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	Respect M.E. Released: 2006

Biography

Melissa Elliott a.k.a. Missy ' Misdemeanor ' Elliott has been at the top of the rap game for the past 6 years. She has proved herself to be a superb role-model and pioneer in the never-ending quest to make original rap and R&B music for the masses.

Born in 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA, Missy, as a child, often watched her mother being beaten by her father. Who felt it necessary to ' discipline ' his wife to ' keep her in order '. As the beatings went on, the young Melissa often retreated into herself, as many children in that scenario do, making her a very shy and closed off child, that struggled to make friends.

One friend she did make, however, was long-term friend and production assistant, Tim Mosely. Better known as Timbaland. As the two got older they made beats in Timbalands parents garage. Timbaland would be on the decks while Missy would rap along to it.

Occasionally, they would have mini concerts in the street which attracted many people. So many in fact that sometimes they drowned out Missy 's voice. Which posed major problems that were solved when the duo recruited a local boy called Magoo to add variation to the sound.

As the trio grew older, however, they all went on a sabbatical year to take a rest from music. It was then that Missy met some girls that would eventually, with Missy on board, form the girl R&B group called Sista.

The group won a record contract but failed to impress with their debut albulm and were promptly fired.

But whereas this might have dented the hopes of many people, Missy, along with Timbaland and Magoo managed to produce a handful of solo albulms under the name Missy Elliott. theey eventually broke into the mainstream in 2001 with Missy 's third effort : " Miss E: So Addictive " which produced smash hits such as " Get Ur Freak On " and " One Minute Man " with Ludacris.

2002 produced the best Missy albulm to date with " Under Construction ". Sensational success followed with blockbuster hits such as " Cop That Sh*t ". It was so good, Timbaland and Magoo (now an established duo in their own right) released " Under Construction Part 2 " made up of remixed beats and the added bonus of Timbaland, Magoo and Missy on all the tracks.

With the world finally awakened to the maverick known as Missy Elliott, people anticipated the arrival of 2003s " This Is Not A Test ". Although the critics werent as impressed as before, the streets loved it and the albulm has made it into the top of the charts in several countries.

At this moment in time, Missy is about to release her third single from " This Is Not A Test " entitled " Im Really Hot " and the finishing touches are being added to a, so far, untitled new albulm. Still only 33, Missy still has many years left to produce and serve the world with the same original old skool rap that the fans have enjoyed for years.

Bio written by: jiggyX7

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Discussion Topic	Creator
YO YO DID U ALL HEAR AFRO MAN WAS DISSIN HER THATS NOT COOL CAUSE U AINT SUSPOSE TO DISS MISSY CAUSE SHE THE QUEEN	WESTSIDE

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he should have his hair shaved as punishment	jiggyX7
No but i love her new single lose control featurin ciara and fatman scoop.She has lost alot of weight but i think that shes still a good rapper and a good musical artist.	ncsmyboo
she is a fat whore who should not even call herself a singer... yet alone a role model.	sevorgdrah
^^westside....how original.	sevorgdrah
She is gr8 she i definately the queen! She is a legend! U dare diss missy!	xxRnB_Biatchxx
when was the last time afro man actually made a good song and compare his fans 2 missys I dont think that there is any competition there	asbo_26
MISSY ROCS!ROCKS COCKS!-lol in a gd way	xxRnB_Biatchxx
he should be punched in the face just because of that thats harsh stuff right there	seshieroo
nah...she sucks...	sevorgdrah
i agree why would any body diss missy	CIARAROX101
um i dunno y anyone would dis missy.....it wouldnt be the fact that shes a fat whore; nor the fact that she cant sing; nor the fact that she acts like a slut 24/7; nor the fact that she thinks shes all that with her fake eyelashes and hair etc. so yeah, i dunno why really.....let me know when ya find out ok........	sevorgdrah
yeh well i guess that afro man must be the only smart one around here ey......	sevorgdrah
missy elliot sucks.!!!	sevorgdrah
Yea, you can have your oppion. But she is making money and your not. She has thousands of fans and you don't. She has vision and you don't. She has pure talent, and you dan't. So all this "Missy sucks" sounds like hatin to me.	DJNICE23
I didn't know someone was hatin' on Missy. But whoever the fool is, is apparently not working with all his brain cells. Not only is she a phenomoninal talent, she can write, produce and arrange. I'm not sure why someone would have a problem, except they're just jealous.	Songbirdwillow