Editing Missy Elliott (section)

== Achievements ==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott}}
Elliott has won four [[Grammy Awards]], eight [[MTV Video Music Awards]], two [[American Music Awards]], six [[BET Awards]], and a [[Billboard Women in Music]] award for Innovator. On June 13, 2019, Elliott was inducted to the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]], becoming the first female rapper to receive this honor, and the third overall, following [[Jay-Z]] and [[Jermaine Dupri]].<ref name="economist"/><ref name=shof/><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2019-06-14|title=Missy Elliott Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/missy-elliott-inducted-songwriters-hall-of-fame-8515962/|access-date=2022-01-10|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Also in 2019, Elliott received an [[honorary degree|honorary]] [[Doctor of Music]] degree from [[Berklee College of Music]],<ref name="CNN"/> and became the first female rapper to receive the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]] by [[MTV]].<ref name="usatoday.com"/><ref name="dazeddigital.com"/>

In 2018, Elliott received [[Essence (magazine)|''Essence'' magazine]]'s Black Women In Music honor,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5064051/missy-elliot-essence-black-women-in-music-honoree/|title=Missy Elliott Will Receive Essence Magazine's Black Women In Music Honor For 2018|magazine=Time}}</ref> and in 2019, she was presented with the [[Women's Entrepreneurship Day]] Music Pioneer Award at the United Nations.<ref name="auto"/> In 2020, [[Urban One]] presented her with the Music Innovation Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://madamenoire.com/1125587/missy-elliotts-emotional-acceptance-speech-at-urban-one-honors-will-inspire-you/|title=Missy Elliott Gives Emotional Acceptance Speech At Urban One Honors: 'Black People, We Are Special'|website=[[Madame Noire]]|date=January 21, 2020 }}</ref>

In May 2021, Elliott was among the inaugural inductees for the [[Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame|Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 6, 2021|title=Beyoncé, Usher, Missy Elliot, Stevie Wonder, & More To Be Honored At The Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame|url=https://www.celebsecrets.com/beyonce-usher-missy-elliot-stevie-wonder-more-to-be-honored-at-the-black-music-entertainment-walk-of-fame/|access-date=May 6, 2021|website=Celeb Secrets|language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2021, Elliott was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref name="variety walk of fame">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/missy-elliott-godmothers-of-hip-hop-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-1235107987/|title=Missy Elliott Pays Tribute to 'Godmothers of Hip-Hop' at Hollywood Walk of Fame Ceremony|work=Variety|date=November 9, 2021 }}</ref> 

In December 2022, Elliott received a second honorary doctorate, this time from [[Norfolk State University]], who also helped rename a Portsmouth street after her.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norfolk State University honors Missy Elliott with honorary doctorate degree |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/norfolk-state-university-honors-missy-170351709.html |last=Velasquez |first=Angelina |date=2022-12-11 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=[[Yahoo Entertainment]]}}</ref> She was also presented with a key to the city of Portsmouth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Virginia street will be named after Missy Elliott |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/15/entertainment/portsmouth-virginia-missy-elliott-boulevard-trnd/index.html |last=Sottile |first=Zoe |date=2022-10-15 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

In 2023, she became the first female hip-hop artist to receive a nomination for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], when she was nominated in her first year of eligibility.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Missy Elliott 'Grateful' After Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nod |url=https://www.thewrap.com/missy-elliott-first-female-hip-hop-star-hall-of-fame/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-03 |title=Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, and Rage Against the Machine Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kate-bush-missy-elliott-rage-against-the-machine-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-class-of-2023/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> In November 2023, Elliot became the first female rapper in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Christopher |date=2023-11-07 |title=Missy Elliott, first female rapper in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.wecb.fm/missy-elliott-first-female-rapper-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=WECB |language=en-US}}</ref>