Teddy Riley found himself at the center of worldwide trends and chatter last night when a planned Verzuz battle with Babyface collapsed into chaos.
The hitmaker’s overly robust setup stalled the duel early into the spar, when issue after technical issue arose.
And while his team lobbied for a 30 minute break, Babyface announced that he wouldn’t be returning, suggesting that they stage do-over when the circumstances were better.
Still, the disappointment was palpable and the memes were relentless.
After a brief silence, Riley has spoken out.
His words below…
Taking to Instagram, the producer offered the following:
Swizz Beatz, who co-created the concept with Timbaland, commented:
“Less is more King‼️‼️‼️????????⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️”
Our thoughts exactly.
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Our gurl Only Flop Aka Nicky da stripper was so desperate for tips. Here’s that t***** dancing to feedback. https://youtu.be/y_wzq7hGTt0 Got her double A’s exposed!!!! Quite embarrassing tho. ?????
“Breaks silence”? That’s overdramatic. This just happened last night.
Teddy was trying to get paid. The bad feedback was due to him also streaming on his website. I’m never mad at monetary compensation, but he did too much. Babyface was alone in a studio with his phone and a computer. No extras needed. Let the music speak for itself.
You have to appreciate his effort to enhance the sound and give fans a mini concert experience. It was all in fun. Don’t make it so serious. No one is losing any money.
teddy knee he called out a man who in his prime, everything he touched was a hit. this is my era and trust and believe Teddy felt he had to do the most to compete with Babyface.