Watch RZA and DJ Premier Go Head-to-Head in an Instagram Live Battle
Written by SOURCE on April 12, 2020
This weekend, thanks to the ongoing quarantine, another epic battle between two legends is taking place on Instagram Live.
RZA and DJ Premier are gearing up to face off for the Verzuz series, which was launched by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland in March. Previous installations include Lil Jon versus T-Pain and The-Dream versus Sean Garrett. You can watch the battle taking place on DJ Premier’s Live here.
In an interview with Complex, RZA explained how the bout came to be, and his reason for participating. “Swizz reached out,” RZA said. “This is something we’re doing for culture. People could take it as a fight, a battle, whatever they want, but it’s more about us celebrating the culture of hip-hop. I’m a big fan of DJ Premier.”
RZA continued, “So the cool thing is that we’re still here as icons, and as foundations of hip-hop in many ways, and for us to get together and show people where that energy came from in hip-hop.”
The Wu-Tang rapper also touched on how the pandemic has impacted his own work, explaining that he was set to release his film Cut Throat City on April 10, which was supposed to premiere at this year’s canceled South by Southwest. He had been working on the movie for three years.
