'I think we can always say someone is talented, but Lizzo is someone with feelings, a sweetheart,' Missy Elliot says in tribute to her 'Tempo' collaborator, who's one of EW's Entertainers of the Year.
To honor Lizzo as one of EW's 2022 Entertainers of the Year, legendary rapper and producer Missy Elliott — who is featured on "Tempo" off Lizzo'sLizzo; Missy Elliott
I still remember the first time I met Lizzo in the studio. Instantly, I knew she was amazing. She walked in, heard the music, and just went right into the booth and started rhyming and singing — she was just wilding. That was so like me when I first got into the music business. I actually told her, "You remind me so much of myself." I immediately connected with her.
What I really appreciate about Lizzo is that she is so diverse. There are so many levels to her. When she's in the studio, she knows how to go into these different characters, she knows how to be heard, she knows how to sing, dance, rap, and it's all amazing.that's my fighting record. Listen, I ain't out there fighting, but that's my alter ego record that I go to — and I just love the structure of it.
I think we can always say someone is talented, but Lizzo is someone with feelings, a sweetheart. Like me, she's sturdy, but we're mush inside — and she's humble, and just so welcoming of other artists. I believe humility will take you very far. When I went to her show, I was like, "Wow. It seemed like just yesterday we were in the studio just cutting up, climbing, and now I'm sitting in here and she's selling out arenas but is still so humble.
I believe that Lizzo is classic, and she's going to be deemed legendary. She's one of those artists that will always work. She's going to sell out every single time. Anything that Lizzo wants to do, I believe she'll be great at doing it.
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