The much awaited VERZUZ battle between Raekwon and Ghostface Killah took place on Saturday night which marked the first after the newly signed venture between the series and Triller Network.
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz announced a deal with Triller Network earlier this month where the company acquired the popular livestream music platform. The Grammy Award-winning, multi platinum producers and entrepreneurs will also join the Triller VERZUZ management team to help oversee music and other company strategies.
I'm really loving this energy
LEGENDS @Raekwon x @GhostfaceKillah #Verzuz pic.twitter.com/uDcnNeQw2P — MB (@MiabelleNYC) March 21, 2021
The two legendary rappers went through some of their catalogues together from the Wu-Tang Clan Discography as well as their solo hits from last more than two decades. RZA appeared to say hello in between as did Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s son Young Dirty Bastard. Cappadonna appeared to perform his guest verse on Raekwon’s ‘Ice Cream’ while Masta Killa came up for ‘Glaciers of Ice’.
It was definitely a moment when they performed the ultimate Wu-Tang classic ‘C.R.E.A.M.’. In case you missed the live stream, you can watch the full battle below. TIDAL has curated a playlist of all the songs played — peep it here.
Rounds:
Round 1:
Ghostface Killah: “Special Delivery” (Diddy)
Raekwon: “Skew It on the Bar-B” (OutKast)
Round 2:
Ghostface Killah: “Ghost Deini”
Raekwon: “10 Bricks”
Round 3:
Ghostface Killah: “4th Chamber” (GZA)
Raekwon: “House of Flying Daggers”
Round 4:
Ghostface Killah: “Mighty Healthy”
Raekwon: “Incarcerated Scarfaces”
Round 5:
Ghostface Killah: “Black Jesus”
Raekwon: “Live from New York”
Round 6:
Ghostface Killah: “The Watch”
Raekwon: “It’s Yourz” (Wu-Tang Clan)
Round 7:
Ghostface Killah: “Impossible” (Wu-Tang Clan)
Raekwon: “100 Rounds”
Round 8:
Ghostface Killah: “Cherchez La Ghost”
Raekwon: “Ice Cream” [ft. Cappadonna]
Round 9:
Ghostface Killah: “New God Flow.1” (Kanye West)
Raekwon: “State of Grace”
Round 10:
Ghostface Killah: “Nutmeg”
Raekwon: “Criminology” [ft. Ghostface Killah]
Round 11:
Rakewon: “C.R.E.A.M.” [ft. Inspectah Deck] (Wu-Tang Clan)
Ghostface Killah: “Holla”
Round 12:
Raekwon: “Rainy Dayz (Remix)”
Ghostface Killah: “Daytona 500”
Round 13:
Raekwon: “Glaciers of Ice” [ft. Masta Killa]
Ghostface Killah: “Run”
Round 14:
Raekwon: “John Blaze” (Fat Joe)
Ghostface Killah: “It’s Over”
Round 15:
Raekwon: “Yae Yo”
Ghostface Killah: “One”
Round 16:
Raekwon: “Rich and Black”
Ghostface Killah: “Back Like That”
Round 17:
Raekwon: “Verbal Intercourse”
Ghostface Killah: “Never Be the Same Again”
Round 18:
Raekwon: “Cash Still Rules/Scary Hours (Still Don’t Nothing Move but the Money)” (Wu-Tang Clan)
Ghostface Killah: “Summertime” (Beyoncé)
Round 19:
Raekwon and Ghostface Killah: “Freek’n You (Mr. Dalvin’s Freek Mix)” (Jodeci)
Round 20:
Raekwon: “The Game of Rock”
Ghostface Killah and Raekwon: “Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission” (Wu-Tang Clan)
Round 20:
Ghostface Killah: “All That I Got Is You”
Raekwon: “Heaven & Hell”
VERZUZ has also announced a couple of exciting upcoming events including The Isley Brothers vs Earth, Wind & Fire on April 4th, and Redman vs Method Man “How High” 4/20 Special.