The Verzuz battle between Dipset and The Lox in 2021 was a foundational moment in hip-hop culture. However, it wasn’t because it was some epic classic, tightly contested with their hits. Instead, it was an absolute massacre. Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, and the rest of Dipset looked utterly lost, no chemistry between them at this stage in their lives. Meanwhile, Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch were master showmen. Despite having the catalog to match them (if not outright beat them), Dipset crumbled.
Now, Cam is reflecting on the battle four years later, admitting he had no business on that stage. Recently, he sat down for an episode of the It Is What It Is podcast, where he says that he didn’t actually want to do the Verzuz at all. But, in the spirit of being a “team player,” Ca

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