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Missy Elliott began her music career in Portsmouth, Virginia, where she was raised and first discovered her love for performing. Born Melissa Arnette Elliott, she initially pursued music as part of the R&B group Sista, which she formed with friends in the early 1990s. Although the group’s debut album was shelved, it opened doors for her behind the scenes. Elliott’s long-standing creative partnership with producer Timbaland was forged during this period, and together they began crafting a distinct sound that would soon take over the hip-hop and R&B charts. Her early work included writing and producing for artists such as Aaliyah, SWV, and 702, which earned her a strong reputation in the industry before she even released her own solo material.
Her solo debut, Supa Dupa Fly, arrived in 1997 and made an immediate impact, both musically and visually. Propelled by the hit single “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” the album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200—a record-setting feat at the time for a female rapper. With its futuristic production, genre-blending approach, and Elliott’s unmistakable voice and cadence, the project was hailed as a breakthrough. The accompanying music videos, often directed by Hype Williams, redefined the aesthetic standards of hip-hop visuals. Elliott stood apart not only as a lyricist and performer but also as a creative visionary.
Elliott’s next albums solidified her dominance throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Da Real World (1999) featured hits like “Hot Boyz,” which held the number one spot on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for 18 consecutive weeks. In 2001, she released Miss E… So Addictive, which included the club smash “Get Ur Freak On.” That same year, Elliott achieved critical and commercial success with “One Minute Man,” further demonstrating her ability to blend hardcore rap with accessible pop hooks. Her next release, Under Construction (2002), produced the hits “Work It” and “Gossip Folks.” “Work It” earned her a Grammy and became one of her most recognizable tracks, known for its inventive lyricism and reversed vocal samples.
In 2003, Elliott released This Is Not a Test!, followed by The Cookbook in 2005. The latter included the single “Lose Control,” featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop, which became a major crossover hit. During this time, Elliott continued her prolific production work and songwriting for other artists, including work with Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Monica, and Whitney Houston. Her ability to transition seamlessly between her solo material and collaborations kept her profile at the forefront of both mainstream pop and hip-hop circles.
After The Cookbook, Elliott took a step back from releasing full-length albums, though she remained active through guest appearances, production, and high-profile collaborations. Health issues, particularly related to Graves’ disease, contributed to her limited output in the late 2000s. Still, she continued to make an impact, returning with singles like “WTF (Where They From)” featuring Pharrell Williams in 2015, and performing show-stealing sets at major events such as the Super Bowl halftime show with Katy Perry.
Throughout her career, Missy Elliott has earned widespread recognition for her innovation and influence. She has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Short Form Music Video, and has been nominated dozens of times across multiple categories. In 2019, she became the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a milestone that underscored her contributions not only as a performer but as a creator shaping the sound of a generation. That same year, she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs, honoring her groundbreaking impact on music video art.
In addition to her musical accomplishments, Elliott has contributed to various philanthropic causes and initiatives, particularly those supporting women, children, and underserved communities. She’s advocated for youth mentorship and education programs and often uses her platform to uplift marginalized voices in entertainment. Her resilience and creativity have made her a role model for aspiring artists worldwide.
Complete List Of Missy Elliot Songs From A to Z
- …So Addictive (Intro) – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- 1, 2 Step (Ciara featuring Missy Elliott) – Goodies – 2004
- 4 My Man – The Cookbook – 2005
- 4 My People – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- 5 Minutes (Lil’ Mo featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Why Do Fools Fall in Love – 1998
- Ain’t That Funny – Under Construction – 2002
- All n My Grill – Da Real World – 1999
- All n My Grill (featuring MC Solaar and Nicole Wray) – Da Real World – 1999
- ATM (Bree Runway featuring Missy Elliott) – 2000and4Eva – 2020
- Baby Girl Interlude / Intro – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Back In The Day – Under Construction – 2002
- Bad Girl (Danity Kane featuring Missy Elliott) – Welcome to the Dollhouse – 2008
- Bad Man – The Cookbook – 2005
- Beat Biters – Da Real World – 1999
- Beep Me 911 – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Best Friends – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Bite Our Style (Interlude) – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Bomb Intro / Pass That Dutch – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Bring The Pain – Under Construction – 2002
- Burnin’ Up (Faith Evans featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Faithfully – 2002
- Burnitup! (Janet Jackson featuring Missy Elliott) – Unbreakable – 2015
- Bus-a-bus Interlude – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Busa Rhyme – Da Real World – 1999
- Busta’s Intro – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Busta’s Outro – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Can We (SWV featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Release Some Tension – 1997
- Can You Hear Me – Under Construction – 2002
- Can’t Stop – The Cookbook – 2005
- Car Wash (Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliott) – Shark Tale – 2004
- Checkin’ for You (Interlude) – Da Real World – 1999
- Ching-a-Ling – Step Up 2: The Streets – 2008
- Click Clack – The Cookbook – 2005
- Cold Rock a Party (MC Lyte featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Bad As I Wanna B – 1996
- Cool Off – Iconology – 2019
- Cop That Shit (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy Elliott) – Under Construction, Part II – 2003
- Crazy Feelings – Da Real World – 1999
- Crew Deep (Skillz featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott and Kandi) – I Ain’t Mad No More – 2002
- Dangerous Mouths – Da Real World – 1999
- Dat’s What I’m Talking About – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Do It (Remix) (Toni Braxton featuring Missy Elliott) – Non-album single – 2020
- Do Thangz (Men of Vizion featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Personal – 1996
- Dog In Heat – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Don’t Be Commin’ (In My Face) – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Don’t Be Cruel – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- DripDemeanor – Iconology – 2019
- Fakin’ It (K. Michelle featuring Missy Elliott) – Pain Medicine – 2009
- Fighting Temptation – The Fighting Temptations – 2003
- Fly Girl (Flo featuring Missy Elliott) – Non-album single – 2023
- Friendly Skies – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Funky Fresh Dressed – Under Construction – 2002
- Get Involved (Ginuwine featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland) – A Man’s Thoughts – 2009
- Get It (Busta Rhymes featuring Missy Elliott and Kelly Rowland) – Non-album singles – 2018
- Get Ur Freak On – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Gettaway – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Ghostbusters (I’m Not Afraid) (Fall Out Boy featuring Missy Elliott) – Ghostbusters – 2016
- Go To The Floor – Under Construction – 2002
- Gossip Folks – Under Construction – 2002
- Here We Come (Timbaland featuring Magoo and Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Tim’s Bio: Life from da Bassment – 1998
- Higher Ground – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Higher Ground – Prelude – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Hit Em wit da Hee – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Honk Your Horn (Dani Stevenson featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Is There Another?! – 2002
- Hot – Under Construction – 2002
- Hot Boyz – Da Real World – 1999
- How Ya Doin’? (Little Mix featuring Missy Elliott) – DNA – 2013
- I Deserve It (Faith Evans featuring Missy Elliott and Sharaya J) – Incomparable – 2014
- I Like Control (DJ Clue? featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, Mocha and Nicole Wray) – The Professional – 1999
- I Want You Back (Melanie B featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Hot – 1998
- I’m Better – Non-album single – 2017
- I’m Not Perfect – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- I’m Talkin’ – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- I’ve Changed-Interlude – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Intro – Under Construction – 2002
- Irresistible Delicious – The Cookbook – 2005
- Is That Yo Chick (The Lost Verses) (Memphis Bleek featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, Twista and Jay-Z) – The Understanding – 2000
- Is This Is Our Last Time – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- It’s Real – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Izzy Izzy Ahh – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Joy – The Cookbook – 2005
- Keep It Movin – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Let It Go (Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim) – Just Like You – 2007
- Let It Bump – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Let Me Fix My Weave – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Let’s Just Do It (Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes featuring Missy Elliott and TLC) – Eye Legacy – 2009
- Level Up (Remix) (Ciara featuring Missy Elliott and Fatman Scoop) – Non-album singles – 2018
- Levitating (The Blessed Madonna Remix) (Dua Lipa featuring Madonna and Missy Elliott) – Club Future Nostalgia – 2020
- Lick Shots – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Lobby (Anitta featuring Missy Elliott) – Versions of Me – 2022
- Lose Control – The Cookbook – 2005
- Make It Hot (Nicole featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott and Mocha) – Make It Hot – 1998
- Meltdown – The Cookbook – 2005
- Missy’s Finale – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Mommy – The Cookbook – 2005
- Mr. D.J. – Da Real World – 1999
- My Struggles – The Cookbook – 2005
- Mysterious – Da Real World – 1999
- Need U Bad (Jazmine Sullivan featuring Missy Elliott) – Fearless – 2008
- Nobody’s Perfect (J. Cole featuring Missy Elliott) – Cole World: The Sideline Story – 2012
- Not Tonight (Lil’ Kim featuring Da Brat, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes and Angie Martinez) – Hard Core – 1997
- Nothing Out There For Me – Under Construction – 2002
- Old School Joint – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- On & On – The Cookbook – 2005
- One Minute Man – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- One Minute Man (Remix) – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Ooh, Ooh Baby (Taral Hicks featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – This Time – 1996
- Oops (Oh My) (Tweet featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Southern Hummingbird – 2002
- Outro – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Party to Damascus (Wyclef Jean featuring Missy Elliott) – The Preacher’s Son – 2003
- Partytime – The Cookbook – 2005
- Pass da Blunt – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Play That Beat – Under Construction – 2002
- Pump It Up – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Pussycat – Under Construction – 2002
- Ragtime Interlude / I’m Really Hot – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Ratata – Quest for Fire – 2023
- Religious Blessings – Da Real World – 1999
- Remember When – The Cookbook – 2005
- Scream A.K.A Itchin’ – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Shake Your Pom Pom – Non-album single – 2008
- She’s a Bitch – Da Real World – 1999
- Slap! Slap! Slap! – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Slide – Under Construction – 2002
- Smooth Chick – Da Real World – 1999
- Sock It 2 Me – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) (Janet Jackson and Carly Simon featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott and P. Diddy) – All for You – 2001
- Spelling Bee Interlude / Spelling Bee – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Steelo (702 featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – No Doubt – 1996
- Step Off – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Stickin’ Chickens – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Take Away – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Take That (Torrey Carter featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – The Life I Live – 2000
- Teary Eyed – The Cookbook – 2005
- Tempo (Lizzo featuring Missy Elliott) – Cuz I Love You – 2019
- That’s What Little Girls Are Made Of (Raven-Symoné featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Here’s to New Dreams – 1993
- The Knoc (Knoc-turn’al featuring Dr. Dre and Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – L.A. Confidential presents: Knoc-turn’al – 2002
- The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- The Things That You Do (Gina Thompson featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Nobody Does It Better – 1996
- They Don’t Wanna Fuck wit Me – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- This Is for My Girls (among Artists for Let Girls Learn) – Non-album single – 2016
- Throw It Back – Iconology – 2019
- Throw Your Hands Up (Interlude) – Da Real World – 1999
- Time And Time Again – The Cookbook – 2005
- Toyz Interlude / Toyz – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- Trampoline (David Guetta and Afrojack featuring Missy Elliott, Bia and Doechii) – Non-album single – 2022
- Trippin’ (Total featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Kima, Keisha, and Pam – 1998
- Turn da Lights Off (Tweet featuring Missy Elliott) – It’s Me Again – 2005
- Tush (Ghostface Killah featuring Missy Elliott) – The Pretty Toney Album – 2004
- U Can’t Resist – Da Real World – 1999
- Up Jumps da Boogie (Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott and Aaliyah) – Welcome to Our World – 1998
- Wake Up – This Is Not A Test! – 2003
- We Did It – Da Real World – 1999
- We Run This – The Cookbook – 2005
- What About Us? (Total featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott and Timbaland) – Soul Food – 1997
- Whatcha Gon’ Do – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Whatcha Think About That (Pussycat Dolls featuring Missy Elliott) – Doll Domination – 2008
- Why I Still Love You – Iconology – 2019
- Why I Still Love You (Acapella) – Iconology – 2019
- Why You Hurt Me – Supa Dupa Fly – 1997
- Without Me (Fantasia featuring Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott) – Side Effects of You – 2013
- Work (Ciara featuring Missy Elliott) – Fantasy Ride – 2009
- Work It – Under Construction – 2002
- WTF (Where They From) – Non-album single – 2015
- X-Tasy – Miss E …So Addictive – 2001
- Ya Di Ya (Gina Thompson featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – If You Only Knew – 1999
- You Don’t Have to Worry (New Edition featuring Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott) – Home Again – 1996
- You Don’t Know – Da Real World – 1999
Albums
Supa Dupa Fly (1997): 17 songs
Da Real World (1999): 18 songs
Miss E …So Addictive (2001): 18 songs
Under Construction (2002): 14 songs
This Is Not A Test! (2003): 16 songs
The Cookbook (2005): 16 songs
Iconology (2019): 5 songs
Additional Singles/Soundtrack songs: 6 songs
Featured Artist Songs: 56 songs
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