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Who Is Missy Elliot

Melissa Arnette Elliot was born on July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia. She is a versatile woman who won the Grammy awards for five times in her career. She is an American rapper, singer, record producer and a songwriter. Her talents can be guessed from the fact that she is the sole rapper to have one double platinum albums and six platinum albums certified by the RIAA. She is credited for some extraordinary productions and lyric writings along with her co-producer Timbaland. She also wrote and produced songs for Aaliyah, Monica, Ciara, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey.

Elliott and Timbaland worked in collaboration to create songs for SWV and 702(Steelo and the remix). The most notable of the production duo's work features track creation for Aaliyah. Composing for Aaliyah includes the composition of nine tracks for Aaliyah's album "One In A Million" in the year 1996. Elliott also gave background vocals and guest raps to their composed tracks. Some of such tracks where Elliott worked with Timbaland are "If Your Girl Only Knew", "One In A Million" and "Hot Like Fire" and "4 Page Letter".

Missy Elliott is such a great singer that she continues to mesmerize her fans with her singing and continues to reinvent the definition of hip-hop. Likewise her new album, "Miss E…So Addictive", scratches dip down to our pre conceived notion about the hip-hop and pop culture in the world. She and Tweet did their hit album "Southern Hummingbird" together. The collaborative production of Tweet, Timbaland and Elliott called "Sound' showed the world of music a new direction and are labeled "soul-driven" and "mellow". Her second album "It's Me Again" is reputed for the merging of the old and new school attitude of hip-hop music under the production of Elliott and Timbaland.

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Timbaland Teams Up With Aaliyah

Timbaland is considered to be a great producer, singer and a rapper. His production was so full of individualistic fervor that it sometimes said to overshadow the credited performer and became the star attraction of the performance. Timberland has created some of the most astounding creations of the time and specialized in the modern pop music and the urban music. He also created songs for Missy Elliott who worked with him and DeVante. In April 2007, Timbaland released an album featuring singers such as Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott and Elton John.

While working on "Ginuwine…The Bachelor", R&B artist Aaliyah contacted Missy Elliot and Timbaland to compose the second album for her. The result was that the creation by Timbaland had so many innovations that Aaliyah became the superstar overnight. However, Timbaland is also accused for illegally sampling material from certain middle eastern sources. Timbaland's second album with Magoo, with whom he worked with DeVante Swing, was "Indecent Proposal" that has appearance by some of their acquaintances like Aaliyah and Beck.

In the year 2003, Timbaland's hit single "Deliverance" came out marking the release of the third album, which was a collaboration work of Timbaland and Magoo, was named the Under Construction Part 2. Sista, Timbaland, and Magoo became the Devant's Swing Mob signees who are also known as "Da Bassment" crew with artists such as the Playa, Ginuwine and the girl group Sugah. Timbaland's voice is deep and has a electronic sound, and he is the master of an attractive voice texture that made him popular among various genres along with pop and hip hop.

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Timbaland Named By DeVante Swing Of Jodeci

Timbaland Z. Moseley or Tm Moseley was born in the year 1971, March 10. Timbaland is an American composer, singer, rapper and record producer, who could make hip hop beats come alive. Timbaland is mainly known for his works in hip-hop, R&B and pop. Tim is the producer of many singles of many of the singers since the mid-90s. He has nicely played with many genres of music and his music characterizes a trademark sense of space and rhythm and have marked difference in the arrangements, sounds and instrumentation. He is also a very well reputed performer and has performed solo on many occasions. He has also provided the vocals to many of the songs that he produced.

Moseley grew familiar with Magoo in Norfolk. He began making backing tracks on hip-hop, which Magoo liked. At that time Missy Elliott, on behalf of Magoo, got a chance to work under Devante Swing. Elliott brought Moseley along and that was the starting point of Moseley’s work with the Devante. Devante is the member and the producer of the R&B act Jodeci. Devante actually renamed Timbaland after the Timbaland boot that became popular in the hip-hop fashion. Timbaland later became one of the parts of the Devante Swing's Mob signees known as "Da Bassment" crew. Later Timbaland did many of the production work with the Devante productions. Some of the projects that Timbaland worked under the Devante includes, the 1995 Jodeci LP the Show, The Hotel, The After Party, there are various others. In 1995, most of the acts of Devante broke ties with the producer. However, Timbaland, Magoo, Playa and a few others collaborated and continued working on individual projects.

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Missy Back On The Scene

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Since the release of her 2005 album The Cookbook Singer/Song Writer/Producer, Missy Elliot, seems to have been laying low from the limelight.

Despite her cameo appearances on Let It Go from Keishsa Cole, the music scene seems to have been lacking her club-banger, dance-ready music.

Fans of the talented musicians will be pleased to know Missy is coming back in full force. Her first two singles "Ching-A-Ling" and "Shake Your Pom Pom" will both appear on Atlantic's upcoming album Step Up 2 The Streets. The buzz is already being created with the heat from "Ching-A-Ling" debuted at position 52 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Charts.

But it gets better, her solo album is expected to be released in the first quarter. And Billboard sources say Missy Elliot plans to reunite with Timbaland for the new, as-of-yet titled album.

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