Missy Elliott revealed what became her driving force in the earlier days of her career.
On Sunday the icon tweeted, âI seen many strong women in the industry be4 me that made it throughđđŸ & my mom was in a abusive relationship so I told her I would make it so I could get her out of that situation & I would make sure sheâd never have to work again thatâs what really kept me going.â
Her post was in response to a fan who asked what inspired her to keep going in the music industry.
Earlier this month, frequent collaborator Timbaland spoke on Missyâs impending and long-awaited album, which is the follow-up to 2005âs The Cookbook. Missy and Timbaland famously completed her debut album Supa Dupa Fly in two weeks.
âWeâve got a lot of songs weâre gonna start recording soon, and my dream is to have it out around her birthday in July,â the producer toldVariety. âI want it to sound how she looksâshe looks incredible right now. We both look like we 19 again. I know how Missy works: Itâs got to be new and funâor maybe not so much new as kind of underground, and everything is upbeat.â
Timbaland added that the project has a âLatin feel to it,â as well as some âunderground Brazilian funkâ and that people are âgonna eat it up.â He said Missyâs influence continues to be âglobalâ and heâs looking to have some features from Bad Bunny and Latin artist Young Miko on the album.