“I was always just different,” reflected Missy Elliott to Brooklyn White in her 2023 ESSENCE cover interview. Despite her alternative approach to beauty, “I never even thought, ‘let me try to do the ...

Missy Elliott is a legend, the best-selling female rapper of all time and the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Born in 1971 in Virginia, Melissa Arnette Elliott began making ...

A colorful collage showing Missy Elliott performing in various bright, sparkling costumes. The pioneering artist breaks down the inspirations for her first-ever headlining tour. By Joe Coscarelli For ...

Two decades after its release, Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On” has officially been crowned the greatest song of the 21st century by Rolling Stone. The honor arrives as part of the magazine’s ...