Elliot is making history as the
first female rapper to achieve
the honor. The Berklee College of Music announced that the rapper will receive her honorary doctorate this spring. Justin Timberlake and Alex Lacamoire will also be honored. The university stated
the honorees Elliot also made history as the first female hip hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Grammy-winning artist is also working on new music. Missy Elliot, via Twitter Missy Elliot, via Twitter Elliot’s last studio album, The Cookbook, was released in 2005.