In August 1999, four hip-hop legends—and friends—graced the pages of ELLE together. Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Lil’ Kim, and Da Brat might not have known it at the time, but that afternoon they spent ...

One of the most thrilling, trailblazing entertainers in hip-hop, whose multiplatinum output dominated the field at the turn of the millennium, Missy Elliott has, surprisingly, never headlined her own ...

Once upon a time, Lil' Kim gathered Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Angie Martinez to record a sequel to her "Hardcore" offering "Not Tonight." Together, at the height of their ...

In the 1990's, many of the women in rap videos were scantily clad (if they were clad at all.) But Missy Elliott took a different approach. In her first music video, she wore a comically large black ...

Back when the rapper Missy Elliott embarked on her first headline tour, she turned heads for the alien brilliance of her music. She was confident that the freaky, relentlessly inventive tracks she cut ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A sonic and visual trailblazer in hip-hop and pop music, Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during ceremonies in November at the Barclays ...

Hip-hop’s heartbeat in 2025 belongs to the ladies. The male-dominated rap scene is no more as these fearless female voices ...

In honor of ELLE’s 40th anniversary this year, we’re looking back at some of the biggest moments in our magazine’s storied history—from the groundbreaking designers and models who filled the pages to ...