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She also thanked God, her mother, friends, Janet Jackson, fans and collaborators among others during her speech.

The singer dedicated her award to \"the dance community all around the world.\"

\"I want to dedicate this award to the dance community all around the world.” -@MissyElliott #VMAs

— MTV (@MTV) August 27, 2019

During the special night, Elliott also performed live, her first performance at the award show since 2003. She opened with a song off her new EP, \"Throw It Back.\"

#ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack #ThrowItBack @MissyElliott #VMAs pic.twitter.com/8RbEReYJ2C

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 27, 2019

She then broke into a mashup of some of her classic hits, including, \"Get Ur Freak On,\" \"Lose Control\" and \"Work It\" among others. Celebs in the crowd, including Taylor Swift and Bebe Rexha were going wild for her performance.

HERE WE GO.....

WORK IT @MissyElliott 👏👏👏👏👏 #VMAS pic.twitter.com/2i4RDeHGoV

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 27, 2019

BOW TO THE QUEEN!!! @MissyElliott is absolutely SLAYING the #VMA stage!!! #VMAStanCam has the audience dance party RIGHT NOW!!! https://t.co/74vrcaQiJe

— Video Music Awards (@vmas) August 27, 2019

Elliott became the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame earlier this year. She’s also won five Grammy awards and sold 30 million records worldwide throughout her distinguished career.

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