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Missy Elliott released her debut single The Rain in 1997

Missy Elliott is almost as famous for their groundbreaking music videos for the Songs that accompany it.

The rapper, whose real name is Melissa Elliott, receives an award in recognition of their innovative music videos in The Last 25 years.

you will be gone in advance, Janet Jackson , Beyonce, Kanye West , Pink, Jennifer Lopez and Michael Jackson , The Prize is named after.

For fans who already campaigns for you to get the vanguard for several years, the recognition is long overdue.

"your presence is full as a full-figured black woman in front of creativity, the kind of representation I needed Growing Up ," says Leah Sinclair, online editor at The Voice . "I am sure that many little girls as I watched in awe to see her style, charisma and talent of the mucous membrane from the screen.

"you embraced The Weird and wonderful, which was a rarity among their equally talented, but hyper-sexualized counterparts. "

Elliott went through a particularly successful period in the late 1990s and early 00s, with a positive and playful brand of hip-hop, mixing their often humorous texts with razor-sharp beats that you produced in co-operation with their long-time collaborator Timbaland .

Missy Elliott and Madonna appeared in a gap ad together in the year 2003

you will be The First female rapper to win The Prize . Slate, the pop-culture website, was, also, instead of Michael Jackson , The Documentary film " Leaving Neverland .

"When you look at to get a Missy Elliott Videos that, you know, you are going outstanding," in an article last year that argued that you should have recognized, from MTV a long time ago. "It has continued to wow us with over-the-top, but always En Vogue , style and make-up. "

We couldn't possibly rattle through all of Missy's videos and outfits here, so here is a small selection of videos, outfits and concepts that have helped to save the Vanguard.

Singing in The Rain Missy Elliott the black jumpsuit, the reminder of his appearance in the video for rain

Missy's debut single The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly ) was released in the year 1997, and The Song accompanying the video played a key role in The Music industry sit up and take notice.

luckily, Missy found her own solution for overcoming of The Bad weather it was rapping, thanks to the huge black, glossy water-tight jumpsuit she wore in the video.

"The Fashion and beauty decisions in this video were a Declaration of love to the classic 90s beauty trends. with Missy twist"

It is the beginning of an important relationship with fashion was the career in Missy's musical.

The Rain also featured "a lot of what would come to Lose clips from Missy's videos: trippy visuals (including your weirdly-distorted lips, and eyes), and a smattering of celebrity cameos,"

their head,

Anyone who has lasted as long as Missy in The Music industry must have a good head on your shoulders. And Elliott is a Big Fan of your own head, you often removed from the rest of your body, and it blows up, dancing or juggling.

The computer-Tricks has not helped her, if you just let your body stay in One Piece . In writing about A Minute man, said: "The Missy-led lobby choreography is crisp, but the video pushes in a classic area, when she starts flopping her head and her body to dance anyway. The Song is the guest [Trina and Ludacris] are at home in the ensuing madness. "

Similar to saw your head light to appear on the sand, under which the rest of her body was under the water, while she also saw her head leave her body, to the second verse to sing.

Going green

Missy Elliott the unforgettable music videos, are not forced to their own Songs - often, they have expanded their collaborations with other artists.

Spice Girl Melanie B's debut solo single from 1998 I Want to go Back - was a duet with Missy, who both produced and appeared on The Album .

The creepy video was quite a departure from The Light -poppies-the style of the Spice Girls , with its green colour and cobweb-style scenes.

It launched the career of Mel B as a solo Person and with Missy's help, you not only reach, but also The First to, Number One , without her four band mates.

Retro hip-hop

Missy Elliott in 2003 with The Album in the construction of one of The Most important in your career, for several reasons.

It was The First since the death of her close friend Aaliyah, R& B-singer and they worked together often. As a result, The Album in places, which had a pensive and somber tone, including a whole song about Aaliyah.

But these Songs are contrasted with tracks that were More than positive and uplifting, harking back to the 1980s hip-hop. The Album was heavy on samples from this decade, and The Music videos for The Singles also The Fashion of the era.

A single - Gossip - Folks - had Missy fitted in an Adidas tracksuit (although the distinctive logo has been blurred for Youtube ).

Lil ' Kim and Missy paid tribute to Aaliyah (as seen on Missy's jacket) 2002

Gossip Folks , was not even the biggest song from this Album - as by the time it was released, was Hit already a worldwide and remains one of their biggest hits to date.

The video for the work of Missy Navigation, a bee hive, a minute, next showed, while dancing in an abandoned Playground.

back up dancers all of the hoodies had the name of the R& B and hip-hop artists who have died in The Last few years, including 2Pac, Big Pun , and Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopez of TLC, while Missy's own denim jacket paid homage to Aaliyah.

Drowned in sound

to this day, Missy has continued to push the boundaries of what is possible in a music video.

"the Women - especially a Rapper - feels like in videos called, how you avoided body Hamers and naysayers and explored, beyond the typical music video," Sinclair says.

the video for The current, I'm Better their dance showed under the water, one of the many unusual places Missy has decided to perform their unique routines.

For their young fans, especially in the late 1990s and early 2000s, your videos and the insight into a different - More interesting and colorful world offered.

"A whole generation will never know how it feels, excited to be with the release of a new Missy Elliott video," The feeling when you have the BET in the background, and you're out with friends, And Then catch the video for Gossip Folks or Beep Me 911 for the First Time and the whole conversation suddenly stops.

"To see these vivid, surreal, funny pictures, the it was on an actual cable channel during the day, as we were, to catch the quick glimpses of a different, and better, Universe . "

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Source of news: bbc.com