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.
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香蕉视频直播淟isten, I didn香蕉视频直播檛 realize I never had my own tour,香蕉视频直播� says a smiling Elliott, holding her tiny Yorkie, named Fendi, dressed in Gucci. 香蕉视频直播淭he last real tour that I went on 香蕉视频直播� like, consistent days 香蕉视频直播� was with Beyonc茅 and Alicia (Keys).香蕉视频直播�
That was in 2004.
Call it long overdue, but the timing is ideal. Over the last few years, Elliott 香蕉视频直播� the forward-seeking artist 香蕉视频直播� 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.
香蕉视频直播淕etting those accolades, I feel like I香蕉视频直播檝e finally made it,香蕉视频直播� Elliott says. 香蕉视频直播淚t feels amazing. I feel so blessed.香蕉视频直播�
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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. (He香蕉视频直播檚 the intro and outro voice on her 1997香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淪upa Dupa Fly.香蕉视频直播� They香蕉视频直播檝e long since been inseparable.)
香蕉视频直播淪he doesn香蕉视频直播檛 really tour and she doesn香蕉视频直播檛 perform often. I just kind of understood my sister 香蕉视频直播� the unspoken thing,香蕉视频直播� he says. 香蕉视频直播淵ou knew that if she decided to do this, go to the place where she was actually ready to tour, the s香蕉视频直播�- 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.香蕉视频直播�
He continued: 香蕉视频直播淢issy will turn down $10 million to do a show. 香蕉视频直播� She香蕉视频直播檚 super in control of her destiny in that way, and without compromise, is what made her super incredibly great. You can香蕉视频直播檛 do nothing but love her for that. She香蕉视频直播檚 a true artist in the purest form of the word.香蕉视频直播�
And make no mistake, this isn香蕉视频直播檛 a nostalgia tour.
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Elliott echoed the sentiment.
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On set, the trio are styled by longtime collaborator June Ambrose 香蕉视频直播� 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.
香蕉视频直播淲hen I was a little girl, a little artist coming up, and you would ask me, 香蕉视频直播榃ho inspires you?香蕉视频直播� I would infuse a combination of people: Michael Jackson and Prince and I would say Missy Elliott. She香蕉视频直播檚 one of the best performers of all time,香蕉视频直播� she said.
香蕉视频直播淪he means a lot to me as an artist but also as a person, as a sister. She香蕉视频直播檚 always someone I can call for the truth, and she香蕉视频直播檚 got to keep it real with me. She香蕉视频直播檚 someone I can call and cry to if I need to.香蕉视频直播�
But ask her if there will be any on-stage collaborations 香蕉视频直播� Elliott wrote and was featured on Ciara香蕉视频直播檚 huge hit 香蕉视频直播�1, 2 Step香蕉视频直播�; Ciara香蕉视频直播檚 on Elliott香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淟ose Control香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播� she laughs. 香蕉视频直播淢issy香蕉视频直播檚 very particular. I don香蕉视频直播檛 want to ruin any surprises,香蕉视频直播� she says. 香蕉视频直播淚 think from beginning to end, people will be on their feet. All of us have a lot of energetic records.香蕉视频直播�
香蕉视频直播淪omebody香蕉视频直播檚 gonna die!香蕉视频直播� Rhymes jokes.
香蕉视频直播淎nd come back to life,香蕉视频直播� Ciara cuts in.
香蕉视频直播淟et香蕉视频直播檚 keep it positive,香蕉视频直播� Rhymes laughs. 香蕉视频直播淪omeone is gonna die and come back to life.香蕉视频直播�
Later, Elliott offers a hint at what fans can expect from the show. 香蕉视频直播淚t香蕉视频直播檚 an experience, it香蕉视频直播檚 not just you seeing the artist on the stage,香蕉视频直播� she says. 香蕉视频直播淚 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!香蕉视频直播�
The 香蕉视频直播淥ut of This World 香蕉视频直播� The Missy Elliott Experience香蕉视频直播� 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 Young香蕉视频直播檚 Monami Entertainment and Live Nation. Presale , and tickets will become available to the general public on Friday.
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