For young fans: This is what New York City Hip-Hop sounds like. This Verzuz puts The Lox vs Dipset in a battle between two of Hip-Hop’s biggest groups of all time. Both crews hail from New York City, and have represented for over 20 years in the music business.
The Lox, comprised of Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch, are from Yonkers and came into the music business under the wings of The Notorious B.I.G. under Bad Boy Records. They then moved over to the Ruff Ryders came with fellow Yonkers native DMX. They continue to be one of the only crews in Hip-Hop that can tour as part of two very distinct different labels/brands.
The Lox have released four albums, including the first two albums, their most popular projects, Money, Power & Respect and We Are The Streets. The fact that Jadakiss was able to have his own solo Verzuz was very telling. All three members have released several solo projects and have hit songs under their belts as individuals as well.
Dipset, aka The Diplomats, includes the members Cam’ron, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana. Their path to the music business was slightly different, with Cam’ron getting signed to Untertainment/Sony Music back in the mid 90s. He slowly brought his Harlem team into the music business with him and solo and collectively they found success over the next decade. At one point the crew was signed to Roc-a-fella Records, working with Jay-z and Kanye West on production, but for the most part they have done it on their own. There have been several other artists associated with The Diplomats over the years, but the trio has remained the same.
The Diplomats have released 3 albums as a group. One could make a strong argument that Jim Jones and Juelz Santana have also had better solo careers than Styles P and Sheek Louch respectively.
Like we have done previously with these Verzuz battles, here’s a round by round break down of The Lox vs Dipset Verzuz battle.
Previous 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 | Fabolous vs. Jadakiss | DMX vs. Snoop Dogg | Rick Ross vs. 2 Chainz |
Brandy vs. Monica | Gladys Knight vs Patti LaBelle | Gucci Mane vs Jeezy |
E-40 vs. Too Short | Ashanti vs. Keyshia Cole |D’Angelo & Friends |
Ghostface Killah vs. Raekwon |The Isley Brothers vs. Earth, Wind & Fire |
Method Man vs. Redman | Xscape vs. SWV | Swizz Beatz vs Timbaland Rematch | Eve vs Trina | Bow Wow vs. Soulja Boy | Bobby Brown vs. Keith Sweat |
Ja Rule vs. Fat Joe |
Round by Round of the Jadakiss vs. Fabolous Verzuz
Round 1: The Lox – “Fuck You” vs. Dipset – “I’m Ready”
Winner: The Lox
Round 2: Nore featuring The Lox – “Banned From TV” vs. Dipset – “Crunk Muzik”
So Cam’ron is also on “Banned From TV” so I can’t just give The Lox that track, like Cam’ron wasn’t also part of it!
Winner: Dipset
Diplomats – “Crunk Muzik”
Round 3: DMX featuring The Lox & Ma$e – “Niggaz Done Started Something” vs. Cam’ron featuring Lil Wayne – “Touch It Or Not”
Winner: Dipset
Cam’ron featuring Lil Wayne – “Touch It Or Not”
Round 4: Sheek Louch featuring J-Hood, Jadakiss & Styles P – “Mighty D-Block (2 Guns Up)” vs. Juelz Santana – “Santana’s Town (Dipset)
Winner: The Lox
Sheek Louch featuring J-Hood, Jadakiss & Styles P – “Mighty D-Block (2 Guns Up)”
Round 5: Jadakiss – “Who Shot Ya?” vs. Cam’ron – “Get Em Girls/”Ambitionz Az a Ridah”
Winner: The Lox
Jadakiss – “Who Shot Ya?”
Round 6: Jay-Z featuring The Lox – “Reservoir Dogs”/ Jadakiss – “Blood Pressure” vs. Cam’ron – “357”/”Just Fire”
Winner: Dipset – “Just Fire”
“Blood Pressure” and “357” were tied. But “Just Fire” over “Reservoir Dogs” for these purposes.
Round 7: Ma$e featuring The Lox – “24 Hours To Live” vs. Jim Jones – “G’s Up”/”Harlem”/”Byrd Gang Money”
Winner: The Lox
Ma$e featuring The Lox – “24 Hours To Live”
Round 8: The Lox – “Chest To Chest (Funk Flex Freestyle)” vs. Cam’ron featuring Master P – “Bout It, Bout It”
Winner: The Lox
“Chest To Chest (Funk Flex Freestyle)”
Round 9: The Lox – “Dope Money” vs. Cam’ron featuring Jay-Z – “Welcome To New York City”
Winner: Dipset
Cam’ron – “Welcome To New York City”
Round 10: Ja Rule featuring Fat Joe & Jadakiss – “”New York, New York”/ Akon featuring Styles – “Locked Up” vs. Jim Jones – “Certified Gangstas”
Winner: The Lox
Ja Rule featuring Fat Joe & Jadakiss – “”New York, New York”
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