Ella Mai just recently delivered her self-titled debut solo album, but it didn't arrive without controversy. Jacquees had released his cover of Mai's "Trip" and gained a lot of momentum from it, until it was suddenly wiped from existence. The controversy surrounding the removal of the track heated up big time, with some speculating that Ella herself had something to do with it. At the 8:20 point of the interview, she explained, "I don't play any role in it, to be honest. I feel like my label made a statement, and there's not really much else to say about it to be honest. People are gonna take it how they want." She does say, however, that she cares about the situation only because she doesn't want anyone assuming it was all her doing. "People don't actually know the real ins and outs of the industry," she added. As for if she minds if anyone covers or remixes one of her songs, she said, "No, I don't mind at all." As someone who got her start doing covers, she says she's very aware of how the industry works with those, and that it only really becomes an issue when monetization is involved. Following the fallout of Jacquees' remix of "Trip," it was speculated that Ella Mai had blocked him on Instagram. "I never even followed him," she explained. Well that settles that. During the interview, she also spoke about her rumored sex tape, telling Ebro, "You can't believe everything you read on the internet."<doc-sep>Singer Ella Mai Addresses Jacquees’ Situation: “When It Comes to Someone Trying to Monetize, Then It Becomes a Different Issue on the Label Side” If you thought Ella Mai was trippin’ over Jacquees‘ remix to one of her latest tracks, “Trip,” then you thought wrong. In a sit-down with Hot 97, the “Boo’d Up” singer addressed the recent controversy surrounding the R&B crooner’s remake being pulled from the internet, and she laid all of the ongoing speculations to rest. Before we jump straight into what she said though, let us get you caught up. During the latter part of the summer, Mai released “Trip,” the first single from her self-titled debut album. Not long after, Jacquees, who’s most known for hit songs “B.E.D.” and “Deeper” featuring Dej Loaf, decided to put his own spin on the three-minute banger. Almost instantly, that version skyrocketed, with some listeners even expressing that they liked his better than the original one. But, amid the uber-success of the song, the ‘QueMix’ was zapped from all digital platforms, leaving fans to believe that Ella Mai herself had something to do with the removal. It was also reported that she had allegedly blocked Jacquees on Instagram, furthering the suspicion of it being some silent beef between the two. However, Mai didn’t seem a bit of bothered when Hot 97’s Ebro questioned her current stance on the situation. In fact, she even cleared up the rumor that suggested her being behind the yanking of Jacquees’ record and claimed that she and the Atlanta cantor are still cool. “I didn’t play any role in it, to be honest,” the 23-year-old told the radio show. “I feel like my label made a statement, and there’s not really much else to say about it. People are gonna take it how they want.” Following her statement, Ebro asked if she cared how people would take it, and she came back with, “I mean, [I do care] somewhat because I don’t want people to think differently than what the actual situation is. But a lot of it is [the fact that] people don’t actually know the real ins and outs of the industry, and I can’t blame someone for not knowing.” She then insisted that the whole debacle was blown out of proportion and revealed that she doesn’t have any problem at all with someone covering one of her songs since that’s how she started out–uploading covers to her Instagram account. The countless “Boo’d Up” remixes that are still available on YouTube could support her argument. But for her team, it was just the monetization of Jacquees’ re-do that raised a few red flags. “There were like five-thousand different remixes to ‘Bood Up’, so it’s not that. It’s just when it comes to someone trying to monetize, then it becomes a different issue on the label side– like the whole business side,” Mai explained. As for her hitting that block button on Jacquees, she said that she never even followed him and “you can’t believe everything you read.” In other words… we’ll just say the block never happened. Take a look at Ella Mai’s FULL interview with Hot 97 and tell us what you think below! Oh, and if you haven’t heard Ella Mai’s “Trip,” go ahead and listen HERE too… Readers Might Also Liked: [STREAM] Highly Anticipated Ella Mai Self-Titled Debut Album ‘Love and Hip Hop: New York’ Fires Several Cast Members, Brings Back Some Old Faces [INTERVIEW] The Cash Money Legacy Is In The Hands of Talented Singer, Jacquees<doc-sep>Ella Mai has been focused on promoting her self-titled debut album, which just dropped last week. The internet, however, hasn’t been able to move past the drama between her label 10 Summers and Cash Money singer Jacquees, whose remix of “Trip” was removed from YouTube and SoundCloud in September. During an appearance on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning, Mai finally addressed the issue head-on. “I don’t want people to think different than what the actual situation is, but a lot of it is people don’t know the actual ins and outs of the industry,” she said, denying that she has a problem with people covering or remixing her music. “No, I don’t mind at all… ‘Boo’d Up,’ there was 5,000 different remixes. So it’s not that. It’s just that when it comes to someone trying to monetize, it becomes a whole different issue on the label side. That’s never going to work.” She also denied having any issue with Jacquees personally, saying she’d met him in the past and that they were cool. Mai’s label boss DJ Mustard called out Jacquees on Twitter last month after he voiced complains about his remix being taken down. “When you monetize content you don’t own, you are stealing,” he wrote. “Ella had no say in the matter… Ella started doing covers and we support all her fans and fellow artists doing the same.” For his part, Jacquees has denied trying to monetize his cover, which was released solely on YouTube and SoundCloud. He’s made a name for himself in part by releasing mixtapes full of remixes (or “quemixes,” as he calls them) of popular songs. Mai’s “Trip” is sitting at a peak of No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week, her second hit single this year after “Boo’d Up.” Watch her full interview above and catch up on all the lyrics to Ella Mai’s “Trip” on Genius now.<doc-sep>
Ella Mai Finally Addresses Jacquees ‘Trip’ Remix Controversy & Sex Tape Rumours The British 'Boo'd Up' singer has responded after Jacquees' popular remix to her song 'Trip' was taken down, as well as rumours of her alleged sex tape. Ella Mai has responded to the controversy surrounding Jacquees' remix of her song 'Trip' after it was removed from distribution. The British singer, whose breakout single 'Boo'd Up' blew up worldwide this summer, was rumoured to have played a part in the swift removal of Jacquees 'Trip' remix, which picked up a lot of traction online before it was taken down. "I don't play any role in it, to be honest. I feel like my label made a statement, and there's not really much else to say about it to be honest. People are gonna take it how they want," she told Hot 97's Ebro. "I don't want people think different than what the actual situation is, but people don't actually know the real ins and outs to the industry, and I can't blame someone for not knowing something." Ella Mai has spoken out after Jacquees' remix of her song 'Trip' got taken down. Picture: Getty Images The R&B songstress revealed that she does know Jacquees personally, and denied blocking him on Instagram following the controversy - she never even followed him in the first place. She also added that she "doesn't mind at all" when people cover her songs - it's where she started, after all - but clarified that it becomes more of an issue when monetisation gets involved. Elsewhere during the interview, Ella, who released her self-titled debut album last week, addressed rumours of her alleged sex tape that surfaced this year. "It's ridiculous, you can clearly see it's not me. People are just trying to drag anything," she stated, branding the whole situation as "dumb".