Missy Elliott quotes

Missy Elliott is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer widely recognized for her innovative style and groundbreaking music videos. Her influence extends across hip-hop, R&B, and pop, earning her numerous awards and industry acclaim. She is celebrated as a trailblazer for women in music and a creative force in contemporary culture. Here are 29 of her quotes:

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. (Missy Elliott)
I love my mother. She's my first love. She has been through a lot and is a sole survivor. View quote
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Music should be your escape. View quote
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Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. View quote
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Everybody is doing the same old thing. View quote
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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. View quote
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I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine. View quote
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I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland. View quote
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I'm not a person that's walkin' down the street looking mean all day. View quote
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I wasn't born a superstar. View quote
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What my home life is like now is great. (Missy Elliott)
I want to be cutting-edge. View quote
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I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist. View quote
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You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time. View quote
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When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are. View quote
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I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on. View quote
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My Struggles is a record close to me. It's about what I went through at home living with an abusive father. View quote
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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. View quote
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I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father. View quote
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When I first started out in the music industry and went to Elektra Records, I didn't go to be an artist, I went to get a record label started. And they said in order to have a label deal, I had to be an artist - so that's what I did. View quote
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I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it. (Missy Elliott)
The double chin's not good for the red carpet. View quote
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Now everybody's sampling. View quote
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It's just that back then we didn't know that was considered being a coproducer. I would sit on the side and say what I wanted musically, but at the time we thought if you aren't the one playing it, you don't get the credit. Now you'll start seeing my name listed as producer. View quote
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Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down. View quote
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Missy Elliott

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Photo: Atlantic Records, CC BY-SA 4.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: July 1, 1971
Quotes count: 29