Swizz Beatz responds to fans saying him & Timbaland sold out With Verzuz

[EarlyEarly]

Didn’t everyone that performed on Versus get a cut when it sold? Or was that

 

[CHICAGO]

What they did was the very definition of selling out. Plus it’s ownership in an entity that done exist. They ain’t a verzus since they sold it. No merch, no tours nothing

NAH THEY SOLD IT
IN MARCH OF 2021
AND THE LAST VERZUZ
WAS JULY OF 2022



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[HollywoodP]

Most companies are built to be sold. That's been a proven way to get rich in America. I give them props. They basically sold something that is unownable. Got paid and got the artists who were involved paid. If they didnt sell it...they would both be doing the same thing they're doing right now but with a lot less money in the bank account.

 

[Mastamimd]

I remember Swizz saying he'd never sell it and was like

 

[GunRanger]

It served a very specific purpose during a history-defining moment in history (pandemic, quarantines, etc) that will likely never happen in our lifetimes again. Last comparable event was literally 100 years ago. Swizz and Timbo's refusal to acknowledge that always struck me as weird. You hit at the right time and now that right time is over. So you gotta do something else. Even the tour idea made zero sense because why wouldn't artists just do their own tours (or hop on a festival) instead of giving Versuz control of their performance schedules.

It will always depend on the artist. No one gives a shyt about no names doing a verzuz

Pay for Nsync vs Backstreet Boys and it would do numbers

 

[Stick Up Kid]

With Verzuz, people wrote off Verzuz after COVID. Now they want to cry that they sold it, but said there was no point after everything opened up and everybody was back outside. Fake outrage.

the biggest Verzuz happened after COVID.

Lox vs Dipset

 

[jadillac]

Verzuz ran it's course

This. Verzuz was lightning in a bottle of ppl being stuck at home during the pandemic

A simple concept that really took off. But once the world opened up, it was irrelevant in the long-term.

They sold it and left the buyer holding a useless bag

 

[Awesome Wells]

Swizz got a big mouth and loves to open it and say nothing. He sold that cultural platform to CACs and it's been dead since

This right here.

Once they saw a check in it, they sold it and the sh*t died immediately. Swizz and Tim been sell-out's forever.

It's like Method Man said, it would've been dope to keep the platform going because it was helping legends to make new fans today, who may not have been up on their catalogue. That sh*t was like a history lesson for a lot of listeners, but it also helped to highlight a lot of legendary acts and get people back into listening to their music.

 

[MisterMajesty]

This right here.

Once they saw a check in it, they sold it and the sh*t died immediately. Swizz and Tim been sell-out's forever.

It's like Method Man said, it would've been dope to keep the platform going because it was helping legends to make new fans today, who may not have been up on their catalogue. That sh*t was like a history lesson for a lot of listeners, but it also helped to highlight a lot of legendary acts and get people back into listening to their music.

Real. Im a huge BDK fan, but getting my girl to listen to anything 80s? forget about it. When that verzuz happened she was sat there Whilst me, and her dad were

I TOLD YOU NOT TO FRONT ON THE KANE . Had me in there break dancing to his hits again.

 

[Awesome Wells]

Real. Im a huge BDK fan, but getting my girl to listen to anything 80s? forget about it. When that verzuz happened she was sat there Whilst me, and her dad were

I TOLD YOU NOT TO FRONT ON THE KANE . Had me in there break dancing to his hits again.

LOL!! Exactly!

Redman said after his Verzuz joint with Method Man, mad promoters started calling him to come do shows. It was helping the vets and legends remind people of their greatness. Away from that, it had people talking about music and classics again. We need more of that energy in the game, but all of the time.

 

[MrRDU]

No questions for the ppl who bought it though

 

[CanesMiamiLakers]

I liked verzuz and wish they could’ve kept it going

 

[Deltron]

I liked verzuz and wish they could’ve kept it going

ditto

my fave one is still Isley/EWF

 

[KingsOfKings]

I liked verzuz and wish they could’ve kept it going

Same here.

 

[CanesMiamiLakers]

I wanted to see Chris brown vs Usher. JD vs Puff. It’s a lot they could’ve done