Missy Elliott honors Queen Latifah (Extended Version)

Missy Elliott honors Queen Latifah (Extended Version) | 46th Kennedy Center Honors

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In an extended exclusive web release, Missy Elliott provides insightful reflections on the 50th anniversary of hip-hop and underscores the importance of Honoree Queen Latifah.
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is proud to celebrate the 46th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements: actor and comedian Billy Crystal; acclaimed soprano Renée Fleming; British singer-songwriter producer, and member of the Bee Gees, Barry Gibb; rapper, singer, and actress Queen Latifah; and singer Dionne Warwick.
The event took place Sunday, December 3rd, 2023, in the Kennedy Center Opera House, and premieres Wednesday, December 27 at 8pm ET on CBS and will be available for viewing on Paramount+.
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@JAYTofficial 6 ай бұрын

the first female rapper to ever be inducted into the National Recording Registry. First female rap mogul. First female rapper to win a Grammy. First Female Rapper nominated for an Oscar. First female rapper to perform at the Oscars. Queen Latifah is the GOAT

@jqhiggins2183 6 ай бұрын

Amen

@trinjuwan4422 6 ай бұрын

Yes she is....& she's done it with CLASS👑❤💎🎁🔥🙏🏽

@carmenrosa8495 6 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤l Ladies First !!!!!!’

@noirjack7 6 ай бұрын

First female rapper to host her own talk show. Twice btw!!

@sarahb-rh9dd 6 ай бұрын

I'm just glad it's a goat a legend a real lady who knows she's a lady instead of these lil ratchet girls that have these kids looking up to em and these immature adults giving them clout and money

@valeriepark9444 6 ай бұрын

Missy's wordsmithing is EXQUISITE

@EmmaBroyles-xi2dy 6 ай бұрын

She has a high IQ, I believe?

@jeanettesdaughter 6 ай бұрын

Always!

@loriandrews3157 6 ай бұрын

Not only did Missy Elliott make me cry, but the audience standing at her request was a Mind Blower! Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott were my first two female rappers that earned my respect for their music! ❤

@cindymorin3320 6 ай бұрын

Me too!

@queenofweaves916 6 ай бұрын

I’m crying too! All hail the Queen! I wish I could see this full segment.

@SimplyIntoMyNAILS 6 ай бұрын

Me too

@MrTommieadamsphoto 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations Queen La. And Missy Elliott you are next. ❤

@NNorka79 6 ай бұрын

And Lyte

@jujub4553 5 ай бұрын

Queen Latifah and Missy Elliot are both living legends, trendsetters, and icons!

@shannondbrown1552 6 ай бұрын

This is what I miss, when female rappers supported and praised each other. They didn’t diss each other or have social media beefs. I love that Missy introduced her, being she is in a lane all her own as well. UNITY, let’s get it ladies!!!! Congrats to The Queen Dana

@johngablesmith4671 6 ай бұрын

God, I love Missy. What a cool speech.

@irisbjones 6 ай бұрын

She gave us a rap. Let it marinate. ❤️

@BruinPhD2009 6 ай бұрын

Right? Not only two of the most amazing women in the music business, but two of the most amazing women, period.

@franciscoleal6339 6 ай бұрын

Missy Elliot is so fcn cool, love this speech. "let it marinate" lol

@AuthorLHollingsworth 6 ай бұрын

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@kittylemeu 6 ай бұрын

This made be tear up. Queen Latifah meant so much to young girls seeing her on their tv and hearing her empowering lyrics. Missy said exactly how those of us who witnessed it feel. QL was life changing for "us".

@KurtisLeeLewis 6 ай бұрын

Yes Missy this was a brilliant speech. ❤

@dionawilliams6594 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant!!!

@jaykannersoul8140 6 ай бұрын

And without a teleprompter ..all from her heart.

@DavidRichardson95 6 ай бұрын

And now let's get the ball rolling for Latifah's induction in the R&RHOF next year as an Early Pioneer. She's long overdue for the induction as well.

@sheray2929 6 ай бұрын

Amen

@davewollenberg1518 6 ай бұрын

What's the Queen got to do with Rock 'n roll?@@sheray2929

@DEETRUTH777 Ай бұрын

yes!!!

@mayadabest 6 ай бұрын

I love the fact that they honored the Queen. They should've been doing that. Also, the females of Hip-Hop showed up and showed out and looked good doing it. Moni, YoYo, Missy, and MC did their thing.

@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists 6 ай бұрын

Roxanne Shanté and MC Lyte, plus Salt + Pepper etc....

@BL3SSed-Bliss 6 ай бұрын

@@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists _*Pepa_ 😉

@TonyGloUTube 6 ай бұрын

Missy made me cry especially when she spoke of Queen Latifah's mother and said it is pronounced MOTHA. That was an honorific that brought me back in the day. I'm a near 60 African American gay man. My motha provided me so many life lessons. She was not perfect but her imperfections taught me even more because it was what she did not do like the rest of folks did that made her so damned unique, powerful, and such a presence of fire/love. Fire/Love are the two coins of the essence of what I inherited from my motha. Dana Elaine Owens renamed herself Queen Latifah and created a blueprint that allowed both Black men and Black women and all women and all men if they so choose to recreate themselves in the image of someone who takes no prisoners but can do that with love and respect, which is what she demanded in return. Thank you Missy for capturing that so well. Thank you Queen for inspiring all of us Black folk to not internalize what the dominant culture -- yes that one -- derides and demeans and belittles us and deigns as our destiny. Queen Latifah's roadmap? Demand your respect, and do with a fire and love so brilliant, your star will outshine that which White folk cannot see in us. Amen.

@shadaviongrant7605 6 ай бұрын

Missy is going to become the next Kennedy Center honoree y’all watch!!!

@LadyMul 6 ай бұрын

All Hail the Queen! I stood up from my bed in 🇬🇧 🙌🏾👸🏾❤

@koolaid1982 6 ай бұрын

ONE QUEEN SUPPORTING ANOTHER 🐐🐐🙏🏾🙏🏾👑👑

@sheray2929 6 ай бұрын

Preach

@meilingmoore9631 6 ай бұрын

Missy's tribute moved me to tears....Awesome!

@sherylstone8804 6 ай бұрын

Missy's speech was on-point and a beautiful tribute. Queen Latifah is a trailblazer. And she is a great person too in a world that is lacking them. Congratulations on this honor, Queen Latifah.

@KCNwokoye 6 ай бұрын

The Queen Latifah with a great friend like Missy. Wow! Two queens!

@lisamartinez4071 6 ай бұрын

How happy was when I heard she was being honored! Much deserved! Loved Missy and her speech was awesome!❤❤❤

@christopherhood96 6 ай бұрын

Yoooo Missy the speech was fireee congrats Queen La you deserve it

@jeanettestevens-qd4jp 6 ай бұрын

Another Woman uplifting another and not tearing her down.

@B_ready4671 6 ай бұрын

Queen said 'instinct leads me to another flow'...no matter what she's doin on screen whn I see her I hear the saxophone frm U.N.I.T.Y💪🏾😄 & I love it

@TirraOmilade 6 ай бұрын

Love this so much! Congratulations, Queen Latifah!!!

@topazice1171 6 ай бұрын

Two of my FAVS in hip hop! One GOAT paved the way for the other GOAT, so that she can come back to say THANK YOU! My heart is SO😭FULL!! #QueenLatifah #showerflowers

@cocoafemme47 23 күн бұрын

topazice1171: I'm deeply MOVED😢❤ . . .by reading your post.

@hellonheels9217 6 ай бұрын

We love you Queen!

@tas22222 6 ай бұрын

Missy just beautiful, always has been

@EmmaBroyles-xi2dy 6 ай бұрын

As soon as I saw her portrait behind Missy I thought of her mother. Yes, we all reflect our moms of all color for who we are and what we have become. Amen, sister!

@EmmaBroyles-xi2dy 6 ай бұрын

A trail blazer in many areas of entertainment for 30 years or so

@mizkelo7348 6 ай бұрын

I don't even know what is wrong with me anymore. I'm just sitting here tearing up again. I'm so happy when I see us celebrating one another. I love them ladies. Congratulations Queen Latifah

@nellabella926 6 ай бұрын

Madam u’r not alone. This is #blackexcellence personified

@barneslx 6 ай бұрын

Go 'head, Missy. So well said.

@goliaboi 6 ай бұрын

everyone needs a hypeman like missy

@trich346 6 ай бұрын

Queen indeed!

@nicholasmorales24 6 ай бұрын

U.N.I.T.Y all the way! Congrats to Cleo herself! Queen latifah!!

@g.pearson4726 6 ай бұрын

From one Legendary person to another Legendary person This made me cry And Missy told no lies Congratulations Queen 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@cityboyfication 6 ай бұрын

Give it up for the one and only, Queen Latifah! 🫶🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@juliarroberts1621 5 ай бұрын

Our Queen L deserves ALL of her flowers. Missy Elliot looks awesome as usual.

@djkweensupreme 5 ай бұрын

This is soooo beautiful!

@mgtclass5 6 ай бұрын

Missy did a wonderful job speaking from the ❤

@hyperiondragon 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful speech for a very deserving woman. Thank you Queen Latifah.

@MsDisneylandlover 6 ай бұрын

Missy was up there preaching in hip-hop lol ❤❤❤❤❤❤..

@86Kera 5 ай бұрын

Missy went hard with this tribute and I loved every moment of it 😊

@KikiLoc1485 6 ай бұрын

Queen all your accomplishments are well deserved. ❤️ Missy you ain’t no slacker yourself and I see you too Sis and love you. I’m sure just as I’m sure of you being a marker, pillar, turning point, or whatever anyone wants to call it in music and the culture period. That Baby Girl is and always will be cheering from up above “That’s my Sister right there!” ❤️🙏🏽👑

@m.e.c.5837 6 ай бұрын

bro this was so LYRICAL Missy is sumn else!!!

@kesybaby5382 6 ай бұрын

Wow... That speech was outstanding...!!!

@DannyTruthMagnified 6 ай бұрын

Crazy how underrated Queen Latifah is, despite being arguably the greatest female rapper of all time that has gone on to be one of the most successful Hollywood stars of as well.

@divadoll606 6 ай бұрын

For me, even when there was a plethora of lady MCs, Queen Latifah stood out from the rest. Her talents are many, as she's shown over the years. I even saw her sing and play the piano in those early years. She never fell to amaze me and thanks to Missy, another Icon, for making sure the Queen was uplifted and celebrated. Congrats Queen.

@amyhayutin1738 6 ай бұрын

Truly the Queen!

@rx8guy817 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely fabulous 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👊🏽👊🏽

@humblephoenixx9584 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Missy. ❤️👑 For that wonderful speech. I’ve been watching Bringing Down the House, starring Queen Latifah and Steve Martin over and over and listening to her music on my playlist. Just genuinely love her so much. Glad to see she’s getting what she finally deserves. ❤️👑💐💐💐

@Berrymerry928 6 ай бұрын

She said you’re gonna stand up for my friend! Queen Latifa is SO deserving. I’m so honored to have witnessed this in my lifetime. ❤️

@Joizygyrl926 6 ай бұрын

Yesss!!! The Queen deserves her flowers and then some. She was and still is an inspiration to my 40 yr old self.

@minkey9366 6 ай бұрын

Fantastic! So well said.

@marlenesheffield8777 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful, heartfelt speed by Missy!!! All Hail The Queen!!!! 👑🏅💖❤️💋💯

@mimirose4012 6 ай бұрын

They weren't ready!!

@moringaottawa 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations to the best to ever do it. You are rays of sun and we thank you for choosing to be that.

@rebekahharris8713 6 ай бұрын

Missy was PREACHING that word ❤❤❤

@that504chick3 6 ай бұрын

Missy Elliott beautiful words you really touched me with your words to Queen Latifah you did an amazing job

@nancyjanebazanchuk9502 3 ай бұрын

Queen Latifah is an Amazing Woman, Role model, singer, Actress, and much more. She seems like one of the celebrities who is just down to earth. Love her TV show. CONGRATS!

@annagloria2332 6 ай бұрын

You can feel the love in every word. No one can make a women realize her worth, like a good friend can. Beautiful

@Hassan-andalous-sh2xk 6 ай бұрын

Very nice

@kjam4236 6 ай бұрын

Great Honor Missy... Congratulations Queen Latifah!

@vibes7144 6 ай бұрын

I could listen to Missy speak for hours. Love her

@mrlij6534 6 ай бұрын

Queen looks absolutely gorgeous. glowing right there

@meemeepalmer4144 6 ай бұрын

Now that’s how u honor the Queen! Give it to ‘em Queen!!!💐💐💐👏🏽👍🏽💪🏽💯🔥

@torrimills1915 5 ай бұрын

Love Missy such a great artist and Queen Latifa is so talented too 😊

@aliciastembridge6008 6 ай бұрын

Well deserved 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💜💜 much respect and adoration to you Queen LatiFah✨

@kerrylarry8110 6 ай бұрын

I love these two growing up to real music dancing singing and all. That song though lady's first caught my attention as a man i understood it. Every time is came on I'd dance to it. I am proud of these ladies.

@lilytony3299 5 ай бұрын

Very heart felt ao supportive beutiful

@TheFelishagay 6 ай бұрын

Queen Latifah is the G.O.A.T.!!!

@devamclean 6 ай бұрын

The Queen ❤❤❤❤

@deandrejones8701 6 ай бұрын

Well deserved! I'm so happy Missy was able to give her flowers to her...icon to another icon!

@empressreekah1326 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations 🎊 well deserved 👏🏽 🙌 ❤️.

@rebecapickering222 5 ай бұрын

Two of my favorite, and according to me, the two best female rappers of all time!

@Njaleni 6 ай бұрын

Love Queen.

@LaMarraPSmith 6 ай бұрын

POWERFUL SPEECH MISSY,❤ TO THE QUEEN

@nr30199 6 ай бұрын

So proud of Queen Latifah been a fan since 1989 i see no reason to stop now. 👑

@Philly4Really 6 ай бұрын

I will forever love Missy. Always one to be vulnerable, real, and pull on the heart strings. This speech was incredible. I hope Queen Latifah felt every word on a cellular level. She does not get the credit she deserves. Major applause to both of these women. So many lives are so much better because of both. 👏 🏆 👑

@mercysmartt9765 2 ай бұрын

Missy was straight preaching!!

@ThisIsJ.Nicole 6 ай бұрын

Growing up a chubby little tom boy in the ghetto watching Queen Latifah and Missy unapologetically being themselves...wow.

@howlingwolf2439 4 ай бұрын

One legend honoring another legend

@leoniebrooks4313 6 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful and powerful tribute! Well done !

@beignet2012 6 ай бұрын

Missy's speech was perfection. Amazing. Very inspirational.

@kgiovanni9443 6 ай бұрын

Congratulations Queen!!

@JenShea 6 ай бұрын

Love love love what Missy is saying here!

@raquelhanlan7519 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful speech from Missy Elliot!! Beautifully done! Congratulations Queen latifah! You deserve it!!😁

@melissasuer9773 6 ай бұрын

I will be the blueprint to success!✅

@vanessafitzpatrick5635 6 ай бұрын

Making history my Queen.😊

@britashli 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful! My favorite songs by Queen are U.N.I.T.Y, come into my house and Ladies first. I still listen to them nonstop…Queen you deserve every accolade 👏🏾👏🏾