Missy Elliot
Missy Elliot
Melissa Arnette Elliott, known professionally under her stage name Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott or simply Missy Elliott, is an American musician, hip hop recording artist, dancer and record producer. Elliott embarked on her music career with all-female R&B group Sista in the early 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...
want hot copies
No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.
people want picks
I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on.
cutting want cutting-edge
I want to be cutting-edge.
people want radio
When you turn on your radio, you don't always want to hear about someone shootin' some person. Even if that's the lifestyle they live, people don't always want to hear it.
genius want
I didn't want to be a genius! That ain't cool.
people want size
When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are.
giving want what-you-want
I'm not a prostitute but I can give you what you want
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One thing about white people is that in their videos they don't care. They can go out in cut-up jeans and do a video, and it'll be large.
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The biggest surprise with the show is I didn't think it was gonna be that emotional. I thought it was just gonna be a regular reality show.
american-musician guys run sit
When you sit down now and really listen, it doesn't give off the same feel as it did back when Run DMC and those guys were rhymin'.
american-musician blessed forget learned people record troubles
I feel blessed and I've learned so much. I just wanted to make a record where people can forget their troubles and go buck-wild.
song writing artist
I really enjoy writing and producing for other artists. Some people save their best songs for their own albums. I'd rather give another artist one of my songs. At the end of the day, it still represents me.
lyricists
I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist.
thinking artist people
I like collaborating, but I felt I should do my first single by myself so people don't think I'm leaning on other artists to be a success.