Everybody Say “Thank You, Missy Elliott”

• Nov. 25, 2022

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Missy Elliott’s For You Page Looks A Lot Like Yours

I stan a relatable queen, lest we forget, we are all Missy Elliott’s sons. Twenty years ago, she blessed us with Under Construction — I’d enjoyed her music for… basically my entire life up to that point, but with “Work It,” there was a shift! Not to be dramatic, but as a fat little Black girl, the single and subsequent music video was both a possibility model and a vision for the future. One of Missy’s greatest talents is creating big, beautiful, weird worlds that are not just welcome to but specifically created for Black women like me. To this day, I am a fly gal who gets my nails done, gets pedicures, and gets my hair did.

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