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Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott was born in Virginia in 1971. She is an award-winning rap artist and probably the greatest ever female rapper. As well as having a string of hit singles and albums, Elliott has also written songs for other top artists, including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson. Elliott’s success in the rap industry is nothing short of phenomenal.
1971年，梅西·埃麗奧特出生在弗吉尼亞。她曾獲得音樂大獎，并有可能是史上最杰出嘻哈女歌手。除發行單曲和專輯，埃麗奧特還曾為其他藝人寫歌，包括惠特妮·休斯頓、瑪麗亞·凱莉以及珍妮·杰克遜。她在嘻哈界界的成功堪稱驚人。
Elliott grew up experiencing and witnessing sexual and physical abuse. She lived in fear that her father would beat her mother to death. She found an escape in music. From the age of four she dreamed about stardom. She wrote letters to her hero Michael Jackson every day, asking him to rescue her. She also spent her youth writing song lyrics.
孩童時期，性騷擾和虐待就一直跟隨著她。生怕父親會將母親打死。但卻在音樂中找尋出路。從4歲起，埃麗奧特夢想出名。并每天給偶像杰克遜寫信，向他尋求幫助。青年時期的埃麗奧特還自己作詞。
Elliott formed a rap group called Sista with three school friends, which broke up after their record label refused to release their album. She wrote songs and contributed vocals to other artists' songs. The CEO of Elektra Records heard Elliott on Gina Thompson's "The Things That You Do" and knew she was special. She won a contract to run her own record label, GoldMind Inc.
她曾與三名同學組建“Sista”嘻哈樂隊，但因唱片公司拒絕發片而解散。她曾為其他歌手寫歌，伴奏和聲。Elektra唱片總裁曾在吉娜·湯普森單曲《擋不住的奇跡》中發現埃麗奧特，并認為她與眾不同。并成功簽約，之后創辦自己的唱片公司GoldMind Inc。
Elliott teamed up with her old friend Timbaland and set the world of rap on fire with her stylish songs and image. Six of her albums would go platinum and she received five Grammy awards for her brilliance. She also produced stars like Madonna and Beyonce. Elliott also has time for charity work, in particular, to highlight domestic violence and teen obesity.
她還與提姆巴蘭合作，憑借她的標志性歌曲和形象，全球嘻哈開始躁動起來。6張專輯為白金唱片，5次獲得格萊美大獎。歌星麥當娜、碧昂絲也出自她手。埃麗奧特還從事公益活動，特別是家庭暴力和青少年肥胖問題。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
