Missy Elliott

See also: Elliott

Melissa Arnette Elliott known as Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott is a peuse Rap and American singer in the Haitian beginnings.

That which one calls the “Queen of Hip Hop” bears its name well. Indeed, its career is already enormous: She is producing young singers like Tweet or late the Aaliyah, and she made many featuring: Method Man of Wu Tang Clan, Aaliyah, Lil' Kim, Jay Z, late the LISA “left eye” lopes, Redman, Da Brat, Ginuwine, Man Elephant, Busta Rhymes, Nicole, OutKast, etc and more recently Fatman Scoop and Ciara, with which it gains many awards. These collaborations marked its career in the world of the hip hop.

Biography

Melissa Elliott of Haitian origin was born in Portsmouth in Virginia on July 1st 1971. As of its adolescence, she admired large icons of the music like Michael Jackson or Diana Ross. With three of her friends, it forms the group Fay Z then R&B Sista. In 1991, the group obtains a hearing at Elektra Records but no contract ends.

In collaboration with Tim Mosley alias Timbaland, it takes part in the writing of the album of Jodeci. Thanks to this experiment, they sign titles for Aaliyah, 702, Ginuwine, SWV or Gina Thompson. Missy Elliott produces with her friend Timbaland her first opus Supa Dupa Fly . This last between directly third of the US charts. The album creates sensation for the originality and the creativity that it releases some. Thanks to this success, Missy Elliott by-product albums of Whitney Houston or 702 and remixe of the pieces of Janet Jackson.

In 1999, it leaves Da Real World , whose individual All NR My Grill opens to him the doors of Europe with the remix in duet with MC Solaar. In 2001, it is devoted again to its career and returns with Missy E… So Addictive and Under Construction in 2002. The album This is not has test appears in the vats at the end of 2003. And it is on July 5th, 2005 that this size of the hip hop/R' B does not reconsider the front of the scene with the exit of its new album entitled The cook book .

Discography

Supa Deceived Fly (1997)
Da Real World (1999)
Missy E… So Addictive (2001)
Under Construction (2002)
This is not has test (2003)
The cook book (2005)
Respect Me Best Of (2006)
Careless Whispers' (2007)

(Its piece 4 my People by was also remixé by the group Basement Jaxx, a clip of the remix was also realized.) ( GOSIP Folks was also remixé by Fatboy Slim)

Catalog of films

2004 : Honey: Itself

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