The Verzuz Instagram Live battles are getting increasingly more popular. N.O.R.E. Claims Eminem Will Take On DMX In Next ‘Verzuz’ Battle On Saturday (May 16), Ludacris and Nelly went head-to-head with an arsenal of hits and now, it looks like the stage is being set for the next one.
According to an Instagram post from N.O.R.E., Verzuz co-founder Swizz Beatz says he spoke to Eminem who is down to battle DMX. Beatz apparently called X to let him know.
“This moment is so Legend !!!” Norega captioned a post of himself playing Jenga with X. “3 minutes before this @therealswizzz CALLS X and says Eminem is down for that smoke and X SAY HE CAN GET BUT I STILL WANT JAY HAHA SO CLASSIC BEHIND THE SCENES SHIT SORRY IF I WASNT POST TO SAY NOTHING but I had to DMX VS SLIM SHADY??? What y’all think??? I’m riding wit the DOG!!!”
Although nothing official has been announced by Swizz or fellow Verzuz co-founder Timbaland, a Shady versus X battle would likely reel in a record number of viewers. Previous battles have done incredible numbers.
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The Erykah Badu versus Jill Scott battle earlier this month, which marked the first Verzuz event between two women, drew in roughly 700,000 simultaneous viewers. Meanwhile, the RZA versus DJ Premier battle attracted over 90,000 viewers within two minutes of going live.
And although Babyface and Teddy Riley’s first Verzuz battle was marred by technical difficulties, their second attempt proved to be a success. In addition to Em versus X, other potential battles being thrown around are Snoop Dogg or X versus JAY-Z and a piano battle between John Legend and Alicia Keys.
This can’t be true. DMX was huge at one point, but fell off after about 6 years. Em has managed to stay not only culturally relevant for over 20, but transcended from hip hop to a pop cultural icon. This would be a mismatch of epic proportions.
Although I would agree with you 1000%, the versus platform is not the scene for Em. For many people, they didn’t listen to EM and still thinks all he raps about is his Mom. DMX will win because he a “Fan Favorite”. Is more about nostalgia than anything.
The most sensible comment on here by far. Em my favorite “rapper” of all time. Pac my favorite artist. That said, I don’t think this platform sure Em in the least. His songs don’t have the energy of X and in that forum it’ll look like Em is taking an L even though, if you listen to actual bars it’s not close. These battles are about banging beats and hard as hooks IMO. X has anthems and street beats, Em has songs and commercially dope Dre beats. Bad matchup and Em won’t get the credit he deserves in a battle like that.
LETS BE REAL. Those are the same ignorant fans that will drag down hiphop at our expense and the artists. They dont give a fuck about anything nor do they take the time to try. EM rapped about his mom on a few track max. Get over it.Hell Breaks Loose? Underground? Patiently Waiting? Solider? I could go on and on…. if you want.
try like 16 years ago lol…..
It’s about real hits. And not those corny hooks em has on his songs.
Em is technically relevant but DMX is still on the Mount Rushmore of rap.
It’s one of these kinds of comments…which is why Em shouldn’t do a Versus because of dumb opinions like this. as much as we all love X, no one says DMX is a Top 5 MC because he did not do enough, but when Eminem comes up, Em is corny and DMX is Top 2 all of a sudden….smh.
“Real hits”… Define what a real hit is exactly if it’s not critical or commercial acclaim? And you want to talk about corniness, I don’t think anything tops praying on every album and being a crackhead constantly rapping about Jesus. DMX left the game over a decade ago and hasn’t been back since. Whilst Eminem is hit or miss with hooks and beat selections, he’s sold consistently, raps his arse off and still manages to demand hip hop’s attention with every release, despite a few missteps. When was the last time DMX put out anything worth listening to? Both are childhood favourites of mine and DMX left his mark with three classic albums. But DMX isn’t relevent to the current discussion of hip hop. Acknowledge reality, you’ll feel better.
DMX is on the Mt.Rushmore of Drug Addict Crack junkies that gave it all up for drugs. Fuck outta here. I can name 10-20 songs I bet 995% of yall dont even know about from EMs catalog that will still BANG…..
BUT lets just look at how well EM did vs other legends? JAY Z? EM bodied him on his own track. 50 cent? Patiently Waiting track? Em MADE that track imo…
EM got more more rock hits TOO….. Sadly the only rock hits DMX has only stay in his lungs for a few seconds then POOF they gone.
GO TO ALLTMATHERS Youtube channel. There, yall will find a bunch of EM songs you never knew and most of them are still better than DMX hits.. lol
What will DMX do after he played his 3 OK tracks?
What will DMX do after he played his first 3 albums, which were all classic and sold many many units. There, i fixed your shitty comment
Since Em has nothing noteworthy to throw on a playlist from the last 10 years, this will be a tight fight. Either rapper could win, they could have a 3 hour battle easy. I give the slight nod to DMX. We don’t want songs about my mom and spiritual miracle swimming pools over here.
This comment is so stupid and played out. And even if that shit were true which it isn’t Marshall has 3 undeniable classics front to back, plus the 8 mile soundtrack songs. the second people hear that Lose Yourself guitar the battle is over
I don’t know how you even call yourself an old head with that kind of comment. I grew up on DMX and Em. This will be an interesting battle all the way around.
You are funny man. I dont know how the 3rd most streamed artist of the past 10 years hasn’t been on a playlist during the last 10 years.
If you gonna get murdered, might as well ask for Jay one last time and try avoid the rap death sentence with EM.
X Gon’ Give It To Ya VS. Lose Yourself
Who wins…….?
Depends who you ask. When it comes to Eminem, it’s almost always a race thing. I’m sure that it could be any black rapper and black people will always go for that rapper. It could be a great like Jay or Nas, or even a lame like Soulja boy or lol flip and they’ll say they won over Eminem.
That’s how I feel about the white people. No matter who Eminem goes against, all of the white people will say Em won because he’s white.
Same with black people…the majority hate him because he is white….
Well I’m black and I have a million Em verses memorized in my head. Been listening to him since the beginning. Got plenty of black friends who fuck with him too. I’m Not a fan of the albums after Relapse though. But I’m speaking the truth. Sorry you guys got offended. Lol. I can tell you guys are the majority. Peace
I myself know a ton of black folks that love em, but the majority only see color and therefore think he’s appropriating culture. It’s just the sad truth. But your right, most white wolf’s would side with Em just based of h being white.
That’s a very Lord Jamar comment. So basically Em loses no matter what…got it. We’re just going to go by White vs Black? Damn.
When did I say Em will lose? Please point it out for me. I said it’s impossible for Em to lose for the majority of white fans. If Em picks the right songs he will to me. I’m just focusing on good music. And I dont wanna hear hits from the artist. Fuck hits. They should just play the raw shit. Fuck the radio songs.
Funny. I just had this conversation earlier today. Sadly I agree. I don’t think Em will ever get his flowers. How are you touted as one of the greatest, but at the same time one of the most hated? In a way Em is like a mainstream Tech N9ne. Where Tech would “lose” is based more on his image, and him wanting to do things most artists would never do. Ether way if this Verzuz happens I’m looking forward to seeing Em and DMX interacting and telling stories.
Well, I can’t say all white people, but the majority…
I never liked Eminem music because he used ro rap about killing and raping his mom. Thats some white people shit bruh. Haha I dont know i never cared for his music or bought any of his albums.
Horror core rap isn’t white people shit. You ever heard of an old time rapper called Biggie Smalls? Or how about Big Pun? Big L maybe? Dmx? All rapped about raping kids or parents.
Oh shit!!! Thats real hip hop right there!!!! But im sure “Hood niggas will say eminem is corny just Cause he’s white
People act likw DMX aint got bangers
We Right Here, Party Up, Who We Be, Ruff Ryders Anthem, X Gon Give It to Ya, What’s My Name, What There Bitches Want, Where the Hood At and Its All Good
LL cool J vs Ice Cube
We need this
Keith sweat verse Bobby Brown
allmathers youtube channel. Hear a bunch of eminem tracks you never heard then tell me ontop of all his mainstream hits that he aint the winner. Yall trippen I can name about 30-40 dope Em tracks… I got maybe 10 for the other challenger.
Just some songs
All you guys tripping both X and Em are legends with endless hits. Em has the mainstream while X has the hood but both have put out timeless hits. We all know in a real battle Em would crush X but putting out raw shit X would eat Em all day. X fell off years ago from drugs and being an idiot while Em has stayed relevant but not like how he was in the early 2000’s. This is good for Hip Hop can’t wait.
People forget dmx first 5 albums all sold platinum and all debuted number one on billboard. He did hella numbers especially with his first 3 releases
All the above sounds great,l but keep it a 100 JZ Should Battle Has
What Jigga fans shaking like Jello, Make You look….
JZ Should battle Naz
It already happened, Nas won fool…next!
Nas didn’t win shit…Ether was decent, but it wasn’t better than Takeover or Superugly.
You fanbois need to learn how to be objective, there is no way in hell jay won that and i prefer jay over nas. Ether was better, there was no coming back from ether
An Eminem/DMX collabo back in 99, 2000 would’ve been super dope. Two legends in the game, respect.
They do have a collab song with obie trice. I believe it was a diss track to Ja Rule called go to sleep. Thats the only eminem song i can bump lmao
they did collaborate, Go to sleep is the name of the song
This would be incredible for hip hop…. regardless of who is favored by any given fan , this will definitely bring then versus battles up a few notches .
I just wanna see Drake vs Drake . It would make me so wet.
To be blunt, it’s a letdown for Eminem. Dmx just hasn’t got that much material to battle Em. This should take 30 mins tops. Dmx has got like 1 hot album vs Em who has got like 1 or 2 albums that are considered below average but still listenable.
Wtf are you smoking? Dmx released 2 albums in 98 that both sold shit loads – its dark and hell is hot sold about 5 million and flesh of my flesh got 4 times platinum. His 3rd album in 99 went 6 times platinum and the list goes on. His first five albums all debuted number one on billboard. His catalog is straight fire up until 2003. Aaaaand right about now i realized your comment is 100% troll and i fell for the bait, i’ll still post my comment though
I aint smoking shit boy. IDAHIH was the hot album im talking about as me and a lot of people have listened to it in its entirety. I had NOT listened any other dmx album from track 1 to last even though he’s a legendary rapper, only hit singles. The other 2 albums you were talking about reeled in the money through those singles. I’m not even white but I’ve listened every Eminem album from start to finish. Even snitchnine debuted on billboard that doesn’t mean shit.
DMX got bangers We Right Here, Party Up, Who We Be, Ruff Ryders Anthem, X Gon Give It to Ya, What’s My Name, What There Bitches Want, Where the Hood At and Its All Good
Show sum repsct
Can this not be a collection of their songs, but an actual battle? Drop a beat and let them go at each other.
Something tells me old school dudes like X and Em would prefer it the way you just suggested .
I wonder if the X man can keep his lips off that god damn glass d!ck for the entirety of the battle? let’s hope he at least he keep that shit off-screen .. not going to be a good look for the dude if the millions watching the live stream will catch him suckin it lol
Lol definitely not a good look for old dry lips DMX haha. Let’s see if he can resist the glass dick he craves so much haha.
Which hat will Em wear to the battle? Or will he pull out the toupee?
Yo 4 real is Em rockin a rug?
Who the fuck cares?
NORE’s resurfaced after his disastrous Lamar Odom interview
How are you posting in the 18th that reportedly something will happen on the 16th?trash jurnalism or big technical problem
I mainly want to see elton john vs guy sebastian in a rap battle. That would be epic
Let’s hear them spit instead
Ghostface up in one of these versus battles
Honestly would be suprised if Eminem won a round. I don’t know who is advising Em but this battle is a huge mistake and will only expose his legacy in the rap world. What is Eminem supposed to play when Dmx drops What’s My Name, Stop Being Greedy, Ruff Ryders Anthem, How Its Goin Down, What these Bitches Want, Slippin, Who we Be etc…. The judges will be from the culture that mainstream shit aint gonna work
What’s my name – Bitch Please 2
Stop being greedy – Neva heard it. Guilty conscience should do it.
Ruff Ryder’s anthem – You Don’t Know
How it’s going down – Kim
Whats been going down – Cleaning out my closet
What these bitches want – toy soldiers
Slippin – I am
Who we be – 3am
I ain’t listed less than even half of Em’s hits yet, while dmx hits are near to over. Let’s just hope they spit.
You really think they gonna play kim and 3am?i really doubt this whole thing gonna really happen as far as em is concerned but those 2 tracks arnt playable like that
You never heard Stop Being Greedy yet your speaking on a DMX vs Em battle ??♂️ People like you votes ain’t gonna matter. None of the songs you listed are fucking with the X songs I listed. Em don’t have a song in his catalog better than Ruff Ryders Anthem or Slippin
shut up douche. DMX hasn’t been relevant since 2003. Eminem could play his entire TES album and win.
It should be Eminem vs Lil Wayne. DMX was popular in the early 2000s. EM’s been relevant for 20 years now. What’s DMX going to play when he runs out of his early 2000s hits? EM has Kamikaze and MTBMB.
This is disrespectful to X but maybe it’ll help people realize that Em ain’t got music you can play anywhere outside of your headphones in a dark room or on the back of an empty bus with a hoodie on. X gives you moments you can bump anywhere
go to sleep- almost forgot they have a song together
Eminem vs Drake that’s the matchup we all want to see tf ?