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Missy Elliot
American
Musician
About the author
No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Want
Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Music
I'm not a person that's walkin' down the street looking mean all day.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Day
I wasn't born a superstar.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
Everybody is doing the same old thing.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Old
I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Mother
#Father
I love my mother. She's my first love. She has been through a lot and is a sole survivor.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Love
#First
#Mother
#First love
I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Time
I want kids of this generation to see that everything is cool, that there's some kind of unity in hip-hop. We all found something that's really important to us, and music is all we've really got.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Want
#Kids
#Music
#Unity
I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
And basically I always said when I was little that if I ever became successful or a celebrity, I would buy her this huge house and she would never have to work anymore. And I've done that. So I feel happy about doing that.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Work
#Successful
#Celebrity
What my home life is like now is great.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Now
#Life
#Home
You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Time
I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Music
It's just that back then we didn't know that was considered being a coproducer. I would sit on the side and say what I wanted musically, but at the time we thought if you aren't the one playing it, you don't get the credit. Now you'll start seeing my name listed as producer.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Time
#Now
#Being
#Thought
#Name
#Credit
Music should be your escape.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Music
My Struggles is a record close to me. It's about what I went through at home living with an abusive father.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Home
#Living
#Father
Now everybody's sampling.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Now
I want to be cutting-edge.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Want
When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
When you turn on your radio, you don't always want to hear about someone shootin' some person. Even if that's the lifestyle they live, people don't always want to hear it.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician
#Want
#People
I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist.
Missy Elliot,
American
Musician