Portsmouth, VA Will Rename Street Missy Elliott Blvd

1:35 PM EDT on August 10, 2022

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – AUGUST 26: Missy Elliott poses in the Press Room during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on August 26, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV)

|Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV

Missy Elliott is getting a street named after her in her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia. As local news station WTKR reports, the Portsmouth City Council recently approved an ordinance to change a portion of a street in their entertainment district to Missy Elliott Boulevard. The road was previously known as McLean Street. "I am forever GRATEFUL," Elliott responded on Twitter after hearing the news.