Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Elliott was originally known as Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott. She dropped the "Misdemeanor" from her stage name in 2003, and now simply goes by "Missy Elliott".
Elliott is one of the first female hip hop superstars, known for a long series of hits including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "Work It", and "Lose Control". In addition she has received recognition as one of the most successful songwriters of the modern music era, having crafted a number of hit records for artists such as Aaliyah, 702, Total, Ciara, Nicole Wray and Tweet, often with production-partner and childhood friend Timbaland.
In December 2005, Elliott was nominated for 5 Grammy Awards, including two for "Lose Control" (Best Short Form Video, which she won, and Best Rap Song), one for The Cookbook (Best Rap Album), one for writing Fantasia's "Free Yourself" (Best R&B Song), and one for "1, 2 Step" with Ciara (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration). Elliott was also nominated for Best International Female Artist at the 2006 Brit Awards.
In early 2006, Elliott's single and video for "We Run This" was released with heavy airplay on VH1, MTV, and BET. It also will be featured on the soundtrack to the gymnastics-themed film Stick It. Elliott has stated that she will be putting out a greatest hits album with three new tracks. "We Run This" is set to be the lead single from the album, out two weeks prior to the album release on August 21. In addition, Elliot won the the 2006 BET Award for best Female Hip-Hop Artist.
In mid-June, Universal Pictures announced they had bought the life story of Missy Elliott and planned to bring it to the big screen. Producers include Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, while the film is being written and directed by Diane Houston. It's currently unclear whether Elliott will be starring in the movie, with some media outlets publishing her as the star of the movie, no official word has been released.
Discography:::::
1997 Supa Dupa Fly #3US Platinum
1999 Da Real World #10US Platinum #40UK
2001 Miss E ...So Addictive #2US Platinum #10UK
2002 Under Construction #3US 2xPlatinum #23UK
2003 This Is Not a Test! #13US Platinum #98UK
2005 The Cookbook #2US Gold #3UK
coming this year "Respect Me - Best Of "
Singles::::
1997 "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" #16UK <333333
1997 "Sock It 2 Me" ft Da Brat #12US #33UK
1998 "Beep Me 911" ft 702 #14UK
1998 "Hit 'Em Wit da Hee" #25UK
1999 "She's A Bitch" #90US
1999 "All N My Grill" #64US #20UK
1999 "Hot Boyz" #5US #18UK
2001 "Get Ur Freak On" #7US #4UK
2001 "Get Ur Freak On (remix)" ft Nelly Furtado #15UK
2001 "Lick Shots"
2001 "One Minute Man" #15US #10UK
2001 "Take Away" ft Tweet &Ginuwine #45US
2001 "4 My People" #5UK
2003 "Work It" #2US #6UK
2003 "Gossip Folks" #8US #9UK
2003 "Pussycat" #77US
2003 "Back In the Day"
2004 "Pass That Dutch" #27US #10UK
2004 "I'm Really Hot" #59US #22UK
2005 "Lose Control" #3UK #7UK
2005 "Teary Eyed" #47UK
2006 "We Run This" #48US
Important Featurings:::
1999 "Heartbreaker" (remix) #1US
2001 "Son Of a Gun" Janet ft Missy #28US #13UK
2002 "Oops (Oh My)" Tweet ft missy #7US
2004 "Car Wash" #63US #4UK
2005 "1, 2 Step" #2US #3UK