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WORK IT! Missy Elliott Becomes First Female Rapper Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

<p>The Rock &amp&semi; Roll Hall of Fame &lpar;aka Rock Hall&rpar; recently named this year&&num;8217&semi;s inductees&comma; and—while all the artists deserve kudos—a unique set of congratulations is in order for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;missy-elliott-makeover&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;iiustv&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTUyOTEyMTc3MS4xNjgzMTMyOTEy&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MzEzMjkxMS4xLjEuMTY4MzEzNDUxOC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Missy Elliott<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Specifically&comma; Missy&&num;8217&semi;s induction makes her the first <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;ten-female-rap-tracks-that-blessed-listeners-throughout-2022&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;h6rxkq&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTUyOTEyMTc3MS4xNjgzMTMyOTEy&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY4MzEzMjkxMS4xLjEuMTY4MzEzNDc1NS4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">female rapper<&sol;a> to be included in Rock Hall&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;queen-latifah-first-female-rapper-on-national-recording-registry&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Queen Latifah Makes History As First Female Rapper To Appear On National Recording Registry<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CpxxiAhue1z" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Missy Elliott Is Grateful For The Supafriends&&num;8217&semi; Support<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The exciting news came via a Wednesday morning <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;rockhall&sol;status&sol;1653776439001620480&quest;s&equals;20" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">announcement<&sol;a>&comma; and Missy&&num;8217&semi;s name immediately captured people&&num;8217&semi;s attention&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While a quick scroll through Rock Hall&&num;8217&semi;s <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;rockhall&period;com&sol;inductees&sol;a-z" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">complete list of inductees<&sol;a> will show names like <strong>Eminem<&sol;strong>&comma; <strong>Tupac Shakur<&sol;strong>&comma; and <strong>Jay-Z<&sol;strong>&comma; no female rap stars are recognized&period; However&comma; that&&num;8217&semi;s set to change when Rock Hall holds its induction ceremony on Nov&period; 3&comma; 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In response to the announcement&comma; Missy hopped on Twitter and expressed her gratitude&period; She also acknowledged&comma; &&num;8220&semi;This door is now OPEN&period;&&num;8221&semi; Period&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p><span class&equals;"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&&num;8220&semi;I want to say this is HUGE not for just me but all my Sisters in HIPHOP this door is now OPEN to showcase the hard work &amp&semi; what many of us contribute to MUSIC&period; I have cried all morning because I am GRATEFUL thank you Rock Hall <&sol;span>&amp&semi; all on the committee &amp&semi; Supafriends&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1653766062801055744" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;missy-elliott-female-rappers-earlier-trailblazers&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Missy Elliott Demands For Today&&num;8217&semi;s Female Rappers To Recognize Impact Of Earlier Trailblazers<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>Missy went on to speak on how people calling her &&num;8220&semi;irrelevant&&num;8221&semi; or &&num;8220&semi;washed up&&num;8221&semi; would &&num;8220&semi;crush &lbrack;her&rsqb; at times&period;&&num;8221&semi; However&comma; she persevered and noted that her work spoke for itself&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1653778503056392193" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a final tweet addressing the accomplishment&comma; the Portsmouth&comma; Virginia&comma; native once again thanked the &&num;8220&semi;Supafriends&&num;8221&semi; before repping her 757 area code&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1653784103043600386" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Chaka Khan &amp&semi; Don Cornelius Of <em>Soul Train <&sol;em>Will Also Be Honored<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>We also have to point out that Ms&period; <strong>Chaka Khan <&sol;strong>will also be inducted into Rock Hall&excl; In fact&comma; she&&num;8217&semi;s set to be honored in the Musical Excellence Award category&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CryKlvoMcO7" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Aside from these two superstars&comma; other inductees include <strong>George Michael<&sol;strong>&comma; <strong>Sheryl Crow<&sol;strong>&comma; <strong>Willie Nelson<&sol;strong>&comma; and <strong>Rage Against the Machine<&sol;strong>&period; <em>Soul Train <&sol;em>star <strong>Don Cornelius <&sol;strong>will also be inducted in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;rockhall&period;com&sol;2023-inductees" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">John Sykes<&sol;a>&comma; Chairman of the Rock &amp&semi; Roll Hall of Fame Foundation&comma; ultimately notes&comma; &&num;8220&semi;This year’s incredible group of Inductees reflects the diverse artists and sounds that define rock &amp&semi; roll&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1653776439001620480" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Congratulations to Missy Elliott on making Rock &amp&semi; Roll Hall of Fame history&comma; and shoutout to all the other inductees&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"120832" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;missy-elliott-first-female-rapper-rock-hall&sol;" data-secure&equals;"2a1d850594"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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