Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on May 14, 2025. Find that audio here. You can’t talk about the sounds of the 2000s without talking about Missy Elliot. With hits from “1, 2 Step” to “Get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Get Ur Freak On” nearly didn’t happen — Timbaland was exhausted and ready to leave the studio when Elliott insisted her album ...

So Addictive. The track peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, won Elliott her first Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Rap Solo Performance, and is widely considered Elliott's best song to ...

As the quarter-mark of the 21st century rapidly approaches, Rolling Stone is taking a look back at the last 25 years of music. On Wednesday, the outlet released its list of the 250 Greatest Songs of ...

You can’t talk about the sounds of the 2000s without talking about Missy Elliot. With hits from “1, 2 Step” to “Get Ur Freak On,” the rapper, singer and songwriter’s cultural impact is undeniable. She ...

Missy Elliott is "super-excited and thankful" that Rolling Stone just named 2001's "Get Ur Freak On" the greatest song of the 21st century so far - and as the legendary artist reveals on our Rolling ...