Editing Missy Elliott (section)

=== 2007–2014: Production focus ===
Elliott was an honoree of the 2007 VH1 Hip Hop Honors.<ref name= classics>{{cite news |title= Local Hip-hop Classics |work= The Virginian-Pilot |location= Norfolk, Virginia |date= October 8, 2007 |first= Malcolm |last= Venable |page= E1 |url= http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=11C33A4277F50708&p_docnum=11&p_queryname=16 }}</ref> In honor of her career, many artists performed some of her biggest hits. Timbaland and [[Tweet (singer)|Tweet]] performed "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)", [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]] and [[Keyshia Cole]] performed "[[Hot Boyz (song)|Hot Boyz]]" and "Work It", [[Fatman Scoop]] and [[Ciara]] performed "Lose Control", and [[Nelly Furtado]] performed "Get Ur Freak On (The Remix)".<ref>[http://vh1blog.vh1.com/2007/07/vh1-presents-hi.html VH1 Presents Hip Hop Honors]{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Vh1blog.vh1.com. Retrieved on December 12, 2015.</ref> Since 2007, Elliott's seventh [[studio album]] has had several different forms with extensive delays. In 2007, she worked with Timbaland, [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Danja (record producer)|Danja]], [[T-Pain]] and [[DJ Toomp]] and planned to release an album at the beginning of 2008.<ref name= ewinterview>{{cite magazine|last=Watson|first=Margeaux|title=In the Studio With... Missy Elliott|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/09/28/studio-missy-elliott/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 28, 2007|access-date=January 5, 2013|archive-date=June 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130625140354/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20059023,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2008, "[[Ching-a-Ling]]" was released as the lead single for the ''[[Step Up 2: The Streets]]'' soundtrack, which also featured "[[Shake Your Pom Pom]]" produced by Timbaland. Elliott released the song "[[Best, Best]]" in the same year<ref>{{cite web|title=Missy Elliott Titles New Album 'FANomenal'|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/05/27/missy-elliott-titles-new-album-fanomenal/|work=[[Rap-Up]]|date=May 27, 2008|access-date=January 5, 2013|archive-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213234516/http://www.rap-up.com/2008/05/27/missy-elliott-titles-new-album-fanomenal/|url-status=live}}</ref> and renamed the albums previous title ''FANomenal'' to its tentative title ''Block Party''.<ref name="back around">{{cite magazine| first= Mariel| last= Concepcion| date= June 10, 2008| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045131/missy-elliott-goes-back-around-the-block| title= Missy Elliott Goes Back Around The 'Block'| magazine= Billboard| access-date= June 13, 2008| archive-date= September 13, 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140913033943/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045131/missy-elliott-goes-back-around-the-block| url-status= live}}</ref> She later decided against ''Block Party'' and four years later, in 2012, Elliott released two Timbaland-produced singles ("[[9th Inning]]" and "[[Triple Threat (Missy Elliott song)|Triple Threat]]") exclusively to iTunes.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ro |url=http://www.missy-elliott.com/blog/download-triple-threat-and-9th-inning-itunes-now-12171 |title=Download "Triple Threat" and "9th Inning" on iTunes NOW! – Missy Elliott Latest News |website=Missy-elliott.com |access-date=February 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925111208/http://www.missy-elliott.com/blog/download-triple-threat-and-9th-inning-itunes-now-12171 |archive-date=September 25, 2012}}</ref> Though the songs managed to chart on [[Hot Digital Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Digital Songs]],<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Missy Elliott – Chart history|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=missy elliott|chart=Rap Songs B}}|magazine= Billboard |access-date=December 15, 2013}}</ref> in an interview with Yahoo's The Yo Show, Missy talked about her hiatus from making records: "Your brain needs time to refresh! Things happen in your life where you can then write something else instead of the same three topics. Like, how many times we gonna talk about the club? I gotta feel like what I'm giving the fans is 100 percent and that it's game-changing. I don't just throw out microwave records."<ref name="Fuse TV">{{cite web| first= Nicole| last= James| date= February 6, 2014| url= http://www.fuse.tv/2014/02/missy-elliott-hiatus-new-album-interview| title= Missy Elliott On Her Hiatus: 'My Brain Needs Time to Refresh'| website= Fuse.tv| access-date= February 6, 2014| archive-date= February 22, 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140222010228/http://www.fuse.tv/2014/02/missy-elliott-hiatus-new-album-interview| url-status= live}}</ref>

In between the recording of her seventh album, Missy Elliott found success behind the scenes. Elliott's writing and production helped her reach No. 1 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] with [[Keyshia Cole]]'s "Let It Go" (2007), [[Jazmine Sullivan]]'s "Need U Bad" (2008), and [[Monica (entertainer)|Monica]]'s "Everything to Me" (2010). Since 2008, songs written and/or produced by Elliott for [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]] ("Free Yourself"), [[Jennifer Hudson]] ("I'm His Only Woman"), [[Monica (singer)|Monica]] ("Everything to Me"), [[Keyshia Cole]] ("Let It Go"), and [[Jazmine Sullivan]] ("Need U Bad" and "Holding You Down (Goin' in Circles)") have all received [[Grammy]] nominations. Both Fantasia's "Free Yourself" (2005) and Sullivan's "Holding You Down (Goin' In Circles)" reached No. 3 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]. In mid-2010, Elliott embarked on a two-part tour with stops in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia,<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.bandsintown.com/MissyElliott/past_events | title= Missy Elliott Tour History | website= Bandsintown.com | access-date= December 30, 2016 | archive-date= December 31, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161231075227/http://www.bandsintown.com/MissyElliott/past_events | url-status= dead }}</ref> while she also performed at VH1's "Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South" in a tribute to Timbaland, performing "[[Get Ur Freak On]]" and [[Work It (Missy Elliott song)|"Work It"]]. In 2008 she made an appearance in "[[Whatcha Think About That]]" by [[The Pussycat Dolls]], and performed live in different places with them. In 2011 and 2012, Elliott made guest appearances on "All Night Long" by [[Demi Lovato]], "[[Nobody's Perfect (J. Cole song)|Nobody's Perfect]]" by [[J. Cole]], the remix of "[[Why Stop Now (Busta Rhymes song)|Why Stop Now]]" by [[Busta Rhymes]] with [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]] and [[Lil Wayne]], and a remix of [[Katy Perry]]'s "[[Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)]]" that helped catapult "T.G.I.F". to No. 1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. She also produced [[Monica (entertainer)|Monica]]'s singles "Anything (To Find You)" and "Until It's Gone".

Throughout 2013, Missy Elliott was featured on [[Eve (entertainer)|Eve]]'s album cut "Wanna Be",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/04/05/tracklisting-eve-lip-lock/ |title=Tracklisting: Eve – 'Lip Lock' |work=Rap-Up |date=April 5, 2013 |access-date=April 7, 2013 |archive-date=May 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501144055/http://www.rap-up.com/2013/04/05/tracklisting-eve-lip-lock/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as international artists singles, [[Little Mix]]'s "[[How Ya Doin'?]]" and "[[Niliria|NiLiria]]" with K-pop musician [[G-Dragon]], which was named by [[Complex (magazine)|''Complex'' magazine]] as one of the "50 Best Songs of 2013".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/g-dragon-missy-elliott-song-picked-as-one-of-2013s-best/ |title=G-Dragon-Missy Elliott song picked as one of 2013's best |website=mb.com.ph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007002203/http://www.mb.com.ph/g-dragon-missy-elliott-song-picked-as-one-of-2013s-best/ |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |first=Jonathan M. |last=Hicap |date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> Elliott also contributed to her protégée [[Sharaya J]]'s two releases, "Banji" and "Smash Up The Place/Snatch Yo Wigs". In December 2013, Elliott received a [[Grammy]] nomination with [[Fantasia Barrino|Fantasia]] and [[Kelly Rowland]] for their song "[[Without Me (Fantasia Barrino song)|Without Me]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Bronson|first=Fred|title='American Idol' Alums Nab Six Grammy Nominations|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-alums-nab-six-664018|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 8, 2013|access-date=December 15, 2013|archive-date=December 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210050555/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-worship/american-idol-alums-nab-six-664018|url-status=live}}</ref> As early as July 2013, Missy Elliott and Timbaland held recording sessions for [[Kat Dahlia]]'s debut, ''[[My Garden (Kat Dahlia album)|My Garden]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|title=Kat Dahlia works with Missy Elliott for debut album 'My Garden'|work=Hamada Mania Music Blog |url=http://hamadamania.com/2013/07/19/kat-dahlia-works-with-missy-elliot-for-debut-album-my-garden/|publisher=hamadamania.com|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=March 13, 2014|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314060435/http://hamadamania.com/2013/07/19/kat-dahlia-works-with-missy-elliot-for-debut-album-my-garden/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2013, R&B singer [[Faith Evans]] revealed that Missy Elliott would be featured on her sixth studio album, tentatively titled ''Incomparable''.<ref name= incomparable>{{cite web| title= Faith Evans Talks NEW Music, Whitney Houston and R&B Divas LA – Studio Q Exclusive| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT78Jt158wE&t=304| website= [[YouTube]].com| date= August 6, 2013| access-date= August 6, 2013| archive-date= March 29, 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210329042827/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT78Jt158wE&t=304| url-status= live}}</ref> In March 2014, Evans revealed one of the tracks was named "[[I Deserve It]]", featuring Missy and her protégée [[Sharaya J]], in which Evans cited it as a "banger" and "feel good" record.<ref name= ratedrnb>{{cite web|last=Folk|first=Antwane|title=EXCLUSIVE: Faith Evans Calls New Missy Elliott Collaboration 'A Banger', Plays 'First & Last' Game|url=http://ratedrnb.com/2014/03/14/exclusive-faith-evans-calls-new-missy-elliott-collaboration-banger-plays-first-last-game/|work=Rated R&B|publisher=ratedrnb.com|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2014|archive-date=March 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315014447/http://ratedrnb.com/2014/03/14/exclusive-faith-evans-calls-new-missy-elliott-collaboration-banger-plays-first-last-game/|url-status=live}}</ref> Evans also revealed that in total Elliott contributed three tracks to her album.<ref name= ratedrnb /> On July 7, 2014, fellow R&B singer [[Monica (entertainer)|Monica]] confirmed that Elliott would be a feature on her upcoming eighth studio album.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monica Confirms Missy Elliott Collaboration For New Album|url=http://www.rttnews.com/2346140/monica-confirms-missy-elliott-collaboration-for-new-album.aspx|publisher=RTTnews.com|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811000702/http://www.rttnews.com/2346140/monica-confirms-missy-elliott-collaboration-for-new-album.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 29, 2014, a snippet of a Missy Elliott–produced song, nickname "I Love Him", premiered on Monica's official [[Instagram]] account.<ref>{{cite web|last=Barnett|first=Vanessa|title=Monica and Missy Elliott Reunite in the Studio|url=http://hiphollywood.com/2014/07/monica-and-missy-elliott-reunite-in-the-studio/|work=HipHollywood|publisher=HipHollywood.com|date=July 29, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2014|archive-date=August 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809235126/http://hiphollywood.com/2014/07/monica-and-missy-elliott-reunite-in-the-studio/|url-status=live}}</ref>