Editing Missy Elliott (section)

=== 2005–2006: ''The Cookbook'' ===
[[File:Missy Elliott 2006.jpg|alt=Elliott in a track suit with a microphone|thumb|Elliott onstage in 2006]]
Elliott wanted to "give people the unexpected" by utilizing producers other than Timbaland and a "more to the center" sound not as [[Out of left field|far left]] as her other music.<ref name=yahoo/> Her sixth solo album, ''[[The Cookbook]]'' was released on July 4, 2005, debuted at number two on the U.S. charts and was later certified [[Music recording certification|platinum]] in 2022 by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for selling over 1,000,000 copies in the United States. Elliott's work during ''The Cookbook'' era was heavily recognized. Elliott received 5 [[Grammy]] nominations in 2005, including one for Best Rap Album for ''The Cookbook''. The album's first single, "Lose Control", won a Grammy for Best Short Form Video and was nominated for Best Rap Song. "Lose Control" also garnered Elliott six 2005 MTV VMA award nominations (winning Best Dance Video and Best Hip-Hop Video). Elliott won Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the 2005 [[American Music Award]]s, and was nominated for Best International Female Artist at the [[2006 BRIT Awards]].

"[[Lose Control (Missy Elliott song)|Lose Control]]" featuring [[Ciara]] and [[Fatman Scoop]], became a Top 5 hit in the midyear (peaking at number three on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]). The second single, Teary Eyed, did not chart, although the video charted on MTV's ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'' for a few weeks, and [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s ''[[106 & Park]]'' for a few days. The third single, "[[We Run This]]", was released with heavy airplay on [[VH1]], [[MTV]], and BET. It served as the lead single for the soundtrack to the gymnastics-themed film ''[[Stick It]].'' The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Rap Solo Performance category in 2006. ''[[Respect M.E.]]'', Elliott's first greatest hits album, was released outside the United States and Canada on September 4, 2006, only in South Africa, Australia, Europe, Japan, and Brazil. The collection became her second top ten album in the UK and her highest-charting album to date, peaking at number seven there.