While the Republican Party stewed in its own fetid juices at the GOP National Convention, Michelle Obama was taking it to the streets, sort of. She was off on a lark in a special episode of James Cordon’s “Carpool Karaoke.” Rap pioneer Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott popped into the car to sing along and rap her big hit, “Get Ur Freak On.”...
Katy Perry toned down her wardrobe and ramped up her stage production to star in a Super Bowl halftime show that had enough energy, dazzle and pizzazz to match its pre-game hype, thanks to some help from friends like Missy Elliott. Elliott was an odd choice given the number of contemporaries, like Nicki Minaj, that Perry could have tapped to supplement her show. ...