Missy Elliot Will Be Joining Queen latifah At The 2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Awards

Missy Elliot Will Be Joining Queen latifah At
The 2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Awards 

BHR Hollywood Reports............VH1 has announced that the rap icon will join Queen Latifah as the second confirmed honoree at this year’s “Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens” event, which is slated to air live from New York on July 11 at 9 p.m. ET.

Queen Latifah 

Missy Elliott has achieved and maintained success over three decades. The critically acclaimed, five time Grammy Award-winning producer/songwriter/singer/rapper has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

 In addition to releasing innovative and acclaimed music, Missy Elliott has become synonymous with groundbreaking music videos with the video for her most recent single, “WTF (Where They From),”

racking up over 40 million views on YouTube.

 All six of Missy Elliott’s studio albums have been RIAA platinum certified or better, making her the only female rapper to have achieved this.

Missy Elliott 

Missy’s success in hip-hop has garnered her critical praise and commercial acclaim. All six of the Grammy-winning rapper’s studio albums have gone platinum or better and she’s the only female MC to have that distinction. Overall, she’s sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.

Additional honorees for this year will be announced later this week.

“Hip Hop Honors” has been on a hiatus for six years, but it’s back now to celebrate “female pioneers, trailblazers, and trend-setters.” In the past, the show has honored acts like Public Enemy, Tupac Shakur, and the Notorious B.I.G.

Missy Elliott 

Missy Elliott is definitely no stranger to the show. She was also recognized at the 4th annual “Hip
Hop Honors.” A video of the tribute performance featuring Ciara, Timbaland, Eve, Keyshia Cole, and Nelly Furtado.

That’s right. Misdemeanor will be honored during this year’s VH1 Hip Hop Honors, and it is obvious why. Elliott is a rap powerhouse with six albums and five Grammy Awards to her name.

 She’s sold more than 30 million records in the United States and has a slew of hits that give us eternal life, including “Get Ur Freak On,” “One Minute Man” and “Work It.”

We can’t wait to watch Elliott slay at this year’s ceremony.