This time last year Diddy was telling Jermaine Dupri he didn’t have “enough hits” to battle him in a VERZUZ competition.
What turned into a war of words between the label execs/Rap icons eventually saw them not only make a truce, but promise to bring a hit-for-hit duel between their respective labels – Bad Boy and So So Def – to fruition outside of the VERZUZ brand due to the legal combat its creators, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, were having with Triller (the social media platform where the show is aired).
With that drama behind Tim and Swizz (as we reported here), it appears Dupri and co. are back on board and ready to bring their decades worth of jams to a stage and soon.
Jermaine Dupri Confirms Verzuz Battle Between So So Def & Bad Boy 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/d2kU6DKYl9
— First Class 🏁 (@1DJFirstClass) October 8, 2022
As seen in the video above, Dupri took to the ONE Musicfest in Atlanta on Saturday (October 8) to share the big news about the forthcoming battle.
“The So So Def-Bad Boy Verzuz is happening,” JD said.
At writing, no additional details about the matchup (i.e. date, venue, etc.) have been announced nor have Diddy or VERZUZ confirmed their participation.
Regardless, as evidenced by the crowd response in the video, music lovers are ready for this long-teased showdown!
I wonder how Jermaine feels about playing the songs he did for Bow Wow after how ugly Bow Wow has been toward him. Maybe he’ll stick to Usher, Jagged Edge, Mariah and Monica.
JD needs to skip Bow Wow altogether 😂 And I actually own Bow Wow’s first 3 albums 🤣 Bow Wow’s songs are cool, but just OK…Bad Boy’s catalog will eat him for a lil snack 😂 My girl Faith will smoke Bow Wow ALONE 🤣 Come to think of it, Mariah, Monica, Usher or TLC never collaborated with Bow Wow lol 🤔☕️ Did Da Brat collaborate with him? 🤣 🤔 If she did, it wasn’t memorable 😂 Kris Kross and Da Brat have the undeniable rap JAMS 🔥❤️
It’ll be interesting to see JD drop a Mariah joint then Diddy drops Honey.
No one watches Verzuz anymore. They 2 years too late.