Missy Elliott

Powerhouse hip-hop soul diva Jazmine Sullivan is this week’s featured artist on the Breaking blog. Sullivan’s versatile voice transitions smoothly from tough reggae to girl-group old school on her debut Fearless, which was executive produced by Missy Elliott. Click below for more on S...

Who: Philadelphia soul singer Jazmine Sullivan, who at the age of 21 has already gained fans like Kanye West, duetted with Stevie Wonder and released her first album Fearless. Sounds Like: Sullivan's voice recalls both Mary J. Blige and Lauryn Hill, and on the Missy Elliott-produced Fear...

By Karen Bliss Latifah calls the new album (due in December) “banging” and plans to hit the road next year. She’s been working with LL Cool J and Dr. Dre. “They pretty much did the whole album,” Latifah said during a small roundtable interview to promote her new film The Secret Life of Bees, which also stars Al...

Israel Ramirez, 29, who provided security for Rhymes for a decade, was shot once in the chest when violence erupted outside the building where Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Mary J. Blige and G-Unit members 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks were filming. The bodyguard and father of three was taken to...

Artist: Missy Elliott

By J. Edward Keyes Missy Elliott Medley [Live Tribute] Eve, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado and Ciara all pay homage to Misdemeanor at last week’s VH1 Hip-Hop Honors. Though he wasn’t onstage at the time, Lupe Fiasco still forgot the words. Thom Yorke, “The Eraser” [XXXChange Remix]

By Laura Checkoway Inside the Hammerstein Ballroom, the folks up front looked like they were hired to be there, going wild and rapping line-for-line along with each set, paying tribute to pioneers who were popular when many of them were toddlers. “You can call Missy Elliott a lot of things,” actress Kerry Wa...