Pioneering rappers Missy Elliott and Queen Latifah received one of the [country's] highest cultural honors as President Joe Biden awarded them the National Medal of Arts at the White House on Monday (Oct.

Other recipients of the National Medal of Arts include actors Idina Menzel and Eva Longoria, musician Flaco Jiménez, and producer Bruce Cohen. Photographer Carrie Mae Weems, whose works challenge societal norms, and painter Alex Katz will also be awarded, along with arts leaders Jo Carole Lauder and Bruce Sagan.