When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Missy Elliott’s Get Ur Freak On is one of the wildest pop songs to come out ...

Missy Elliott has revealed that her iconic 2001 hit, Get Ur Freak On, almost never came to fruition. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the rapper and R&B legend explained that the track nearly ...

Missy Elliott said her hit “Get Ur Freak On” was nearly left off her album because Timbaland was too tired to keep producing in the studio. Missy Elliott nearly scrapped her now-iconic anthem “Get Ur ...

Missy Elliott is "super-excited and thankful" that Rolling Stone just named 2001's "Get Ur Freak On" the greatest song of the 21st century so far - and as the legendary artist reveals on our Rolling ...

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on May 14, 2025. Find that audio here. You can’t talk about the sounds of the 2000s without talking about Missy Elliot. With hits from “1, 2 Step” to “Get ...

Missy be puttin' it down! Missy Elliott, 54, leveled up the 2025 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Oct. 15 in New York with a medley of her iconic songs. The hitmaker performed "Minute Man," "Get Ur ...

At the beginning of Missy Elliott's performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, a pitch-altered voice tells the audience, "this is the one and only time you will see anything like ...

Missy Elliott had a profound impact on the sound of the 2000s, from "Get Ur Freak On" to "1, 2 Step." How Missy Elliott's hits shaped the sound of the 2000s Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast ...

The "Get Ur Freak On" singer performed that hit, "Minute Man" and more to close out the show The all-female musician lineup also includes Madison Beer, Karol G and K-pop stars TWICE Missy be puttin' ...