{"id":1201622,"date":"2022-09-09T21:28:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T21:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/09\/missy-elliott-celebrates-having-a-boulevard-named-after-her-in-virginia\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T21:28:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T21:28:30","slug":"missy-elliott-celebrates-having-a-boulevard-named-after-her-in-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/09\/missy-elliott-celebrates-having-a-boulevard-named-after-her-in-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"Missy Elliott Celebrates Having A Boulevard Named After Her In Virginia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that <strong>Missy Elliott<\/strong> has made an everlasting mark within her home state of Virginia as well as within the music industry. Recently she celebrated having a boulevard named after her in her hometown.<\/p>\n<p>Missy took to social media to share an image of a street sign that reads, \u201cMissy Elliott Blvd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She shared her appreciation for the moment and <em>said<\/em>,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"_aacl _aaco _aacu _aacx _aad7 _aade\">#757 VA\u2026my Grandma who passed when I was young always told me to stay PRAYED UP &amp; DREAM BIG! A Blvd. I\u2019m crying Tears of Joy. I have been BLESSED so much but this right here hits my heart differently. I am so HUMBLY GRATEFUL to be from P-TOWN 2up2down. The ENTIRE VA.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiP_IBgug1h\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <em>Hip Hop DX<\/em>, the Portsmouth City Council unanimously voted back in August to have a street named after the super producer\/ artist.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past few years, Missy has been getting her flowers as she has been honored various times for her contributions to the industry.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, Missy was inducted into the <em>Songwriters Hall of Fame<\/em> back in 2019. The honor also led her to make history as she became the first female rapper to be inducted into the hall of fame. That same year, she was honored with the <em>Video Vanguard Award<\/em> at the MTV Video Music Awards. And last year, she received her very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWCXVKgpE1K\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TSR STAFF: Jade Ashley @Jade_Ashley94<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p> fbq('init', '1743561565887263'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>(function (d, s, id) {\n                    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n                    js = d.createElement(s);\n                    js.id = id;\n                    js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.4&appId=\";\n                    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no doubt that Missy Elliott has made an everlasting mark within her home state of Virginia as well as within the music industry. 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