The Songwriters Hall Of Fame has announced its official class of 2019 and it’s led by the incomparable Missy Elliott.
Details below…
Last Fall saw the shortlist unveiled for the coveted honor, with the rapper/singer/producer appearing alongside names such as Mariah Carey.
Yet, with the ballots now tallied, its Elliott who nabbed a spot.
She’s joined by fellow new entrants such as Dallas Austin, John Prine, Cat Stephens, and Jack Tempchin.
The move seems to cement the Hall’s commitment to being more inclusive of Urban pioneers; a drive that saw Jay-Z become the first rapper inducted in 2017 and hitmaker Jermaine Dupri included the year after.
Notably, Elliott is the first female rapper.
Speaking on the honor, Missy said:
“I want to CONGRATULATE all the AMAZING songwriters who have been inducted into the 2019 “Song Writers Hall of Fame ???? also those who were nominated because their body of work is AMAZING. I AM SO HUMBLY GRATEFUL & crying tears of Joy to now be inducted also thank you God?? and I love all of you so much! I will forever be HUMBLED & GRATEFUL #SHOF2019 ✍?”
The Hall’s new chairman Nile Rodgers hailed the 2019 class saying “we are recognizing some of the culturally most important songwriters of all time.”
He added:
“The 2019 slate of inductees represents diversity and unity across genres and gender, highlighting our dedicated mission to honor music creators who have enriched our lives. These are writers who in their time literally transformed music and helped make what’s happening today possible.”
The 50th Annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame induction ceremony takes place June 13th at Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York’s Square.
Well overdue
Congrats Missy ❤️
Now to the REAL Queen!
Now this is how a QUEEN carries herself and is worthy of the title. A DISCOGRAPHY THAT ILLUSTRATES ARTISTRY FOR DAYYYYYYYS ????
So how many songs has she written? Does anyone know?
When you’ve had a career like Missy’s you lose count after the first 500 or so.
Right – what a lot of people don’t know is that apart from writing her her own albums she wrote hundreds of songs for others in from 90’s to 00’s. Her pen game is so strong.
Definitely well deserved congratulations Missy.
Mariah was robbed
Funny Missy wrote for Mariah…??
Missy wrote her own raps for a Mariah song but ok
YOU BETTER DO YA RESEARCH. BABYDOLL WRITTEN BY THE LEGEND THAT IS MELISSA ELLIOTT.
haha school them kids Queen Missy???
Babydoll wasn’t a real hit. Hell, Mimi wrote better stuff w/o trying. This was a pity induction.
The statement was Missy wrote a rap on a Mariah track. It was incorrect because the song did not have a rap on it. As far as it being a hit or not is subjective. I’m not going to get into Stan ish if YOU think she deserves this prestigious award or not because I’m not a voter and nor are you… Their peers seem to think so that’s why Missy who has shared her gift with multiple artists including your Fav’s fav. Mariah, amazing voice and pen game… wrote her own ish. Missy incredibly gifted artist… wrote for MANY artists including Mariah. Now have a many seats dear.
Yes yes YES
?”Congratulations Missy Elliott!!!?????
Well deserved!!!
Congrats! It’s bout time plus she wrote some iconic hits in the 90s and early 00s for artists as well….?? For new album 2019
Missy is past due. So, finally justice has been served. Congratulation Missy, you very much deserve it.
Correction kids Babydoll was partially written by MC herself and then she and Missy finished writing the song together.
Hun, just stop. Y’all let Missy have her things. The credits don’t say partially written by Missy (which is incorrect) If do your Googles you will see that Mimi call Missy to write a track and Mariah made some changes to the song because she said some of the lyrics she don’t think she could get away with such as “you can beep me 911”
“When I worked with Missy it was funny, because she wanted to put a line in that was like ‘something beeping me 911, and I’ll come quicker than the cops.’ I like that lyric, but for my song, it doesn’t work. So I tapered what she was doing, and she’d be like, ‘Mariah, come on, you don’t have to think about it so hard. Just write it. This sounds good.’ But I’m like, ‘You don’t understand. I get really criticized about this.’ People are gonna be like, ‘Who the hell does she think she is. Beep me 911.’ But I can’t get out of control and act like I’m suddenly somebody I’m not, but I’ve always been into urban music. I grew up in New York, listening to New York radio, and it continues to influence me and it always will.” – MTV News: September 17, 1997
Do ??Your ??Googles??????
“Music makes you lose control, music makes you lose control!”
Congrats, Missy! Well deserved and long overdue.
YES MISSY!!!!!!!! I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEW ALBUM!!!!!! She should get her fellow VA artist on it https://youtu.be/WWMUcIH1m4Y
She definitely deserves this. She is awesome
Aside her amazing songwriting her VISUALS ARE ALWAYS Perfection and still remain timeless
She deserves it! But it’s not fair Mariah is not inducted together with her!
Think about it. 1 writes amazing songs for herself and one writes amazing for herself and has written for a ton of other people. This isn’t a popularity contest… it’s an impact based award. Missy has impacted her peers more than Mariah. Trust Mariah isn’t crying with her over half billion dollar net worth.