ContactMusic — Missy Elliott has spoken out to assure fans her battle with Graves' disease has not crippled her career, insisting the ailment "hasn't slowed me down at all". The hip-hop star recently revealed she was diagnosed in 2008 with the autoimmune disease, w... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star Missy Elliott on Friday insisted her battle with the thyroid malady Graves' disease has not sidelined her career, a day after it was revealed that she has the ailment. more info

CNN Showbiz — For more than a decade, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott was one of the leading ladies of hip-hop. more info

ContactMusic — Missy Elliot, the hip-hop star largely absent from the spotlight in recent years, has revealed she is battling Graves' disease. Missy Elliot, still considered one of the biggest female artists in the US, has suffered with the illness that affects the... more info

NME — Rapper has been suffering from debilitating illness for three years more info

Guardian Music — Six-year wait for new album from the groundbreaking rapper down to problems with the autoimmune and thyroid conditionThe reason for the six-year wait for a new Missy Elliott album became clear yesterday, when the groundbreaking rapper and producer re... more info

Gigwise — Rapper reveals her struggle... more info

Pop Crunch — -“You have to be constantly outdoing yourself,” Mr. 305 himself, Pitbull, tells Billboard of his new album, Planet Pit. “That’s what [Jobs] knew: He had the Mac, but then he [...] more info

People.com — "You live with it for the rest of your life," the Grammy winner tells PEOPLE more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap star Missy Elliott says she has Graves disease, a thyroid problem that caused her hair to fall out and shut down her nervous system. more info