flyandfamousblackgirls: “Her father threatened her with guns, her teachers graded her bott

flyandfamousblackgirls:

“Her father threatened her with guns, her teachers graded her bottom of the class and the music industry told her she’d never make it. Then Missy Elliott changed the face of hip hop. And that was just for starters…" 
Missy Elliott. The Face (June 1999)