Missy Elliott Wedges Herself Between Cardi B and BIA Fans Before Beef Can Erupt

Missy Elliott is placing a cease to any potential rift between Cardi B and BIA after each rap stars sampled considered one of her classics … saying they’re each free to make use of it, with out problem.

Cardi put her 2024 comeback into first gear on Friday with the discharge of her “Like What (Freestyle)” vid … directed by her hubby Offset.

The beat rides Missy’s 1999 hit “She’s a Bitch” … which simply so occurred to be the identical template for BIA’s 2023 single “I’m That Bitch.”

BIA defended her personal credibility in a suspicious put up on X as Cardi was teasing her observe … “BIA THIS… BIA THAT BIA KNOW HOW TO F***** RAP.”

The Rock Corridor-bound Missy cosigned a remark that recommended each artists for utilizing her with a coronary heart arms emoji … principally a cease-fire for weirdo followers seeking to begin beef.

None of this most likely would’ve occurred if had they taken the recommendation from 1500 or Nothin’s Larrance Dopson — keep in mind, the Grammy Award-winner instructed us final yr that low-hanging fruit samples are ruining rap music.