American rapper Missy Elliott has come out to speak on the contributions that women have made to the rap game, stating that these rappers’ contributions helped pave the way for today’s female hip-hop stars.
Missy Elliott Wants Female Rappers To Recognize the Impact Of Earlier Trailblazers
She made this known during a recent sit-down with Forbes, saying, “Women have played a big part in what we call hip-hop in this culture.
These women are my friends, and we don’t just come together when it’s time to perform. We speak on the phone and hang around each other.”
She continued, “I always think about how these are the same women that I looked up to and still do. They have kicked down the doors for all the women you see today in 2023.”
The rapper added, “Even if the women that are out now may not be familiar with all of their records, they have to know that these women are the reason they’re able to be on many of these platforms.”
Missy Elliott also used the opportunity to give her mentors a shout-out.
She said, “A lot of times, it’s not as easy as it looks, and people only get a chance to see the glitz and glamour and don’t know what it’s like to go through things behind the scenes.
So when you have that mentor, it’s everything, especially someone who has already been on that walk. It’s very important for me to be a big sister to those coming behind me because I had Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, and Salt-N-Pepa be that to me.”
In conclusion, she said, “It’s important for me to support this next generation because I also came in at a young age, and there’s nothing like having that support in someone.
I had people like Mary J. Blige and Diddy tell me what to do and how to be a go-getter, a hustler, be consistent and be different, things you need in this industry.”
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