Missy Elliott In Tears After Super Bowl Set: “I’m Crying Y’All, [Forgive] Me”

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

Music star Missy Elliott is embracing the attention she has sparked after stealing the spotlight from Super Bowl XLIX halftime performer Katy Perry last night (February 1) in Arizona.

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Elliott reacted to all of the high praise she has received on Twitter Monday (February 2).

Check out the performance footage right here…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKp8GzBkZ7E

According to reports, Missy’s Super Bowl performance immediately brought more attention to her music.

Elliott’s performance of the hit songs Lose Control, Get Ur Freak On and Work It had viewers rushing to Spotify to stream the music. From 7 p.m. to midnight ET on Sunday, Elliott’s streams showed an overall increase of 676%, with Lose Control increasing 1,396%, according to Spotify. (USA Today)

Elliott joined Perry on-stage and performed her early 2000’s hit “Get Ur Freak On” at the University of Phoenix.

When Perry launched into “Teenage Dream,” dancing beach balls, surfboards, sharks and even palm trees joined her on stage. Then Missy Elliott had a surprise cameo and sang, “Get Ur Freak on” Perry finished the show with an explosive rendition of “Firework” and it was explosive — with plenty of fireworks taking flight outside the stadium. (ABC News)

Elliott previously appeared on Katy’s “Last Friday Night” remix.

The inclusion of Elliott was as superfluous as The Red Hot Chili Peppers last year, but at least Katy and Missy’s music has something in common. Elliott guested on a remix on that remix of Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) a few years back, so the rapper’s rhymes flowed nicely over the sleek, stylized, pop beats from music’s biggest hit-makers. But her part of the show was hardly epic and instantly forgettable. (USA Today)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. When I'm not covering hip-hop news and announcements, I'm deep into an Audible book and eating veggies.

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  1. crazy how USA Today tried to or basically dissed her in their review of the Halftime Show….SMH

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