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" Now everybody's sampling. "
Missy Elliott
Now
Sampling
Everybody
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" It feels different.... When hip-hop was beginning for me, people weren't making the kind of money that they make now. It was for the love of doing it and having fun with it. "
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" He was like, 'I want to get in the studio with you.' Who turns down Pharrell? "
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" I know how domestic violence can affect a family, and I want to do everything I can to stop it from happening to others. The most important thing we can do is teach kids that they can break the cycle. "
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" I've always had a lot of creative impact on the music with Timbaland. "
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" There's that saying: 'God gave you talent, and if you don't use it He'll take it away from you.' And I always said, 'I don't want God to come down and take my talents away.' So, by using all these talents and being successful in all of them, I've always got something to fall back on. "
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" I never drank water. Always soda. I didn't use to like water, but I've had to train myself to drink it. "
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" I always feel the need to work as if I don't have a deal, because that's what's going to keep me around for a long time. "
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" I go out and date people, but I don't have that relationship, where you know, I'm like Jennifer Lopez, like I'm going to get married. "
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" I was always feisty, always that kid that would be on the porch with a hairbrush singing or rapping. "
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" I'm not tryin' to come off as the best lyricist. "
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" I still don't want no broke dude! I'm open to offers, but he's got to be stable. I see a lot of friends who feel they have to be with a man, but they always pick the wrong one. Are there any right ones? "
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" I got a mother who's very strong after taking the whippings that she took from my father. "
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" A lot of people don't do this. You can count on a couple of hands probably how many artists also produce and write, both for themselves and for others, and are able to be successful at both things. "
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People
" I am very scared of wasps; my cousin was stung in the eye once. "
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Am
Once
" I'd stand on the side of the road when I was just a little girl singing on trash cans. People would roll down their windows saying, 'Isn't she cute'. I had a vivid imagination. I always pretended it was some big stage. "
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" Breaking news: there is only one Missy. "
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" I still go on YouTube and watch the old performances and the 'Soul Train' lines. I'm still amazed by how much soul and funk the music and dancers had. "
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" I do Dance Dance Revolution. I'm not as good as the little kids that come in the arcade. Their little feet go crazy fast. I'm not that fast, but I'm good on it! "
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Go
Good
" I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it. "
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" I want to be cutting-edge. "
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" A lot of times, I walk down the street and listen to people argue, and then I write a song about it. "
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" I never stopped recording, but I went through a period where... The one thing that a lot of people don't know is that for as long as I've been as artist, I've been a writer and a producer. "
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" Me personally, I don't ask too much, but I do ask Him to continue to bless me successfully, financially, and just to keep me humble. "
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" I don't want to be oh-so-brag-about-it, but 'The Rain' is hot. "
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" I got caught up in doing records for other artists. I just stayed behind the scenes, and time just kinda passed. "
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" I believe that tracks speak to me. Some tracks make me write certain music or make me feel sad or inspire me to write a sad love song. Each track has its feeling to me. "
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" You have to be ready to sing and perform at any time. "
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" I ain't no icon. It's people like Patti LaBelle, somebody like that's an icon. I'm just Missy. I'm just crazy, that's all. "
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" I most definitely want kids, but I'll probably adopt kids. "
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Want