
- date of birth
- 1971-07-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Missy Elliott
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- medical condition
- toxic diffuse goiter
- social media followers
- 1570000
- writing language
- English language
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- pseudonym
- Miss E
- birth name
- Melissa Arnette Elliott
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Encyclopedic overview
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, 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. Sista signed with Elektra Records to release their debut album, 4 All the Sistas Around da World (1994), which was critically praised but commercially unsuccessful. 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 several collaborative efforts and guest appearances by 1996. The following year, she released her debut solo album, Supa Dupa Fly, which peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200 and topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 single "Sock It 2 Me" (featuring Da Brat). Her second album, Da Real World (1999), produced the singles "She's a Bitch", "All n My Grill" (featuring Big Boi and Nicole Wray), and "Hot Boyz" (remixed featuring Lil' Mo, Nas, Eve and Q-Tip). The latter song set a 19-year record for most weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs and spent 18 weeks atop the Hot Rap Songs chart.
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