I’ll be honest. This match-up doesn’t excite me. Rick Ross already had a Verzuz. If we were going to bring him out again, it needed to be against a legend. I like French Montana. I own his debut album on CD and I even interviewed him back when he was winning off mixtapes. But his discography is riddled with featured guests on his biggest records, including Rick Ross who is on 2 of his top 3 biggest hits. So it just feels like an unfair match-up. But I have been wrong before.
Like we have done previously with these Verzuz battles, prepare for a round by round break down of the Rick Ross vs French Montana Verzuz.
Round By Round Break Down of the Rick Ross vs. 2 Chainz Verzuz Battle
Round 1: French Montana – “Shot Caller” vs. Rick Ross – “I’m Not A Star”
Winner: French Montana
Round 2: A$AP Ferg featuring French Montana – “Work Remix” vs Rick Ross featuring Jay-Z – “Devil Is A Lie”
Winner: Rick Ross – “Devil Is A Lie”
Round 3: French Montana & Max B – “I Went Deaf” vs Meek Mill featuring Rick Ross – “I’ma Boss”
It’s a hits battle. Can’t do a new track this early…
Winner: Rick Ross
Round 4: Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana – “All The Way Up” vs “Ashton Martin Music”
Ross said he wanted to do one of his biggest hits… without the lyrics from the rapper that made it one of the biggest hits. This is corny.
But French did a song he doesn’t have a verse on.
Winner: Rick Ross
Round 5: Chris Brown featuring French Montana – “Loyal Remix” vs Rick Ross featuring Wale & Drake – “Diced Pineapples”
Ross with another Drake, without his vocals.
But French didn’t get the memo about hits.
Winner: Rick Ross featuring Wale & Drake – “Diced Pineapples”
Round 6: BossMan Dlow ft. French Montana – “Mo Chicken” vs Diddy – Dirty Money ft. Rick Ross – Angels (Remix) | Jay Z (ft. Rick Ross) ~ “FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt”
I mean… it’s a Jay-Z joint.
Winner: Rick Ross
Round 7: French Montana featuring Drake – “No Stylist” vs Rick Ross – “Hustlin”
Smash hit that started it all for Rick Ross.
Winner: Rick Ross
Round 8: French Montana – “Ain’t Worried About Nothing” vs Rick Ross featuring John Legend – “Rich Forever” & “Magnificent”
This a hard one. The 2 Ross songs made sense together. But this one of French biggest records.
Winner: French Montana
Round 9: French Montana – Chinx Drugz Ft. French Montana – “I’m A Coke Boy” | Fabolous featuring French Montana – “Ball Drop” vs Lil Wayne featuring Rick Ross – “John”
This the unofficial “I’m A Star” Remix…
Winner: Rick Ross
Round 10: French Montana featuring Kodak Black – “Lockjaw” vs Rick Ross featuring CeeLo – “Tears of Joy” vs French Montana
And I love that Ross record.
Winner: French Montana
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 |
The Lox vs. The Diplomats | Ja Rule vs Fat Joe | KRS-One vs. Big Daddy Kane |
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony vs. Three-6-Mafia | Chaka Khan vs. Stephanie Mills Verzuz
Musiq Soulchild vs Anthony Hamilton | Mary Mary vs BeBe & CeCe Winans |
| UGK vs 8Ball & MJG Verzuz | Ray J & Bobby V vs Sammie & Pleasure P Verzuz |
Round by Round of the Omarion vs Mario Verzuz Battle
Round 11: Bobby Shmurda & Rowdy Rebel featuring French Montana – “Hot N***a Remix” vs Rick Ross – “MC Hammer”
I’ve always felt like this was just a “BMF” Remix. So gonna go with French.
Winner: French Montana
Round 12: French Montana – “Don’t Panic” vs Rick Ross featuring Avery Storm – “Here I Am”
Winner: Rick Ross
Round 13: French Montana featuring Nicki Minaj – “Freaks” vs Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – “9 Piece”
Winner: French Montana
Round 14: French Montana – “Sanctuary” vs Rick Ross – “BMF”
French didn’t have a song that was going to beat this anyway.
Winner: Rick Ross
Round 15: French Montana – “Unforgettable” vs Kanye West’ featuring “Devil in a New Dress”
Winner: French Montana
Round 16: French Montana featuring Rick Ross & Wiz Khalifa – Choppa Choppa Down (Rick Ross Remix) | French Montana featuring Drake & Rick Ross – “Pop That” vs Rick Ross featuring French Montana (and who else… Drake) – “Stay Schemin”
Winner: Rick Ross
They ended things with their most recent single… “Minks in Miami”
Ross with the win. 10 to 6.
