Here's Why People Think Ella Mai Is Shading Jacquees

The English singer-songwriter seemingly subbed Jacquees after he performed his remix of her 2018 track "Trip."

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The drama surrounding Ella Mai's "Trip" record continues to swirl.

On Tuesday, the English singer-songwriter posted a message in which she called out an artist who was so irrelevant he/she had to rely on other people's material:

i’d be so embarrassed if someone brung me on stage and the only thing i could sing was someone elses song because nobody knew my actual music. poor thing.

— Ella Mai (@ellamai) April 9, 2019

Though Ella Mai didn't drop any names, fans were convinced she was subbing the self-proclaimed "King of R&B" Jacquees. And here's why: The Cash Money artist made a surprise appearance during Tory Lanez's recent show in London. But rather than treat fans to one of his original tracks, Jacquees hit the stage to perform his remix of Ella Mai's "Trip."

OK, so Jacquees' remix has stirred up a lot of controversy over the past several months. Shortly after the "quemix" was released, Jacquees was forced to remove the cut from YouTube and Soundcloud. DJ Mustard, who signed Ella Mai several years ago, addressed the takedown via Twitter, insisting it was the label—not Ella Mai—that sent the cease-and-desist.

To whom it may concern . pic.twitter.com/w3lzuU5tqM

— Mustard (@mustard) September 26, 2018

I’m not going to blogs or any media outlets to address this Jacquees situation ima address it right here and after this we will never address anything like this again I’m just tired of people picking on @ellamai !

— Mustard (@mustard) September 26, 2018

Jacquees spoke about the drama during an interview on Big Boy's Neighborhood. The 24-year-old accused Mustard of simply "hating" on him, and that the track received Ella Mai's stamp of approval.

"And Ella Mai we had just became friends," Jacquees said. "I DM'd Ella Mai. I was like, 'I'm finna redo 'Trip' this hard.' And I dropped 'Trip' and Ella Mai commented on it. She put all the fire (emojis) on it ... you know that means it's crazy."

Well, it appears Ella Mai has rescinded her co-sign.

Not too long after the singer posted the "poor thing" tweet, Jacquees' girlfriend Dreezy hopped on Instagram to defend her man.

Check out Dreezy's and fans' reactions below.

Ella Mai seeing Jacquees being brought out at the 02 https://t.co/h8JluZFAH6

— Lashmar (@Sam_Lashmar) April 9, 2019

Ella Mai when she saw Jacquees sing Trip at The o2 in front of thousands of fans pic.twitter.com/ePObxM2WQ5

— Rick James 🇲🇼 (@Jay_SaidIt) April 9, 2019

How embarrassing that he rather get @Jacquees to perform your song pic.twitter.com/GITBWs4rkO

— shan🦋 (@___itsshan) April 9, 2019

You can’t sing another mf song using your lyrics over their beat. I mean it’ll be acceptable if she was on stage with him performing the song but damn don’t you got other big hits to perform Jacquees instead of this cover? DJ Mustard warn you about profiting off his artist shit.

— Brandon Johnson (@guapoflam) April 9, 2019

If we being honest though Ella Mai's version of 'Trip' is considered the remix in the streets, cause Jacquees' is >>>

— T (@Tobincii) April 9, 2019

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