She was born Melissa Arnette Elliott, in Portsmouth, Virginia, on July 1, 1971. Within the artistic world, she is known as Missy Elliott and has established herself as a rapper, songwriter, hip-hop and R&B singer, dancer and record producer of great international recognition.
A life linked to music
Her professional career began in the 1990s, while she was part of the group Sista. After that, she decided to become a music producer and did so with her childhood friend, Timbaland, with whom she collaborated regularly. Both have worked on important projects for artists such as Demi Lovato, Whitney Houston or Aaliyaha, among others.
However, it was not until 1997 when, after several collaborations, Elliot began his solo career. Her debut album 'Supa Dupa Fly' was a great success among her audience and this encouraged her to continue with a career that has earned her five Grammy Awards.
Likewise, she has become the rapper with the most albums sold in history, as Billboard data showed in 2017. Similarly, in the early 2000s she had already managed to be the rapper with the most albums sold in the United States.
Won a million dollar judgment against Bad Bunny
A few months ago, the singer occupied a large space of musical news worldwide. The reason for this was a lawsuit filed by Missy Elliott, to Bad Bunny, alleging that he had used an original arrangement of the song 'Get ur freak on', written by herself and produced by Timbaland.
This episode was resolved with the news that the Puerto Rican singer had lost this millionaire lawsuit for the copyright of his hit song "Safaera", released in 2020.
Undoubtedly, this situation was something that brought a plus of popularity to the American rapper. Shortly before this happened and to prove that she is still present in the music industry and, more specifically, in the field of American hip hop, Elliott participated in the halftime show of the Super Bowl 2022.
What do we know about her private life?
Her professional career aside, what we know about Elliott is that she is 51 years old today and was born at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. She is an only child and her parents are Ronnie Elliott, a former U.S. Marine, and Patricia Elliott, an electric company dispatcher.
On a few occasions, the singer has spoken about domestic abuse by her father, towards herself and her mother. After this, both fled. She has also said that she was sexually abused by one of her cousins when she was only eight years old.
Who is Missy Elliott's partner?
Perhaps her tough childhood may be the reason why Elliott has been reluctant to make public her personal life, as well as her love relationships. The truth is that we do not know much about this aspect of the rapper.
We can only refer to an interview she gave, in which she said that her desire is to start a family, but because of her fear of labor pains, she prefers to adopt. In addition, rumors have also been surfacing that she dated Lil' Kim, Trina and Olivia Longott.
Beyond speculations and possible stories, the reality is that the singer has always preferred to keep her personal life private.