It doesn't come as much of a surprise that Missy Elliott totally slayed her comeback.
In case you missed it, everyone went absolutely crazy when the "Work It" singer, dropped the music video for her new single, "WTF (Where They From)," which also features Pharrell Williams.
Missy Elliott was under the radar for several years - keeping herself out of the spotlight. Now that she's finally made her return, everyone's asking: what changed her mind? Well, according to E! News:
"In an interview with i-D, it appears Missy credits Pharrell, and her recent Super Bowl performance with Katy Perry, as the nudges she needed to get back into music."
Talking about Katy Perry, Missy Elliott expressed her gratitude:
"First of all, I can't thank her enough. A thousand thank you's wouldn't be enough. She allowed me to perform my records, on her set and she said 'If you have a new record, you should perform it, this is the time to perform it.' At the time I had some records but I didn't feel as strong about them. I said I'd rather go out there and give them the classics. She was like, 'Are you sure, this will have a huge amount of viewers.' She really gave it over to me, but I decided to do the old classics. I've performed for some of the biggest crowds but the Superbowl has to be the scariest moment - besides waiting for this video to drop (laughs). That was a nervous moment for me."
As for Pharrell Williams' contribution, Missy Elliott explained that "The Voice" judge actually called her up after the Super Bowl performance:
"He said 'I'm not trying to push you, but people miss you. Do you see what happened out there? Have you seen the charts?' I think I was still in shock. It still hadn't registered. He was like 'I want to get in the studio with you.' Who turns down Pharrell?"
We're sure everyone's thanking Katy Perry and Pharrell for pushing Missy Elliot to come back and make some beautiful, happy music.
Missy Elliott net worth is $50 million.
Just in case you want to relive Missy's Super Bowl performance with Katy, check out the video below.
