The Max B name drop heard around the world It was clear Juelz got a little ahead of himself.Ħ. Blige’s “Family Affair (Remix)” and Sheek Louch’s “So Good” in succession. The Yonkers trio ran through “Ryde Or Die B–ch,” Mariah Carey’s “Honey (Bad Boy Remix),” Jennifer Lopez’s “Jenny From the Block,” Mary J. Juelz Santana thought his crew had the upper hand with songs geared towards women, but The LOX shut that down quickly.
The LOX are known for their street records, but not many are familiar with their love songs. The LOX pulling out records for the ladies “Why don’t they know the words?” The crowd agreed, and Jadakiss turned the Garden upside down with a fiery rendition of his “Who Shot Ya Freestyle.”ĥ. “New York, they causing a distraction - this is hip-hop, we in the mecca of New York, it’s D-Block and Dipset,” Jadakiss told the rabid crowd. The LOX were going through their hits, rapping over instrumentals easily without vocal assistance, and they had enough of the lack of preparation from their Harlem peers. In the middle of the bout, Jadakiss took a minute to criticize Dipset’s use of backing tracks with original vocals when playing their songs. Jadakiss calling out Dipset for not knowing their rhymes But some hit below the belt, such as The LOX performing Cam’ron’s former rival Mase’s “24 Hours To Live.”ģ. Some of the disses were lighthearted - like Killa Cam calling The LOX “peas and gravy” for their multiple guest features, or Styles clowning Jones for his leather pants. The groups threw shots at each other all night, and got as disrespectful as they could be.
Out-of-towners in attendance must have thought The LOX and Dipset would have came to blows at some point - for weeks, the legendary rap groups have been going at it, hurling insults at each other on Instagram and that contentiousness only picked up on Tuesday night. New Yorkers earn their trash-talking stripes in the number of playgrounds scattered throughout the city, and non-New Yorkers often consider natives rude or disrespectful. Playground trash talk setting the tone for the evening The crowd was unmoved by the DJ’s attempt to save his sinking ship and people were ready for the main event to begin.Ģ. The DJ realized his mistake and attempted to get people back on his side with Fivio Foreign’s “Big Drip,” but it was already too late. The crowd responded with ferocious boo’s heard throughout Madison Square Garden. People were rocking out to classic New York rap tunes before the new DJ began playing hits by Lil Uzi Vert and more. The Big Apple crowd revolting against a DJ playing non-New York anthemsĭuring the early warm up for the Dipset versus The LOX showdown, a random DJ switch interrupted the fans vibing inside Hulu Theater. Billboard compiled a list of the six best moments of the night.
From Dipset’s fresh outfits dripping all over the stage to Jadakiss stealing the show with his microphone banter, the essence of New York City hip-hop was on full display Tuesday night. Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz platform has provided hip-hop culture with memorable moments from each battle, and this edition was no different. Guests such as Fat Joe, French Montana, Fabolous, A$AP Ferg and more also added to the massive star power inside the Hulu Theater. The New York crowd that repped Harlem, Yonkers and the five boroughs played a massive role in the event with their boisterous reactions to the classic records played by these legendary collectives. Dipset showed glimmers of hope with solid outings from Jim Jones and Cam’ron on songs like “Byrd Gang Money” and “Get Em Girls,” but The LOX delivered too many knockout punches for the Harlem collective to get back on their feet. The LOX came for the kill early in the bare knuckle rap fight with their features on N.O.R.E.’s “Banned From TV” and DMX’s “N-az Done Started Something,” setting the aggressive tone for the entire night of action.