This year, the city council in Portsmouth, VA voted unanimously to rename a portion of McClean Street "Missy Elliott Blvd," and the Hip-Hop star celebrated the achievement with a series of photos posing with the sign.

"ATTENTION MISSY ELLIOTT BLVD is on the Google Map," she captioned an Instagram post with a series of emojis. "A whole BLVD! God is good! I am not perfect & I’ve had ups & downs when some doubted me & thought I would give up I PRAYED & got back up everytime. Hopefully this will INSPIRE some1 else to KEEP PUSHING!"

The sign was unveiled in September and Missy stopped through her hometown to celebrate with a few pics. A Virginia native, Missy was born at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center and grew up in the Hodges Ferry community before graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School (now Manor High School) in 1990. In a 2022 interview with Essence, Missy spoke about her love for her home state.

"When you talk about game-changing states, Virginia has to be on the top of that list,” she said, listing folks like Ella Fitzgerald, Allen Iverson, D’Angelo, and Booker T. Washington. “We have so much talent that has gone on to become successful. It’s not just Missy, Timbaland and Pharrell – there’s Pusha T, and so many others. We always say there’s something in the water; that’s our big saying. It isn’t just artists, but legendary artists. Whether it’s sports, entertainment or otherwise, I just feel honored that I’m able to properly represent that.”