American singer, Missy Elliott, has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, becoming the first female rapper to be inducted.
Elliott, 51, expressed her excitement and gratitude at the honor, which marks her latest milestone, on Twitter.
She tweeted: “I want to say this is HUGE not for just me but all my Sisters in HIPHOP this door is now OPEN to showcase the hard work & what many of us contribute to MUSIC,’ she said. ‘I have cried all morning because I am GRATEFUL thank you @rockhall & all on the committee & Supafriends.”
While tweeting further, she said she couldn’t ‘stop crying,’ noting, “I am from Portsmouth Virginia aka P-Town.. #757 to 804 I send my love … You day dream of these moments but today it’s Real … VA 2 up 2 down the 7 Cities all my folk I am GRATEFUL.”
She said she was flattered in receiving by the vaulted honor in the music industry.
She tweeted: “It’s times I have gotten on line & seen your irrelevant your a flop your washed up & it would crush me at times. BUT God you made me STRONG I kept going & you allowed my decades of WORK to SPEAK 4 itself.”
She revealed she was ‘HUMBLED’ by the honor, adding, ‘Thank you all my Supporters … I LOVE YOU.
She added: “If I miss some of yalls tweets please forgive me it’s a lot to see but I do want to say Thank You to my Fans (Supafriends) my Peers/Radio/Dj’s/Bloggers & again @rockhall I am Thankful #RockHall2023 #VA #757.”
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