After much speculation that they would face off last year, super producers Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jermaine Dupri have finally agreed to participate in a hit-for-hit, “non-Verzuz”battle, reports Complex.
During an Instagram Live hosted by Diddy, Dupri joined the convo and the moguls officially announced the event, which will take place in Atlanta in the near future.
“Since we ain’t f**king with Verzuz no more since they’re fucking around with our boys, we don’t need to be going against each other,” Diddy said. “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.”
Dupri, who was hanging with his pal songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox replied, “Let’s do it.”
— First Class 🏁 (@1DJFirstClass) August 19, 2022
The announcement comes after the creators of Verzuz, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, filed a $28 million lawsuit against Triller last week. The suit alleges that Triller acquired the Verzuz series in January 2021 and failed to pay the two producers the full amount they were owed. The company has denied any wrongdoing and is planning a countersuit.
Due to the lawsuit, Diddy pledged to boycott Triller until they properly compensate Swizz Beatz and Timbaland.
“Earlier today when we were having a conversation…when me and JD were talking about Verzuz, I mistakenly said Verzuz instead of Triller,” Diddy said in a now-deleted, follow-up video. “So to clarify it: We’re not f**king with Triller until they take care of Timb and Swizz.”
