Consequence Of Sound — "I'm still pinching myself to even be in a room with some of the inductees." Missy Elliott Becomes First Female Rapper Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Alex Young more info

Stereogum — The 38th Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony/concert was held at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center tonight. The 2023 class includes Sheryl Crow, the Spinners, Kate Bush, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against The Machine, and Missy Elliott... more info

New York Post — When Missy Elliott becomes the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Friday night, there will be a very special person in the audience seeing her get her freak on for the first... more info

New York Post — While it has most certainly made Sheryl Crow happy to be a part of the class of 2023  — where she’ll be enshrined in the Performer Category alongside Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, the Spinners and the late Ge... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — For Missy Elliott, a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame once seemed "so far out of reach." On Friday, she will become the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted. more info

Stereogum — Missy Elliott was not one of the stars of the 2004 motion picture Mean Girls. That wouldn’t have made any sense at all. Missy’s 2003 single “Pass That Dutch” did, however, soundtrack a memorable montage in Mean Girls. Nearly 20 years after... more info

Consequence Of Sound — She spent "Missy Elliot Day" giving back to her hometown and "let that be the celebration of Missy Elliott." Missy Elliott Donates $50,000 to Cover Past-Due Rent for Virginia Families Bryan Kress more info

New York Post — Growing up in Portsmouth, Va., hip-hop shero Missy Elliott used to believe that she was related to one of her fellow female inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2023. “My family used to tell me that Chaka Khan was my cousin when I was... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Time to round off both this extended feature and this misbegotten year the way we've treated all the decade's, and previous four decade's, music - by picking out forty great tracks and putting them in the order they mix together best in. ... more info

DJmag — It's a collaboration with American director Derek Blanks more info