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A producer and rapper, Melissa Arnette Elliot, better know as Missy Elliot, has a net worth of $50 million. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, on July 1st 1971. She began to show interest in performing from the tender age of 4 even though her commitment was disregarded by people around her.
Her determination saw her form Fayze, a performance group, with three of her friends. She went on to recruit a neighborhood friend to produce for the group and by late 1990 they were recording demo tracks. The following year, the group attracted the attention of producer DeVante Swing through its acapella performances. The group soon relocated to New York City, signing under Elektra Records and being renamed to “Sista”.
The ambitious Missy took the wraps off her solo career by featuring in the remix of “The Things That You Do” rapping for Sean "Puffy" Combs. While Combs tried to sign Elliot to his label, she went on to sign with EastWestRecords instead. In late 2005, Elliot got five nominations for the Grammy Awards but managed to win two for the "Best Short Form Video" and "Best Rap Song’" The following year saw her hit single “We Run This” get a nomination for “Best Solo Performance”.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnigns from her album Respect M.E. (certified gold by BPI, IRMA and RMNZ) |
$115,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album The Cookbook (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album This Is Not a Test! (certified platinum by RIAA, and gold by ARIA, BPI and Music Canada) |
$1,185,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Under Construction (certified 2x platinum by RIAA, platinum by ARIA, and gold by BPI) |
$2,170,000 |
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2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Miss E... So Addictive (certified platinum by RIAA, BPI and Music Canada) |
$1,400,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Da Real World (certified platinum by RIAA and silver by BPI) |
$1,060,000 |
|
1996 |
Salary |
Estimated earnings from her album Supa Dupa Fly (certified platinum by RIAA and silver by BPI) |
$1,060,000 |