Editing Missy Elliott (section)

=== 2019–present: Extended play and current work===
On June 13, 2019, Elliott was inducted to the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]], becoming the first female rapper to receive this honor.<ref name= shof>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8515962/missy-elliott-inducted-songwriters-hall-of-fame|title=Missy Elliott Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame|date=June 14, 2019|access-date=June 14, 2019|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614184533/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8515962/missy-elliott-inducted-songwriters-hall-of-fame|url-status=live}}</ref> Elliott received an [[honorary degree|honorary]] [[Doctor of Music]] degree from [[Berklee College of Music]],<ref name="CNN">{{cite news |title=Missy Elliot, Alex Lacamoire and Justin Timberlake can now call themselves doctors |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/11/entertainment/berklee-college-missy-elliot-justin-timberlake-alex-lacamoire-trnd/index.html |access-date=May 12, 2019 |work=CNN |archive-date=May 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512015317/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/11/entertainment/berklee-college-missy-elliot-justin-timberlake-alex-lacamoire-trnd/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]].<ref name="usatoday.com">"[https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/08/12/mtv-vmas-missy-elliott-finally-receive-video-vanguard-award/1988658001/ Missy Elliott to be honored at 2019 MTV VMAs with Video Vanguard Award, set to perform] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828011637/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/08/12/mtv-vmas-missy-elliott-finally-receive-video-vanguard-award/1988658001/ |date=August 28, 2019 }}". ''Associated Press''. USA Today. August 12, 2019.</ref> She was also the first female rapper to receive the award.<ref name="dazeddigital.com">Walsh, Neil (August 14, 2019). "[https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/45618/1/missy-elliott-to-receive-mtv-video-vanguard-award-vmas Missy Elliot is the first female rapper to receive MTV Video Vanguard Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916054309/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/45618/1/missy-elliott-to-receive-mtv-video-vanguard-award-vmas |date=September 16, 2019 }}". ''Dazed Digital''. Dazed Media.</ref> Elliott received the [[Women's Entrepreneurship Day]] Music Pioneer Award at the United Nations in 2019 in recognition for her achievements in music and being a leader. This award was placed in the Congressional Record.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenseday.org/community/wed-annual-pioneer-awards/wedo-annual-pioneer-awards-2019-2/|title=WEDO ANNUAL PIONEER AWARDS 2019|website=Women's Entrepreneurship Day|language=en-US|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206205415/https://www.womenseday.org/community/wed-annual-pioneer-awards/wedo-annual-pioneer-awards-2019-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Elliott released her first [[extended play]] on August 23, 2019, titled ''[[Iconology (EP)|Iconology]]''. The five-track EP features a variety of musical genres that cover the breadth of her career as an artist and has received favorable reviews from critics. Upon release of the album, she also released the lead single, "[[Throw It Back (Missy Elliott song)|Throw It Back]]", with a music video featuring [[Teyana Taylor]]. Musically, ''Iconology'' is a [[Pop music|pop]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] EP reminiscent of Elliott's previous work. The opening track, "[[Throw It Back (Missy Elliott song)|Throw It Back]]" contains "[[Trap music|trap]] snares and a serpentine bassline", which along with the second track, "Cool Off", were described as "woozy, futuristic romps" containing "distorted bass lines and frenetic production". Lyrically, "Throw It Back" contains references to Elliott's history, as well as previous collaborators [[Tweet (singer)|Tweet]] and [[Heavy D]]. Maura Johnson of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' described "Cool Off" as calling "back to hip-hop's two-turntables-and-a-mic early days". "DripDemeanor" has been described as a slow jam that explores Elliott's "sensuous side". Musically, it contains "plush synths [that] skip-step underneath" the song's beat. "Why I Still Love You" is a [[doo-wop]] song with [[Gospel music|gospel]] influences and jazz influence that lyrically chronicles the singer's "conflicted emotions about holding on to a cheating lover". The EP closes with an [[a cappella]] version of "Why I Still Love You".

Elliott was motivated to write uplifting music to counter mainstream trends and encourage more [[dance music]] to feel good. "DripDemeanor" was released as the album's second single on October 22. "Why I Still Love You" was released as the third single on January 17, 2020. "Cool Off" was released as the fourth and final single from the EP on April 21, 2020. On June 26, 2020, Elliott appeared on the official remix to [[Toni Braxton]]'s single "[[Do It (Toni Braxton song)|Do It]]".
Elliott co-produced the track alongside Hannon Lane.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/do-it-single/1519291115|title=Do It (Remix) featuring Missy Elliott|work=[[iTunes]]|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=June 28, 2020|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729221736/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/do-it-single/1519291115|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 13, 2020, Elliott appeared on the remix single "[[Levitating (The Blessed Madonna remix)|Levitating]]" by [[Dua Lipa]] which also featured [[Madonna]]. The remix was produced by [[the Blessed Madonna]]. Unlike Madonna, Elliott appeared in the video. The music video was directed by Will Hooper.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/dua-lipa-missy-elliott-levitating-video-retro-runway|title=Dua Lipa and Missy Elliott Serve Up Runway Looks In 'Levitating'|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=August 14, 2020|first=Janelle|last=Okwodu|access-date=August 14, 2020|archive-date=August 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815204358/https://www.vogue.com/article/dua-lipa-missy-elliott-levitating-video-retro-runway|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 11, 2021, Elliott appeared on the single "ATM" by [[Bree Runway]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maicki|first=Salvatore|date=January 11, 2021|title=Watch Bree Runway and Missy Elliot's glamorous "ATM" video|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/01/11/bree-runway-missy-elliott-atm-video|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=[[The Fader]]}}</ref> She directed the music video for "[[Twerkulator]]" by the [[City Girls]] in July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=July 7, 2021|title=Missy Elliott Directs City Girls' New "Twerkulator" Video|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/missy-elliott-directs-city-girls-new-twerkulator-video-watch/|access-date=July 7, 2021|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>
[[File:Missy Elliot on stage in Chicago during Out of This World The Missy Elliott Experience Tour.png|alt=Missy Elliot on stage in Chicago during "Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience Tour"|thumb|Missy Elliot on stage in Chicago during "Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience Tour"]]
On February 17, 2023, Elliott appeared on the track "RATATA" produced by [[Skrillex]] and [[Mr. Oizo]], the second track on Skrillex's LP "Quest For Fire".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=February 17, 2023 |title=Listen to Skrillex, Missy Elliott, and Mr. Oizo's New Song "Ratata" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-skrillex-missy-elliott-mr-oizo-new-song-ratata/ |website=Pitchfork}}</ref> This release confirmed rumors from 2018 regarding this collaboration,<ref name=":3" /> rumors that resurfaced in the months before the track's release as both Skrillex and Elliot teased the track on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heffler |first=Jason |date=January 13, 2023 |title="DJ, PLEASE PICK UP YOUR PHONE": SKRILLEX TEASES MASSIVE COLLABORATION WITH MISSY ELLIOTT |url=https://edm.com/news/skrillex-missy-elliott-collaboration-2023 |website=edm.com}}</ref> On 23 March 2023, British group [[Flo (group)|Flo]] released the single "Fly Girl", featuring Elliott; the song interpolates Elliott's "[[Work It (Missy Elliott song)|Work It]]", plus new rap section.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/flo-and-missy-elliott-share-video-for-new-song-fly-girl-watch/|title=Flo and Missy Elliott Share Video for New Song "Fly Girl": Watch|website=Pitchfork|last=Ruiz|first=Matthew Ismael|date=23 March 2023|access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/flo-share-missy-elliott-sampling-new-single-fly-girl-radar-3419090|title=FLO team up with Missy Elliott on new single 'Fly Girl'|website=NME|last=Williams|first=Sophie|date=23 March 2023|access-date=23 March 2023}}</ref>

On April 8, 2024, Elliott announced “Out of This World: The Missy Elliott Experience Tour,” the rapper's first headlining tour of her career. The tour began on July 4 in [[Vancouver]], Canada and featured [[Timbaland]], [[Busta Rhymes]] and [[Ciara]] as its opening acts.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=April 8, 2024|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/missy-elliott-tour-arenas-busta-rhymes-ciara-timbaland-1235963800/|title=Missy Elliott to Embark on First Headlining Tour Ever, With Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Timbaland as Support|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 8, 2024}}</ref>