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Melissa "Missy" Arnette Elliott is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist. She embarked on her music career with all-female R&B group Sista in the early-mid 1990s and later became a member of the Swing Mob collective along with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland, with whom she worked on projects for Aaliyah, 702, Total, and SWV. Following several collaborations and guest appearances, she launched her solo career on July 15, 1997 with her debut album Supa Dupa Fly, which spawned the top 20 single "Sock It 2 Me". The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, the highest charting debut for a female rapper at the time.
Birth Name
Melissa Arnette Elliott
Born
Thursday, 01 July 1971
Actress Filmography
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The 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Self - Presenter | 2023 |
Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop | Self | 2023 |
Lizzo: Live in Concert | Self | 2022 |
The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Self | 2021 |
DJ Cassidy's Pass the Mic: The BET After Party | Self - Performer | 2021 |
The Drew Barrymore Show | Self - Guest | 2020 |
GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self | 2020 |
2019 MTV Video Music Awards | Self - Performer & Honoree | 2019 |
A Year in Music | Self | 2019 |
Desus & Mero | Self | 2019 |
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Director Filmography
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Uncensored | 2018 |