Some of music’s biggest acts have taken to the Swizz Beatz and Timbaland-curated platform #VERZUZ to show off their career’s worth of hits.

As more and more acts add their names to the virtual arena’s list of combatants, music lovers regularly take to social media to roll out their “fantasy wishlists” – a ticket that frequently sees ‘Fantasy’ singer Mariah Carey listed at the center.

Now, legendary singer, songwriter, and record executive LA Reid has added to the calls for the GRAMMY-winning diva to bring her 19 #1 hits to a showdown.

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Viewers of VERZUZ watched in shock as members of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony physically fought with Three 6 Mafia during what was meant to be a friendly musical spar.

Tensions flared and then fists flew on the live broadcast, which was watched by hundreds of thousands realtime.

Now, after the fight which temporarily halted the event, Bone Thugs member Bizzy Bone has issued an apology.

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Verzuz has played host to verbal and lyrical spars since its launch last year. However, tonight’s battle between Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia brought with it the first physical fight to break out.

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Two of R&B’s most legendary voices – Queen of Funk Chaka Khan and GRAMMY Award-winning powerhouse Stephanie Mills – have signed on to square off on #VERZUZ!

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News that legendary Hip Hop groups Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia are set to square off on the ‘Verzuz’ platform comes as a prayer answered for longtime Hip Hop fans.

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Ever since VERZUZ became a cultural fixture, there have been constant calls for Chris Brown to do battle.

And while C. Breezy hasn’t heeded the request, one person who wants him to participate is fellow R&B star Omarion.

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The clash of the songwriter-producer titans continues!

As we reported here, ‘Cant Nobody Hold Me Down’ hitmaker Diddy made headlines when he suggested nobody but Dr. Dre was worthy of challenging him in a #VERZUZ battle.  Once Jermaine Dupri entered the chat to assert his worthiness as a competitor, he was shot down when the Bad Boy mogul said:

“You aiint got enough hits. I’ll smash you with just biggie n Mary . But I do have the upmost respect on you as a musical legend – Dre the only one can get in the ring with me…”

The statement set off a firestorm of chatter from social media commenters, many of whom cited Dupri’s lengthy list of hits with the likes of Mariah Carey, Usher, Monica, and more as reasons why he would likely win a showdown with Diddy.

Said sentiment was doubled down on recently when Jermaine took to a radio interview to run down some of his accolades.

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While the VERZUZ battle between Ja Rule and Fat Joe was undoubtedly a win for the culture, many feel the latter is holding an “L” for. Not so much for his performance, but specific remarks he made about Ja’s guests Lil Mo and Vita.

And Mo is speaking up and out about it.

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‘Always Be My Baby’ (Mariah Carey), ‘We Belong Together’ (Mariah Carey), ‘Nice & Slow’ (Usher), ‘First Night’ (Monica), and ‘U Got It Bad’ (Usher) are just a few of the many smash hit singles that line Jermaine Dupri’s production credits.

One of the most celebrated producers of the last 30 years, when not laying down beats for the likes of Carey, Usher, Janet Jackson, Monica, TLC, Alicia Keys, Xscape, and many others over his career Dupri was found listed as a songwriter on some of Urban music’s most memorable numbers.

For those reasons and more, music lovers were puzzled when Diddy – after sending fans into a frenzy with indication he wanted to battle Dr. Dre on the #VERZUZ platform – followed by saying Dupri couldn’t hang with him because he ‘ain’t got enough hits.’

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Ja Rule and Fat Joe are next up to do battle on VERZUZ. 

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With just a week separating fans of Aretha Franklin from the August 13 premiere of her big screen biopic, ‘Respect’ (click here to watch the trailer), the film’s star – Academy & GRAMMY Award-winning songstress Jennifer Hudson – is pounding the promo pavement something serious in its support.

Tackling screen, print, Web, and radio, the ‘Spotlight’ singer is leaving few stones unturned as she shines a spotlight on the life and times of one of music history’s most celebrated figures.

And while the bulk of her interview topics have ranged from personal memories with the Queen of Soul to tackling Franklin’s legendary songs, Hudson’s also made headlines for her comments on unrelated, yet equally sizzling topics.

Case in point? ‘VERZUZ.’

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VERZUZ has set the stage for the battle of R&B royalty. Because the next spar will be between Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat. 

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