“I didn't want to be a genius! That ain't cool.” — Missy Elliott Quote

“I didn't want to be a genius! That ain't cool.”

“I don't think Puffy knows what he did for hip-hop. Because he intertwined hip-hop and R&B so that people weren't intimidated.”

“It could be hectic sometimes when you're being an artist and running a label at the same time. But there are times when you just have to say that this my time period to work on my stuff, and then you say this is the time to concentrate on my artists.”

“Todd Rundgren is a genius, and I don't use that word a lot.”

“I'm a musical genius.”

“I don't know what 'genius' even means. It's just a matter of keeping your eye on the ball.”