Missy Elliott

Rapper

1971-07-01

Missy Elliott is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter known for innovative production and groundbreaking music videos. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s and became one of the most influential artists in hip-hop and pop.

Quotes by Missy Elliott

I never drank water. Always soda. I didn't use to like water, but I've had to train myself to drink it.
Read quote
I think it's being innovative and very creative to stay away from flat-out sampling somebody else's record. To me, that doesn't show too much of your creative side unless you take a little piece and add it, almost like spice on a chicken.
Read quote
I love my mother. She's my first love. She has been through a lot and is a sole survivor.
Read quote
It could be hectic sometimes when you're being an artist and running a label at the same time. But there are times when you just have to say that this my time period to work on my stuff, and then you say this is the time to concentrate on my artists.
Read quote
All of the trials and tribulations from personal to the artist. It shows that I'm human. People see the glamorous stuff, but they don't see the background.
Read quote
Rule number one in negotiating anything with Missy is never try and run me over. Never push me, because I am a very strong woman. I'm nice, but I'm very strong. When it gets down gritty, I can get grittier. Never, ever underestimate me.
Read quote
I want kids of this generation to see that everything is cool, that there's some kind of unity in hip-hop. We all found something that's really important to us, and music is all we've really got.
Read quote
I am very scared of wasps; my cousin was stung in the eye once.
Read quote
I was very disturbed to find that a few people were angry at my weight loss.
Read quote
I'd stand on the side of the road when I was just a little girl singing on trash cans. People would roll down their windows saying, 'Isn't she cute'. I had a vivid imagination. I always pretended it was some big stage.
Read quote