Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over 30 million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one double platinum for her 2002 album Under Construction. Elliott is known for a series of hits and diverse music videos, including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hot Boyz", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "4 My People", "Work It", "Pass That Dutch", and "Lose Control". In addition, she has worked extensively as a songwriter and producer for other artists, both alone and with her fellow producer and childhood friend Timbaland, with whom she received her first production credit on R&B singer Ginuwine's 1996's album Ginuwine...the Bachelor.
Walk This Way
Walk This Way
Biography
This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. Find out more about our use of this data.
Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at missy-elliott.com
- Wikipedia article on Missy Elliott
- Last.fm page on Missy Elliott
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Missy Elliott
- MusicBrainz entry on Missy Elliott
Labels
- Founded The Goldmind, Inc.
-
Links & information come from MusicBrainz. You can add or edit information about Missy Elliott at musicbrainz.org. Find out more about our use of this data. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Latest News Stories
News from the BBC
-
Missy Elliott has Graves disease
Fri 24 Jun 2011 11:37
The rapper says she has incurable Graves disease
Latest Blog Posts
Blogs from the BBC
-
Hackney Weekend: Introducing Paigey Cakey
Fri 22 Jun 2012 08:59Taking her bow on the BBC Introducing Stage at Radio 1's Hackney Weekend tomorrow...
Tom Young -
Music Review
Fri 20 Feb 2009 13:43Each week we review new albums, singles and downloads and we want you to get involved...
Louisa Compton
BBC Reviews
-
The Cookbook 2005
Reviewed by Jack Smith
...packed with goodies and tasty snacks...
-
This Is Not A Test! 2003
Reviewed by Buki Bakare
Missy fans will not be disappointed. Five albums deep and she is still one of the most...