This isn’t the original battle we thought we were getting, and might not even be the battle that we wanted, but on Saturday, April 4th, the latest Verzuz battle, presented by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, featured T-Pain vs Lil Jon. The T-Pain vs Lil Jon battle featured two of the biggest names to dominate music in the 2000s.
Honestly, I would have much preferred to see Lil Jon perform against DJ Khaled or someone of that cloth, since Jon is a bit more of a DJ/producer/hype man than an aritst, but pitting T-Pain against Scott Storch seemed like an unfair fight so that battle was changed to feature Scott Storch vs Mannie Fresh. Who would be a better fit for T-Pain: Missy Elliott.
Anyway, like we have done previously with these Verzuz battles, here’s a round by round break down of the T-Pain vs Lil Jon battle.
Other Verzuz Battles:
| Ne-Yo vs. Johnta Austin | Mannie Fresh vs. Scott Storch | Dj Premier vs. RZA
| Babyface vs. Teddy Riley | Jill Scott vs. Erykah Badu | Nelly vs. Ludacris
| Beenie Man vs. Bounty Killer | 112 vs. Jagged Edge
| Kirk Franklin vs. Fred Hammond |
Alicia Keys vs. John Legend | Fabolous vs. Jadakiss
| DMX vs. Snoop Dogg | Rick Ross vs. 2 Chainz | Brandy vs. Monica
T-Pain went first in every round.
Round 1: T-Pain – Kanye West featuring T-Pain – “Good Life” vs. Lil Jon – Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys featuring Ying Yang Twins “Get Low”
Winner: Lil Jon
Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys featuring Ying Yang Twins “Get Low”
Round 2: T-Pain – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain “Low” vs. Lil Jon – Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris “Yeah”
Winner: Lil Jon
Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris “Yeah”
Round 3: T-Pain – “Up Down (Do This All Day)” featuring B.o.B vs. Ying Yang Twins – “Salt Shaker”
Update: I originally gave this to T-Pain but after listening to the full “Salt Shaker” song, I had to reverse this for Lil Jon.
Winner: Lil Jon
Ying Yang Twins – “Salt Shaker”
Round 4: T-Pain – “Booty Wurk” (One Cheek At a Time) ft. Joey Galaxy – “Booty Wurk” vs. Lil Scrappy – “No Problems”
Point goes to Lil Jon only because “No Problems” was a big single and “Booty Wurk” really didn’t penetrate the culture.
Winner: Lil Jon
Lil Scrappy – “No Problems”
Round 5: DJ Khaled – “I’m So Hood” featuring Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies vs. Lil Jon & The Eastside Boys featuring Pastor Troy – “Throw It Up”
Winner: T-Pain
DJ Khaled – “I’m So Hood” featuring Trick Daddy
Round 6: Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain – “Got Money” vs. Young Bloodz featuring Lil Jon – “Damn”
Winner: Lil Jon
Young Bloodz featuring Lil Jon – “Damn”
Round 7: DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West & T-Pain – “Go Hard” vs. Capleton – “Tour”
Winner: T-Pain
DJ Khaled featuring Kanye West & T-Pain – “Go Hard”
Round 8: Pitbull featuring T-Pain – Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor) vs. Lil Jon & Pitbull – “The Anthem”
Winner: T-Pain
Pitbull featuring T-Pain – Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hr3Inwbdfc
Round 9: T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa, Lily Allen – “5 O’Clock” vs. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Mystikal & Krayzie Bone – “I Don’t Give A”
Winner: Lil Jon
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Mystikal & Krayzie Bone – “I Don’t Give A”
Round 10: Rick Ross featuring T-Pain – “Boss” vs. Trick Daddy featuring Lil Jon – “Let’s Go”
Winner: T-Pain
Rick Ross featuring T-Pain – “Boss”
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