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Diddy<\/a> and Jermaine Dupri<\/a> are reportedly set to face off in a VERZUZ<\/em> battle this yr in New York City.<\/p>\n VERZUZ<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n Though the date hasn\u2019t been confirmed by VERZUZ,\u00a0<\/em>a video circulating on social media seems to indicate Diddy revealing that he\u2019ll go up in opposition to Dupri on September 8 at Madison Square Garden in New York.<\/p>\n According to HipHop-N-More<\/em><\/a>, the video was initially posted by Busta Rhymes<\/a> on Sunday. Diddy is stood subsequent to Busta and Fabolous when he shares the information, including: \u201cWe\u2019re gon\u2019 have you out the rafters flying out the sky\u201d.<\/p>\n Diddy and Dupri first mentioned the concept of getting a VERZUZ\u00a0<\/em>battle publicly on an Instagram Live session again in October 2022. Diddy informed Dupri: \u201cIf you want that smoke, you can get that smoke anytime.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSince we ain\u2019t fucking with Verzuz no more since \u2019cause they fucking around with our boys, we don\u2019t need to be going against each other,\u201d Diddy added. \u201cLet\u2019s come together and do that Bad Boy, So So Def in Atlanta. It ain\u2019t no Verzuz, it\u2019s just hit for hit.\u201d<\/p>\n Last yr, Diddy provided his assist for VERZUZ<\/em> co-founders\u00a0Timbaland<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Swizz Beatz<\/a>\u00a0within the wake of their\u00a0lawsuit in opposition to social media app Triller<\/a>.<\/p>\n In the lawsuit, seen by Billboard<\/em><\/a>, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz claimed that Triller owed them $28m (\u00a323m) and that it had defaulted on beforehand agreed funds.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not fuckin\u2019 with Triller until they take care of Swizz and Tim for Verzuz,\u201d Diddy stated later. \u201cNobody fucks with Triller until they take care of Tim and Swizz for Verzuz, \u2019cause Tim and Swizz is Verzuz.\u201d<\/p>\n The lawsuit was later settled, with Timbaland and Swizz Beatz writing in an announcement (through Pitchfork<\/a><\/em>): \u201cVerzuz has all the time been a platform that’s by the artists, for the artists and with the individuals.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re glad to come to an amicable agreement with Triller and continue giving fans the music and community that they\u2019ve come to know and love from the brand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n