Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on May 14, 2025. Find that audio here. You can’t talk about the sounds of the 2000s without talking about Missy Elliot. With hits from “1, 2 Step” to “Get ...

Taking home the No. 1 spot on the expansive list of tunes is Missy Elliot's 2001 hit "Get Ur Freak On." The song played an instrumental role in Elliot's career and helped her gain status as the first ...

Missy Elliott is a legend, the best-selling female rapper of all time and the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Born in 1971 in Virginia, Melissa Arnette Elliott began making ...

Missy Elliott, ladies and gentlemen. The legendary rapper and singer, 54, is still performing — and a new "greatest songs" list proves her throwback jams are still appreciated to this day. Elliott ...