As the Verzuz platform heats up on Instagram Live, Swizz Beatz is brainstorming with his peers to come up with the next potential battle.
During a recent Live conversation with Joe Budden for Beatz’s Zone Radio, the veteran producer threw around the idea of pitting Rakim against Big Daddy Kane in a “verses only” battle. Unsurprisingly, the topic of the Hip Hop architects evolved out of that discussion.
“I want to raise a million dollars for each icon that started Hip Hop,” he says around the 10-minute mark. “Kool Herc on down. The fact we’re not paying taxes on who started Hip Hop shows we don’t fucking really love Hip Hop. The fact that we don’t pay taxes as artists to those icons that paved the way, took the lower cut for the music that allow us to feed our family… Fuck the government.
“We need to be paying taxes to the creatives of Hip Hop that gave us freedom of speech to move forward. I’m going to go so hard with that — Melle Mel, Grandmaster Flash and Sugar Hill Gang, minimum a million a piece.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfZSiyfmFQU&feature=youtu.be
Budden was onboard and agreed wholeheartedly, saying, “Every new deal that gets signed, 1 percent or a half percent should go to rapper reparations. The way they made the 360-deal standard, we can make that standard.”
Swizz adds, “I’m going to go so hard on that and I’m going to need your help.”
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From there, they play around with the idea of pairing Snoop Dogg with Busta Rhymes. The D-O-Double-G recently made his case for battling JAY-Z. While speaking to Fat Joe, Snoop explained why he believes he’s the best candidate.
“Nas was on the rise with [Jay], so it was never like who is the one-one,” he said. “And then Biggie passed away and then Nas had it for a minute And then JAY-Z took it and ran with it for a numerous amount of years. And then 50 Cent came and ran with it for a numerous amount of years.
“This is me looking in from the outside, looking at New York rap. So to me, it would be either Snoop versus JAY-Z because he has been the king of New York around the time I was the king of the west.”
The last Verzuz Instagram Live battle went down on May 9 between Erykah Badu and Jill Scott, the first Verzuz event featuring two women. On Saturday (May 16), Nelly and Ludacris are stepping into the ring, promising to play their biggest hits from their vast catalogues.
FOH ! They didn’t start shit. Hip hop started with artists such as James Brown, Gil Scott-Heron and The Last Poets. If Swizz wants to raise $1M and give it to the veterans, he should give to the families of these artists. Not to Kool Herc, Sugar Hill Gang, Melle Mel etc.
Ur dumb as fuck hiphop was created by jamacians..they heavily influenced hiphop that african americans steal credit for
Ahahahhahaha shut yo bitch ass up!!
Yes that is true but the Hip Hop we know started in the Bronx!
I am Mobangem Thee Legendary Mc Slice from the Collins Bros who grew up in the uptown Bronx & started Rapping in 76 then brought it to Mount Vernon & Conecticut in late 77-78. I hold the Mount Vernon & Connecticut Official Hip Hop Pioneer Awards plus I along with my group The Collins Bros are 15 time Hip Hop Pioneer Award Winners & I’m also a Independent Artist who still sell music. I definately should be on that list!
And Jamaicans stole that shit from a British white man. The first person to use multiple turntables at once, and to have a performance with turntables playing music for an audience, was Jimmy Savile. Suck on that, bumbaclot! LOL. Facts are indisputable.
Bitch, the only things Jamaicans contributed to the culture was an appeal for big booties, ganja and Bob Marley. Toodaloo mothafucka !
Do ya research. Kool Herc is Jamaican. Hip Hop started with him, then everything took off from there.
Yeah u better be asking u and ur rich friends for donations. Dont even think about bringing up a public fundraiser.. yall got the funds u do it.
This motherfucker sits on the board of directors for that Monster brand (the electronics) and is also a VP of merchandising AND marketing at Reebok. He better not ask the public.
They ?s
Swizz are you high you guy’s rappers im talking about got the dough right collections should come from your peers leave us poor people out of it get off yo ass and collect that money from your rich rapper friends
Make the poor fans donate, transfer more money from the poor to the rich. Meanwhile labels keep making money from their music…genius!
Every new deal that gets signed, 1 percent or a half percent should go to rapper reparations. The way they made the 360-deal standard, we can make that standard.”
Didn’t say anything about fans
That’s what Joey said, not Swizz. Joe has been pushing this for a while, he calls it a social security for rappers.
The level of stupidity from New Hip Hop is sad ? someone has to school young people on the origins of Hip Hop.
Rapper reperations? That’s fucking retarded
whats retarded is how you can be against something that you cant even spell
Snoop you ain’t crap! Cannot even rap… and 50 Cent had it! When??? Furthermore, no one from the West was No King of rap!!!! Silly rabbit!!!
2pac had it at one point, so did Dre, The game came out and for a hot second dominated everyone, and the most current was Kendrick sitting on the throne. You can hate as much as you want, but all of them were west coast rappers that dominated during their runs.
Cube
Cube for sure. Ice Cube ran the west coast he made Dre. Dre would still be with L.A. Dream Team lol. You gotta know hip hop
You mean World Class Wreckin Cru. Eazy E made Dr Dre.
Respect to Swiss, the pioneers, and supporters of quality Hiphop.
Let the people who have made millions off their groundwork do the donating.
He wants to “raise” meaning not him paying. Versus pay per view Trojan horse ?
How about giving props to R&B and Jazz also
Do that yourself
If I had Mills I would of been and done that! I am HiPHop! I love my creators of HipHop! These so called Hiphop Artist with money anit worth shiiiit!
Sounds like a good idea ?
For the record, Afrika Bambaataa shouldn’t receive a cent of that money. His money should go to homeless charities, or, the victims of his crimes. Before anyone say it’s alleged, let me be clear: he did everything that’s been said about him. I know two of the five accusers personally. I’m certain there’s more.
Yea he could be guilty of all that but don’t let that cloud your judgement over the contribution he had towards Hip-Hop movement and foundation..
I completely agree, the ones who destroyed hip hop shouldnt be richer than the ones who birthed it
Yeah, Swizz. You should also shoot for another 1 percent to the families of the founding fathers of this country, because without them there wouldn’t have been America and people wouldn’t have been oppressed in the same way they were in order to have the creative outlet that made hip hop.
You’re looking for a cause to hip hop, but who’s going to decide that? Record execs? Rappers? Should Messi pay 1 percent of his salary the family of the creators of soccer?
This is a half ass idea. Just make bangers, Swizz!!!
shut your dumb ass up
That was sarcasm
Just shut up, don’t try to fix it. Hold the L. It wasn’t witty.
No L’s over here. I say what I want, buddy, regardless of how it’s received.
You are in a wrong forum my friendly, sadly these imbeciles didn’t get it. I find it hilarious, I laughed at your comment.
Fuck you and the founding fathers, why would he give money to his oppressors, dumbfuck
I was being sarcastic
Dats dat powda
Even though I understand the sentiment, it’s a weak idea. If it happens. Definately not Grandmaster Flash. He has been ripping off the surviving members of the Furious Five for years. Claiming credit on tracks he had no involvement in and stopping them from using the name The Furious Five.
I would love to see Mya vs Ashanti.
Why
Damm alicia keys gonna go broke soon!
As a pioneer of Hip hop tv and as a friend to many of the pioneers this is a task that should be done expeditiously. Herc, Dj Hollywood, Cold Crush, Crash Crew, Rodney C, all of these pioneers who are the prognosticators of the culture. Also a health fund should be created with a union…I’d like to see this in my lifetime. Get my book Hip hop before the bling..My family funded Enjoy Records
Does Afrika Bammbatta get a cut as well????
Yeah. To be divided among the men he molested as children.
A better idea would be a hiphop union which has never been implemented
Wow!!!!! Cat told Swizz to shut up and DJ!
The Realest move ever much Blessings
Yo i get what a mf sayn and it can be done but true fact is if you thinkn about gettn money from rappers for the shit then ?♂️ Cause these mfs ain’t bout to give no Money to some mf they don’t know about..y’all go have to sell Rappers some shit so they can figure out who y’all bout first,then who’s to say they’ll buy it lol,besides it’s only a hand full of them ppl that he talkn about..yo who ever smelt it dealt it ?,so swizzle gonehead and dig in them pockets do pull out bout 5 milly and all is done right ?…
Make sure the family of Disco King Mario Gets a piece of the pie