Fellow rappers and collaborators Jadakiss and Fabolous are set to face each other in the next "Verzuz" installment, producer Swizz Beatz confirmed Wednesday, June 24.
Swizz took to Instagram to announce the next beat battle match-up. He shared a jersey with "Fab V Jada" emblazoned across it. Swizz Beatz captioned "Back in the Zone this Monday," before tagging both rappers. The upcoming "Verzuz" episode is scheduled on Monday, June 29, at 8 PM ET. It will be streamed live on the VerzuzTV Instagram account, Apple TV, and Apple Music. RELATED: John Legend, Alicia Keys Drop Hits, New Songs in Juneteenth "Verzuz" As of this writing, the post has close to 30k likes. DJ Envy tagged his fellow jockey DJ Clue, saying he "needs to do the after party... nothing but mixtape exclusives," which Swizz approved in response. Another hot comment came from rapper-producer Mike Will Made It. He asked, "WHEN's MINE!!!" Fans flooded his comment with their own suggestions for a future "Verzuz" match-up. Swizz Beatz, however, dropped a reply: "@mikewillmadeit @mustard should be ready now King," pairing Mike up with fellow rapper-producer Mustard. Both rappers have previously collaborated on the 2017 album "Friday on Elm Street." The album title was taken from classic horror films "Friday the 13th" and "Nightmare on Elm Street." The movies featured pop culture icons Jason Vorhees and Freddy Krueger, respectively. In a 2017 interview with HipHopDX, Fab described the inspiration behind the album. "There's a lot of comparisons when you want to compare two things, but that was one of the ones we were looking at with Freddy vs. Jason. When it came to villains, they were always the two that were brought up." It was first announced back in 2016 when Fabolous posted a picture with Jadakiss. He captioned their photo: "Freddy Vs. Jason coming soon." The hit hip-hop album featured their collaborative tracks, which include "Respect It," "B.E.T," and "The Hope." It also featured other artists like Future ("Stand Up"), Teyana Taylor ("Talk About It"), and even Swizz Beatz himself ("Theme Music").
Jadakiss, born Jason Terrance Philips, first earned fame as a part of the rap trio The Lox. He left the Bad Boy label in 2000, pursuing a solo career before joining the Ruff Ryders. He is currently signed under Def Jam and his D-Block Records, which he co-founded with his Lox partners Sheek Louch and Styles P. RELATED: Jadakiss Gives Out Toys At Shelter For Homeless Women And Children In New Jersey [VIDEO] He released his debut solo album, "Kiss Tha Game Goodbye," in 2001. He followed it up with three more solo albums, "Kiss of Death" (2004), "The Last Kiss" (2009), "Top 5 Dead or Alive" (2015). Jadakiss would reunite with Sheek Louch and Styles P for the 2016 Lox album "Filthy America... It's Beautiful." He released his latest album, "Ignatius," last March. Jadakiss offered the record as a tribute to Ignatius "Icepick Jay" Jackson, who passed away in 2017. Jackson also featured in the album's cover art. Meanwhile, Fabolous, whose real name is John David Jackson, traces his career back to his senior high school days. He would later guest on DJ Clue's radio show on Hot 97. Like Jada, he also made his solo debut in 2001 with "Ghetto Fabolous." He would release two more albums, "Street Dreams" (2003) and "Real Talk" (2004), before founding his own record label Street Family Records. RELATED: Fabolous And Emily B. Announce They Are Expecting Their Second Child Fabolous would go on to release critical and commercial successes "From Nothin' to Somethin'" (2007), "Loso's Way" (2009), and "The Young OG Project" (2014). His latest album, "Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever," was released last year.
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