Missy Elliott just added another historic notch to a career that’s full of them.

She’s now the first female rapper to have six consecutive studio albums certified Platinum, a milestone confirmed by RIAA data. Going platinum is one of music’s highest benchmarks for success.

Elliott took to X to share her gratitude, writing, “So Grateful for every1 who supported each album.”

That winning streak stretches across Elliott’s landmark catalogue — from her boundary-breaking debut “Supa Dupa Fly” (1997) through “Da Real World” (1999), “Miss E…So Addictive” (2001), “Under Construction” (2002), “This Is Not A Test!” (2003), and “The Cookbook” (2005) — each album now carrying Platinum or higher certification on the RIAA ledger. 

The achievement is a reminder of Elliott’s rare combination of commercial influence and fearless artistry. Over three decades, she rewired hip-hop production with Timbaland, turned eccentric visuals into cultural vocabulary, and earned industry honors that feel like a walk of fame. There’s Grammys, being the first female rapper to be inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame as well as the first female rapper to win MTV VMA’s Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nod in recent years, becoming one of the first two rappers to be the recipients of the prestigious National Medals of Arts honor, plus a renaissance in live performance and visibility. 

Elliott’s undeniable influence remains vivid in pop culture. NASA even transmitted her 1997 hit “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” to Venus in 2024, proving how her futuristic aesthetic resonates beyond music charts. 

Six consecutive platinum albums cement this musical icon’s status as a generational force who helped expand what a female rapper could sound like, look like, and do. If history is measured in influence, consider Elliott to be one of music’s biggest pieces of living history.