I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father. Missy Elliot More Quotes by Missy Elliot More Quotes From Missy Elliot Music should be your escape. Missy Elliot music-lovemusicalmusic Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. Missy Elliot hipship-hopcreative If I didn't have some kind of education, then I wouldn't be able to count my money. Missy Elliot ablemusicfunny Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down. Missy Elliot malestakenfeet Boy lift it up, lets make a toasta Missy Elliot drunkhip-hopboys Every day is not a beautiful day for anybody, but I try to treat all my fans nice and all the interviewers nice. Missy Elliot nicetryingbeautiful When interviewers ask me who I'm sleeping with or if I don't like such-and-such or what is my sexuality, that's not beneficial to the world. They need to ask me about stuff that may help readers, like how my father abused my mother for many years. A lot of kids go through that and need to know what they should do. Missy Elliot mothersleepfather I want kids of this generation to see that everything is cool, that there's some kind of unity in hip-hop. We all found something that's really important to us, and music is all we've really got. Missy Elliot unityhip-hopkids I put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it Missy Elliot reverseflip I'm not a prostitute but I can give you what you want Missy Elliot what-you-wantwantgiving I love my mother. She's my first love. She has been through a lot and is a sole survivor. Missy Elliot survivorfirst-lovemother I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine. Missy Elliot rhymerhymingmean Everybody is doing the same old thing. Missy Elliot same-old-thingold-things The rapping is cool, but my lines aren't all that fly. People like Biggie Smalls or Jay-Z who say stuff that you have to rewind and listen to twice and be like, "Wow, what made them say that?" or "I would have never thought about saying that" - those are rappers I really look up to. As far as flows, I can give you flows all day. Missy Elliot rapgivingpeople I wasn't born a superstar. Missy Elliot superstarborn I'm not a person that's walkin' down the street looking mean all day. Missy Elliot streetspersonsmean I'm close to my mother, and I could sit talking on the phone with her all day. Missy Elliot phonesmothertalking No, because I don't want to hear what's hot and feel I have to copy it. I'll just make up my own thing. Missy Elliot copieswanthot I don't have time for lie-on-the-beach vacations. I'm a zoo person. There's one in New Jersey where animals actually come up to your car. I love the monkeys - I used to give them bubblegum to chew. Missy Elliot zoosbeachlying MC is a funny girl and always makes me laugh no matter what. I love her! Missy Elliot girlmatterlaughing
