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Missy Elliott Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) — Four-time Grammy-winning rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer Missy Elliott received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday morning.

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OXON HILL, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 05: Missy Elliott speaks onstage during 2019 Urban One Honors at MGM National Harbor on December 05, 2019 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Ciara, Lizzo and Elliott's manager Mona Scott-Young joined her at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony.

Elliott's star will be placed outside the new location of Amoeba Music on Hollywood Boulevard.

Her star is the 2,708th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961.

Elliott began her career in 1991 when she formed the all-female R&B group Fayze, with her neighborhood friend Timothy Mosley, who would later be known as the rapper and singer Timbaland, serving as the group's producer.

Elliott's 1997 solo debut album "Supa Dupa Fly," achieved platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America. All of her other five studio albums achieved platinum status or better.

She won Grammys for best rap solo performance for "Get Ur Freak On" in 2002, for best female rap solo performance for "Scream a.k.a. Itchin"' in 2003 and "Work It" in 2004 and best short from music video for "Lose Control" in 2006.

(© Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.)

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