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Diddy is ready to do a Verzuz battle. On Oct. 23, the hip-hop mogul asked his followers on social media to help him find a challenger. “Who should I do a Verzuz battle with,” Diddy tweeted. During his prime years in the 1990s and early 2000s, Diddy served as a producer/rapper as the head of…

Two legends of trap music could be the next to face off in a Verzuz battle. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, Jeezy became a trending topic on social media after he called out his Atlanta-based friend and fellow rapper, T.I. The day began with T.I. respectfully declining a Verzuz challenge from Busta Rhymes. T.I. stated…

Swizz Beatz

Verzuz co-founder Swizz Beatz had to run for cover after he seemingly suggested that singing legend Janet Jackson couldn’t take on iconic rapper and producer Missy Elliott. Swizz, 42, co-owns the phenomenal Instagram webcast series with fellow producer Timbaland, aka Timothy Zachary Mosley, 48, and the Apple music streaming service. Fans believed that Swizz disrespected…

Two of the biggest names in R&B and soul music will face off in the next Verzuz battle. On Monday evening, Sept. 8, 2020, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland posted a flyer on Instagram that revealed an upcoming Verzuz battle between legendary singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. “Y’all gotta get dressed up in ya Sunday’s…

Just before the record-setting Verzuz battle between Monica and Brandy went down this past week, Brandy explained that she cleared the air between the 90s divas. Brandy, 41, told “Ebro in the Morning” show on HOT97 that she had a heart-to-heart talk to finally thaw the icy relations between the two. “I loved hearing her…

Raheem DeVaughn has earned the moniker of “Love King” honestly. The R&B, neo-soul crooner, has dedicated his career to consistently creating music that celebrates the Black community and Black women in particular. While that decision has not always garnered the accolades that reward other content, DeVaughn has never created music for anything other than love.…

On Monday night, Aug. 31, 2020, the Veruzuz battle between Brandy and Monica that fans had been yearning for went down. The showdown between the two R&B icons, which was hosted live at Tyler Perry Studios, broke records, drawing 1.2 million-plus viewers across platforms. The singers went hit for hit with their biggest songs —…

On Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, two of the darlings of the 1990s R&B scene will face off in a Verzuz battle at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Brandy and Monica, both teenagers during the ’90s, will take viewers down memory lane as they play their hits. Here are five predictions from the Verzuz battle…

After Monica initially balked at a Verzuz battle with longtime heated rival Brandy, but the Atlanta-born singer finally relented to fans’ wishes to do the event. Not only will Monica Calhoun, 39, and Brandy Norwood, 41, unfurl their classic hits that soared on the Billboard charts in the 1990s, they are going to hold…

Bow Wow was all in his feelings when super-producer Timbaland suggested in a taunting way that the rapper did not have enough hit songs to engage in a Verzuz battle, and some fans weighed in on the matter. The beef popped off when fans posed the prospect of the Columbus, Ohio-born rapper, 33, facing off…

Snoop Dogg and DMX served as the headlining artists for the VERZUZ battle that took place on July 22. The two emcees represented an era in hip-hop that was fueled by hardcore lyrics and street anthems. But while the “battle of the dogs” matched two artists with contrasting styles, only one dog would have his…

As we enter the fifth-month quarantine, without concerts, sports games, and other large-format gatherings, most are wondering: Will we ever get back to normal? One thing that has kept us entertained during this time is the innovative thinking of Timbaland and Swizz Beatz. Like great minds do in a crisis, the two mega music producers…

Snoop Dogg and DMX are set to have a face-off in Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz series. In what is being hailed the battle of the dogs, the hip-hop legends will take part in the next rap battle, which can be viewed on Instagram Live or Apple Music on July 22. Alongside a poster of…

50 Cent took a petty shot at T.I. after he was challenged to a Verzuz battle by the self-proclaimed King of the South. On July 8, 50 Cent posted a video clip on social media of T.I. in a crime stoppers commercial to insinuate that T.I. was a snitch. T.I. recorded the video in 2007…

You can safely bet that all the camaraderie that was exemplified during the historic Verzuz battle between Jill Scott and Erykah Badu — which was more of a sisterly lovefest — would be glaringly absent if archrivals Khia and Trina had an online challenge. The yearslong beef between Khia and Trina was reignited this past…

One of the silver linings of the self-quarantine era spurred on by the pandemic was the masterful creation of the Verzuz challenge by iconic producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. The Instagram Live battle, Verzuz, has been a phenomenal international success and has already featured the record-breaking pairings of Babyface vs. Teddy Riley and Jill Scott…

The Twitterverse is still coming down from its high after the royal battle between Jill Scott and Erykah Badu on Instagram Live on Saturday, May 9 that attracted more than 725,000 fans. But music fans are eagerly anticipating next week’s Verzuz match up. According to the architects of the phenomenally successful Verzuz battle, Swizz Beatz…

Rapper Khia lit a fuse beneath fellow femcee Trina when Khia dared to say she’d defeat the “Love and Hip Hop Miami” star in an Instagram Live battle. Trina unfurled her emotions and sprayed venom all over the radio station room of 99 JAMS in Miami while stating that Khia is beneath her. Khia, whose…

Bad blood still simmers beneath the surface of singer Monica and Brandy’s glamorous exteriors some 22 years after their memorable “The Boy Is Mine” duet. But in light of the heavyweight Instagram Live Verzuz battles between the likes of Babyface and Teddy Riley, RZA and DJ Premier, and now between Jill Scott and Erykah Badu,…