She shouted out her hip-hop “godmothers” including Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shanté, Salt-N-Pepa, and others
Missy Elliot at Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star Ceremony (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
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.
