Missy Elliott has made musical history with the RIAA platinum certification of 2005’s Grammy-nominated The Cookbook – her sixth platinum certified album to date. To celebrate the album’s platinum certification and as a thank you to fans, the rapper, songwriter and producer has released a limited number of The Cookbook as original vinyl double LPs.
With this certification, all of Elliott’s six classic studio albums have now been certified RIAA platinum certified or better.
The artist's sixth studio album made a no.1 debut atop Billboard’s Top Rap Albums and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts upon its July 4 2005 release, fuelled by hits like Grammy Award-winning Lose Control (Feat. Ciara & Fatman Scoop) and the Grammy-nominated We Run This.
The album earned Elliott a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album – her fourth nod in that category over six career LPs.
The four-time Grammy Award winner has 22 Grammy nominations spanning three decades, eight MTV Video Music Awards, and sales exceeding 30 million in the US alone.
Elliott’s most recent work, 2019’s EP, Iconology includes the singles Throw It Back, DripDemeanor (Feat. Sum1), and Why I Still Love You.
That same year saw Elliott making history as the first female rapper ever to receive the MTV Video Music Awards’ Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
2019 also saw her break new ground as the first female hip-hop artist and third-ever rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In addition, Elliott became the first female rapper to receive an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, celebrating her lasting contributions to music and popular culture.
Further accolades followed in 2021, with Elliott named among the 12 inaugural inductees for the new Atlanta landmark, The Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and she was honoured with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
