More than 165,000 viewers virtually filed in to watch the action on VerzuzTV’s Instagram Live, while the stars were out in Miami supporting their hip-hop compatriots. DaBaby, Nas, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Busta Rhymes and more were on hand to show love for the battle dedicated to the late DMX, who passed away in April.
“I dedicate this show to my brother DMX, and Timbaland’s sister Aaliyah,” Swizz stated.
After two hours of heating up the nightclub’s center stage, Timbo and Swizz came together to celebrate the platform they built together from the ground up in just a year. Swizz gifted his Verzuz co-founder with a custom airbrushed jacket featuring portraits of his frequent collaborators Aaliyah and Missy Elliott, before riding off to DMX playing in the background.
“I miss my brother, I ain’t gonna lie,” Swizz added. “That s–t almost took me out. Timb was such a gentleman, he was like, ‘We gonna end it on DMX.’”
After 20 rounds in the ring, check out Billboard‘s scorecard to see which production icon we have leaving LIV as the winner.
