For her part, Eve harkened back to her days as a certified rhyme animal, revisiting multiple collaborations with her Ruff Ryders brethren and delving into signature numbers like “What Y’all Want,” “Gotta Man,” and “Love Is Blind,” displaying the style and grace that powered her crossover turn at the height of her career. With background dancers on deck, Trina leaned fully into her reputation for lyrical raunch during the proceedings, pulling out classics like “B R Right,” “Pull Over,” “One Minute Man,” as well as lady-friendly anthems “Single Again” and “Here We Go,” to balance out the mix. We always showed love, we always supported each other, we always held each other down.” As the ladies breezed through each round without a break or intermission, the “Diamond Princess” and “Pitbull in a Skirt” both showed up and showed out in what proved to be one of the more empowering Verzuz to date.Įve Reveals Why Doctors Stated She Would Never Get Pregnant “We’ve been knowing each other for over 20 years. “I wouldn’t have wanted to do this with nobody else than my sister, Eve,” Trina said. Trina, who was also rumored to have initially been angling for a Verzuz matchup with Lil Kim, set the record straight, insisting that being paired with Eve was most appropriate given their similar career trajectories and the love and goodwill shared between the two. From there, each artist took turns performing key songs from their catalogs while sharing pleasantries, both complimenting each other’s accomplishments and impact as women within the hip-hop industry. Shortly after, Trina set the tone and fired off with her first track with Eve responding in turn with a heat missile of her own. Throwing down the gauntlet, Trina launched into her 2000 debut, “Da Baddest Bi**h,” the Trick Daddy-assisted lead single from her debut album, as her first selection of the night, with Eve digging into the archives and pulling out “Tambourine,” a Swizz Beatz production that set dancefloors ablaze in 2007. Viewers were encouraged to donate to the Tupac Shakur Foundation in order to continue Pac’s family’s mission of uplifting mental wellness, social justice, creative arts, and prison reform. Prior to the ladies’ introductions, Verzuz cued a Tupac Shakur tribute video in honor of the late hip-hop icon’s 50th birthday. In the most recent Verzuz, Timbaland and Swizz had a rematch over Memorial Day weekend.For the first 15 minutes of the first female rap artists pairing, DJ Nasty held down the 1s and 2s live from Trina’s location. Since then, there have been such memorable matchups as Jill Scott vs.
The Verzuz series started off as a battle between its creators - producers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz - during the height of the pandemic in March 2020. It will mark the first Verzuz between two female rappers, after previous battles between male emcees such as Snoop Dogg and DMX, Fabolous and Jadakiss, 2 Chainz and Rick Ross, Brandy and Monica, Redman and Method Man, and more.Īlso announced was a June 26 Verzuz between rappers Bow Wow and Soulja Boy. Trina bout is finally happening after months of online clamoring from fans requesting this specific matchup for the increasingly trending viral music series.
You can expect Eve - now free from “The Talk” after four seasons - to throw down hits such as “Who’s That Girl?,” “Gangsta Lovin’” and “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” against Trina’s “Da Baddest Bitch,” “B R Right” and “Here We Go.” In a showdown of late ’90s/early aughts rap divas, Eve will face off against Trina in the next installment of the popular hip-hop and R&B series on June 16.
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