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The COVD-19 shutdown sparked one of the most inventive uses of social media in some time, and now the producers are capitalizing on their big moment.

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The new Verzuz Battle has been announced and fans are already declaring a wipeout. On Tuesday (Jul 14), Swizz Beatz and Timbaland announced that West Coast Icon Snoop Dogg would be facing off against Ruff Ryder Legend DMX in a "battle of the dogs" for the next matchup.

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While the country is at civil unrest due to the current social climate, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are back with their next #Verzuz Battle series, this time it’s a battle of the keys. On Saturday (June 13), the series collaborators announced that Alicia Keys and John Legend were the next matchup for a special Juneteenth edition of the highly anticipated battle series. "Let's celebrate Juneteenth with a special edition #Verzuz! @AliciaKeys vs @JohnLegend on the [piano keys]."

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The Gospel version of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s #Verzuz series kicked off and proved to be just what everyone needed after painful week across the nation. On Sunday (May 31), the highly anticipated Gospel showdown between Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond on Instagram Live was a much-needed celebration of Black love and healing through the power of music. Although the music was spiritually influenced, both Kirk Franklin and Fred Hammond appeared on Instagram Live wearing coordinating "I Can't Breathe" and "I Can't Breathe Again" statement shirts -- went live with their uplifting music.

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The highly anticipated ladies' night edition of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland's #Verzuz Battle between 112 and Jagged Edge kicked off as promised, but after bad audio spoiled the party it seemed more like deja vu than a dream come true. On Monday (May 25), 112 and Jagged Edge faced off on Instagram Live with many fans hoping the showdown would finally put to rest the great debate of who had the better catalog between the two 90s crooning groups, but instead the battle itself drew criticism after static and bad audio ruined the overall mood for the event.

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The #Verzuz battle series keeps getting better and better. Earlier this week after a legendary showdown between Ludacris and Nelly, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland announced that they were easing the stress from quarantine by taking the showdown to the islands with a monstrous battle between Dancehall icons Bounty Killer and Beenie Man--but the duo stepped it up even bigger with a battle for the ladies between 112 and Jagged Edge, making this the biggest weekend for the online series.

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With the overwhelming response to the epic #Verzuz Battles, it’s no surprise that legendary MCs are lining up for their shot to go head to head, but according to N.O.R.E., both DMX and Eminem have confirmed that they got next.

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Should Justin Timberland be invited to the VERZUZ cookout?

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Swizz Beatz and Timbaland epic #Verzuz Battle series have continued to take artist appreciation to new levels.

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Since Timbaland and Swizz Beatz started the #VERZUZ battles, everyone has been throwing names out there for potential online matchups. Ray J took it upon himself to suggest he be the artist step on the #VERZUZ stage and got clowned for it.

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How do you follow up a night where over 500,000 viewers packed an IG Live battle where we saw Babyface and Teddy Riley remind us that they got hits for days? Easy throw on the  #VERZUZ signal and call out Diddy and Dr. Dre to be the next contestants to step up to the plate. 

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The third time turned out to be the charm thankfully with more than 3 million people tuning in to see Babyface and Teddy Riley battle it out musically. Like Saturday's failed event, it also produced some hilarious Twitter commentary as well.