Missy Elliott is no stranger to seeing the words “first ever” attached to her name over her 25-year career.
In addition to becoming the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, she’s also the first female rapper to receive the MTV VMA Michael Jackson Vanguard Award for her achievements in the medium of music video.
This week, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) added yet another groundbreaking milestone to her lengthy list of accomplishments when it reported the upgraded certification status of her 2005 album, ‘The Cookbook.’
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