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Happy Blessed Birthday to Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971) professionally known as Missy Elliott.

Happy Blessed Birthday to Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971) professionally known as Missy Elliott.

#OnThisDay Sunday February 8, 1998 Aaliyah guest appears on stage alongside Missy, Timbaland and Magoo during a halftime show for the NBA All-Star Bash; which started Friday February 6th through Sunday February 8th, of 1998 at Madison Square Garden (New York, NY).

The National Basketball Association {NBA} All-Star Weekend is a weekend festival held every February during the middle of the NBA regular season that consists of a variety of basketball events, exhibitions, and performances culminating in the NBA All-Star Game held on Sunday night (February 8th).

Timbaland and Magaoo had just released their first album “Welcome to Our World” (November 11, 1997) and performed their top hits; “Up Jumps the Boogie”, “Luv 2 Luv U”, “Clock Strikes”, and Missy’s debut solo single “The Rain” alongside Shaunta Montgomery, Mad Skillz, and of course Aaliyah on this night.

It’s not documented that Aaliyah performed any of her own hits during this event although the televised broadcast performance was dubbed “Aaliyah and her Superfriends”.

The Basketball game itself --- Lakers guard Kobe Bryant became the youngest All-Star starter when he suited up for the West at age 19. This was the first All-Star game to feature both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan is crowned the game’s MVP.