As a culture, like other cultures, there are those that give, those that create, and those that expand the boundaries of said culture until it reaches a tipping point. Roger Mayweather, legendary trainer for nephew Floyd, famously said, “Most people don’t know sh#t about boxing.” The same could be said for Hip-Hop.
View this post on InstagramĪ post shared by Chuck Creekmur don’t play boxing…or Hip-Hop.” And they moved on, even though we fans are still fixated on their surgical (even if it was with a chainsaw) victory. Cam, Juelz and Jim all congratulated The Lox, essentially conceding defeat. In boxing, two people brutalize each other, but at the end of the bout, they hug it out. But, The Diplomats sustained the social media roasting (that continues), and gave their counterparts their respect numerous times. I have interviewed ever single member of each crew. In boxing, fighters that don’t fight tend to get booed.
They called out Dipset’s “fouls” like “lip-synching.” Juelz tried to “take a nap” on the stage. They included the crowd a lot, which probably won their support. They performed bar heavy, but didn’t go all extreme rappity rap rap, over the audience’s head. The Lox’s “clean punches” were adhering to the core values of Hip-Hop. It felt like good times from back in the 90’s where WE used to wear Tims, camo shorts, have rhyme battles and debate endlessly about who is the dopest emcee. It was a peaceful, gleefully rowdy event. No punches were thrown, even thought it felt like it may happen. (They also did not want to mess up future monies from a looming tour.) View this post on InstagramĪ post shared by Chuck Creekmur punches” So, it seemed like things might go overboard into violence, but the rules were never violated. “I’ll never let a n# in leather pants beat me,” Jadakiss said to Jim Jones. Not sure what Juelz was wearing, but they mocked the fancy clothing, and Kiss even called their jewels fake in a freestyle. They dissed how the Harlemites rapped over their own vocals, something attributed to younger acts. It took some time, but eventually The Lox had Dipset on the defensive and there was little they could do about it. Both sides were extremely aggressive, but was it effective? Both sides tried it, but The Lox were more successful. This was the most aggressive Verzuz battle…and the best. He was even booed “at home.” Unheard of.ĭipset came there with the flyest of clothing and looked super swagged out, but The Lox – in shorts, Tims and sweats, took the battle to a place Dipset couldn’t follow. When Cam’ron tried to take it there acapella, he failed. They truly took The Diplomats in deep waters, challenging their ability to swim with the big sharks. At another instance, Kiss clowns them for rapping over their own vocals, and at other times, they rap straight freestyles and mixtape joints. One time, Kiss takes Juelz’s bandana and slams it down, another time Styles yanks Cam off a beach chair as he tries to casually lounge. For the rest of the night The Lox impose their will on their counterparts.
First, they tongue wrassled over who was going first and, when Cam’ron questioned the Yonkers natives’ New York-ness, Jadakiss – without hesitation says, ”Cam, you live in Miami - (DJ) Tech drop that sh#t!” The Lox proceed to play “F#ck You,” setting the told for the entire evening. When we saw The Lox’s eventual domination of Dipset, their “ring generalship” in numerous ways from the onset of the Verzuz. “This term describes a boxer who is generally controlling the action and putting himself into position to land clean punches, or employing a strategy to make his opponent fight his fight.” Legendary boxing judge Steve Weisfeld describes ring generalship: Or maybe another comparison is better, but nevertheless…styles made Dipset and The Lox an incredible, historic moment. Ali was the braggadocios, flamboyant and fly charismatic people’s champ. Frazier was the Philly brawler, blue collar to the fullest. It was like one of the great fights, I’d say Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier. Having rabid, polarized fans, vested in their side winning is paramount.
In boxing the best boxing matches are often those that have real tension, real emotion, of course, real warriors. Buffer quickly scurried off stage after doing his job, because it was immediately apparent that this was a tense atmosphere. The crew at Triller (Verzuz’s parent company) even presented several boxing matches, equipped with legendary announcer Micheal Buffer to boot. This was promoted as a Verzuz, but it really harkened back to the olden days when Madison Square Garden was the place for the biggest fights, especially in New York City. There was so much more at stake: New York. When I heard that Dipset and The Lox were going to face off, this is the first thing that flash in my head: “Styles Make Fights.” The battle was destined to be a clash of the New York titans, but it was not going to be your average Verzuz battle.
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