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Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott was born in Virginia in 1971. She is an award-winning rap artist and probably the greatest ever female rapper. As well as having a string of hit singles and albums, Elliott has also written songs for other top artists, including Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson. Elliott’s success in the rap industry is nothing short of phenomenal.

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Elliott grew up experiencing and witnessing sexual and physical abuse. She lived in fear that her father would beat her mother to death. She found an escape in music. From the age of four she dreamed about stardom. She wrote letters to her hero Michael Jackson every day, asking him to rescue her. She also spent her youth writing song lyrics.

孩童时期，性骚扰和虐待就一直跟随着她_UB=rpxpS=%E=EF^。生怕父亲会将母亲打死zRO(piGBg-k(P。但却在音乐中找寻出路#fFLKQPvDhiiT@。从4岁起，埃丽奥特梦想出名GWT+c]ZhFTr。并每天给偶像杰克逊写信，向他寻求帮助pZ76;##twFUWhU&。青年时期的埃丽奥特还自己作词gup-3I=n;p2KTv_T。

Elliott formed a rap group called Sista with three school friends, which broke up after their record label refused to release their album. She wrote songs and contributed vocals to other artists' songs. The CEO of Elektra Records heard Elliott on Gina Thompson's "The Things That You Do" and knew she was special. She won a contract to run her own record label, GoldMind Inc.

她曾与三名同学组建“Sista”嘻哈乐队，但因唱片公司拒绝发片而解散E-D+XJ5^q1dn.Oa,g-;。她曾为其他歌手写歌，伴奏和声JX4(!i=lnE4o_。Elektra唱片总裁曾在吉娜·汤普森单曲《挡不住的奇迹》中发现埃丽奥特，并认为她与众不同oi*^@HleHnOefI。并成功签约，之后创办自己的唱片公司GoldMind Inc09c0b6y&=&9d.f。

Elliott teamed up with her old friend Timbaland and set the world of rap on fire with her stylish songs and image. Six of her albums would go platinum and she received five Grammy awards for her brilliance. She also produced stars like Madonna and Beyonce. Elliott also has time for charity work, in particular, to highlight domestic violence and teen obesity.

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重点讲解

1.nothing short of 无异于

例句：The results have been nothing short of remarkable.

它的结果简直可以说是非凡的H+PPE8)%I;P,=J;f.,=。

2.song lyrics 歌词

例句：Full Versions is Ad-free, unlimited song skips and complete song lyrics.

全版本是无广告，无限歌跳过和完整的歌曲的歌词]GYPd^83)33SeZ0。

3.domestic violence 家庭暴力

例句：There has never been an episode of domestic violence in our marriage. Ever.

我们的婚姻中从来就没有出现过家庭暴力，从来没有过vyAWiaq+EuaQ。

4.record label 唱片公司

例句：She landed a contract with record label EMI.

她获得了一份与百代唱片公司的合约&0XRQV1yj46Iqs=w(。