While fans were clamoring for an Instagram Live battle between Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland were apparently plotting another matchup.
On Friday (May 1), Swizz announced a Verzuz battle between Ms. Jill Scott and Ms. Badu is scheduled for Saturday (May 9) at 7 p.m. EST. This will be the first battle in the series between two female artists.
“It’s time for the Queens to represent,” he wrote in the caption. “@erykahbadu vs @missjillscott the paper work is in @timbaland. shout out @femmeitforward let’s Go may 9th the day before Mother’s Day Zone.”
Like most artists, Badu has been using the social media platform to her advantage during quarantine, hosting what she dubbed The Quarantine Concert Series. On April 5, she held a live performance event called “APOCALYPSE 2 : LIVE FROM BADUBOTRON” and has been active keeping her fans engaged ever since.
Although Badu certainly has the talent and longevity to face off against Ms. Hill, she believes otherwise. When a fan suggested the battle between the neo-soul goddess and ex-Fugee, her answer was clear.
“I’ll be pulverized,” she said.
Badu’s catalog spans over two decades and includes five studio albums as well as the 2015 mixtape But You Cain’t Use My Phone. The multiplatinum-selling artist has also won four Grammy awards in addition to several other accolades.
Erykah Badu Thinks Lauryn Hill Would 'Pulverize' Her In An Instagram Live Battle
On the other hand, Scott has also dropped five studio albums, including 2015’s Woman. She’s won three Grammy Awards and three Soul Train Awards. As an actress, she’s starred in movies such as Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too?
Previous battles have drawn in crowds of over half a million people, so this battle will likely have a large viewership to witness these two legendary artists drop their 20-pack of hits.
Nobody proofreads anymore I guess lol, caint not a real word so it’s not something you want to post in your headline.
And it literally says that in the article. Guess you can’t read period.
No yet again.. you are retarded. Cain’t is not an actual word. Look Up The Actually Lyrics….”But you can’t use my phone”. These are Erykah Badu’s own words
You’re wrong. The she says can’t in the song. My girl has that song as her ringtone for her baby daddy so I’m pretty sure from it’s can’t. I’ve heard that shit way too many times to forget it.
Fuck your period. Trump2020 #MAGA2020
Badu is more talented in a vacuum, but Jill’s catalog is more impressive to me.
Yuck disgusting
The black one is definitely gonna win.
And the winner is…..The mute button
I’m saying something truthful and my comment keeps getting deleted, but yall have pure foolishness and it stays???
I ask the same questions. I’ve even emailed Cheri media and asked them to tell me what the community policy is on commenting
Be as offensive,silly, and disrespectful as possible and it’ll stay up bitches
just because it’s Blackity Black doesn’t mean it’s truth. Sa-Neters alright but it’s not real
Man, I need Jill Scott in my life.
One is into that Salem witch woodscraft and the other lose some weight and got into sex magic….this will appeal to a high number of witches, super wokes and lowkey freaky older women
Keep it fun and interesting, and both artists will win
before she lost weight Jill used to take long walks around the park then she dropped some pounds and started Poppin that ass and simulating toppy on stage Erykah a freak too doing Chuckie chants while she get dug out by a goat lyricist nigga struggles to make another album..this is the perfect matchup
To be honest they could have found two other queens of r&b. Like Mary J. and Alicia Keys, they have more hits and longevity. Swizz put your own wife up and make her battle lol! I like Jill a lot more than Erykah, I never saw Erykah’s appeal but she did help push more Neo Soul.