Which 2023 performer inductee was presented by Queen Latifah?

Missy Elliott was the 2023 performer inductee presented by Queen Latifah.

Elliott entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Performers category in 2023, alongside artists including Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, George Michael, Willie Nelson, and Rage Against the Machine. Queen Latifah, a fellow pioneering hip-hop artist, presented Elliott at the induction ceremony, linking two influential figures from the genre’s mainstream rise.

Elliott’s career began as a songwriter and producer before her solo breakthrough with the 1997 album Supa Dupa Fly. Her inventive videos, futuristic production, rhythmic experimentation, and collaborations with Timbaland made her one of the most influential figures in hip-hop and contemporary R&B.

She also became the first female rapper inducted into the Rock Hall. The distractors belong to different Rock Hall contexts: Mary J. Blige was inducted in 2024, while Chaka Khan was part of the 2023 class but was not the inductee presented by Queen Latifah.