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NASA Sends First Hip-Hop Song to Space
NASA Beams
Hip-Hop Song to Venus
Jul 17, 2024 2:40 PM CDT

NASA Beams Hip-Hop Song to Venus

Missy Elliott song traveled to her favorite planet at the speed of light

(Newser) - NASA is planning two missions to Venus later this decade, but Missy Elliott got there a lot sooner. The space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the Deep Space Network beamed Elliott's hit "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to Venus on Friday. The agency says it's the...

Here Are Your Inductees for Rock Hall of Fame

Missy Elliott, first female hip-hop artist to be inducted, joined by Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow

(Newser) - Missy Elliott will be the first female hip-hop artist inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and in her first year of eligibility to boot. The Cleveland-based institution announced its 2023 inductees on Wednesday, singling out Elliott—who became eligible for induction 25 years after her first commercial...

Taylor Swift Wins Top Prize at VMAs
Taylor Swift Wins
Top Prize at VMAs
Aug 27, 2019 2:01 AM CDT

Taylor Swift Wins Top Prize at VMAs

Missy Elliot's incomparable career was honored

(Newser) - The incomparable career of Missy Elliott, the rapper-singer-songwriter-producer-dancer whose music videos have moved the needle over the last two decades, was honored at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. Elliott earned the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and brought her colorful, eccentric, and groundbreaking music videos to life, from "...

Down With Confederate Monument, Up With Missy Elliott Statue?

If 25K petitioners have their way, yes

(Newser) - The more than 25,000 people who've signed a viral online petition so far don't just want a Confederate monument in Portsmouth, Virginia, removed—they want it replaced with a monument to Missy Elliott. The idea isn't as random as it might seem; the iconic rapper hails...

Michelle Obama Spits Rhymes in Carpool Karaoke

Obama, aka 'Renaissance,' can belt out a tune

(Newser) - It's been almost eight years since Michelle Obama was able to sit in a passenger seat and sing along to the radio, so it's a good thing James Corden stopped by the White House recently. In the latest edition of Carpool Karaoke, Corden drives Obama repeatedly around the...

Missy Elliott Is Back, in a Big Way

The Internet is freaking out

(Newser) - Missy Elliott has been out of the limelight since 2005, when she released her sixth studio album. But the rapper dropped a music video Thursday morning, and the Internet is freaking out. E! notes that it's her first video in seven years and her first single in three. Elliott...

Best Videos of the Decade
 Best Videos of the Decade 
Nov 12, 2009 1:33 PM CST

Best Videos of the Decade

Music industry may be changing, but the format is alive and well

(Newser) - The "aughties" saw a breakdown in the traditional music business and the outlets for music videos. But that doesn't mean people didn't make good ones—maybe they're even better for it. Steve LaBate runs down the best since 2000 in Paste. A sampling:
  • Outkast, "Bombs Over Baghdad": "
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