RESPECT THOSE WHO HAVE PAVED THE WAY AND LAID THE FOUNDATION...LEGENDS NEVER DIE! THIS SITE SEEMS TO FULL OF YOUNGINS' WHO DON'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT MUSIC. BEFORE NICKI MINAJ THERE WERE FEMALE RAP EMCEES LIKE QUEEN LATIFAH, QUEEN PEN, MC LYTE, SALT & PEPPA, LADY OF RAGE, YO-YO, DA BRAT, MISSY ELLIOTT, LIL KIM, FOXY BROWN, CHARLIE BALTIMORE, TRINA, ANGIE MARTINEZ, LAURYN HILL, LEFT EYE, CHA-CHA, RAH DIGGA,SHAUNTA, MS. JADE ETC. RESPECT THE QUEENS!!! I AM HIGHLITING MISSY TODAY FOR HER GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO HIP HOP MUSIC, AS A PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, RAPPER, SINGER, ARRANGER, CEO ETC,,,,IT IS WHAT IT IS: Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over 30 million in the United States,[1] is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one double platinum for her 2002 album Under Construction.[2] Elliott is known for a series of hits and diverse music videos, including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", "Hot Boyz", "Get Ur Freak On", "One Minute Man", "4 My People", "Work It", "Pass That Dutch", and "Lose Control".[3] In addition, she has worked extensively as a songwriter and producer for other artists, both alone and with her fellow producer and childhood friend Timbaland, with whom she received her first production credit on R&B singer Ginuwine's 1996's album Ginuwine...the Bachelor.