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Fabolous and Jadakiss are stepping into the virtual ring. The New York natives and former collaborators will go head-to-head in the next installment of Verzuz—the wildly popular Instagram live series in which music legends go hit for hit. Fabolous and Jadakiss are expected to put on a memorable show, as they’ve each spent the last two decades building a […]
Starting to feel like the early blog era as near whole projects have been leaked on the internet recently. Busta Rhymes fell victim to this when a song he created with Drake appeared. This didn’t sit right with Busta’s close friend and collaborator, Swizz Beatz, who took it upon himself to take aim at the 6 […]
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s simple virtual music competition from back in April, famously branded as their co-hosted Verzuz Instagram Live battles, has now launched into something out of a music fantasy factory. Legends going hit-for-hit during the pandemic have arguably become one of Instagram’s most anticipated livestream events, from T-Pain vs. Lil Jon, Nelly vs. Ludacris, and Erykah Badu vs. Jill Scott among countless others. Now, […]
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz Instagram Live battle series has been operating purely for the culture, and now the two music moguls announced on Saturday afternoon that they plan to have Alicia Keys go hit-for-hit against John Legend for a special Juneteenth edition of the series. “Let’s celebrate Juneteenth with a special edition #Verzuz! @Aliciakeys vs @johnlegendon the 🎹 Friday, June 19th. 8pm est @verzuztv !!” […]
Bun B is the latest artist to lobby for a shot at Verzuz. As one half of the dynamic South Texas duo UGK, whose other member, Pimp C, died in 2007, Bun made it clear that he is willing to participate in a handicap match against another fundamental Southern rap group, 8Ball & MJG. On Tuesday, Bun took to Instagram, where […]
Two of the most beloved R&B groups of the ’90s and early ’00s, Jagged Edge and 112, are facing off for Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz Instagram Live battle series. The two Atlanta-based groups both delivered multiple albums that made it into the Billboard 200 top ten, while 112 bagged themselves a No. 1 on the Hot […]
Memorial Day Weekend doesn’t feel the same with COVID-19 keeping us in self-quarantine, but thankfully Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz Instagram Live battle series is here to still make us feel like we’re at a summer party. Following a classic battle between Nelly and Ludacris last weekend, tonight Bounty Killer and Beenie Man take center stage. The two Jamaican dancehall artists […]
Another week, and another set of song battles from Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz Instagram Live series. R&B groups 112 and Jagged Edge were set to go head-to-head with each other this Memorial Day Weekend on Monday, but it appears that some members 112 will no longer be participating in the battle. Vocalists Daron Jones and Quinnes Parker both took to Instagram to share a […]
DMX is prepared to take on all challengers. On Monday, N.O.R.E. took to Instagram where he claimed that DMX and Eminem are prepared to square off against each other in a Verzuz hit-for-hit battle. “This moment is so Legend !!! 3 minutes before this [Swizz Beatz] CALLS X and says Eminem is down for that smoke,” N.O.R.E. captioned […]
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz Instagram Live battle series has taken on a life of its own. After only two months of battles, we’ve already seen iconic bouts between hip-hop and music legends like RZA vs. DJ Premier, T-Pain vs. Lil Jon, and most recently, the soulful duel between Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. And tonight the battles continue. This […]
