Missy Elliott is having a misdemeanor of her own. The Grammy Award-winning rapper was hit with a $75,000 lawsuit this week for allegedly missing a Brazilian TV appearance and two concerts.
The third day of the 2015 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans featured plenty of fireworks at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday night (July 4).
Missy Elliott's 2005 'The Cookbook' celebrates its 10th anniversary today (July 5). We picked the five best songs on the LP. Did your song make the cut?
Perhaps one of hip-hop's most underrated gems is Missy Elliott, who went on one of the genre's most impressive creative runs in the early 2000s. Misdemeanor turns 44 years old today (July 1).
Pharrell is on a mission to revive collaborations of the ‘90’s and we couldn’t be happier. After producing songs on Snoop Dogg’s new album, Bush, and the reassuring track "Alright" on Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed sophomore effort 'To Pimp a Butterfly,' Skateboard P recently announced he is working with another one of hip-hop's greats.
The Boombox had the chance to speak with British bombshell Estelle, one of the first black British musicians to win a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for her Kanye West-assisted song “American Boy” in 2009. In honor of Women's History Month, she pays tribute to Missy Elliott, shares some of her go-to girl power tracks and explains the importance of sisterhood in the music business. Get involved in the conversation below.
Missy Elliott is going with the mantra "if it ain't broke don't fix it." The rapper is sticking with her longtime collaborator Timbaland and working on new music.