Biography
It seems that Missy Elliott chose the word of his words of the Great Andy Warhol's motto of his life. And did not lose. The artist believed that all the problems, including serious (in childhood, did not love mom; the husband does not fall out; the person succeeded, but alone), are solved with the help of the phrase: "So what?". Trying mockery from the Father in childhood and sexual violence from the cousin in his youth, the woman was able to conquer the musical Olympus, release 6 platinum albums and become a superstar.Childhood and youth
The first July day in 1971 was marked by a joyful event for Ronnie and Patricia Elliott - in the Portsmouth Military Hospital, they had the only daughter, which Melissa Arnett called.
Mother worked by the dispatcher in the energy company, father - marine, after the resignation, working as a welder on shipyard. During the service of a man, the family was in Jacksonville, where the girl was comprehended by the basins of singing art in church choir, and then returned to Virginia.
School of Melissa loved, but not because of the lessons and knowledge taught, and because of communication with friends. And although she did not extremely learned in their studies, but natural gifts allowed to take intelligent tests of all, for which it was transferred to 2 years older. But such a split clearly did not suit Elliott, and she had to specifically adjust the situation to go back.
The childhood of the titled rap performer is difficult to name simple. The head of the family was distinguished by a steep temper and the tendencies to Sadizmu - often hesitated his hands, beat his wife and daughter, under the shower of a gun kicked them out to the street naked. Once the patience of Patricia dried up, and she under the guise of a bus ran away with the child from the torment.
At 8 years old, the rape of her own cousin was added to the girl's crosses. And although, according to the singer, it did not break it, but for a long time they pursued nightmarish dreams, where, shouting, they died in fire innocent people. However, the strength of the spirit of the woman emphasizes the fact that after all she found the power to communicate and help the father of money.
Music attracted Melissa from an early age, the first listeners were dolls. Moves the dream to sing on the stage, one day she wrote in despair to write a letter to his idol - Michael Jackson and his sister Janet, who later collaborated.
Even in his youth, the star met his future producer Timbalondom, at that time, a member of the collective with Farrell Williams and Hugo Chad. The creative abilities of the team at the first listening deserved her sincere enthusiastic comment.
Music
At first there was a Fayze - the girl quartet, performing R`n`b. And since all his members accounted for each other close friends, then later they renamed Sista. Their activity fell on the shower of the Swing Mob label, which took the group under his wing - to work on creating songs for both other artists and engaged in their own projects.However, the solo creativity of Elliott did not go, her team broke up, and she herself plunged into producing.
"My first record was a song written for Raven Simone. She became a hit. It was a huge rise. Before that, I was nobody. And she was a Girl from Cosby Show. Now she is superstar. Such things are ... ", - modestly told the black Singer Lady about a successful start.And soon for one week, there were calls from Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson. At the initial stage, the girl was lucky to work with Aliah, Nicole, Destiny`s Child, whereby the Bayonce. And in the future, with Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Gwen Stephanie, Katy Perry and other celebrities.
In 1997, in just 7 days, an extremely hardworking rapper released a premiere album. Further, one after another there are other solo collections, invariably acquired a platinum tint.
Among the five honored Grammy two - for the best execution of the GET UR FREAK ON and the clip on Hit Lose Control, where Siara starred. In 2015, the singer gladized numerous fans with the news, which was preparing for the record of the seventh studio album Block Party.
"I really want to make my films. I want to personally control the whole process, be a director, not just a performer. After all, if you move from music to the movies, you must be sure that they are well versed in this, "Missy shared his desires, declaring in 2017 on planning the filming of a documentary biographical film.In the same year, the light saw the Single I'm Better, the video to which she tried to make the work of art, and not just by frames that replacing each other under singing. However, the cinema and now is not alien to Raper: she played in the episodes of the full-length tapes and serials.
Personal life
Show business is a harsh thing. He does not recognize the secrets and prefers to pull the intimate moments of his personal life to review the public, guided by a simple rule "show everything that is hidden." This fate did not bypassed the party, of course, and superpopular Miss Elliott.
African American attributed many novels with representatives of both its sex and the opposite. In the list of the most sustainable assumptions: Olivia Longott, Carrin Steffans, Nicole, 50Cent, and even a friend of Timballand. But none of these rumors had confirmation. In 2018, Missy spoke in the context of her allegedly relations with Eva Marsill Pigford, to which the latter had to make an official statement about the falsity of common information.
It is known for certain that the legend of the female rap is not married and does not have children, but what exactly gives preference, it is exotic first-class cars and houses.
In 2014, the fans were amazed: their favorite was noticeably lost (height 157 cm, weight 57 kg). It is helpful - health problems, nominated by physicians an ultimatum and a forced diet.
Missy Elliott now
In the summer of 2018, the media learned that Missy was engaged in the work on the recording of a joint track with Skrillex, but the release date was not called. But in the same year the premiere of the hit was held together with the Bass Rims and Kelly Rowland, then with Ariana Grande, hereinafter - with Siera and Fetman Supil.
In January 2019, Lizzo presented a collaboration with Missy. At the same time, the joyful news came - Melissa, the first among hip-hops, awarded the honor of entering the hall of the fame of the authors of the songs.
The singer adores cavities on its own compositions and often puts them in "Instagram", along with personal photographs from concerts, rehearsals and recreation, however, abstaining from candid pictures in a swimsuit. And "Twitter" woman used at all as a field for verbal disassembly from Niki Minaz in 2017.
Discography
- 1997 - SUPA DUPA FLY
- 1999 - DA REAL WORLD
- 2001 - Miss E ... SO ADDICTIVE
- 2002 - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- 2003 - This Is Not a Test!
- 2005 - The Cookbook
- 2006 - Respect M.E.