Missy Elliott nonetheless can’t fairly imagine that she would be the first feminine rap artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame on Friday evening (Nov. 3). Chatting with Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts on Thursday morning (Nov. 2), Elliott mentioned she at all times dreamed of being a “celebrity… I by no means wavered. I by no means modified. I mentioned it each time,” however after three many years within the music enterprise the 52-year-old Grammy-winning rapper mentioned her newest accolade is unfathomable.
Elliott mentioned “phrases can’t describe” how honored she is to take the stage tomorrow evening alongside fellow 2023 inductees Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage In opposition to the Machine and The Spinners. She advised Roberts that as an artist from the hip-hop world, Rock Corridor enshrinement appeared “thus far out of attain.” Plus, with this being the fiftieth anniversary of the delivery of hip-hop, Elliott mentioned the Corridor of Fame kudos is additional proof that “it doesn’t matter what folks say the hip-hop world is one thing particular and distinctive.”
Joking that as a child her household as soon as satisfied her that she was associated to a different considered one of this 12 months’s inductees, musical excellence honoree R&B legend Chaka Khan, Elliott mentioned being ushered in alongside the likes of Nelson and Crow is indescribable. “To be even at a desk with them is a blessing, previous a blessing, there’s obtained to be an even bigger phrase than that,” she mentioned.
After tomorrow evening, Elliott shall be amongst only a handful of rappers whose plaques are on show on the RRHOF museum in Cleveland, becoming a member of such icons as Jay-Z, LL Cool J, The Infamous B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, N.W.A, Public Enemy, The Beastie Boys, Run-DMC and Grandmaster Flash and the Livid 5. And although some critics would possibly quibble on the elastic definition of rock and roll that has discovered artists who don’t play what’s historically thought-about amplified, guitar-based rock music, Elliott mentioned in her thoughts rock, like hip-hop, is a “gumbo of various types of music.”
Elliott shall be inducted by her pal of 20 years, Queen Latifah, who she praised as somebody who, “come earlier than me, open that door, left it open… And I owe so many flowers, bouquets. It’s not sufficient bouquets for these girls that got here earlier than me. And he or she’s a kind of girls.” As well as, Elliott’s mom shall be in the home on the thirty eighth annual induction ceremony on Friday evening (Nov. 3) on the Barclays Heart in Brooklyn.
Imagine it or not, Elliott’s mother has by no means seen her carry out dwell earlier than. “She’s by no means been to a present as a result of, you already know, I had some little phrases I didn’t ever need her to listen to,” Elliott advised GMA. “And so she’s comin’ for the primary time.”
Tomorrow evening’s occasion will characteristic presenters and performers Olivia Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Adam Levine, Carrie Underwood, Elton John, Brandie Carlile, Chris Stapleton, Dave Matthews, H.E.R., New Version, St. Vincent, Widespread, Ice-T, LL Cool J, Miguel, Latifah and Sia. Different inductees this 12 months embody DJ Kool Herc and Hyperlink Wrap for musical affect, Khan, Al Kooper and Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin for musical excellence and Soul Prepare host Don Cornelius for the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
The induction ceremony shall be broadcast dwell coast-to-coast on Disney+ on Friday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and shall be obtainable to stream following the ceremony. ABC will air a three-hour prime-time particular, 2023 Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony, that includes efficiency highlights and standout moments on Jan. 1 (8-11 p.m. ET), obtainable the subsequent day on Hulu and Disney+.
Try Elliott’s interview under.