Yes, the battles can become improvisational. Make sure to have at least 5 songs that can replace others in the setlist JUST IN CASE

I’m not using Swizz.

And 2010 is fine

You really not using this?

Three 6 are crazy bc they have so much and like

Their 90s and 2000s catalogs are so radically different

Then u got the underground stuff

Then u have solo stuff

Its kinda overwhelming

Also project pat stuff too

So many diff angles to look at it mane

i liked the Lupe Common VZ because i discovered a lot of s***, but it's hard when you use big names. like again, what happened with the Lupe Common VZ, stans pop up. it's just what stans do.

the label VZ sounds nice. i know you ain't repping Ruff Ryders but i wanna see some Eve joints, i didn't even listen to her much, really but of the few videos i peeped of her while growing up, she kinda unlocked that femme gangsta that i didn't even know existed in me. she was special. wouldn't normally, but i might be rooting against you just cause of her

i feel like these VZ's have become their own thing now. they kinda belong to the public now lol. and that means there's gonna be a lot of popularity contests where the bigger artist will always win, the rules can help, even the self imposed ones. maybe not to the extent of them always needing to be there but at least for some specific cases.

I remember buying this album and being so damn disappointed.

I think we’re the only two who even know about this s***

I know. I was going into my Three Six bag before @Tubig reminded us that y'all still had the battle in the TBA list. I was beyond overwhelmed by the body of work but there's songs that immediately came to mind before I even checked the archives and this was at the top of the list because it's underground but still well known to the fans

This is in the playlist fs

Me and @saveme were talking about Eve the other day and she has so many nostalgic hits that resonate with us. Her toughness didn't seem forced just to attract male listeners. Eve always seemed authentic. I didn't even feel anything from a female rapper until I heard "Love is Blind". A song like that transcends gender. I know the big 3 he will use and I'll be prepared for it. 1 of them is unbeatable though, so we'll see when the time comes. Let's put it like this, it won't be the first time I've voted for a song played against me. I'm a music lover first and I respect a good song. I agree. What kind of rules do you think will be necessary equalizers?

Honestly. This is an all time classic though and the first time I heard Cassidy.

Honestly I can’t remember where I first heard Cass, but the verse I remember the most from him is the Salute Me remix

I’ll never forgive Swizz for this, this is literally cancer in audio form

When the beat switched and Cass spazzed I respect Swizz for his attempt and somehow convincing Metallica to even do this but yeah not his best moment

idk really, i think i like that they've been popping (and not popping) up organically depending on the situation/matchup. like the understanding of each situation from y'all has been dope to see.

@saveme You going the the Lox vs Dipset route, relying on Jada features lol I only have 3 Beans songs but I have songs for just about each Rocafella member lol even 2 members nobody remembers

I’m just gonna do what I’ve done for all of my previous VZ’s.. go through the entire discography, write down the hits and well known songs and my favorites.

And then from there just refer to my list as I’m posting. I have roughly 45-50 songs that I’ll eventually cut down to about 30-35.
It just makes it easier for me, I’ll only do a VZ if I’m familiar with both artists, so I already know what I’m going to counter against.

I probably invest too much time into this tbh but I like it, it makes me feel like all the time I put in listening to these artists was for something. It gives me gratification lol

@AllisonXO are you talking about that Sparks dude? I can’t remember the other guys name

Oschino & Sparks, Neef & Chris

Damn I miss the SP days

Man I remember borrowing this from my best friend and never giving it back

@saveme I respect your approach. It’s the same with me and I’m very OCD about whoever I’m listening to and it’s always been that way. There’s a lot of us here that share that in common. The preparation and “oooh I’m gonna kill ‘em with this!” (The crowd, not you lol) is what makes it fun as well. Sometimes I have a tough time between choosing personal favs and crowd pleasers but I always reluctantly go with the latter.

I had one song that featured them but I removed it this morning because the verses were so weak

You the most secretive ass nigga I swear dawg

I still ain’t figured out that Jada feature yet, you said it wasn’t a hit but the ONLY thing I could come up with was Jenny From The Block.. I don’t know any Jada feats that are “pop”

And who were you referring to about these forgotten Roc artists? I figured it was either O & Sparks or Young Gunz lol

I love Tough Luv. What do you think about Killa’s verse on this?

Outkast homage

This was my most played song from the album. I love this whacky ass beat lol

The Jada verse is from a song that you already mentioned lol I can’t tell you because if I do you’re gonna be like i remember that song. You’re gonna be mind blown when I use it though. One of the songs and NOBODY ever talks about it but they’ll be reminded soon.