Missy Elliott has resorted to social media to express her gratitude after learning that her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia, is honouring her by naming a street after her.

The Portsmouth city council decided to rename a section of McLean Street, which is located in the city’s entertainment centre, to Missy Elliott Boulevard in order to celebrate the four-time Grammy winner.

As reported by CBS affiliate WTKR, the local city council unanimously voted to honor the four-time Grammy-winner with her very own street.

Officials will rename a portion of McLean Street, located in Portsmouth’s entertainment district, to Missy Elliott Boulevard. The road runs adjacent to the Victory Crossing Shopping Center, Tidewater Community College, and the upcoming Portsmouth Rivers Casino.

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The station reports that the approved ordinance will not affect the addresses of existing or future developments, including residential areas.

Elliott, who was born and raised in Portsmouth, celebrated on social media by tweeting; “I am forever grateful.”

I am forever GRATEFUL🙏🏾 P-TOWN🙌🏾 VA #757 LOVE💜

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) August 10, 2022

The name change was proposed by Erin Carter, a family friend of Elliott’s.

Missy shared a photo of Carter on her Instagram Stories, writing,

“Thank you @iamerincarter for initiating me having a street in my name in my hometown VA! Thank [you] to the whole city council???????????? I have been Blessed with many awards but this hit different when it comes from home & I am PROUD to be a #757 2 up 2 down country girl! No matter where I go across the globe I am still P-TOWN ALL DAY baybeeeee. I am so Humbly Grateful God is good ALL THE TIME.”

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Fela Kuti didn’t just make good music; he made great music that could be expressed in terms of activism, culture, and life and even be sampled years after his death.

To this date, Fela is recognized as a spiritualist, Pan-Africanist, revolutionary, and the Father of Afrobeat music all over the world.

While he has been sampled several times by Nigerian Artists, Foreign artists have also made use of his discographies to create a record of their own.

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To honour Fela Kuti and his lasting impact on music, we’ve compiled a list of songs that sampled his work.

Whatcha Gonna Do- Missy Elliott, Timbaland

In 2001, Missy Elliot dropped “Whatcha Gonna Be.” It featured Timbaland, artiste/producer, on the song and sampled Fela’s “Colonial Mentality”.

Timberland had a good time on the chorus of this song from 2001. ‘Whatcha Gonna Do,’ as is typical of his work, departs from Fela’s concept of rawness in sound to reveal a raunchiness commonly found in nightclubs. Missy’s outlandish rap styles bolster the theme even further.

“Whatcha Gon’ Do” was released on Elliott’s Miss E… So Addictive album

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J. Cole- Let Nas Down

Fela’s music has got a strong following outside of Nigeria, who sometimes appear to value it more than Nigerians do.

J. Cole, a talented American hip-hop musician, sampled Fela’s song “Gentleman” on the tune “Let Nas Down.”

The song which appeared on his 2013 studio album, “Born Sinner”, peaked at number 55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of Billboard music chart.

The song begins with Fela’s stunning sax renderings and gradually transitions into fairly constant beats and smooth rapping. Fela’s sample colours J. Cole’s freestyles in bold strokes, despite the fact that their themes aren’t the same.

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Common, Lonnie “Pop” Lynn- Pops Rap III… All My Children

Common released “Pops Rap III…All My Children” in the year 2000, which featured his father, Lonnie “Pops” Lynn. When you first hear the song, you might not notice the Fela Kuti sample; in fact, it begins out sampling Erykah Badu’s “Next Lifetime.”

The delivery of Fela’s melodies in ‘Pops Rap III… All My Children is so subtle that it can be overlooked. However, a close listen reveals Fela’s relaxing arrangement hidden behind Pop’s pure spoken poetry and dreamy, sunset soul vibes. To make its mark, the music relies on a catchy riff from ‘Water No Get Enemy.’

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Kelly Rowland- Hitman

Those familiar with Fela’s work will be able to determine the origins around the 3-second mark on Kelly’s Hitman.

She absorbs the instrumentation on ‘Mr. Follow Follow‘ hook, line, and sinker, and deftly sprinkles pop components.

It’s packed with head-bopping beats, but it can’t equal the soul conveyed by Fela’s sax.

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The Roots- I Will Not Apologize

After a chance encounter with Fela’s music, Questlove and his band, The roots a hip hop/neo soul band, formed in 1987 became fascinated with Fela’s sound.

Because of the band’s interest in Fela, their 2009 song “I will not apologise” sampled Fela’s “Grammarticalogylisationalism Is the Boss.”

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The multi-talented rapper, songwriter and actor, whose birth name was Earl Simmons, died on Friday at age 50 after suffering a heart attack, according to a statement released by his family.

“We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days,” the family said in a statement. “Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end.”

Following the announcement of his death, many artists, actors and other celebrities took to social media to pay tribute to DMX.

Iconic music artist and producer Missy Elliott expressed her condolences on social media, asking for, “Continued Prayers for X family & friends for STRENGTH/HEALING.”

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“Even though you had battles you TOUCHED so many through your MUSIC and when you would PRAY so many people FELT THAT!” she tweeted. “This is heavy for the HipHop family but your LEGACY LIVES ON & your SPIRIT.”

Even though you had battles you TOUCHED so many through your MUSIC and when you would PRAY so many people FELT THAT! This is heavy for the HipHop family but your LEGACY LIVES ON & your SPIRIT. Continued Prayers for X family & friends for STRENGTH/HEALING🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/ZI9NI6Nslg

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) April 9, 2021

“Gods Poet. I Love You,” rapper Nas wrote in an Instagram post.

“Rest in Heaven DMX,” wrote Chance the Rapper.

Rest in Heaven DMX

— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 9, 2021

Stars like Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Ice T and more also expressed condolences.

 

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The Grammy nominee was known for his signature delivery and raspy voice in hits that included “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” in 1998 and “Party Up (Up in Here)” in 1999. In July 2020, fans were thrilled when he joined rapper Snoop Dogg in a Verzuz battle that garnered over 1.4 million total viewers on Apple Music.

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