Missy Elliott Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the first female rape artist to have six albums certified platinum by RIAA
• In 2016, she teamed up with Michelle Obama and Dianne Warren to make the song "This Is For My Girls" to help raise money for the Peace Corps Let Girls Learn Fund
• As a child, she would sing to her dolls and imagine them clapping for her performance
• Formed her own record label, The Goldmind, Inc․, and released her first album, "Supa Dupa Fly," in 1997
• Formed the music group Sista, which signed with Swing Mob Records in 1991
• Quote: "I want kids of this generation to see that everything is cool, that there’s some kind of unity in Hip Hop․ We all found something that’s really important to us, and music is all we’ve really got․”"
• Best known for teaming up with friendTimbaland to produce songs for singer Aaliyah
• Has worked with a wide variety of artists, including Christina Aguilera, Mick Jagger, Eminem, and Whitney Houston
• Well known for creative and outlandish music videos
• Recorded her debut album "Supa Dupa Fly" in just one week
• Is the person who introduced rapper Biggie Smalls to singer Faith Evans
• Was voted "Class Clown" by her classmates during high school