Diddy and Jermaine Dupri are reportedly set to face off in a VERZUZ battle this yr in New York City.
VERZUZ is the favored leisure sequence that pits producers, songwriters and artists in opposition to one another in a rap battle model format. In 2021, the rights for the sequence have been bought to Triller, who livestream the occasions on their app.
Though the date hasn’t been confirmed by VERZUZ, a video circulating on social media seems to indicate Diddy revealing that he’ll go up in opposition to Dupri on September 8 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
According to HipHop-N-More, the video was initially posted by Busta Rhymes on Sunday. Diddy is stood subsequent to Busta and Fabolous when he shares the information, including: “We’re gon’ have you out the rafters flying out the sky”.
Diddy and Dupri first mentioned the concept of getting a VERZUZ battle publicly on an Instagram Live session again in October 2022. Diddy informed Dupri: “If you want that smoke, you can get that smoke anytime.”
“Since we ain’t fucking with Verzuz no more since ’cause they fucking around with our boys, we don’t need to be going against each other,” Diddy added. “Let’s come together and do that Bad Boy, So So Def in Atlanta. It ain’t no Verzuz, it’s just hit for hit.”
Last yr, Diddy provided his assist for VERZUZ co-founders Timbaland and Swizz Beatz within the wake of their lawsuit in opposition to social media app Triller.
In the lawsuit, seen by Billboard, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz claimed that Triller owed them $28m (£23m) and that it had defaulted on beforehand agreed funds.
“We’re not fuckin’ with Triller until they take care of Swizz and Tim for Verzuz,” Diddy stated later. “Nobody fucks with Triller until they take care of Tim and Swizz for Verzuz, ’cause Tim and Swizz is Verzuz.”
The lawsuit was later settled, with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz writing in an announcement (through Pitchfork): “Verzuz has all the time been a platform that’s by the artists, for the artists and with the individuals.
“We’re glad to come to an amicable agreement with Triller and continue giving fans the music and community that they’ve come to know and love from the brand.”
Previously talking about VERZUZ to NME, Timbaland stated: “Well, it’s probably not a battle – it’s a celebration of our heroes in music, those who make us really feel a sure kind of approach. Given what’s presently occurring on this planet, it’s a technique to give again.
“It’s also an education, it’s educating people on the music, its creators and where this feeling comes from.”