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Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Announce Verzuz Partnership With X
VERZUZ, the friendly but competitive music battle series created by Swizz Beat and Timbaland, announced that the platform has teamed with X. While the musicians touted that it remains Black-owned, the fact that it has essentially teamed with Phony Stark aka Elon Musk—with the announcement made on Juneteenth, no less—meant many people took to social […]
Usher & Alicia Key’s Halftime Hug Is Not Bothering Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz had bigger things to worry about than Usher hugging up on his wife during their halftime show performance.
Timbaland & Swizz Beatz Settle Triller ‘Verzuz’ Payment Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The co-founders of the popular Verzuz series have settled their lawsuit with Triller. Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sued the video-sharing platform in August nearly a year and a half after the company acquired the series. According to Complex, the legendary producers struck a deal in March 2022 for $18 million. They were to be paid an additional $1 million every month for the subsequent 10 months. However, Triller allegedly failed to make those payments prompting the lawsuit demanding the full $28 million. The settlement was announced via press release. Related Stories “VERZUZ has always been a platform that is by the artists, for the artists and with the people,” says founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. “We’re glad to come to an amicabl...
Timbaland & Swizz Beatz Settle ‘Verzuz’ Lawsuit With Triller
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have settled their $28 million lawsuit against Triller for allegedly failing to pay money owed from the sale of their popular Verzuz livestream series. “VERZUZ has always been a platform that is by the artists, for the artists and with the people,” said Swizz Beatz and Timbaland in a statement. “We’re glad to come to an amicable agreement with Triller and continue giving fans the music and community that they’ve come to know and love from the brand.” Triller, a TikTok-like app that allows users to create and share short videos, announced in March 2021 that it would pay an undisclosed sum in cash and equity to acquire Verzuz, the pandemic-era hit in which two artists square off in a livestreamed music battle. Under the terms of the original deal, the Grammy-w...
Diddy & Swizzy Call For Boycott of adidas After Kanye West Calls Out Brand, Twitter Has Thoughts
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Mazur/Child2014 / Getty Kanye West has been on one and has hopped on his favorite soapbox, Instagram, to call out the two brands that have helped him reach billionaire status, adidas and GAP. He now has two famous allies on his side to help him in his confusing fight. If you’re one of the people who find entertainment in Kanye West, now legally referred to as just Ye’s tirades on Instagram, then his latest is a doozy. The multihyphenate who continues to show he can be a nightmare to work with has been giving adidas, the home of his YEEZY line of apparel and footwear, the business. In a series of posts (some now-deleted), the Chicago-born rapper claims adidas and GAP are “leaving him out of meetings regarding his products and stealing his desig...
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Jadakiss And Swizz Beatz Drop Yet Another Song After Funk Flex Challenge [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty New York is starting to sound like New York again. Jadakiss and Swizz Beatz have blessed us with another song just after Funk Flex challenged them. As per Hip-Hop N More the two Ruff Ryder members seem to be in the kitchen together exclusively. Earlier this month the HOT 97 DJ issued a challenge asking the MC and esteemed producer to deliver a song under a week. As expected the two delivered and begged the question “why New York radio be sounding like Atlanta?”. While the “Why” rapper has not expounded on the line many saw the bar as a direct criticism to the station’s long time stance on playing mostly hit records. Nevertheless the song seemed to be fairly received by locals and the Hip-Hop community overall. [embedded conten...
Pay Up: Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Sues Triller For $28M Over VERZUZ Deal
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty VERZUZ was launched at the height of the pandemic by megastar producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, and they elevated the platform to a level that a deal with Triller commenced. However, it appears that the deal has turned sour and the pair launched a $28 million lawsuit in the direction of their business partners. According to a report from The Washington Post, the filing of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s VERZUZ lawsuit against Triller took place on Tuesday (August 16) and it appears that Triller has defaulted on paying the creators of the platform. “To date, Defendants have failed and refused to make any payment to [Swizz Beatz and Timbaland] of the past due sums due and owing,” reads a portion of the lawsuit. It claims that Triller ...
Lena Waithe To Produce ‘Verzuz’ Doc, Swizz And Timbaland On Board
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Triller / Triller The Hip-Hop community is about get a deeper appreciation for Verzuz. Lena Waithe is set to produce a documentary on the battle platform that provided us so much fun during quarantine. As per Complex the Chicago, Illinois native has secured the opportunity of a lifetime. According to the report her company Hillman Grad Productions has been contracted to produce a documentary project on Verzuz in conjunction with Amazon Studios. Titled Gifted & Black the feature film will explore the traditions of Black music from a wide array of angles. Set against the backdrop of the pandemic and the recent racial reckoning, Gifted & Black frames those traditions in the context of the collective resiliency fundamental to the Black ...
Twitter Clowned VERZUZ After Pay Subscription Model Introduced, Swizz Beatz Walked It Back
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty VERZUZ began as a welcome reprieve from the daily doldrums the entire world suffered as a result of the ongoing pandemic, offering a blip of hope during the height of those tough times. Now a mainstream concept, VERZUZ is positioning itself as a viable performance platform and introduced a subscription model that Twitter balked at before Swizz Beatz walked it back. Twitter user @CallMeDollar was among the many who took notice of VERZUZ pivoting to a pay model, introducing the concept ahead of tonight’s (Feb. 15) battle between Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild. The team introduced a #TrillerVerzPass and a 14-day trial run of said pass for the show, adding that it will not be running on its familiar platform of Instagram Live....
Swizz Beatz Says Busta Rhymes Should Battle Eminem In ‘Verzuz’ In Response To Dr. Dre
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It looks like the Verzuz schedule might get really interesting in 2022. Swizz Beatz suggests that Busta Rhymes should be Eminen’s opponent after Dr. Dre posed the question on social media. As spotted on Complex the super producer weighed in on what seems to be the Hip-Hop question of the week. On Monday, January 24 Dr. Dre posted a video of Slim Shady spitting a lightning speeds and asked “Marshall Mathers vs Who???!!”. The Ruff Ryder front man dropped his thoughts in the comment section with “BUSTA!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s go”. While the good doctor did not specify the platform for the hypothetical one on one it is clear that Swizz is thinking a Verzuz match up. Related Stories This is not the first time, and most like...
Swizz Beatz Frustrated With Inebriated Artists, Tardiness for ‘Verzuz’ Battles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Swizz Beatz has announced a new change in policy regarding tolerated artist behavior during the live-streamed Verzuz battles and many fans seem to be in agreement. Last week during the Verzuz battle between Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia, Swizz Beatz took to the comments on Instagram to share his frustrations with fans regarding the attitudes and demands artists participating in the event have requested. Related Stories The seemingly pointed comments call out artists for not only showing up to the performance late but also inebriated–a policy that Swizz announced is going to be changed. “New rule, if you don’t start on time you don’t get paid on time!!! Verzuz is not free!! They charge us 5x they do non black shows. Culture,” ...
The Flex: Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Give Intimate Glimpse of $20 Million Mansion
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frank Frances Studio / Architectural Digest Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are known for keeping things low-key, but the two decided to break their privacy rule to give fans an intimate glimpse into their California mansion and fans can’t get enough. For the latest cover of Architectural Digest, the power couple has given the world an intimate look at their stunning California mansion, which reportedly served as the inspiration for Tony Stark’s insane bachelor pad in the MCU’s Iron Man movies. Related Stories The 11,000 square-foot home in La Jolla, California is a gorgeous, modern home that the couple affectionately refers to it as “Dreamland.” Designed by interior designer Kelly Behun, the breathtaking home is filling it with artworks by various Black arti...
