Singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer Missy Elliott will be honored at an upcoming event at the National Museum of African American Music. The event, called the “Celebration of Legends,” is set to take place on June 2, 2023, at the Nashville Museum. Atlantic Records will also be honored at the event, represented by Sylvia Rhone, chairwoman/CEO of Epic Records. In response to the news that she’ll be honored at the event, Elliott wrote on Twitter, “Lord Thank you for BLESSING after BLESSING.” She went on to share that she doesn’t “take any of it for granted.” The artist says, “You seen when I almost gave up but you showed me that you WASN’T DONE WITH ME YET.” Adding, “I am GRATEFUL.”
Missy Elliott also became the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2023, she was also the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame called Elliott “a true pathbreaker in a male-dominated genre.” Elliott was also the first female rapper to receive MTV’s Video Vanguard award and an honorary Doctorate degree from Berklee.
Elliott Is Honored For Her Hard Work
Lord Thank you for BLESSING after BLESSING
I don’t take any of it for granted
You seen when I almost gave up but you showed me that you WASN’T DONE WITH ME YET
I am GRATEFUL
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) May 16, 2023
In a post about all of her accomplishments, she wrote “I am So Humbly Grateful for those ones before me.” She added, “because no roof on a house can stand without a FOUNDATION!!!!” Elliott went on to say “Those before me REPRESENT Every BRICK on that house to keep it STANDING.” She also shared that she “would dream [she] would write & produce for big stars.” Elliott called her induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame a blessing.
Earlier this month, Elliott shared another Tweet revealing that the gibberish in her song “Work It” is actually just the previous line said backwards. The revelation shocked fans who had been long-time listeners of the track. Elliott also recently premiered her new track, “The Greatest,” at Usher’s Lovers & Friends music festival. She shared a clip of her performing the song, which features HaSizzle The Voice, on Twitter. The clip was Elliott’s first reveal of new music since her 2020 single, “Cool Off.”