Missy Elliott was honored today with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During her speech accepting the honor, she shouted out her “sisters in hip-hop” and specifically “the godmothers”: Queen Latifah, Monie Love, Sha-Rock, Angie Stone, Roxannne Shanté, Yo-Yo, MC Lyte, and Salt-N-Pepa. “Y’all are the backs that we stand on,” she said. “Y’all are the foundation.” Watch an excerpt of her speech below.
Read “Watching Missy Elliott Get Her Long Overdue Moment” and Pitchfork’s Sunday review of her 1997 debut Supa Dupa Fly.
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