Missy Elliott is a legend — who is also all about her coins.

The DMV legend found herself in the headlines when Jowell — of the popular reggaeton group, Jowell Y Randy — brought her name up in an interview. In his interview, he claimed that Elliott threatened to sue and “demanded millions” when it was revealed that the Bad Bunny hit, “Safaera,” sampled more than a little bit from “Get Ur Freak On.”

Naturally, Jowell’s comment unleashed a tirade of online hatred against Missy Elliott. And at one point, things got so bad that an Ariana Grande fan page called out Jowell for his comments in his interview.

Thank you jowel!
Thank you for all the hate your interview is bringing Missy!
Had you explained that there was 6 samples and 15 writers maybe they wouldn't all be attacking Missy for no reason because she took "everything"https://t.co/uNGNZawPqm

— Ariana Fanpage (@BigAriGrande) March 16, 2022

Things only got worse when Jowell doubled down on his comments.

Fuck that! Let them enjoy their money. Its not you and me enjoying it right ? Let them be happy and talk about something else . Missy dont even care . Why would you ?

— Jowell (@jowell1) March 17, 2022

But after Missy Elliott pointed out that Jowell was “misleading” people with his claims, he backtracked and wanted people to “chill.”

And by the way I do care.. this is very irresponsible….I hope you clear this..

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) March 17, 2022

Missy, something got lost in translation cuz i never said u take 99% thats imposible there are a whole bunch of other peoples in there. Im cool with my 1% . Excuse me , Nothing but love from Puerto Rico to you. We are both in business. Let’s chill and enjoy what we have. Peace ✌🏻

— Jowell (@jowell1) March 18, 2022

The messiness of all the claims aside, Missy Elliott is well within her rights — legally — to get her royalty percentage from the song sample, as explained by Rolling Stone.

Let’s take a look at the music business when it comes to music royalties and sampling.

Song Copywriting

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