Missy Elliott, the talented multi-hyphenate, made history in February when she became the first female rapper ever to achieve to receive a nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Her landmark debut album, Supa Dupa Fly, dropped in 1997, which meant that she met the 25-year criteria.

In May, she got the call that she was in.

She recently graced the cover of Essence's July/August cover under the headline "Missy's Midas Touch." While an excerpt appears below, head to Essence to read the entire profile in its entirety.

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She also mentions a nearly two-year low period that happened over a decade ago, which was compounded by her battle with Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder. “Now I’m fine with being like, ‘Hey, I got anxiety’ or ‘I went through depression,’” she says.  “Even the biggest artist, or just the regular everyday working person, we all go through shit. We all do. And it’s okay to say, ‘Hey, I’m not okay today.’ Probably we would keep a lot of people around if we were that open,  because we would be able to uplift each other . We’d know that I’m not going to look at you crazy if you say, ‘Hey, I’m having a rough day.’ Maybe you’re thinking things that you shouldn’t think,  or whatever the case may be.”