The latest Verzuz puts Fabolous vs Jadakiss against each other in a battle. Arguably two of the best lyricists and emcees out of New York, the two have dominated the Hip-Hop scene since they emerged in the late 90s.
A couple of years ago they joined forces for their Freddy vs Jason album and have collaborated several times in the past, so this doesn’t make for the most creative Verzuz battle and doesn’t feel like much of a competition at all. But, seems that’s the bigger goal of Verzuz, celebrating artists, who support each other from near or far.
Still, like we have done previously with these Verzuz battles, here’s a round by round break down of the Fabolous vs Jadakiss Verzuz battle.
Other Verzuz Battles:
| Ne-Yo vs. Johnta Austin | Mannie Fresh vs. Scott Storch | T-Pain vs. Lil Jon
| 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 |
DMX vs. Snoop Dogg | Rick Ross vs. 2 Chainz | Brandy vs. Monica |
Round By Round Break Down of the DMX vs Snoop Dogg Verzuz
Jadakiss started things off…
Round 1: DMX featuring The Lox – “Blackout” vs. Lil Wayne featuring Fabolous & Juelz Santana – Nothing On Me
Winner: Fabolous
Round 2: The Lox – “Recognize” vs. Cassidy featuring Fabolous & Lil Wayne – “6 Minutes of Death”
Winner: Fabolous
Cassidy featuring Fabolous & Lil Wayne – “6 Minutes of Death”
Round 3: Nas featuring Jadakiss & Ludacris – “Made You Look Remix” vs. Lloyd Banks featuring Fabolous, Kanye West & Ryan Leslie – “Start It Up”
Even thought I felt the Lloyd Banks record a bit more…
Winner: Jadakiss
Nas featuring Jadakiss & Ludacris – “Made You Look Remix”
Round 4: Jadakiss – “By Your Side” vs. Fabolous featuring Diddy & Jagged Edge – “Trade It All Pt. 2”
Winner: Fabolous
Fabolous featuring Diddy & Jagged Edge – “Trade It All Pt. 2”
Round 5: The Lox – “All For The Love” vs. Fabolous featuring Kobe – “Imma Do It”
Winner: Jadakiss
The Lox – “All For The Love”
Round 6: The Lox – “Chest To Chest” vs. Fabolous – “Keepin’ It Gangsta”
Winner: Fabolous
Fabolous – “Keepin’ It Gangsta”
Round 7: Ruff Ryders ft. Snoop Dogg, Yung Wun, Scarface & Jadakiss – “World War 3” vs. Fabolous featuring Junior Reid – “Gangsta Don’t Play”
Fabolous had a great one with this song, but he played it against the wrong track…
Winner: Jadakiss
Ruff Ryders ft. Snoop Dogg, Yung Wun, Scarface & Jadakiss – “World War 3”
Round 8: Noreaga featuring Jadakiss, Styles P, Cam’ron & Nature – “Banned From TV” vs. Fabolous – “Brooklyn”
Winner: Jadakiss
Noreaga featuring Jadakiss, Styles P, Cam’ron & Nature – “Banned From TV”
Round 9: The Lox – “Blood Pressure” vs. Fabolous – “Young OG”
Winner: Jadakiss
The Lox – “Blood Pressure”
Round 10: Black Rob featuring The Lox – “Can I Live” vs. Young Jeezy featuring Fabolous & Jadakiss – “OJ”
Winner: Jadakiss
Black Rob featuring The Lox – “Can I Live”
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