Popsugar Entertainment Award Season Missy Elliott's MTV VMAs Vanguard Performance 2019 We'd Watch Missy Elliott's VMAs Vanguard Performance on Replay Forever — It's *That* Good 27 August 2019 by Mekishana Pierre Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz In case you've forgotten that Missy Elliott is unf*ckwithable, please look toward her mind-boggling MTV Video Vanguard performance at the 2019 VMAs and get with the program! The 48-year-old took the MTV stage to perform for the first time since 2003, and it was pretty much everything a fan could ever dream of: an electrifying medley of her greatest hits (of which there are many) including "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)," "Throw It Back," "Get Ur Freak On," "Work It," "Pass That Dutch," and "Lose Control." Just like her iconic music videos, Elliott's performance gave us nostalgic dances, epic hairstyles, and elaborate sets that included cornfield imagery, a rainstorm, the surface of a fiery planet, a UFO, and more. To quote Cardi B, the performance was "FIRE!" (And possibly the best moment of the night.) MTV could have ended the show right then and we all would have gone to bed satisfied. Watch the incredible performance ahead, then keep scrolling to see choice moments from Elliott's set. Missy Elliott Performs 'Get Ur Freak On', 'Lose Control' & More | 2019 Video Music Awards 1 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 2 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 3 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 4 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 5 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 6 / 71 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 7 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard/VMN19 8 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 9 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 10 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 11 / 71 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 12 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard/VMN19 13 / 71 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 14 / 71 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 15 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 16 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 17 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 18 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 19 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 20 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 21 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 22 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard/VMN19 23 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 24 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 25 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 26 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 27 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 28 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 29 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 30 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 31 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 32 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard/VMN19 33 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 34 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 35 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 36 / 71 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 37 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 38 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 39 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 40 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 41 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 42 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 43 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 44 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 45 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 46 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 47 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 48 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 49 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 50 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 51 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 52 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 53 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 54 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 55 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 56 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 57 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 58 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 59 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 60 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 61 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 62 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 63 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 64 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 65 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Neilson Barnard/VMN19 66 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 67 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Bennett Raglin 68 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 69 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Jamie McCarthy/VMN19 70 / 71 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 71 / 71 Award SeasonBlack WomenMTV VMAsMissy ElliottMusicTV