It took over a year to negotiate, but Bone Thugs-n-Harmony will finally step into the Verzuz arena to battle Memphis Hip Hop legends Three 6 Mafia next month.
The official Verzuz Instagram account unveiled the news on Friday night (November 12) with the caption, “IT’S THAT TIME. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (@btnhlive) vs Three 6 Mafia (@three6mafia) LIVE from Los Angeles!! Thursday, DECEMBER 2ND. Y’all ready!? #VERZUZ MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!”
Judging by the additional comments, there’s something special in store for Hip Hop fans. The post also promised “ALL members” of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony will be on deck: Bizzy Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone and Wish Bone.
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia were initially supposed to do an event independently from Verzuz in April 2020. But Verzuz co-founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland intervened, and the battle was canceled in the eleventh hour.
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According to DJ Paul, Swizz Beatz contacted Krayzie Bone less than an hour before their Instagram Live battle was scheduled to begin and persuaded him to postpone the event. A year later, DJ Paul shared a screenshot of a Zoom conversation between himself, Krayzie Bone, Verzuz co-founder Swizz Beatz and Grady Spivey, VP of Entertainment Strategy at Triller to Instagram, hinting negotiations were back on.
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Speaking to HipHopDXin August, Krayzie Bone was optimistic about the possibilities, saying, “It’s not confirmed yet, but we had conversations yesterday about it. It’s indeed a very strong possibility. We’ll probably try to make it happen realistically after the TLC tour [September/October].”
Sure enough, all parties ultimately came to an agreement and the battle will officially take place in Los Angeles on December 2. Check out the flyer above.
