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Missy Elliott Becomes First Female Rapper With Six Straight Platinum Albums: ‘So Grateful'

Missy Elliott thanked her fans after her lastest accolade.

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Missy Elliott has a message for her supporters after she set a new record.

Elliott recently became the first female rapper to have six consecutive platinum studio albums. On X, Elliott addressed her supporters in response to the news, writing, “So Grateful for every1 who supported each album,” along with a bunch of emojis.

Check out Elliott’s appreciative post below.

Last year, Elliott became one of the first two rappers to be the recipients of the prestigious National Medals of Arts honor.

Elliott and Queen Latifah attended the National Humanities awards ceremony at the White House last October, where they were among the 30 people to receive the honors.

The next day, Elliott posted a recap and wrote that she was “humbly grateful” and “crying tears of joy.”

"Thinking of the days I wasn’t so strong but through FAITH & PRAYER I kept going..I’m SO THANKFUL@POTUS & CONGRATULATIONS to the other amazing ppl who was blessed with this honor," Elliott tweeted.

"And a BiG CONGRATS to my sis @IAMQUEENLATIFAH who deserve all the bouquets she also was honored today!” Elliott continued. “Thank you for kicking down doors QUEEN for me & those after you #NationalMedalsofArts @FLOTUS.”

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