Missy Elliott is having a great month and career. The Grammys’ “50 Years of Hip-Hop” tribute, the highlight of the almost four-hour show, included her on Sunday. The pioneering rapper, singer, and producer was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in her inaugural year last week. eligible; if she enters the Hall in 2023, she will be the sixth solo hip-hop artist and 11th hip-hop artist overall, but the first female rap inductee.
With the help of Jack Harlow and Elton John in a new and hilarious Doritos commercial, Elliott will be returning to the Super Bowl in an effort to accomplish for the triangle what Christopher Walken and Will Ferrell did for the cowbell on SNL years ago.
Of course, Elliott has already won the Super Bowl. She was so good during the Super Bowl XLIX halftime performance that she almost overshadowed Katy Perry and Left Shark, who were the headliners, in front of an audience of 118.5 million.
(Now, after waiting for 8 long years,When it comes to NFL halftime shows, Perry’s thundering extravaganza is still unrivaled. Elliott was a last-minute replacement for the halftime show’s scheduled performers, Lenny Kravitz.using up about 3 minutes of Perry’s 15-minute program.
The famous rapper, who hasn’t performed much in the United States since she was diagnosed with Graves’ illness in 2011, has returned to the concert circuit.despite the fact that she stated she was admitted to the hospital the night before the 2015 Super Bowl for reasons that remain unknown, she will never forget that game.
Katy, she could have done it by herself, but she didn’t, therefore I owe her everything. The number of her hits proves that she could have accomplished it on her own. … She wasn’t obligated to reveal her secret.
Elliott exclaims to Yahoo! Entertainment, “She was on fire. “When I When I first received the call, I assumed she wanted me to perform the song “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” that she and I had written and recorded.
To be honest, I was expecting her to just say, “Hey, can you come out and perform your rap?” And After that, she said something to the effect of, “Just know that I want you to perform three of your own albums… This is the largest it will ever get'”
Even while the “Get Ur Freak On,” “Work It,” and “Lose Control” medley that Miss Elliott performed on that momentous day was quite exciting, her performance wasn’t nearly as massive as it could have been. Elliott, who is responsible for some of the most famous graphics in the history of pop music, had much more ambitious intentions. He was awarded the MTV Video Vanguard Award. However, the NFL did not take it lying down.
Elliott chuckles as he shares the following revelation: “The funniest part is that at the last minute I was just like, ‘Hey, I want to have a gigantic, oversized Missy doll.'” They responded with something to the effect of, “Um, we can’t do that!” — not Katy, but I think the folks who are working on the Super Bowl, since they have to deal with… It is incredibly strenuous, right down to the clothes you wear.
To guarantee that nothing goes wrong or that you experiment with anything, they need to examine everything, down to the smallest detail. I really wanted a doll to perform with us that could reach a great distance into the air, but it was too late to get one. It was clear that approval wouldn’t be forthcoming in time. They said something to the effect of “No, not this time!” Perhaps at a later time or in the following years, but not for this go-round.
“And then when I arrived to practice, I saw Katy walk out on the giant lion, and it was like, ‘Roaaaar!’ “Roaaaar!” And I’m like, ‘Oh my God!’ After that, she walks onto this tilting floor, and at that point I’m thinking, “Oh my God, now she’s teetering on the floor!”
And then she winds up on a beach, and I look around at my dancers, and I’m just like, “Um, it’s just us, guys!” because she’s all alone there. It’s just us. “Like, we don’t have any props or anything,” Elliott giggles. “Like, we don’t have anything.
” “But, as you are well aware, we went into that situation and did the very best that we could. And, as I’ve already mentioned, I’m grateful to Katy for that, since it wasn’t necessary for her to share her experience with me.
Since hip-hop finally got its big headlining moment at last year’s Super Bowl LVI, when Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, and Anderson.Paak all performed, Elliott, with her many collaborators and amazing videography, could obviously easily star in her own epic halftime show.
This is especially true given that hip-hop finally got its big headlining moment at last year’s Super Bowl LVI. And Elliott already has a grand plan in mind for the spectacular show she will perform during the halftime break.
Oh, if I were the one to headline it, you can bet your bottom dollar that I’d have those aliens that everyone’s been rejecting for years to arrive. As an example, I am certain that there will be a spaceship reserved for me; it will just be something that has never been seen before.
“Definitely the first time an extraterrestrial has been spotted on a Super Bowl stage,” she claims. “Hype Williams and Dave Meyers, both of whom are video directors, are very certainly working together. We will without a doubt be bringing Area 51 with us to the Super Bowl.
After that, Elliott would finally be able to play with her Missy doll. What exactly would the dimensions be? “Super-big. Remember what I mentioned about the extraterrestrials, for example? If I went through with it, the outcome would definitely be that significant.
She hasn’t given any thought to what her Hall performance would look like, or who would induct her, because she’s still in “pinch-me mode,” processing the news of her glass-ceiling-shattering nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In the nearer future, Elliott has a strong chance of being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame this fall. However, she hasn’t given any thought to what her Hall performance would look like, or who would induct
All that she is aware of is that if she is given the opportunity to give an acceptance speech, she will be thanking the many women who paved the way for her, and she will be hoping that her induction into the Hall of Fame will lead to more Hall recognition for female hip-hop artists, such as Salt-N-Pepa and Queen Latifah, with whom she shared the stage at this year’s Grammys.
There have been no female MCs that have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And so, to be the first, it is not even about particularly me — it is more so that doors will be opened for women, because we do work hard,” Elliott adds. “And so, to be the first, it is more so that doors will be opened for women.
” “If I am fortunate enough to be inducted, you can bet your bottom dollar that I will give it up for all of those women who came before me.” I made it a point to thank all of those women who came before me on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, just like I did when I received my star there, since they are the inspiration behind my decision to participate in this event.
They play such a significant role in my professional life… I promise that I won’t ever take all of the credit for myself. I often tell people that the most important factor in building a house is not how quickly you can construct it, but how long it will last.
You may be on the very top of the roof, but the roof wouldn’t be able to stand without the foundation, and to me, they are the base…. Therefore, I believe that this would be huge not only for female rap artists but also for rap in general.
In the meanwhile, you can see Elliott in her new Doritos commercial. In the commercial, she plays the role of a generational and stylistic bridge between her co-stars, Harlow and Elton.
(As a side note, when asked about the fact that many rock snobs and purists do not believe hip-hop should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Elliott makes the following statement in response: “Rock ‘n’ roll comprises of so many different genres of music to me.
When you think of Little Richard or Chuck Berry, or when you think of gospel or jazz, or when you think of all the other kinds of music that contribute to that, you think of so many different kinds of music… I am grateful that [the definition is] shifting, as well as the fact that it already has changed.
I’m glad to see that some rap is starting to creep into it.”) On the set of the commercial, Elliott had a great time hanging out with Harlow, who seems to have been a lifelong hidden fan of his, so who knows? Maybe one day he’ll wind up performing with her at the Super Bowl halftime show or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
“[Jack] really informed me, ‘Hey, I met you previously; however, it was not in an official capacity,'” He claimed that we were in the same studio, and I think the folks who worked at the studio were sort of like, “Hey, you know, you can’t go in there!” He said that we were in the same studio.
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— because back then, he wasn’t the Jack that he is today, and I was completely unaware of that fact! Elliott chuckles. “He was just the nicest, most respectful person I’ve ever met. We had a great time together.
We probably spent more time laughing at each other and generally botching the lines and other aspects of the scene. I suggested that, in the event that they had bloopers, it may be entertaining to learn more about the history of this particular Doritos advertisement.
