Can you believe that next year marks 12 whole years since we’ve had a Missy Elliott album?
Unacceptable.
The woman known as Misdemeanor has always been a trendsetter — something the game is really missing right now. Whether it’s her otherworldy rhymes or underrated harmonies, Missy constantly innovates every time she blesses us with new music.
While we patiently await her next album, let’s count down Missy’s 20 best tracks. This list will only focus on the tracks where she served as lead performer — we’ll look at her catalog of features next time.
20. “Smooth Chick” (1999)
19. “Funky Fresh Dressed” feat Ms. Jade (2002)
18. “I'm Really Hot” (2004)
17. “Shake Your Pom Pom” (2008)
16. “You Don’t Know,” featuring Lil Mo (1999)
15. “Lick Shots” (2001)
14. “Hit ‘Em Wit Da Hee,” featuring Lil Kim (1997)
13. “Get Ur Freak On Remix” Feat Nelly Furtado (2001)
12. “Wake Up,” featuring Jay Z (2002)
11. “One Minute Man (remix)” featuring Jay Z (2002)
10. “Pussycat” (2002)
9. “She’s a B*tch” (1999)
8. “Gossip Folks,” featuring Ludacris (2002)
7. “Sock It 2 Me,” featuring Da Brat (1997)
6. “Hot Boyz (remix),” featNas, Eve, Q-Tip and Lil Mo (1999)
5. “All N My Grill,” featuring Nicole Wray and Big Boi (1999)
Timbaland Always Create The Greatest Remixes Over The Years for R&B Artists to Hip Hop, from Aaliyah's "One In A Million" to Jay-Z's "Is That Yo Bitch" and More ,
Check out The Hottest Remixes Below:
1.Aaliyah "One In A Million"
2.Destiny's Child "Say My Name"
3.Jay-Z Ft. Missy Elliott "Is That Yo Bitch"
4.Janet Jackson "Go Deep"
5.Missy Elliott Ft. Nelly Furtado "Get Ur Freak On"
6.Missy Elliott Ft. Nas, Eve, Q-Tip "Hot Boyz"
7.Timbaland Ft. Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake "Laff At Em"
8.Nelly Furtado Ft. Ms Jade "Turn Of The Light"
9.Usher Ft. Timbaland "U Make Me Wanna"
10.Paula DeAnda Ft. Lil Wayne "Easy"
11.Nelly Furtado Ft. Missy Elliott "Do It"
12.Missy Elliott Ft. Busta Rhymes "Pass That Dutch"
Timbaland & Nelly Furtado to Honor Missy Elliott at VH1 Hip Hop Honors
Missy Elliott is getting her own special tribute, which Pharrell, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Remy Ma, Trina, Eve, Tweet, Monica,Keyshia Cole, Jazmine Sullivan, Raven Symone and Fantasia will all play a part in. So casual. Get ready!
Missy Elliott has seen an enormous amount of success over the past three decades. She’s won five Grammys, sold over 30 million albums worldwide and has become the only female rapper to have had all of her studio albums RIAA platinum-certified or better. We can’t wait to watch some of today’s biggest artists pay tribute to Missy’s legendary career at All Hail the Queens. Can you?
Tune in to VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens when it airs on Monday, July 11 at 9 p.m. EST!
Here is a Previous Tribute VH1 did back in 2007 for The Queen Missy Elliott