Yonkers Reactions To The Lox VS. Dipset Verzuz Battle

Author Dennis Richmond, Jr. interviewed over a dozen people in Yonkers, New York on Wednesday, August 4th, 2021. The question was simple. "Who got it, The Lox, or Dipset?"

[@a.2wavyholland503]

I'm dead!!! They got a memorial for Juelz bandana

[@aaronschuschu4314]

Lmao

[@robertprince2651]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣☠

[@emceeunderdogrising]

That shit had me rollin. Lol.

[@jerryrawlings8885]

A.2 Wavy Holland no way thats his actual bandana lol

[@SaleemMajor]

lmfao

[@a-aura]

This was bigger than New York hands down hiphop won, the world is in awe

[@stillbnastyb8927]

Yeah for sure hiphop

[@swelly84]

You not lying. TRUE STORY!! I'm 36 yrs old. Raised in Texas since I was 8 yrs old. Nas, Jada kiss, Biggie , Big L were my favorite rappers. Hip hop culture need this.

[@empYreState]

Facts!!!

[@DavidHarveyWV1]

Nah the lox won

[@mrmoon7872]

This comment sums it all up no doubt. Hip hop > all that other shit.

[@KennyJordana]

The LOX KILLED IT!!! Man, DMX is up in heaven right now being very proud of his dogs🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rykkocolorido1334]

it not official until Mary body Beyonce

[@hammisreal9369]

@@rykkocolorido1334 Mary all day easy money

[@bkh.7205]

No cap 🧢

[@bkh.7205]

@@rykkocolorido1334 Dat will be Epic.

[@rykkocolorido1334]

@@hammisreal9369 the child got come with all destiny past future and present a full band and lazy

[@DAVIDTORRESANI]

I don't see any other Verzuz topping this. These vibes and that energy is not going to be replicated again. That was the tunnel . Hip hop owes the Lox a huge thank you for showing up like this. This was specie to view! And it was free!!

[@btsmediaworld7605]

hopefully theres a jadakiss and icewear vezzo callab in the works right

[@ronaldedwards1022]

Facts

[@mrmiggedy123]

and when they come to your town, they finna sell out!!

[@ltod2]

Snoop vs DMX was big David.Bobby Brown vs Keith Sweat was huge.If KRS One vs Rakim would do Verzuz battle tell me real hip hop fans would see that shit please?Queen Latifah vs MC Lyte would be huge,now Lil Kim vs Nicki Minaj would drive social media to a frenzy.Nas vs Jay Z would be big if Verzuz made it happen.So let's see who Swizz Beatz,Timberland can book.We would've had Chris Brown vs Usher but Breezy punked out.Usher would've roast him he been in music industry since 15 my dude

[@mrmiggedy123]

@@Tirrell25 Kiss was king & what he's saying is a popular opinion. As far as variation of styles, this was a battle. Bring all ya styles; come to win. Jada did just that.

[@syirdabarh.4516]

DMX came down and entered Jadakiss body. LOX learned from the best and it shows. hands down shout out Y.O. From Oakland to N.Y it’s love

[@jb22885]

😆😆🤣🤣🤣

[@failureface1837]

Lox was hot before x

[@syirdabarh.4516]

Facts. Only talkin about stage performance.

[@failureface1837]

@Beast Untamed he had his own energy did you not hear him diss 50 live I was at the concert that’s jada dissing vibe the slick talk he been that way nobody paid attention yiu not a real lox or kiss fan if u said he had x energy

[@olskoolbk]

@@syirdabarh.4516 it's more than stage performance...Jada got bars that not many people on this planet can fuck with! Don't limit it to just stage shit!!

[@dcagepcutta6488]

Opening scene. Juelz bandana RIP. That’s cold.

[@deejay5102]

Hilarious...

[@iswitchedtoxfinity2237]

After 25 years of rapping Hood mixtapes Jadakiss finally got his flowers congratulations lol

[@Vibes-N-Drives]

I still can't believe this shit was FREE to watch! LOX all day! I'm even from PA and can tell you that the LOX can't be fucked with!

[@thetriplelights9959]

I honestly think since Timb and Swizz sold to Thriller it's only a matter of time before they start putting white people on it to make it "culturally diverse" and eventually make people pay like a monthly subscription fee

[@mrmiggedy123]

Promo set-up for the tour. #marketing

[@eagle1ra79]

I'm from Philly. I definitely was screaming D BLOCK!!!!!!!

[@visionbyjason2.0]

u think it was good or we should have lox vs g unit

[@mrmiggedy123]

@@visionbyjason2.0 nope. 50 is the only one who got hits & street joints. Plus he's off & on with Lloyd, Young Buck & Tony Yayo got ONE JOINT!! Jada will do that one from bed!

[@braveheartrecordsvevo1446]

Lox moved the world, jadakiss energy was different🇯🇲💯

[@olskoolbk]

Facts!!!

[@maxbigaveli3791]

Never be another versus better than the slaughter of Dipset. Kiss could've killed them alone just freestylin.

[@ilovejesuschrist9793]

Respect but if cam was on his shit it would’ve been different

[@maxbigaveli3791]

@@ilovejesuschrist9793 if he was he would've performed "goodbye" with max b and "losing weight 1 with prodigy and "let me know" but he a dick like jada said in that freestyle. His arrogance made sure he wasn't prepared.

[@AkronKid330]

@@ilovejesuschrist9793 no. But I do agree. Cam wasn't Cam. The connection wasn't there with the group. Whenever Jimmy and Juelz was doing a song, Cam would walk off and background talk.

[@dwadefan4lyfe2]

Bro, he didn't even perform Still Feel Me, The Essence, or Time's Up. The LOX took it easy on them if u ask me

[@myhubbyislouisvuitton4218]

@@dwadefan4lyfe2 🙏🏾

[@biffton440]

Had the spirit of X in him how he got down…

[@emmanuelshaul1358]

I said the same thing

[@Guttagangboosie102]

You gotta respect LOX they get hella love in their section never forgot where they came from

[@henrywitherspoon8064]

Mary J. Blige put Yonkers on the Map then it was The Lox & DMX. Dipset got slaughtered

[@garyhest6308]

Mary J Blige too

[@henrywitherspoon8064]

@@garyhest6308 Can't forget about her

[@tmack5426]

The dips were always too cocky and flamboient too me! Dats wat makes this good for hip hop! They wont be on social media anytime soon!

[@GabGotti3]

I’m from Yonkers…..it feels like we won the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP this week!!!!!! *914*

[@MarkyGarvey]

Correction....Mary set it!

[@alteredpenguin2073]

Damn Y O got their own Wale 🤣🤣🤣

[@stephtoneyArmyVet]

Ikr? I had to rewind a couple of times to make sure that wasn't him. Lol.

[@sskiddles31081]

& Mandecee....lol

[@oncodealways3297]

😂😂yeah that's what I was saying

[@VWayyyyyyyy]

😂

[@glock5610]

I was looking for this comment cuz i knew i wasnt buggin lol

[@lamontfayson918]

Big RIP to the GOAT DMX. jADA put the 💨 💨 on Dipset. DMX is very proud of them. If he was here for that everybody body’s everywhere

[@crisleroi299]

RIP to Dipset too.

[@stellychisolm1597]

RIP TO DMX AND A SPECIAL RIP GOES TO SHITSET

[@KingNez89]

Lol that bandanna in the beginning with the candles had me crying laughing

[@haywoodj]

From a Memphis country boy....I so love this. Yall Yonkers folk deserved this W. Styles & the rest of The Lox really showed out for y'all!

[@youngjayo6881]

Every time I watch the people’s reactions to the Versuz it just reminds me that there is nowhere on the planet like New York City…

[@jayc5756]

FR. Love It!!!

[@gaffle7646]

NYC done lost some of their steam trying to emulate the sound of the South. Y’all need to fix that…

[@robertalicea5585]

@@gaffle7646 for real they need to leave that slow mumble rap to the south and get back on that ny shit

[@bransonbenson9520]

The best rap performance ever by any m.c. singlehandedly brought back new york rap and did it in the most hip hop way possible-a battle against 2 contemporary rap legends 2 of the best crews period let alone both from N.Y. in the Garden in front of a crazy crowd and shattered the glitz and glamour of a divided and bitter dipset missing many of its key members with the raw gritty street rap of the lox who never had any beef with each other..this was a statement to the world about what real hip hop is about from busy bee kool moe dee mc shan krs one roxanne shante this is hip hop not rap..a mc not a rapper..jada definitely solidified his status as top 5 dead or alive but hip hop won the most in this battle💯

[@altonvails666]

Facts 💯

[@kerrymims5944]

I’m from Texas but I Love that New York shit where real hip hop lives shout out to y’all 💯

[@100timessquare]

Kerry Mims - shout out to my Texas bros, love from Brooklyn!

[@NM-xr9pi]

Peace

[@rantradio]

And Styles didn't even drop "Holiday" Shout Out to the WHOLE Y.O!! 👊💪

[@trustdaprocess5707]

IM SO HAPPY FOR THE LOX AND THE CULTURE. I’M A 44 YR OLD DIE HARD LOX FAN. 💯💯💯💯💯💯 CHICAGO LUV DA LOX💯💯💯💯

[@mrp4235]

When that beat dropped bro….I almost shed a tear….I remember what I was doing at that time…legendary. Man…..that’s was something special…..

[@coranurse2476]

Yo I felt that shit through my soul it took me back...I wanted to cry...they killem and Im not even from NY but the LOX was part of my youth Im a 90's lady not a baby...love it

[@mrp4235]

@@coranurse2476 where are u from?

[@coranurse2476]

Beantown Baby born and bread...Im from Boston the city of Champs no hate please lol

[@mrp4235]

@@coranurse2476 No hate at all…💪🏾💪🏾🏆🏆…..

[@jordandavis3867]

Just thinking about how DMX would have reacted if he saw that freestyle and performance from Jada makes me feel to cry man.

[@loyalhearted6101]

The lox’s checked dipset’s temperature seen that they weren’t ready and cooked dipset thoroughly. Jadakiss is a straight barzasauresrex

[@binoharris8010]

They let that be know calling them pussy all type of shit and when Jadakiss said CAM U STAY IN MIAMI

[@UmmJannah5]

FAXXX!💯poor lil Dipset came thru like it was all fun n games n got smoked...tragic!🤣

[@rudy346]

Lox for sure, but overall NY won! That was a great night!

[@djst9792]

I agree ….and shouts to Dips for being game and not foldin….lotta top groups got to much ego to participate ….but Warlox came with axes 🪓 drawn

[@getmoneychill6462]

Nah Dip Set Got Disrespected.Dipset Are Clowns.Jones 50 Years Throwing Up Gan Signs,Santana Was Zooted,Zeaky Dancin All Night & Cam With The Chair

[@jaegeru3535]

From Memphis and I agree. It showed that pure NY gritty freestyle

[@rongeojohns7906]

@@getmoneychill6462 I agree but it was a good ass show!

[@splashmediapromo]

Jada put the whole Lox on his back dude went hard

[@deejay5102]

Jada is Jada but the rest of the group did their thing also...

[@samantham9056]

Team effort! He needed Them there, his vs against fab wasn’t this fire

[@kayflip2233]

Y.O. still got the essence of the golden era. You gotta spit bars up there, no gimmicks.

[@nakedly]

I watched this versus 3 times 🔥🔥

[@JSmith-kh4vo]

They didn't even use all of Styles P classics and they still murdered Dipset. Styles has some shit in his bag.

[@leonx9381]

It would of been fye when kiss said cheat code and DMX jumped on the stage “niggas done started some something”“ what must I go through to show you this shit real” man just imagine the crowd roar!!! All the dipset members would of followed Jim jones and jumped off the stage and the shit would of just turned into a dblock concert!!!

[@onealramar5652]

They should have got Omar from The wire to dress up that would have been dope

[@subjektproductions6426]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiit, it was basically a DBlock concert lol

[@crisleroi299]

@@onealramar5652 🤣🤣🤣

[@deejay5102]

It woulda been bananas...

[@Moeskibaby404]

Only thing is….Jim didn’t jump. He fell😩😆😭😂

[@AG-yv8yb]

I'm proud of lox. Dipset said something like "they ain't even from NYC" well these Y.O Boyz been putting out heat for over 20 years give them their crown.

[@100timessquare]

Dip Set buggin....Y.O is across the street from the Bronx and 30 min from Manhattan...lol

[@nybirdman]

Almost 30 years if you count Mary. Over 25 from X alone.

[@bxboro4662]

@@100timessquare still not NYC. Either way they rep Hip-Hop 💯

[@oldhead5947]

I’m glad it didn’t get too crazy. Shout out to both LOX and Dipset. Bottom line one group was prepared and on point, the other wasn’t.

[@syncerekimber7523]

Dmx spirit jumped inside of Jada and he flamed they ass...Earl Simmons is in heaven PROUD 🤸🥳♥️🥶

[@tmot6714]

I’m from Philly but Yonkers seems very distinctive. A mixture of Newark and Brooklyn.

[@texazmade713]

Dmx missed this legendary night :(

[@marcusbrown9917]

Na my brutha, he was there and he was proud.

[@Floridakid954]

Wale really from Yonkers. L.O.X. 4 Life

[@ryanbrown1931]

😂😂😂 thought that was Wale too at first

[@keep_it_low_bro]

🤣🤣

[@NissyBrown]

😭😭😭

[@moodiebabyy5392]

I’m the real wale 🤣🤣🤣

[@GabGotti3]

I’m from Yonkers…..it feels like we won the NBA CHAMPIONSHIP this week!!!!!! *914*

[@blohnnie7395]

bruh I laughed so hard at the Juelz bandana

[@MediaCentralTV1]

im a Flatbush Brooklyn Cats and I loved how The Lox handled that Verzuz.. That shit was special in the sense it not only put Dipset on notice. But it showed the WORLD what the Essence of Hip Hop Culture is... The Battle.... only thing missing was the other elements. The Breakdancers, & Graffiti writers on stage cuz there was a DJ scratching... HIp Hop ya'll Love Juice 4 Life

[@ltod2]

Cmon man you know Yonkers gonna rock with the Lox,all day.Jadakiss is a legend out there till day he dies.

[@mitchya7990]

I love the verzuz battle. Loved it!

[@flintregal]

Im from Toronto but lived in yonkers for two years..i miss yonkers so much💯 miss getting my haircut down at getty square lol playing ball up the hill🔥

[@jasonsampson7565]

Y'all knew Dipset was in trouble when it took them a good five minutes or so when Michael Buffer did his opening introductions. Lol

[@thomasandrews9355]

That holiday track at the start had me pumped. That Verzuz had me feeling 15 again. I used to bump D-Block heavy. That shit was vicious.

[@alajah4351]

Lox had it as soon as they came on stage !!

[@dtops408]

The streets spoke on that…the memorial got me in tears 😂😂

[@esva835]

You played the song I wish Styles had done..."Holiday".

[@dstu1699]

Omg! I was waiting for that. Once that beat dropped, it would of been over! Damn, I was waiting for that!

[@jerryspence3969]

I said the same shit

[@fortunateson2]

Nah they wasn't ready for Holiday Styles

[@mealtime167]

Na bro safe that for another battle … it’s was just too much . Gotta show some mercy .

[@dstu1699]

@@mealtime167 know what, y'all right. That would of been overkill. Lol...

[@elenebarnhill4321]

Lovely E. Dmx is smiling from ear to ear 🙏

[@shehateme9955]

Just keep goin&goin.... Holiday nva left the rotation

[@deeelle697]

Bruh 🤣😂 stand up Y O I’m proud & happy for y’all. 🔥🔥🔥 Prayers to Juelz though because drug addiction is no joke & he didn’t seem to be too coherent. 🙏🏽

[@LS-ub1iq]

I feel you and its sad people really bashing him,he did show up and atlease he was the only dipset that was talking shit back and all in they face but lox all day

[@benjaminglenn2044]

This shit gave me goosebumps. Hip hop is back and it's a beautiful thing.

[@amass2158]

The LOX has a joint called the ESSENCE...AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE THE ESSENCE OF REAL MF HIP HOP

[@napalmsf]

"Calmate que te calmo"

[@amass2158]

@@napalmsfcalm down before I calm you down 💪🏾💪🏾

[@FullofSouthernCharm]

I'm from the south and I want to find jadakiss... sheesh sending love from the south to Yonkers New York.. that was a outstanding show the LOX put on

[@gee7840]

No lie I thought dipset had leverage going into the battle due to their influence but the LOX just showed the world they’re TRUE MCs and Rap Gods ‼️ that verzus was a straight slaughter

[@neckbone6976]

🤣 🤣 🤣 Shouts out to Wale in the Nike Air top🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬

[@lacecox8920]

Lol

[@eddiecox552]

I’m dipset but it just hit me they made dmx proud because they kept it raw 💯💯

[@factsovertheyfeelings5303]

🗣Da hardest out NY 🗣Da Come out of Yonkers 🗣Real chi town facts💛😤

[@rodneydasher6483]

The lox put them too sleep at some point dip set was lost for words plus rapping over songs I would never never go and see them .

[@infmiiishook7187]

Thats how all there shows use to be since 2004 and Cam never back them up and he is the Ceo Borrriiinnngggg

[@reggiepooh7759]

I’m from Birmingham Alabama that shit was lit y’all put on up there

[@elenebarnhill4321]

Lovely E. I know elm street, school street, Curran lane and Getty square. Lox🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MrYourthaman]

Predictions was ⬆️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@firstonestrucking]

I got every one of dem Mixtapes. No lip syncing, they spit fire on em

[@judahmourneth1466]

Damn, they look rough out there in Yonkers!!!

[@tracyskins7854]

Ha!!!! We do have our parts.🤣🤣🤣

[@traviscarter1023]

Yonkers is different man it's the hard way out there. No thing pretty at all.

[@DF-vr3km]

Chicago here. NYC Much Love! LOX

[@michael.m108]

do a pt 2 in harlem

[@UtopianFuture222]

Salute LOX! Brooklyn to Y.O 🗽

[@jayrilla8790]

Whats the lox song being played at the begining of the video

[@PoweredByTommy7]

Elm St. and Yonkers Ave. - SPOOKY

[@alexanderford1360]

Checking in from the dirty dirty South and we always rocked with Da LOX, Sun nim SO Underrated..

[@meleneb]

I BEEN LOVED kiss and the lox since the beginning

[@drewcraig4167]

The lox all day, like kiss said, they got so many clips, they didn't even give em the extendo,

[@ericg9999]

That was an epic hop hop battle!

[@donaldobama7550]

What temperature was it out there

[@markmcfarland2579]

What freestyle is Jadakiss spitting at the end?

[@Tareaque]

how do u get the lox vs dipset? it's supposed to be the lox vs state property

[@jonathanvazquez3446]

Wale moved to Yonkers?

[@jojostieff9392]

😂😂😂😂

[@moodiebabyy5392]

ii always lived here

[@lakeshoredisciples906]

That ice truck in the back of the ine dude talkin had me pause the video to check if it was near me or if it was in the vid lmfao 😂🤣💀

[@JAYBODDY]

Shoutout to Y O from Rockland . Represent! Took the flamethrower out to Harlem in their backyard🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sheritadavis9228]

I absolutely love the east coast accent i notice the dialects are different in certain areas of NY

[@abdulwaheed5367]

Instead of calling Juelz Santana by his name let's call him Juelz Bandana from now on 😂😂

[@victorfranco5703]

The Lox Killed It🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@sammysouthpaw8894]

The Lox is too much lyrically for dip set...Kiss smashed them with a free style..that's at least 6 years old..that was on the Internet in 2015.

[@hybrid1339]

Shit It might be older than that lol

[@tiriedawson7723]

2010 I believe

[@jefflife3476]

I need that link

[@ilyesibrahim787]

L.O.X. the mainstream heads are not informed about the history of the gritty. Salute from Somalia 🇸🇴

[@MobileFilmmaking]

Salute

[@ilyesibrahim787]

@@MobileFilmmaking salute

[@ThaRealBummyDavis]

That whole night was a conceited meme

[@ben5154]

Slow it dooooown

[@jamisona.5639]

@@ben5154 I just dissed you.....

[@NM-xr9pi]

on point.

[@juniegyllenhaal3937]

I’m so mad Styles didn’t play that intro song and “we don’t give a fuck”

[@MrMessyb]

For real! “Used to be my dawg you was in my left titty”.

[@omarlives]

I already knew it eas yonkers from the rockwall background in the thumbnail.

[@troyvontdavis5167]

Shout out to Wale and Mendeecees for the cameos... #LOX

[@mommathr3988]

Y.O. Baby!!!

[@garymagr81]

Damn Y O is the hood hood fr fr damn salute to LoX for putting on for their city and R.I.P to Juelz headband tho sheesh

[@charlesjohnson536]

👑L.O.X: 'WE ARE DA STREETS!!' ..

[@SctonThrtn]

I was just thinking today why they didn't use any of their songs from the RR albums like dope money,holiday,my name is kiss,go head n shoot em in the head 🔥 if I picked the tracklist it would of looked even worse for the dips I mean Rips

[@LadellTurner]

They did dope money

[@yup1992]

They didn't unload the clip and still bodied them ... My guess is they saving that for a possible next battle

[@SctonThrtn]

@@LadellTurner so they did. My bad. Good spot

[@SctonThrtn]

@@yup1992 we can hope 🙏

[@SctonThrtn]

Could of used shit from Y.O finest mixtape,didn't use alot from their albums. Or all their features and alot of solo. Easily be able to battle another group with dif material and still win that by a landslide too

[@michaelcaldero3392]

Shout out to my city man!! Now let’s stop killing each other!!💪🏻🙏

[@bigmontana2838]

Im happy that i got to live to see real hip hop

[@godd3387]

Hiw he set it off and came in like a true champ ALL PRAISES

[@kalikotv3207]

Was that Walo the Yonker's version or I am bugging out

[@moodiebabyy5392]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nasnas6867]

Whoever know hip hop already new the out come of this battle 🤫🤦🏾‍♂️

[@chasbronson3855]

Elliot Ave, Savage Nomads days, but grew up on woodworth in 1976, shouts to Mr. Fats, JOjo, Al G, MOONROCK!!, K1, OJ, Lonnie, and the whole crew!!!! EA STAND UP!!!! YO STAND UP

[@jengriffin152]

Yo! Remember payback nd bamboo?

[@chasbronson3855]

@@jengriffin152 very well, lived on 74 Elliott!!!! Shout to Frankenstein and big Johnny!!!

[@tracyskins7854]

You definitely know some street celebs.💯💯💯

[@misterawready]

I just want to say.. im from Arkansas. The south. And it aint nothin wrong with Montega being my FROAT since the Nine Nine and the Two thousands👌🏾

[@TrueSubject39]

THANK YOU LOX💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 REAL HIP HOP

[@bklyn1444]

all praises..all burner's all razors... after those line.. ik death was comin then