A final look back at some of our favorite characters, trends, lyrics and micro-moments of 2024. Plus: listener mailbag!
Category: Missy Elliott (1971- )
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9 Surprising Songs Sampled in Classic Hip-Hop Tracks
Hear where moments of Kraftwerk, Enya, Herb Alpert and more ended up in producers’ deft hands.
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Missy Elliott, Pop World Builder, Brings a Hip-Hop Fantasia to Brooklyn
For her first headlining tour in an innovative three-decade career, Elliott unleashed a relentless and exhilarating display of theatrical and visual ambition.
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Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson Join the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Innovators from genres that have long been underrepresented in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were celebrated at the event’s 38th annual induction ceremony in Brooklyn.
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Magoo, Rapper and Former Timbaland Collaborator, Dies at 50
Melvin Barcliff, who rapped under the name Magoo, was a teenager in Virginia when he joined a hip-hop scene that still influences music today.
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Did the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Gasp) Get It Right?
Hear songs from the class of 2023’s seven inductees, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2023: Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson
Rounding out the far-from-traditional class of 2023: George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Rage Against the Machine and the Spinners.
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Grammys Celebrate Hip-Hop History, From Grandmaster Flash to Lil Uzi Vert
The New York Times – Music:The medley, curated by Questlove of the Roots, featured a taste of some two dozen songs from across decades, regions and movements.
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Willie Nelson, Missy Elliott and Sheryl Crow Nominated for Rock Hall
The New York Times – Music:Cyndi Lauper, Joy Division, George Michael and the White Stripes are also among the first-time nominees up for induction this year.