At a 24,000-square-foot studio near downtown Los Angeles, , Busta Rhymes and Ciara are preparing to film the video announcement for a tour no one saw coming.
This summer, the trio 91裸聊视频� along with legendary producer 91裸聊视频� will hit the road for Elliott91裸聊视频檚 first headlining arena tour, appropriately titled 91裸聊视频淥ut of This World 91裸聊视频� The Missy Elliott Experience.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淟isten, I didn91裸聊视频檛 realize I never had my own tour,91裸聊视频� says a smiling Elliott, holding her tiny Yorkie, named Fendi, dressed in Gucci. 91裸聊视频淭he last real tour that I went on 91裸聊视频� like, consistent days 91裸聊视频� was with Beyonc茅 and Alicia (Keys).91裸聊视频�
That was in 2004.
Call it long overdue, but the timing is ideal. Over the last few years, Elliott 91裸聊视频� the forward-seeking artist 91裸聊视频� has been recognized for her talents as a musician, producer, .
In 2019, she became the first female rapper inducted into the and received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards. In 2021, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2022, her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia, after her. Last year, she became inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
91裸聊视频淕etting those accolades, I feel like I91裸聊视频檝e finally made it,91裸聊视频� Elliott says. 91裸聊视频淚t feels amazing. I feel so blessed.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淲hat we91裸聊视频檙e seeing now is kind of the rest of the world catching up,91裸聊视频� says Mona Scott-Young, Elliott91裸聊视频檚 longtime manager and co-producer of the tour. 91裸聊视频淪he91裸聊视频檚 always been ahead.91裸聊视频�
In his green room, tells the AP that a tour had never come up in conversation across his decades of friendship and collaboration with Elliott. (He91裸聊视频檚 the intro and outro voice on her 199791裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淪upa Dupa Fly.91裸聊视频� They91裸聊视频檝e long since been inseparable.)
91裸聊视频淪he doesn91裸聊视频檛 really tour and she doesn91裸聊视频檛 perform often. I just kind of understood my sister 91裸聊视频� the unspoken thing,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淵ou knew that if she decided to do this, go to the place where she was actually ready to tour, the s91裸聊视频�- was going to be crazy because one thing Missy never did was play with her production. And you saw that in everything she did, from her shows to her videos.91裸聊视频�
He continued: 91裸聊视频淢issy will turn down $10 million to do a show. 91裸聊视频� She91裸聊视频檚 super in control of her destiny in that way, and without compromise, is what made her super incredibly great. You can91裸聊视频檛 do nothing but love her for that. She91裸聊视频檚 a true artist in the purest form of the word.91裸聊视频�
And make no mistake, this isn91裸聊视频檛 a nostalgia tour.
91裸聊视频淲e are in the best spaces in our lives, individually and collectively, we91裸聊视频檙e at the most experienced spaces in our lives,91裸聊视频� Rhymes says. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e no longer Daniel-san. We91裸聊视频檙e now all Mr. Miyagi senseis. You know what I91裸聊视频檓 saying? We91裸聊视频檙e all at our perfection levels of what we91裸聊视频檝e been doing and building together as a collective family for 30 years.91裸聊视频�
Elliott echoed the sentiment.
91裸聊视频淭he lineup feels something special,91裸聊视频� says Elliott. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 family. It91裸聊视频檚 not put together.91裸聊视频�
On set, the trio are styled by longtime collaborator June Ambrose 91裸聊视频� all-black looks, like if the Avengers were impeccably dressed and made up of R&B and hip-hop legends. They take photos as a group and individually.
After her solo photo shoot, starts to tear up.
91裸聊视频淲hen I was a little girl, a little artist coming up, and you would ask me, 91裸聊视频榃ho inspires you?91裸聊视频� I would infuse a combination of people: Michael Jackson and Prince and I would say Missy Elliott. She91裸聊视频檚 one of the best performers of all time,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淪he means a lot to me as an artist but also as a person, as a sister. She91裸聊视频檚 always someone I can call for the truth, and she91裸聊视频檚 got to keep it real with me. She91裸聊视频檚 someone I can call and cry to if I need to.91裸聊视频�
But ask her if there will be any on-stage collaborations 91裸聊视频� Elliott wrote and was featured on Ciara91裸聊视频檚 huge hit 91裸聊视频�1, 2 Step91裸聊视频�; Ciara91裸聊视频檚 on Elliott91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淟ose Control91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� she laughs. 91裸聊视频淢issy91裸聊视频檚 very particular. I don91裸聊视频檛 want to ruin any surprises,91裸聊视频� she says. 91裸聊视频淚 think from beginning to end, people will be on their feet. All of us have a lot of energetic records.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淪omebody91裸聊视频檚 gonna die!91裸聊视频� Rhymes jokes.
91裸聊视频淎nd come back to life,91裸聊视频� Ciara cuts in.
91裸聊视频淟et91裸聊视频檚 keep it positive,91裸聊视频� Rhymes laughs. 91裸聊视频淪omeone is gonna die and come back to life.91裸聊视频�
Later, Elliott offers a hint at what fans can expect from the show. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 an experience, it91裸聊视频檚 not just you seeing the artist on the stage,91裸聊视频� she says. 91裸聊视频淚 want people to travel to those moments, , I want you to relive it on stage. It is most definitely a lot of good, good stuff. Expensive stuff!91裸聊视频�
The 91裸聊视频淥ut of This World 91裸聊视频� The Missy Elliott Experience91裸聊视频� kicks off in Vancouver, British Columbia, on July 4 at Rogers Arena and concludes in Rosemont, Illinois, at Allstate Arena on Aug. 22.
It will hit Seattle; Oakland, California; Los Angeles; Las Vegas; Denver; Austin, Texas; Houston; Fort Worth, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Sunrise, Florida; Atlanta; Baltimore; Hampton, Virginia; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; Newark, New Jersey; Boston; Brooklyn, New York; Detroit; Montreal and Toronto.
The tour is produced by Young91裸聊视频檚 Monami Entertainment and Live Nation. Presale , and tickets will become available to the general public on Friday.
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