Janelle Monae Shades Iggy Azalea & DJ Mustard's Twitter Rants Over Jidenna's 'Classic Man'

By Mereb Gebremariam (m.gebremariam@mstarsnews.com) | Aug 19, 2015 01:45 PM EDT

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Janelle Monae slams Iggy Azalea over comments she made regarding getting paid off of Jidenna's "Classic Man" hit single.

During an interview with Hot 97, Peter Rosenberg aske the Wondaland crew, "Wouldn't it been ironic if Iggy Azalea had sued someone for having a record that sounded like "Fancy?"

Ebro chimed in, "That would've been so insane."

With a straight face, Janelle snapped back, "She steals from us, we steal back." She added, "It's all love, we all inspire each other. That's what it's all about.

"Some of the people have said Iggy Azalea is getting paid off this record. I've seen that a lot," Jidenna told Hot 97. "The truth is, we actually didn't sample it. But ever since the decision of Robin Thicke and Pharrell, we believe that it was important to make sure that we are safe."

July 11th, Iggy answered a fans question regarding her song being sampled on Jidenna's hit single, in which she responded, "That's true, I get a % of it."

As far as the single being influenced by DJ Mustard's sound, Jidenna stated that after living in the Bay Area for some time, the distinct sound cannot belong to just anyone. August 19, Mustard fired back in a twitter rant:

"The producers of fancy sued the niggas that did classic man. nigga suing for shit they ain't start ... Fancy was a rip off ... Classic mans a rip off .... Str8 up! The moral of the story is I haven't sued nobody YET. that's like a nigga stealing a bike and selling it back. This is a west coast sound people from la all the way to the bay ... I'm just one of the ones keeping it alive," he wrote.

The California native added, "West side 10 SUMMERS... No excuses... Back to the money ... Never was hacked ... Keep Prayin on my down fall."

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