BREAKING DOWN The RZA vs DJ Premier Battle

Ebro in the Morning gives a song by song breakdown of Saturday night's RZA vs DJ Premier Battle
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[@MacLethal]

I stopped this video the second Ebro & Rosenberg questioned RZA for opening the battle with “Liquid Swords” by GZA. Are you guys even hip-hop fans?

[@IDEASUNLIMITEDNYC]

One of the illest intros in hip hop. "Choose the Sword..."

[@anthonyfoti9718]

Classic! I listened to Liquid Swords more then any other album. Ppl generally don't like deeper tracks/albums.

[@joeng4057]

Word!

[@allahumaameen]

BIG FACTS!!!

[@williejrjones6253]

I know right!

[@NextUpSounds]

Two legends uniting for the culture. Can’t ask more for that 💯

[@uriellevelupriley684]

💯💯💯💯❤❤❤🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@hoodfellah]

Next Up Sounds the only comment thats not a complaint

[@romeomeade-ortiz8552]

Especially in the1st round

[@moeblisss12]

Rza’s production is like abstract art, it’s almost as if I can see it...till this day I haven’t heard anything like it. Preem’s production is super polished and clean.

[@gcqueno2317]

U hit the nail on the head.

[@Dozier133192]

Beyond his time man!!!

[@majikproductionz5817]

RZA a whole vibe nobody will ever match his style you nailed it he's an artist..preem just a monster in hip hop you can compare Einstein to Tesla lol this was a definite draw and just a pure snack for NY hip hop heads

[@benskeccitv]

Bangerzzz

[@farazmian5768]

Rza forgot to play: - Shadowboxin - Ice Water - Winter Warz - Da Mystery of Chessboxin

[@PercAngle0]

ice water dope af. that snare is grimy. the whole instrumental is grimy

[@paiengames548]

This is a preference battle. I love Premiere but I’m a Wu fan to the end and no way RZA lost to me haha but I’m not mad if someone has it the other way. Classic battle the culture won!

[@BingeworthyContent]

Nailed it 👌

[@Alwaysbelieve619]

Exactly! I don’t know why people are mad in the comments. This match was basically a draw.

[@MrRandysmooth]

Tbh it didn’t feel like a beat battle more like to extraordinary producers going back to back sharing some stories along the way

[@thanif19]

spot on really

[@R2TheM]

Yeah I have a Wu bias lol Premo is a legend with solidified legendary records but RZA is from another planet.

[@bundydachosen1]

It’s real simple ... you’ve heard a “Nas is like” kinda beat before .... u never heard anything like “verbal intercourse” before or after it dropped !!! Rza style cannot be duplicated unless he teaches u personally

[@kheo]

Damn thats a good point

[@carpediem1015]

Perfectly put i was thinking the same thing

[@carpediem1015]

I can see another producer making some of premo's beats but rza beats were so different and abstractly fire

[@samsonsmartypants6081]

DJ Muggs?

[@eddiemontgomery4921]

@@samsonsmartypants6081 yeah, Muggs does remind me of RZA. The collabo joint he did with GZA sounds like it's RZA on all the tracks. Preemo and RZA are two of my favs of all time and definitely in my top 5 beatmakers ever!

[@will_sketch]

Respect for the unofficial moments of silence. RIP ODB, Guru, B.I.G., Big L

[@loveNsuccessfollowsme]

I can't believe RZA didn't play Glaciers of Ice... Omg.

[@krxwnvxk3432]

honestly i was expecting to hear that one too

[@dgrace27]

True!

[@calebmoneyhollis663]

Unspoken words, marvel, daytona 500, protect ya neck (jump off). Rza left out a lot of hits

[@calebmoneyhollis663]

“Skiiiiills”

[@Osirus116]

the fact that memes were going around about RZA being a wack producer, people saying he hasnt done anything good for 10 years, then he had bad auto the first half and didnt even include some of his biggest beats, and still the general consensus is he won even for people who picked Preme. Lets all appreciate the genius of this man.

[@bruceleeds7988]

RZA will stay a beat God for all he did in the Wu era

[@lifestraight]

A wack producer???? I never saw that! But its true he hasnt really produced anything that solid in the last 20 years as far as rap goes. The peak years for Wu are 93-97. That was when Rza was potentially the best producer in Hip Hop. Mentioned in the same circles as all the greats. Dr. Dre, Havoc, Q-Tip, and Pete Rock.

[@MrJblazini]

Anyone calling him wack clearly isn't a fan of hip hop

[@wildernessproductions4466]

Completely respect Premier, but RZA had this easy. His creativity and catalog is off the charts. The longer the battle goes, the more it shows. These judges really don't know what they're talking about. Shameful.

[@kozzzin]

@@lifestraight "But its true he hasnt really produced anything that solid in the last 20 years as far as rap goes"... just because you are uniformed there is no need to spread lies, here is a short list with some of the tracks and albums that RZA has produced in the last 20 years and that are solid enough that he could've used in this battle... RZA feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Black Widow Pt. 2 RZA feat. Beretta 9 - Can't Loose RZA feat. GZA & Prodigal Sunn & Method Man - Do U wu-tang Uzi wu-tang in the hood wu-tang iron flag Wu Tang Killa Bees Killa Beez RZA - Grits RZA - The Grunge RZA feat. Masta Killa & Tash Mahogany - Koto Chotan ODB - Intoxicated Wu-Massacre The World According to RZA Ghostface- run Masta Killa - Old Man Masta Killa - School Raekwon - State of Grace Sunz Of Man - Inmates To The Fire Warcloud - The Trap Door Cilvarings - 'The Weeping Tiger RZA - Money Don't Own Me Raekwon - New Wu 60 Second Assassin - Warzone

[@azee1v1]

Rza Should have played Cobra Clutch where Ghost disses Hot97. This battle should be a reminder that Hot97 ruined hiphop and betrayed NY sound which was so well represented in this battle.

[@jimsta06]

Facts!

[@PeterBagjuice]

4th Disciple did that, then again Rza dropped "Brooklyn Zoo" and he aint do that one.

[@Bancos87]

Hot97 didn't ruin hip hop clown stfu....

[@SAOgeneral]

Allah Mathematics produced Cobra Clutch bro

[@blackwolverine1]

@@Bancos87 Yes they did partna.

[@EniggaMALI]

It was 2 producers playing their tracks and giving history lessons. Wasn’t no battle

[@lkpniq1181]

Real Spill

[@mrhussain9008]

Huge disappointment. One of the most boring versus battles ever, I thought hip hop was about that competitive spirit these two dudes come on and literally just played their songs and barely spoke, they might aswell have had an intern play the songs. Compare this to Snoop- DMX, bounty killer - beanie man etc..

[@seand.hendrick-djs-2636]

@@mrhussain9008 are you for serious? How old are you? Hmm. They went banger for banger. First off, neither of them are mainstream, nor would you have heard many of their songs mainstream. Again, they went banger for banger. Were you not listening? They told stories I, and I'm sure many more, loved hearing. They could've not played music and just told classic stories; the music would've been a bonus. These verzuz now suck. It was intended for producer vs producer.

[@Mat187]

Would love to see a preemo, pete rock and large pro doing stuff like that💯

[@LeMamour]

I got RZA winning this, i was a Wu Tang's kid. I like Premier but RZA is just different .... "Bong bong"

[@BT-kc3ee]

RZA spanked him. And he didnt even use, off the top of my head, 4th Chamber, Shadowboxing, Wildflower, Hollow Bones, Glaciers Of Ice, Camay, Nutmeg, I could go on

[@shamayahwan]

No but the coldest part RZA beat Premier with his own Wu Camp beats and maybe a couple of other tracks like Nas and can’t remember who else. That in itself killed Premier. Premier should have started w his camp first Gangstarr then venture out to other artist. That’s a chess game and Premier played it sloppy not watching RZA game. I’m from the Bay Area and rolling with the WU that’s my style with the old Kung fu movies I grew up watching and imitating as Bruce hip hop Leroy, But I still got much love for Premier . From the Lions Roar camp all day

[@gdo3510]

👐🏾

[@ryanvincenec3511]

Agree 100% Love them both but RZA just hit different

[@torchtube5621]

@@BT-kc3ee "GLACIERS OF ICE" RESPECT TO YOU MY FRIEND

[@joemagnum611]

The best thing about this battle was to see how these 2 legends are such fans of each others

[@amanteapasionado6836]

I think RZA should have played Tres Leches by Big Pun ft. Prodigy and Inspektah Deck, that's one of his hardest beats ever.

[@ramnarain8281]

Yeah I really wanted him to drop that one, its one of the hardest beats ever

[@williamscott7805]

Pun even referenced Hot97 on that joint...Ebro and the crew would've had to give it to RZA lol

[@jeromejohnson25]

Super facts I still listen to that song to this day about 3 times a month

[@breaks3085]

Tres leeches is hard...prodigy's voice goes with that track well

[@AncientbBourbonSociety]

If we’re talking about a straight battle perspective, RZA was the sharper man no hesitation, protect ya neck!

[@movie_av_impulse]

MAN I LOVE THAT I GROW UP IN THIS ERA... THESE YOUNG KIDS WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE CRAFT THAT WENT INTO BEAT MAKING AND LYRICS...

[@mikey_223]

There were some “because I don’t want to give RZA that round, I’m going to call it a tie” foolery going on. Bias before and after the battle smh.

[@icanbdisrespectful1858]

I was like that Rza had 2 3 4 5 8 9 11 12 15 pure had 7 10 13 after didn't keep count 1 14 was tied was yal going by lyrics classics or beat bangers Rza won overall alot was hard to give to the other, odb bigL autowin or tie

[@icanbdisrespectful1858]

And 1 was a tie

[@ryno6040]

I was paying attention to the comments. A lot producers and rappers was straight dick riding, totally biased.

[@MarkieB89]

Nah bro. Preemo smacked him around. And I love RZA but I feel Preemo didn't wanna completely wash him because we all know at least 5 Preem beats that could have been replaced for better. I feel like they wanted to give some to RZA for the song instead of the beat

[@mikey_223]

Marcus People were d riding Preemo and didn’t want RZA to win even though he has the more gutter hip hop beats that were more innovative. Preemo did not wash RZA unless you thought that before the battle.

[@jeromedaniels6579]

Terrible, RZA had some bangers. Didn’t score it. Terrible judges

[@gyjuanlucad6484]

This was too bias. Yo they really don't get it. They are too commercialized to even judge the battle be honest.

[@nak5eno616]

@@JayGreyhood rza/wutang from 36chambers to forever rza has like 6 classic albums.

[@logik200]

@@gyjuanlucad6484 agreed, RZA won

[@ricon1977]

This era of Hip-Hop was bananas! One of kind beats and lyricism ✊🏾

[@EBLYNNMASS]

HOT 97! I LOVE HOW Y'ALL BROKE DOWN THIS VS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY MIND OFF THIS EPIDEMIC..... 4 THE CULTURE... KEEP EM COMMING......YALL OFFICIAL!!!

[@misternogood]

HOLD UP, yall calling out RZA for 'not producing' Brooklyn Zoo, but letting SCOTT STORCH slide for a few keys on tracks he listed?? COME ON. Brooklyn Zoo is suspect but CRY ME A RIVER slides? Still Dre??

[@Freshnfriends]

Right so glad someone been paying attention. They are super bias!

[@terrycrowley3904]

Storches parts on those songs make the beat. Nobody sating damn still dre is hard cuz of the drums. Its cuz of the piano. Gtfoh clown.

[@muhfkajones]

Man we been knowing all these media outlets from Ny or surrounding areas are super bias when it comes to East Coast artists. I just come to enjoy the music and camaraderie between 2 GOATS 🤷🏿‍♂️ I expect nothing but bias when it comes to Ebro and Rosen. It is what it is lol

[@muhfkajones]

@misternogood I had Mannie winning. As did a lot of other unbias folks, that can take their hearts out of the situation and keep it a buck 💯

[@vernonjohnson997]

Brooklyn zoo isn't better than come clean by any means everything about the come clean makes it better than Brooklyn zoo period

[@freddied.1625]

They Did RZA dirty! Anything close they gave to preem! RZA WON THIS

[@Nextbesthing81]

Yep. Rza played more bangers and it seemed like Premo played more of his personal favorites, not necessarily his best bangers.

[@calvinashby6029]

Clearly

[@theoriginal668]

Preem should've played " Take it personal" That record alone would've took him over the top.

[@paullepe7489]

I think both won. Both have different styles. They both get respect and are legends. They both contributed to this culture and I know both! Both are are winners.

[@johnbullockjr.1031]

I am LOVING y’all recaps!!! Me and my friends look forward to it!!!

[@billblonco]

Man a lot of these songs you can’t judge unless you grew up in NY in that era..

[@jerrybarnes8258]

💯

[@norfvsurbody]

Um I lived in b-more around this time, orginally from upstate. All these songs are locked in my brain (pause). What are you saying holmes ?

[@mizzo_beeto]

Boston here n this was all of us back then too

[@wg5717]

Philly was rockin heavy wit all that

[@9577frasier]

Thank you

[@cef356]

The way these “beat” battles are judged is funny.

[@tonismyth5893]

The way they judge is off center it's all opinions anyway it's tuff

[@gatorsity]

Yeah they supposed to be beat battles but they keep judging off of how big the song was

[@thunderkat9503]

Gator Sity , exactly. They need to play instrumentals to capture the true appreciation of the production or just change the name to battle of the hits🤷🏽‍♂️

[@JugOnBlast]

Seriously!! They're alright but I can't fully get behind them! They're "beat battles" judged solely on hype. And this one particularly wasn't even a battle to me. Is it just me?! It didn't even seem like they were trying to go track for track. It was a jam session with them celebrating each other's catalogs. It looked like they even lost track and were just playing songs. I didn't see a battle. Is it just me?! Lol

[@JugOnBlast]

OMG!! At 31:50 they realize they're not making sense and go "are we judging the song or the beat?"! ... crazy. Lol

[@ngonzale3]

I love your Breakdowns. Its a happy accident that this virus has evolved a segment into some classic moments from IG and Hot 97

[@Nigmatics]

It’s funny when I kept hearing that RZA was a mismatch for Premier or that Premier would smoke RZA from people who obviously don’t know their hip-hop and just how deep RZA’s catalogue runs. The Abbott came through and snatched a W off the great DJ premier!!!

[@ciresolstice]

Love both...going in I gave the"edge" to Primo but by no means did I think he'd run away with it...RZA is incredible and he not only held his own, I think he won by a nose.

[@YemueltheMerciful]

I'm Wu breddren but Premo won but not as big as a gape as they scored it

[@HoodHandyman]

In my opinion RZA won to me I just like lyrics more . Deep Lyrics and I think RZA beats brought the best out of artists lyrically . Yes Biggie Nas and Jay-Z are great lyricists but they sold more records which increased thier popularity to the mainstream. Rza drew my attention to the beats the lyrics was the icing on the cake.

[@laskkoovisualz793]

ITS GRIND TIME MEDIA agree 💯

[@allpraiseduetogod]

agreed ..Rza won..these guys seemed bised..r u kidding me..plus RZA didnt bring out quite aa few hevy hitters

[@derrellarthur3114]

The focus is beats. They are not judging the whole songs overall.

[@ToneFury]

@@allpraiseduetogod neither did preem

[@jofoto612]

It’s a beat battle not lyric battle 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@blaqqfoxx5080]

Wu Tang has still changed a whole CULTURE globally. They have also bought together different races through their music, style, started new trends, and created new slang for the culture.... WU TANG IS FOR THE WORLD 🌎 👐🏿🔥👐🏿🔥👐🏿🔥👐🏿🔥👐🏿🔥👐🏿🔥👐🏿🔥👐🏿 #rzawon

[@BigGfromgrouphome]

Stop making into something else. Wu is great but this a producer battle. Premier is arguably the best producer of all time.

[@indiscriminatethoughts2162]

Premos face every time RZA played a track ... tells you exactly who the winner is!!!! NOBODY can F with THE ABBOT!

[@lamam9058]

He got that "Yeah aight you win" face dont he

[@jahazshine4587]

But Preem is the ish tho! His catalog is sick. For sure I love the Wu altogether so…. I’m team Rza, but damn Premier is everything

[@ricardoperez8879]

PREEMO loves music. Hes never been a hater which is why he has worked with EVERYBODY. Cant say the same for RZa which is why 90% of his catalog is Wu affiliated. Premier is the GOAT

[@natureboy3200]

Why did he not play Triumph biggest mistake of the battle from RZA

[@victorthomas7556]

Or Gravel Pit

[@HDitzzDH]

He did play Triumph at the end.

[@dalecumberbatch6601]

Rza won and didnt use his best

[@truthseeker7514]

Or his vocals... Double talent..

[@circa30hz59]

He ain't play enough Rae

[@alvaroriverarivera4312]

Dale Cumberbatch, In your opinion... Premo didn’t use his best either tho, so what u sayin???

[@tremaynesmith8218]

Same as premo! Az come up common 6th sense fat joe shits real afu RA defeat d&d all stars premo is crazy

[@tremaynesmith8218]

There are too many for premo he is crazy

[@joshuacolvin8988]

Think of this though, Wu is basically taking on the entire east coast rap scene from the early 90s to mid 2000s.

[@madnezmuzic3520]

Joshua Colvin great point!

[@wannabet2647]

You guys are the best, 2 OG’s spinning tune after tune, Real HIPHOP. Love it 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rasanthony]

Thank you much! Ebro in the Morning, this was awesome!

[@DivineYoung]

Peter Rosenberg Choosing "Nas is like" over "Verbal Intercourse" say's alot about his Hip Hop IQ.....In a bad way.

[@Whatithitfor]

But if that nigga preme would have played ny state of mind would have killd verbal intrcrse😂

[@Whatithitfor]

Preme was goin way 2 easy

[@R2TheM]

CAREER selection at the right time is everything tho

[@djkurse9209]

Naw is like is not a best preno best what so ever .

[@larl-earson]

it's about the beats..nas is like has the better beat fo sho

[@ehailey09]

Y’all cheated RZA a few times

[@bjfrank804]

A few? Lol

[@nak5eno616]

you can tell theyre just not big wu tang fans... they only get excited during methodman verses... real wutang fans know meth is great but hes like maybe 5th best mc in the clan.

[@ehailey09]

NAK5 ENO dog, when they said Buck 50 was giving a round away, I wanted to throw my phone.

[@panamared914]

Facts!!

[@panamared914]

I feel like they aren’t even basing it on beats just what songs they like or don’t like or artist they like better not what beat is better

[@BeardedKingface]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this battle. Both DJ Premier and RZA are 2 of my fav producers, so many classics made by both. Love what is happening for the culture!!! Hopefully this brings much more attention and light shining on their work for the new heads

[@johnpre62]

This was a beautiful thing. Definitely a win for the culture. Reminded me of why I love Rap music and Hip Hop so much.

[@ALLDAYEVERYDAYKIM]

When I hear this in my humble opinion mumble rap should be ashamed to be called hip hop

[@9577frasier]

Pure disgrace

[@universalask]

I agree

[@DoRemember]

Tell the MASSES

[@brettthomas6327]

Facts 💯

[@1301407gl]

we gotta bring beat boxing and break dancing back to hip-hop!

[@bowling4clarity817]

The Enemy doesn't beat Wu Gambinos they buggin .

[@Goatchild90]

Thank You

[@mosaicblue121]

thats a tie

[@donswift5858]

Wu gambinos killed that smh

[@calvinashby6029]

Not a chance

[@binary]

Not on any planet.

[@Mr_B79]

Seeing Rza and Preme live, playing records they produced, it was just crazy. For anyone that was around when those records broke to see these 2 producers go back and forth, damn! Yo take me back to middle school ...

[@Acin101]

I definitely feel they were biased during this scoring. Rza won more than 6 rounds.

[@ricardoperez8879]

Agreed I had it 10-8 (no tie breaker) for Preemo. RZA definitely had some more rounds tho

[@TheOneAboveAll_]

RZA played his Nas record to bait Premier to pull his Nas out and get it out the way

[@chearmstrong6616]

Facts

[@Goldenbaba430]

Rza took this

[@lamontbryant2483]

Yo that Verbal Intercourse beat you would never hear a beat like that again and Nas verse is his top 5 verse probably ever Hot 97 is so biased to certain s*** is not even funny To me whatever Rosenberg says they think is law

[@azee1v1]

Chess move

[@bigj6706]

@@lamontbryant2483 so you're saying Verbal Intercourse is better than NAS IS LIKE! Nas is like is damned near a cheat code. NO SONG is beating it.

[@cef356]

“I’ma go with Big L”, but this is a “beat” battle between Premier and Rza.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@azee1v1]

Big L's infamy carries weight

[@matthewsalmon431]

🤣

[@BLAKICE718]

that big L joint is weak af . wu Gambinos was a str8 banger... they buggin dafuq out.

[@drex1656]

Exactly

[@johnwaters6743]

Some bullshit.....somethin about rosenberg that just makes me irritable....

[@shelshoc27]

Loving the break downs!!! Keep it up!!

[@rockyadams2409]

We need more of this! This is great!

[@f3rza0530]

I couldn't finish watching this .... pissed me off how biased they were

[@MrCrab1uk]

I gave rza the win overall

[@michelegrena927]

You are right, Wu gambinos, Cold world, Liquid swords should have all won.

[@brandontaliaferro9265]

They were voting based off of which artist was on the song and not the beat

[@jert5381]

@@JayGreyhood These videos are paid for bro

[@GuerrillaGorilla023]

HOW DID THEY NOT PICK RUN!?

[@SaintMac78]

R.i.p. Big L but that song had nothing on Wu gambinos Hot 9 ya’ll buggin with that decision....

[@chearmstrong6616]

Facts

[@mizzo_beeto]

I'm saying B

[@jeffreyocchinero9647]

Anthony St.Macary bro that’s one of the hottest WU songs I call my brother son cause he shines like one

[@gibbytrowery9088]

THANK U!!!

[@SaintMac78]

Jeffrey Occhinero Yes indeed.

[@hapishuco.2446]

Shout to y'all for doing this👍🏾🙏🏿🔥🔥💯

[@riddla11]

Real big difference in sounds, I like how yall do this recap, keep it coming!

[@Bilnation]

The biggest winner was....Nas!!! You forgot how special he is with great production.

[@TheWallethead]

He’s special period... GOD Tier

[@MallyG678]

I hear you, but trust, the real will never forget how special he is!

[@julioinfanteramos6535]

How the RZA didn't put tres Leches in there And Primo didn't put almost any Jay and Nas production....we need a rematch

[@liltoni33]

and meth

[@MrCashmerethoughts]

Verbal intercourse was a win

[@therzais1]

CharmCity Chuck always but not to these.idiots

[@rubbercrew6]

CharmCity Chuck Right Nas verse was one of the best in hip hop!!!! I hate these cornballs

[@larl-earson]

nas is like is the better beat

[@lewysluggasmash3831]

CharmCity Chuck absolutely

[@chevyboyNC]

when I first heard verbal intercourse...I didn't want to hear ANYTHING ELSE!!!!

[@LboogzNwk973]

It was an awesome battle. Thanks for this recap.

[@HDitzzDH]

Cold World should definitely have won that round... Talk about timeless.

[@jackmarlowejr1471]

More production value on cold world. Primo track was mostly a drum track and bass line

[@kennethwynn3618]

for real...all day...wu 5 t0 2.....primier same sound each time

[@Meongge12]

so dumb...and these guys are supposed to be experts?

[@Meongge12]

Ace Shabazz it’s about what the better beat is. I love D and the record but beat wise Cold World is much richer

[@BoogieBoogsForever]

@Ace Shabazz Nah, he's right. No comparison. 😂😂

[@hoezsep7654]

Alchemist VS Havoc

[@mizzo_beeto]

That's the one I wanna see or muggs vs havoc

[@9577frasier]

Why? The protege vs the teacher. Havoc vs rza

[@BlvdBenny]

Hoez Sep that’s wild! I said the same thing, however alchemist is havocs protegé soooooo

[@bundydachosen1]

Havoc and Alc would never battle eachother !

[@bruceleeds7988]

I said that to somebody

[@rnbnart]

Y’all smoking crack with some of y’all picks. Rza had more wins.

[@stevenhosea4849]

rnbnart Yes. Hi. Happens. No. Great. Goodness

[@TREDAY4283]

facts

[@blackzetsu466]

#bigfacts

[@qgrimes15]

RZA won!!

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

rnbnart that’s the beautiful thing about opinions

[@nubian4ta]

You all did an excellent job with the recap

[@BigSevn]

I appreciate these recaps.

[@dawrekzorcist3372]

The original B-side song of "Protect ya neck" is "After the laughter, comes the tears".......I got doubles on vinyl and I remember when they were hustling their music on the street. They were at Green Acres Mall giving out cassette tapes to everybody when "Protect ya neck" was first being played on the radio.

[@Flowerz__]

Da Wrekzorcist damn... What a time and place to be alive dude nice.

[@aligaines8476]

Wow, Green Acres, memories.

[@MallyG678]

How RZA left "Daytona 500" in the chamber (pun intended) is beyond me!

[@newyorkshittybbo8248]

Facts!!!

[@kalvinusmc]

I needed this!!!!!

[@co30walkk]

Ebro right I'm from Atlanta and in the early 2000s visions night club would play Biggie unbelievable and people would go crazy to it. It would still be a hit today.

[@Vino_Czar]

Facts 💯

[@LOVL3Y421]

Did you all notice RZA flexing by playing Afro Samurai in the background? He scored the movie.

[@Justdaygo-fu8vv]

Rosenberg is a buster!!!

[@bk-style7859]

I cant stand that dude...with his annoying voice....

[@Freshnfriends]

I agree!

[@fatjaa]

Look & sound out of place

[@Blac_Ronin]

ALWAYS...HAS...BEEN...

[@davidel7950]

Be Me 💯

[@kika117]

Nothing beats All I Need! The greatest Hip Hop Remix of all time!!!!

[@djst9792]

They not feelin “Above the Clouds” are you kidding me.....and then they downplay “Assassination Day” by just playing the light intro....”weird choice” ? The damn main bassline ain’t even drop yet before you cut it....they be tryna keep it hip hop but they be slippin

[@peejones9035]

DJ ST gmbi assassination is the reason I started making beats.

[@michaelotis223]

I was very incensed by that. Such a hypnotic banger!!

[@unblindswordzman96]

They should of been judging the BEATS not songs. Imo RZA had the win.

[@Stonecoldalston]

Unblind Swordzman they should have just played the instrumentals If they want it to be just beats

[@BingeworthyContent]

Not one person mentioned that 🤦‍♂️ Too much favouritism

[@MrMike8526]

Yup. They judging rappers lyrics vs the beat

[@iiheartttyoxeyyt821]

They judged songs when it benefited Premier but didnt use the same measure for Rza

[@Dezzyyx]

It's a producer battle so seems logical to judge songs

[@lifestraight]

If Rza had played Living in the World Today, Rainy Dayz, Glaciers of Ice, Guillotine, Ice Water, Bellz of War, Reunited, or Knuckleheadz, he would have won more convincingly. EDIT: I forgot to mention Wildflower, Black Jesus, Heaven and Hell, Da Mystery of Chessboxin', Can It Be All So Simple, and Hellz Wind Staff as well.

[@jerrybarnes8258]

Shadowboxin and 4th chamber

[@juniegyllenhaal3937]

And he still won. Didn’t even drop One, or Daytona 500

[@jeffreyocchinero9647]

lifestraight wow rainy days rza won anyway

[@mosaicblue121]

@@juniegyllenhaal3937 One was produced by Juju

[@jsain360]

He didn't play nutmeg or Careful

[@Rehan24KG]

They need to play instrumentals only.... it’s a “beat” battle not a record battle. Still an amazing moment two legends created for the culture !! 💯💯

[@k.etienne1794]

Too much focus on the lyrics and the artist.

[@yaonabi]

I wish RZA played Shadoboxin'

[@nechadi]

YAO NABi yessss

[@jesswilson6012]

That track is one of my favorite all time Wu tracks!

[@duckonquack6535]

@@jesswilson6012 this and 4th chamber

[@BURNurbie]

6 rds to RZA, 6 to Preemo the rest are a push...CLASSIC

[@aaronbrown6629]

i love when yall break these battles down man

[@gaireycollins5564]

Come Clean cant beat Brooklyn Zoo Nas is like cant beat Verbal Intercourse The only true DRAW was Ice-Cream & Unbelievable

[@mburna200]

Come clean and bk zoo was a close 1

[@taimermega6447]

SOOO FUCKING HAPPY TO SEE HOT 97 CREW BUG OUT ON THESE OLD SCHOOL HIPHOP TRACKS .U CAN FEEL THE LOVE THEY GOT FOR THE CULTURE.

[@planetdee3587]

I feel they gave every Biggie track the win even when it should not have. A few times RZA had tracks better than Premire but they gave it to Premire because it was Biggie. Ice cream I think was better than the Biggie song played. Just my opinion.

[@rodmills737]

💯

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

Ice Cream top 10 all time

[@lifestraight]

Unbelievable is hard

[@LoyalGanGLuke]

lifestraight very goaty 🐐

[@LoyalGanGLuke]

Stop hatin on the goat 🐐🙅🏿‍♂️

[@ThePeopleRepublic]

Stupid question: did RZA prod. Incarcerated scarface's ? And who else is binging of liquid swords, the purple tape, and ODB albums

[@djkurse9209]

Winnen tical

[@PeterBagjuice]

Yea Incarcerated is Rza joint

[@Lin07Q]

Yup..thats a Rza beat..all day everyday..🙌🏼

[@mikescottbeats]

W

[@ALPHATOSHINEZA]

2 tracks were missing on this great battle "For Heaven's sake" by RZA and "Mass Appeal" by Preemo

[@bsharpmusic]

Its so funny how the whole comment section agrees RZA won and cold 97 gets it wrong again. Congratulations YOU PLAYED YOURSELF!!

[@HARLEMHEFNER]

I be loving these break downs

[@alesalas1181]

The dangelo joint does not win cold world, gtfoh

[@WingoTribe704]

Smh muhfuckaz crazy

[@nevobmillz6711]

I agree

[@jaymel904]

Hell no

[@19Pulsar]

Seriously

[@liltoni33]

wrong

[@RSCL_BEATZ]

Ya! Thanks for making the sound better!

[@JayRenzi]

Yo thanks for giving game about these records while giving score

[@amanteapasionado6836]

That long kiss goodnight shocked me, I never knew RZA did that

[@bruceleeds7988]

Oh yeah! And the track rza did for pun is ridiculous too!

[@statechamp3465]

Right

[@MrLEATHERFACE83]

Amante Apasionado bren one of favorites from my fav album since back then

[@jasonyoung6220]

Dwyck is one of the Best Hip Hop song of ALL TIME Criminology is one of The Best Beats in Hip Hop history... Rza 12 Primo 8 I gotta keep goin..Rza made Havoc who made Alchemist who brought us Griselda...Bobby Digi 4 da All Time Win

[@Itcanbeyours]

Rza ain’t make havoc that was really Q tip and alchemist was ask muggs student

[@doinks100]

This was, is and will forever be a great verzuz battle...I loved it when Premier put up the W and how Rza was dancing to Premiers selections #Verzuz #Epic #Appreciated

[@waltbcouncil4786]

That was awesome. Just showed the love and respect for each other as people, their craftmanship, and general hip hop. Stories in between were nice too.

[@andrewedwards8929]

Love the Breakdown

[@powshadowzable]

Big L joint dont beat out Wu Gambinos joint.

[@bundydachosen1]

ShadowzTV at all !!! They picked it because it’s big L which is clear bias 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@coldkid6]

ShadowzTV Wu Gambinos is flames!

[@davidvangas1224]

Definitely not better than wu Gambino

[@MJninezero]

Im biased that Big L would lyrically devour anyone in wu tang, but wu gambinos is way more fire than the enemy, it aint even close.

[@lamontbryant2483]

True story son I love Big L one of the best Lyricist I heard in a long time I think they just got caught up in the name because it's Big L But that song is not better than Wu Gambino's the beat is not better than Wu Gambino's at all when that song came out Rosenberg was somewhere in Long Island playing with Transformers

[@bigaubrey41]

Once rza play that Dark Fantasy it was over

[@altonjones2351]

I love the director's Cut!!!! Keep it coming!!

[@MACMEANTRUESTORY]

Ebros genuine excitement made me not only change my negative opinion of him but also understand why he be so hard on these new rappers and their mentality. salute all

[@tonismyth5893]

For Big L it's about the lyrics but for Gza it's not. You guys are banned from official judging any future battles. Hot 97 I'm so disappointed 😬🤐

[@viviblackmage2326]

I hope Method Man drops something after all this.

[@Aus10sims]

He already did a few months ago.

[@ryno6040]

Mef was checking they ass in the comments

[@minalsalam2426]

Same

[@99ATTRIBUTEZ]

Meth has dropped a couple of fire projects in the past couple years... do ya history

[@99ATTRIBUTEZ]

Yall are clearly Drunk... Rza clearly won

[@richstillclevelandbrowndow951]

this one is great!! Love the battle takes me back to skate days!!!!!

[@sirmumsila]

bugging. "a million" over "liquid swords"? No.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Yes

[@somaliexcellence9788]

GZA *Liquid Swords* won the first round. End of discussion.

[@chrisscanlan8819]

Somali Excellence 📠

[@DrVRhodes7541]

The intro to liquid swords going into the song. So vicious. Man... I wish I could hear for the first time again.

[@NeishaNineStarz]

PERIOD!!

[@tyjones7334]

Facts...Nuff said

[@jamessimon4725]

Facts

[@kingwata1]

No way D'angelo record beats GZA cold world

[@lifestraight]

I agree

[@krooktype5891]

For real

[@kingwata1]

These guys are bias. Rosenberg was all over biggie records

[@s.linastaffords6744]

Nah the devils pie was the joint....

[@robertthornton3513]

That's what I say! I love both records though!

[@chakazulu7927]

Yo, the visuals of the music videos make this battle so much better.

[@heezmagnif]

Rosenberg saying "I think about this beat everyday!" 🤣