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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 […]
Timbaland Reveals His Favorite Beat He Produced For JAY-Z
There’s a grainy clip on Youtube that captures the exact moment Timbaland played JAY-Z the culture-shifting “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” beat. While offering Hova the beats for what became Ludacris’ “The Potion,” the super-producer accidentally played the zany instrumental that prompted Jay to respond the same way everyone does when “Dirt Off Your Shoulders” drops—to […]
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...
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 ...
Give It To Me: 5 Reasons Timbaland Is The GOAT Producer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty The conversation about who is the best to do it behind the boards is a debate to be had. But our money is on Timbaland as the greatest of all time producer; no cap. When the Hip-Hop community truly does the homework it should be no surprise why Timbo The King is just that—The King. The Norfolk, Virginia native has proven time after time that he breathes rare air and is to be treated as such. And please do not mistake this bouquet of flowers as a slight to his musical peers. Dr. Dre, Puff Daddy, Swizz Beatz and The Neptunes are all legends in their own right, but Tim is that dude for real for real. Related Stories Still have your doubts? We don’t blame you; it’s a moment of Rap clarity that few have yet to experience but need t...
Timbaland Posts Quincy Jones Meme Meant To Be Inspirational, Twitter Thinks Otherwise
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Gai Terrell / Getty Timbaland is getting off to a roaring start in 2022 in regards to controversial hot takes. After comparing The Weeknd’s latest album to one of the best albums of all time, the Virginia producer shared a meme regarding Quincy Jones that was meant to be inspirational but Twitter clowned it instead. As noted by Twitter, which kicked off the latest flurrying of replies, the meme Timbaland shared can be viewed below. On its own, one could see how Timbland’s sharing of this post was a bid to give some encouragement to those who feel like their grind hasn’t paid off. However, what Timbaland and many of his famous pals failed to note in the comments, Jones was a long-established producer, songwriter, and musician long before he helped Mi...
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,” ...
Timbaland’s New Music Contest Offers Ultra-Rare, Molten-Blue MIDI Controllers—And Only 150 Exist
Timbaland is on a constant mission to democratize music creation. With an Energizer Bunny-like motor and a dogged entrepreneurial bug, the fabled music producer is as disruptive to the industry as a heavy metal concert is to a local bed-and-breakfast. He gamified music mixing by developing Beaterator. He’s changing the way people “feel” music with SubPac. He grew Verzuz from an unheralded DJ battle to a global powerhouse webcast series. But despite these subversive accomplishments, his latest venture could be his most impactful. Timbaland is currently gearing up for the launch of Beatclub, a premier music marketplace that gives independent producers access to samples and loops created by the music industry’s most prolific beatmakers. Mike Will Ma...
Zone: Swizz Beats Bigs Up VERZUZ, Says Platform “Bigger Than ‘SNL’”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Swizz Beats and Timbaland created one of the best performance platforms to ever emerge in years with their popular VERZUZ series. Now occupying a larger slice of the cultural connection, Swizz declared that VERZUZ is “bigger than SNL” in regards to viewership. In the Instagram Live breakdown of last Sunday’s VERZUZ between The Isley Brothers and Earth Wind & Fire, Swizz and Timbaland spoke candidly and earnestly about the battle DMX is undergoing for his life and how the event featured two of the famed rapper’s favorite acts. The pair then shifted into thanking fans and supporters for tuning in and also made mention of the Triller app in light of their still-new collaboration with the streaming service. However, what turned a num...
