This Saturday, catch DJ Premier and RZA going head-to-head in Timbaland and Swizz’ Beatz’ sure-to-be-classic battle.
If there was ever a match-up that would make hip-hop heads salivate at the very thought, a battle between DJ Premier and the RZA would be exactly that. Now, thanks to the brilliant orchestration Timbaland and Swizz Beatz, who have helped bring the act battling back into hip-hop culture through their ongoing Verzuz series, the paperwork has ficially been signed.
This Saturday at 9 PM EST, you can catch DJ Premier going head to head against the RZA on Instagram Live, a duel that is one the hardest to predict thus far. Both men are easily considered to stand among the founding fathers hip-hop production, trailblazers the sample-based, New York classic sound.
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Fans Jay-Z, Nas, Gangstarr, Royce Da 5’9″, and many more are likely familiar with Preem’s extensive catalog, his style having become synonymous with golden-era boom-bap. On the other side stands Bobby Digital himself, the mastermind behind the Wu-Tang Clan and the guiding musical hand behind several the Wu’s solo classics. Expect this battle wits, wills, and wiles to be a proverbial stroll down memory lane, a compact history lesson for anybody even remotely interested in hip-hop’s sonic evolution.
As for predicting a winner, don’t expect this one to be easy — sound f in the comments with your pick, as well as some the beats you hope to hear this coming Saturday night. Big thanks to everybody involved in making this happen.