Editing Missy Elliott (section)

== Legacy and impact ==
[[File:MissyElliotWalkofFameStar.jpg|thumb|Missy Elliot's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
Elliott has been referred to as the "[[Honorific nicknames in popular music#E|Queen of Rap]]",<ref name="guardian">{{Citation|last=Baker|first=Lindsay|title=Scary? Missy Elliott?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/01/popandrock.missyelliott|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 31, 2003|access-date=February 22, 2013 |location=London|quote=She's the unrivalled queen of rap and the first black music mogul, so it's no surprise that Missy Elliott has a reputation as the diva you cross at your peril.}}</ref><ref>"Queen of Rap":
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.it/news/dua-lipa-remix-in-arrivo-con-madonna-e-missy-elliott/2020/07/2837929/|title=Dua Lipa: remix in arrivo con Madonna e Missy Elliott|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|location=Italy|language=Italian|quote=Che cos'hanno in comune la regina del pop e la regina del rap? Entrambe hanno influenzato Dua Lipa.|date=July 28, 2020}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/10/best-music-videos-of-2015|title=2015's best music videos: clever, creative and surprisingly cheap|website=[[The Guardian]]|quote=Missy Elliott for WTF, the queen of rap whose videos have always..|first=Gibsone|last=Harriet|date=December 20, 2015}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.fr/,missy-elliott-est-de-retour-avec-un-clip-de-folie,1931653.asp|title=Missy Elliott est de retour avec un clip de folie!|first=Jula|last=Avellaneda|website=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]|location=France|language=French|quote=Missy Elliott pendant son duo avec Katy Perry au Superbowl en février dernier, sans se douter qu'elle était la reine du rap|year=2015}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.fr/Loisirs/Musique/News/Pourquoi-cette-photo-de-Missy-Elliott-est-en-passe-de-devenir-culte-3512996|title=Pourquoi cette photo de Missy Elliott est en passe de devenir culte|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|location=France|language=French|quote= La reine du rap|year=2017}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/bree-runway-interview-2021|title=Bree Runway on the first thing she'd do as prime minister|magazine=[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]|location=UK|last=Johnston|first=Kathleen|quote=she used a Missy instrumental and was thrilled to see that the queen of rap herself had liked the tweet.|date=January 29, 2021}}
* {{citation| last = Shaw| first = Andrea Elizabeth| title = The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women's Unruly Political Bodies | publisher = Lexington Books | year = 2006 | page = 100 | isbn = 0-7391-1487-5|quote=Missy Elliott, reigning queen of rap, releases five albums in only six years, earns two Grammys, the 2003 American Music Award, and MTV's 2003 Video of the Year.}} 
* {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/westmidlands/series3/breakdancing.shtml|title=Breakdancing is Back|website=[[BBC News]]|quote=From Run DMC vs Jason Nivens' classic New York battle, to the queen of rap - Missy Elliot.}} 
* {{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Madonna-to-adopt-The-Douglases-skimpy-court-2549709.php|quote=Queen of rap Missy Elliott...|website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|title=Madonna to adopt?; The Douglases' skimpy court award; Missy Elliott scraps with photographer|date=November 7, 2003 }} 
* {{citation| last1 = Mitchell | first1 = Claudia | last2 = Reid-Valsh | first2 = Jacqueline | title = Girl Culture: Studying girl culture: a reader's guide | publisher = [[Greenwood Publishing Group]] | year = 2008 | page = 276 | isbn = 978-0-313-33908-0|quote=Widely regarded as the queen of rap music, Missy Elliott is an icon of girl culture because of her innovative style and ability to succeed in the music industry without objectifying herself.}} 
* {{Cite web|last=Dazed|date=2021-11-09|title=From Chanel to KAWS: Here's what makes Bree Runway tick|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/54735/1/from-chanel-to-kaws-here-s-what-makes-bree-runway-tick|access-date=2021-11-10|quote=and to the queen of rap herself, Missy Elliott|website=[[Dazed]]|language=en}} 
* {{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/i-m-better-le-nouveau-titre-de-missy-elliott-9514373|title='I'm Better', le nouveau titre de Missy Elliott|website=[[RTBF]]|location=Belgium|language=French|quote=La reine du rap|year=2017}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2017/02/08/missy-elliott-im-better-feat-lamb/|title=Missy Elliott - "I'm Better (Feat. Lamb)"|website=[[Wonderland (magazine)|Wonderland]]|location=UK|quote=queen of rap is back|date=February 8, 2017}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/can-we-talk-about-pharrells-verse-on-wtf/|title=Can We Talk About Pharrell's Verse on Missy Elliott's "WTF (Where They From)"?|first=Sam|last=Diss|website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|quote= the unimpeachable queen of rap|date=November 13, 2015}}
*{{cite web|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2003-11-07-queen-of-rap-missy-elliot/|title=Queen of rap: Missy Elliot|website=[[Mail & Guardian]]|first=Lindsay|last=Baker|date=November 7, 2003 }}</ref> the "Queen of Hip Hop",<ref>"Queen of Hip Hop"
*{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/missy-elliott-cooking-up-a-storm-295848.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/missy-elliott-cooking-up-a-storm-295848.html |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Missy Elliott: Cooking up a storm|website=[[The Independent]]|date=June 30, 2005 |quote=Her new album confirms her position as the queen of hip-hop.}}
* {{citation | last = Hess | first = Mikey | title = Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture | publisher = [[Greenwood Publishing Group]] | year = 2007 | page = [https://archive.org/details/iconsofhiphopenc0000unse/page/503 503] | isbn = 978-0-313-33904-2 | quote = Beyond being the best-selling female hip hop artist to date, and often referred to as the queen of hip hop, what separates Missy Elliott is her ability to allow her aesthetic to speak for itself. She uses her artistry to transcend cultural norms in hip hop and in the music industry. | url = https://archive.org/details/iconsofhiphopenc0000unse/page/503 }} 
* {{cite web|url=https://theface.com/archive/missy-elliot-the-face-archive-1999-da-real-world-rap-interview|title=How Missy Elliot changed the face of hip-hop|website=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]|first=Sylvia|last=Patterson|year=2020}} 
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.fr/Loisirs/Musique/News/Pourquoi-cette-photo-de-Missy-Elliott-est-en-passe-de-devenir-culte-3512996|title=Pourquoi cette photo de Missy Elliott est en passe de devenir culte|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|first=Nerisha|last=Penrose|quote= the queen of hip-hop is likely the reason you bought...|date=August 12, 2019}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.gqitalia.it/show/article/missy-elliott-queen-hip-hop-50-anni-compleanno|title=Missy Elliott, "The Queen of Hip Hop" compie 50 anni |language=Italian|website=[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]|date=July 1, 2021|first=Cecilia|last=Uzzo|quote=Missy Elliott – the long-reigning queen of hip hop}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/28395/1/all-the-best-looks-in-missy-elliott-s-new-wtf-video|title=All the best looks in Missy Elliott's new 'WTF' video |website=[[Dazed]]|date=November 12, 2015|first=Ted|last=Stansfield}}
* {{cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.fr/Minceur/Dossiers-minceur/Dansez-le-Nu-Soul-!-768509|title=Dansez le Nu Soul!|website=Elle|location=France|language=French|quote=shows de la reine du hip-hop: Missy Elliott|year=2008|first=Claire|last=Byache}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Missy-Elliott/9331/|title=Missy Elliott|website=Sputnikmusic|quote=often called the Queen of Hip-Hop}}</ref> and the "First Lady of Hip Hop"<ref>"First Lady of Hip Hop"
*{{Citation|last=Daley|first=Dan|title=Recording The Neptunes – Greetings From Virginia Beach|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul05/articles/andrewcoleman.htm|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|date=July 2005|access-date=June 3, 2013|quote=Missy Elliott, the first lady of hip-hop, grew up in Virginia Beach and has recorded and produced there periodically since her star rose.}} 
* {{citation| last = Stubbs | first = David | title = Eminem: The Stories Behind Every Song |publisher=Thunder's Mouth Press | year = 2006 | page = 230 | isbn = 1-56025-946-9|quote=Significantly, he also duetted with Missy Elliott on the brilliant, [[Timbaland]]-produced, 'Busa Rhyme' on her ''[[Da Real World]]'' album. [[Eminem]] makes no attempt to tone down the misogynistic elements of Slim Shady in the face of the 'First Lady Of Hip Hop.'}}</ref> by several media outlets. Elliott's experimental concepts in her music videos changed the landscape of what a hip-hop video had as themes at the time.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.factmag.com/2015/09/08/missy-elliott-legacy-best-videos/ |title=Missy Elliott is a phenomenal rapper, producer, writer and more – so why is she overlooked? |last=Sinclair |first=Leah |date=September 8, 2015 |work=Fact |access-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074119/http://www.factmag.com/2015/09/08/missy-elliott-legacy-best-videos/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  Her catalogue of songs have included themes of [[feminism]], [[gender equality]], [[body positivity]] and [[sex positivity]] since the beginning of her career, being one of the first to center on these topics among hip-hop and R&B performers.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/29353/1/why-missy-elliott-s-feminist-legacy-is-criminally-underrated |title=Why Missy Elliott's feminist legacy is criminally underrated |last=George |first=Kat |date=January 22, 2016 |work=[[Dazed]] |access-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803044415/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/29353/1/why-missy-elliott-s-feminist-legacy-is-criminally-underrated |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[The Observer]]'' considered her America's first Black female music mogul, as she gained in 2001 total control over her image and music, and the opportunity to sign artists.<ref name="guardian"/><ref name= action/> ''The Observer''{{'}}s Ted Kessler stated that, with her studio albums, she has "revolutionized the sound of R&B and hip-hop" and reintroduced the notion "of fun and fantasy" to [[Urban music|urban]] [[Black music]]—a style that matched the "futuristic, much-copied new sound" of her 1997 debut album, ''[[Supa Dupa Fly]]''.<ref name= action/> [[Destiny's Child]], [[Eve (rapper)|Eve]] and [[Macy Gray]] have credited her for "clearing a path" in the American music industry towards "their own pop pre-eminence" as Black female R&B/hip-hop performers.<ref name= action/> [[The Recording Academy]] and ''[[Evening Standard]]'' have called her a "hip hop icon".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/queen-latifah-inducts-missy-elliott-songwriters-hall-fame-lizzo-performs|title=Queen Latifah Inducts Missy Elliott Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame, Lizzo Performs|website=[[The Recording Academy]]|quote=The GRAMMY-winning hip-hop icon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/bree-runway-missy-elliot-collaboration-b60365.html|title=Bree Runway on her new collaboration with Missy Elliott: 'It's clear that she sees something in me'|website=[[Evening Standard]]|date=November 13, 2020 }}</ref> ''[[The Economist]]'' considered that Elliott "is to rap what [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] was to [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]" due to their "impact upon the genre" and her ability to "weave in styles and strands from outside it".<ref name="economist">{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2019/03/06/why-missy-elliott-deserves-to-be-considered-a-true-hip-hop-great|title=Why Missy Elliott deserves to be considered a true hip-hop great|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|location=UK}}</ref>

''[[The New Yorker]]'' stated that Elliott became the first Black female rapper to reach the mainstream in [[Middle America (United States)|Middle America]].<ref name="the new yorker">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/10/20/the-new-negro|title=Missy Elliott's Hip-Hop|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|year=1997}}</ref> An article from ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' credits Elliott's debut album ''Supa Dupa Fly'' for "changing the rap game for women", noting the rapper's "refusal to be pigeonholed" with her image, and instead, embraced "the complexities inherent with Black womanhood", with the author commenting that female rappers tend to be placed into one of two categories: androgyny or hyper-sexualization.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/07/missy-elliott-supa-dupa-fly-anniversary/ |title=20 Years Of 'Supa Dupa Fly': How Missy Elliott Singlehandedly Changed The Rap Game For Women |last=McDuffie |first=Candance |date=July 15, 2017 |work=Vibe |access-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803044455/https://www.vibe.com/2017/07/missy-elliott-supa-dupa-fly-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]]'' have called her the "Queen of the Beats".<ref>{{cite news|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|title=MUSIC: Partners in Engine Room of Rap|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/01/arts/music-partners-in-the-engine-room-of-rap.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 1, 1999|access-date=June 19, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{citation|author1=Lorraine Ali|author2=Jennifer Ordoñez|title=The Marketing of Missy|newspaper=[[The Bulletin (Bend)|The Bulletin]]|date=December 9, 2003|volume=121|issue=6402|page=67|issn=1440-7485}}</ref> Jem Aswad of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commented that Elliott and longtime collaborator [[Timbaland]] "reshaped the sound of hip-hop", as they made songs "out of pings and bips and bloops (both vocal and electronic) that quickly became part of the foundation of virtually all that followed."<ref name="variety walk of fame"/> Similarly, Doreen St. Félix of ''The New Yorker'' wrote that her debut album "expanded the definition of rap" and "defined a new hip-hop aesthetic", with Elliott and Timbaland developing a grammar by "collecting extra-musical noises", "crafting" a new R&B sound, and incorporating a "singsong technique" in her flow. The author noted that, a generation later, the majority of rappers "are also vocalists".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/touchstones/an-appreciation-of-missy-elliotts-1997-album-supa-dupa-fly|title=Touchstones - Missy Elliott's "Supa Dupa Fly"|magazine=The New Yorker}}</ref> For ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' writer Gerrick D. Kennedy, Elliott "ushered in a new era of creatively ambitious music videos".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-hip-hop-honors-review-20160712-snap-story.html|title=Review: VH1's 'Hip Hop Honors' returned with a tribute befitting the rap queens who pioneered the genre|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 12, 2016 }}</ref> The aesthetic for the music video for "[[The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)]]" inspired several others released afterward.<ref name="the new yorker"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/fashion/a45334/the-untold-story-of-missy-elliotts-iconic-supa-dupa-fly-video/|title=How Missy Elliott's Iconic 'Hip Hop Michelin Woman' Look Came To Be|work=Elle|date=May 17, 2017 }}</ref> Commercially, Missy Elliott led female hip hop album sales during the late 1990s and early 2000s.<ref name="ew sales">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2006/09/15/are-female-rappers-getting-sold-short/ |title=Are female rappers getting sold short? |last=Watson |first=Margeaux |date=September 15, 2006 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803074052/http://www.ew.com/article/2006/09/15/are-female-rappers-getting-sold-short/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Missy Elliott in addition to Timbaland, Pharrell Williams and The Clipse are considered to have an intricate part of establishing Virginia as one of the East Coast's strongholds in hip hop.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesource.com/2021/08/20/today-in-hip-hop-history-the-clipse-release-their-debut-lp-lord-willin-19-years-ago/ | title=Today In Hip-Hop History: The Clipse Release Their Debut LP 'Lord Willin' 19 Years Ago | date=Aug 20, 2021 }}</ref> As of 2015, she has remained the best selling female rap album artist in the US.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6770280/ask-billboard-missy-elliotts-career-album-sales|title=Ask Billboard: Missy Elliott's Career Album Sales|website=Billboard.com|access-date=August 30, 2019|archive-date=August 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830230216/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6770280/ask-billboard-missy-elliotts-career-album-sales|url-status=live}}</ref>  [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC website]] editor Gab Burke expressed that Elliott "railed against the male-dominated mainstream rap scene throughout her career, constantly pushed the boundaries, and cemented a place for women in hip hop".<ref name="abc"/>

Elliott has influenced various musicians, both visually and vocally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a28250119/missy-elliott-new-album-2019/|title=Missy Elliott: The Legend Returns|work=Marie Claire|date=July 15, 2019 }}</ref> Her work has been cited as an inspiration by acts such as [[Cardi B]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/missy-elliott-puts-her-thing-down-flips-it-and-reverses-it-for-2019-vmas-vanguard-award-performance|title=Missy Elliott Puts Her Thing Down, Flips It and Reverses It for 2019 VMAs Vanguard Award Performance|work=ET|date=August 26, 2019 |access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=September 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911040700/https://www.etonline.com/missy-elliott-puts-her-thing-down-flips-it-and-reverses-it-for-2019-vmas-vanguard-award-performance|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lil Wayne]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atlantablackstar.com/2020/10/19/lil-wayne-calls-missy-elliot-his-favorite-rapper-and-reveals-how-she-influenced-his-career-early-on-missy-responds/|title=Lil Wayne Calls Missy Elliot His Favorite Rapper and Reveals How She Influenced His Career Early On, Missy Responds|website=[[Atlanta Black Star]]|date=October 19, 2020|first=Janesha|last=Jones}}</ref> [[Lizzo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/lizzo-explains-how-missy-elliott-inspired-her-career|title=Lizzo Explains How Missy Elliott Inspired Her Career|work=Genius|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805025253/https://genius.com/a/lizzo-explains-how-missy-elliott-inspired-her-career|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tyler, the Creator]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/tyler-the-creator-accepts-cultural-influence-award-at-bet-hip-hop-awards-watch/|title=Tyler, the Creator Accepts Cultural Influence Award at 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards: Watch|website=Pitchfork|date=October 5, 2021|first=Evan|last=Minsker}}</ref> [[Solange Knowles]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/87728-solange-knowles-inspired-by-missy-elliott-to-produce-lp/|title=Solange Knowles inspired by Missy Elliott to produce LP|website=[[The List (magazine)|The List]]|date=January 11, 2017 |location=UK}}</ref> [[Chloe Bailey]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barlow|first=Eve|date=September 9, 2016|title=Meet the Lemonade graduates taking R&B by storm|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/32688/1/chloe-x-halle-beyonce-sisters|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=[[Dazed]]|language=en|issn=0961-9704}}</ref> [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/magazine/30mia-t.html|title=M.I.A.'s Agitprop Pop|website=The New York Times|last=Hirschberg|first=Lynn|date=May 25, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Simmons, Will|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1941|title=M.I.A|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|access-date=22 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060329170246/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1941|archive-date=29 March 2006}}</ref> [[Janelle Monáe]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGjD9iMD6Co|title=Janelle Monáe Talk New Record, Impeaching Donald Trump, Working with Prince, Missy Elliott & More|website=YouTube|author=Radio Hip Hop Nation|date=May 10, 2018 }}</ref> [[Anderson .Paak]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/anderson-paak-something-in-the-water-interview|title=Anderson .Paak Lets His Heart Guide the Way|website=GQ|date=May 2019 }}</ref> [[Rapsody]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/rapsody-reveals-influential-black-women-behind-her-new-album-eve-essence-fest|title=Rapsody Reveals The Influential Black Women Behind Her New Album 'Eve' At ESSENCE Fest|website=[[The Recording Academy]]}}</ref> [[Ciara]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1696959/ciara-missy-elliott.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109231726/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1696959/ciara-missy-elliott.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2012|title=Ciara Looks To 'Friend' Missy Elliott For Album Advice|first=Nadeska|last=Alexis|date=November 7, 2012|work=MTV News|access-date=July 23, 2013}}</ref> [[Bree Runway]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aubrey|first=Elizabeth|date=17 March 2020|title=Bree Runway: Meet the Missy Elliott-approved rising star whose fearless pop is challenging colourism|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/bree-runway-interview-missy-elliott-approved-star-whose-fearless-pop-is-challenging-colourism-2626680|access-date=31 October 2020|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> [[Doja Cat]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Droke|first=Carolyn|date=August 24, 2021|title=Missy Elliott Gives Doja Cat Advice On Staying 'Far-Left' In Music|url=https://uproxx.com/music/doja-cat-missy-elliott-interview/|access-date=September 9, 2021|website=[[Uproxx]]}}</ref> [[Ivy Queen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eldiariony.com/2017/08/17/ivy-queen-sigue-defendiendo-a-las-mujeres/|title=Ivy Queen sigue defendiendo a las mujeres|work=El Diario NY|publisher=impreMedia|date=August 17, 2017|author=Rodgriuez, Francis|access-date=October 4, 2021|language=Spanish}}</ref> [[Ari Lennox]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ari-lennox-bmo-video-watch-868324/|title=Watch Ari Lennox's Missy Elliott, Total-Inspired 'BMO' Video|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> [[Tayla Parx]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssense.com/en-us/editorial/music/tayla-parx-is-on-the-wrong-side-of-a-love-song|title=Tayla Parx Is On the Wrong Side of a Love Song|website=Ssense|date=May 6, 2019 }}</ref> [[Sean Bankhead (choreographer)|Sean Bankhead]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/04/style/sean-bankhead-lilnasx-cardib-normani.html|title=Signature Moves With Sean Bankhead|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 4, 2021 |last1=Louis |first1=Pierre-Antoine }}</ref> [[ASAP Ferg]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/asap-ferg-says-missy-elliott-one-of-his-biggest-influences/|title=A$AP Ferg Says Missy Elliott is One of His Biggest Influences |website=xxl|date=March 19, 2015 }}</ref> [[Leikeli47]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/rapsody-leikeli47-missy-elliott-558884/|title=Rapsody, Leikeli47 Performing At Essence's Missy Elliott Tribute|website=Vibe|date=January 12, 2018|first=J'na|last=Jefferson}}</ref> [[Tierra Whack]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/tierra-whack-interview-the-break/|title=The Break Presents: Tierra Whack|website=xxl|date=December 16, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=tierrawhack |number=598150877816455168 |title=@MissyElliott is my biggest influence!!}}</ref> [[Noname (rapper)|Noname]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2016/09/08/artist-spotlight-noname/|title=Artist Spotlight: Noname|website=The Georgetown Voice|date=September 8, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title = 10 New Artists You Need to Know: September 2016|url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-september-2016-w438688/noname-w439222|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = 2016-09-14|access-date = 2017-10-14|df = mdy-all}}</ref> [[Okenyo]],<ref name="abc">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/missy-elliott-j-files-sally-coleman-okenyo-kaylah-truth/12295964|title=The enduring influence of Missy Elliott|website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=May 28, 2020 }}</ref> [[Little Simz]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/little-simz-i-don-t-have-to-be-harder-i-just-have-to-be-myself-10430125.html|title=Little Simz: I don't have to be harder, I just have to be myself |website=Evening Standard|date=July 31, 2015 }}</ref> [[Coda Conduct]],<ref name="abc"/> [[Dawn Richard]],<ref name="vh1">{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/m5n72l/artists-influenced-by-missy-elliott|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523090345/https://www.vh1.com/news/m5n72l/artists-influenced-by-missy-elliott|url-status=live|archive-date=May 23, 2022|title=Missy Elliott Inspired These 9 Artists to Become Game Changers|website=[[VH1]]}}</ref> [[Banks (singer)|Banks]],<ref name="vh1"/> [[Rich the Kid]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/rich-the-kid-video-interview-splashin-8498619/|title=Rich the Kid Says His 'Splashin' Music Video Was Inspired by Missy Elliott: Watch|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> [[Crystal Caines]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/08/crystal-caines-trap-lord-producer|title=Meet Crystal Caines, the Female Producer Who Worked on A$AP Ferg's "Trap Lord" Album|website=Complex}}</ref> [[Coi Leray]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/coi-leray-interview-fashion-week-christian-cowan|title=Getting Ready With Coi Leray for Christian Cowan's NYFW Show|website=w magazine|date=February 14, 2022 }}</ref> [[Lady Leshurr]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2016/02/lady-leshurr-interview|title=All Hail Lady Leshurr, The New British Queen Of Rap|website=Complex}}</ref> [[Stefflon Don]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.list.co.uk/article/99574-stefflon-don-wants-to-rap-for-all-women/amp/|title=Stefflon Don wants to rap for all women|website=[[The List (magazine)|The List]]|date=March 9, 2018 }}</ref> [[Flo Milli]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/flo-milli/|title=Flo Milli - XXL Freshman Class |website=xxl|date=June 16, 2021 }}</ref> [[Krept and Konan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/31/british-mcs-stormzy-jammz-little-simz-krept-konan-novelist|title=How British MCs found a voice of their own|website=The Guardian|date=May 31, 2015 }}</ref> [[Rye Rye]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-5-things-to-know-about-rye-rye-20120515-story.html|title=Get to know M.I.A.'s protege, Rye Rye|website=Chicago Tribune|date=May 15, 2012 }}</ref> [[Le1f]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/le1f-announces-debut-album-inspired-by-riot-grrrl-mia-and-missy-elliott/|title=le1f announces debut album inspired by riot grrrl, m.i.a. and missy elliott |website=i-d}}</ref> [[Qveen Herby]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/qveen-herby-live-at-home-performance-9363691/|title=Qveen Herby Teases Missy Elliott & Timbaland-Inspired 'EP 8' on Billboard Live At-Home Concert |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and [[Erica Banks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/erica-banks-buss-it-challenge|title=Texan Rapper Erica Banks On Her Song "Buss It" Going Viral|website=nylon|date=January 13, 2021 }}</ref>