Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott is breaking history by becoming the first female rapper to be nominated for the prestigious 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame award, the Associated Press reports.
After churning out Hip Hop and Pop hits such as the Hot 100 hit “Get Ur Freak On” and the classic “Lady Marmalade” featuring Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim and Mya, which have lasted through the test of time, the Grammy Award-winning composer could also become the third rapper to be awarded the illustrious award. She will sit alongside the Hall’s previous inductees JAY Z and Jermaine Dupri.
Missy announced the news on her Twitter and congratulates the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s other nominees which include Mariah Carey, TLC songwriter Dallas Austin as well as Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics.
“I am Humbly Grateful to be nominated with so many other AMAZING writers,” the VA-native wrote. “Congratulations to all of them also.”
On June 13, 2019, six songwriters will be inducted at the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s 50th annual Induction & Awards Gala in New York City.
Songwriters are eligible for induction after writing hit songs for at least 20 years. After becoming a member of Devante Swing’s Swing Mob in the early 90s, Missy has been a force in the music game. After departing Swing Mob, she helped formulate the late Aaliyah and Ginuwine’s sound along with Timbaland. Over time, Missy would go on to work with Destiny’s Child, Whitney Houston and Ciara.
Missy pushed the limits of what it means to influence the culture through the sound of music and innovative visuals.
[apple_news_ad type=”standard”]
Fuck this ugly bulldyke knee grow!
Missy is in my top 10 greatest female Hip Hop Artist !
Shes to GOAT! Best female rapper and shes in the top 15 rappers famel / male of all time!
She deserves it, her and playa were critical to 90s rnb
Wasn’t a big fan back in the day, just wasn’t really for me, but she’s leagues ahead of her modern contemporaries. Her and Timbo made a great team.
“The Rain” and “Get ur Freak on” and “Hot Boyz” were all pretty dope. I kinda hated how she would just act all weird in her music sometimes and the white people on MTV would pleasure themselves to it and say “she’s so creative”. No, she is just being blatantly weird. But still, she had some dope shit here and there, I won’t take that away from her.
Do you say the same thing about Busta Rhymes’ videos too? They were creative, nobody else was making videos like Missy and Busta at the time.
So Where’s Nas? Is he too Afrocentric for these fools?