 Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette Elliott was born
on July 1, 1971 and is better known by her stage name Missy
“Misdemeanor”.
 Elliott is an American recording artist, producer, actress and former
member of the R&B band Sista as well as the Swing Mob collective. With
record sales of over seven million in the United States, she 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”, “Work It”, “Pass That Dutch”, and “Lose Control”. In
addition, she has worked extensively as a songwriter and producer for
other artistes, both alone and with her producer and childhood friend
Timbaland, with whom she received her first production credit on R&B
singer Ginuwines 1996s album Ginuwine...the Bachelor.
After further successful work on Aaliyahs 1996 album One in a
Million, she produced music for performers such as Mýa, Christina
Aguilera, Ciara, Lil Kim, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole,
Lil Mo, Trina, Mary J. Blige, Aaliyah, Beyoncé, Fantasia, Nicole Wray,
Jazmine Sullivan, Blaque, Janet Jackson, Tweet, Magoo, Monica, MC Lyte,
and Madonna, among many others.
Missy has come a long way from the trauma she endured when she was
young. Amidst all the difficulties, she has managed to overcome all
obstacles and braved the storm to be one of the world’s best female rap
artistes.
She has released albums called Supa Dupa Fly (1997), Da Real World
(1999), Miss E… So Addictive (2001), Under Construction (2002), This Is
Not a Test! (2003), The Cookbook (2005) and Block Party this year.
Elliott has contributed to charity throughout her career, especially
to causes close to her heart, such as domestic violence and teen
obesity. Elliott is also affiliated with the charity Break the Cycle,
which focuses on eliminating domestic abuse.
In conjunction with her reality show The Road to Stardom, there was a
contest for viewers to create a public service ad for the Break the
Cycle foundation.
Missy is quite single and ready to mingle! |
