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Missy Elliott has some solid advice for those people who have never heard of her

Heed her advice, youngsters.

Feb 2nd 2015, 8:22 PM 5,362 Views 1 Comment

LAST NIGHT, MISSY Elliott performed on the Super Bowl halftime show with Katy Perry.

She killed it.
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Unfortunately, a lot of viewers didn’t know who she was and took to Twitter to say so.

No idea who missy Elliott is. And have never heard that song..
— »kelsey« (@kelsey_lynn_a94) February 2, 2015

Source: »kelsey«/Twitter

No idea who missy Elliott is. And have never heard that song..
— »kelsey« (@kelsey_lynn_a94) February 2, 2015

Source: »kelsey«/Twitter

It was all a bit depressing.

At first, Elliott was just as dismayed as the rest of us.

missy Source: Missy Elliott/Twitter

After all, she has sold over 30 million albums and won five Grammy Awards.

But then she totally owned it.

I think it's cool new kids think I'm a new artist that goes to show u that I'm still on 🔥 & will rip down stages 20 yrs later
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) February 2, 2015

Source: Missy Elliott/Twitter

She even shared some advice for those not previously familiar with her musical stylings.

If u not familiar with my music check out some of my videos they r pretty cool 2 👀 then head 2 iTunes U won't be disappointed
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) February 2, 2015

Source: Missy Elliott/Twitter

I believe the children are our future teach them well let them lead the way! Now let's go 2 iTunes& get sum missy joints & dance
— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) February 2, 2015

Source: Missy Elliott/Twitter

It seems that a lot of people have heeded Missy’s request. Earlier today, the hip-hop artist had three songs in the iTunes top ten.

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Meanwhile, her Spotify streams reportedly increased by 676%.

You still have it, Missy.

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Missy Elliott has some solid advice for those people who have never heard of her