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Missy Elliott Imagine growing up in Virginia and singing to people on the street while standing on an overturned trash can.Years later you win a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance? Well, believe it or not Melissa Annette Elliott. She is also known as Missy Elliott. Missy Elliott’s background, personal qualities and accomplishments all lead up to why she got where she is now.

In Portsmouth, Virginia, on July 1, 1971, Melissa Annette Elliott was born. Missy Elliott was an only child, she had no brothers and sisters to help her through the rough times in her life. She was raised in poverty by her father Ronnie, who was a US Marine who would abuse her mother Patrice. Patrice worked as a power company coordinator. Since her father …show more content…

One of the qualities she gain was being strong.When she was living in poverty and had no running water. She also had mice in her house and while her father taking a newspaper and was beating her because the mice were running on her while she was sleeping. Even though there’s a lot of problems and money issues at home, she would be happy at school rapping and making everyone laugh while all these problems are going on at home. All peers would want to be next to her all the time. Another personal quantity that Missy Elliott contain is courageous women because she endured her abuse story when she was fourteen years old. Missy Elliott was an Independent with her music career. During her Junior year , Missy Elliott and her friends created their own group and had there ; own producer, Timbaland the sole DJ and she also had got signed with the Swing Mob by Devante. She moved to New York and starting to team up with Timbaland creating songs for her and other artist. Missy Elliott is not only courageous and strong she’s also creative. She has her unique style. In one of her music videos she was wearing garbage bags and people were confused and wonder why, but she said she has her own way of creativity. “When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they

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