Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have settled their $28 million lawsuit with Triller on Thursday, a month after alleging that the short-form video service missed payments following its purchase of the musicians’ livestreaming show Verzuz. “Verzuz has always been a platform that is by the artists, for the artists and with …
Read More »Diddy Slams Triller in Wake of Verzuz Lawsuit
Diddy threw his outsized support behind friends and Verzuz co-founders Timbaland and Swizz Beatz and hinted at a similar So So Def battle after the duo sued social media app Triller for $28 million over alleged missing payments. In the suit, filed on Tuesday, Swizz and Timbaland — whose real …
Read More »Swizz Beatz, Timbaland Sue Triller For $28 Million Over Verzuz Deal
Timbaland and Swizz Beats filed a $28 million dollar lawsuit against social media app Triller, alleging the company has missed numerous payments to the two producers since Triller acquired their rap battle show Verzuz last year. In the suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, Swizz and Timbaland …
Read More »DJ Premier is Proof That Hip-Hop Will Remain Timeless — Even Derek Jeter Agrees
DJ Premier‘s studio has the look of old Hollywood despite being in Astoria, Queens. The building, at Kaufman Astoria Studios, has arches and an archaic look that feels plucked out of the Fifties thriller Sunset Boulevard. The rap elder’s surroundings are at least fitting in their sense of history. DJ …
Read More »Fat Joe, Ja Rule Trade Barbs and Bars on Latest 'Verzuz' Battle
Late-Nineties and early-2000s NYC hip-hop heroes Fat Joe and Ja Rule were the latest rappers to go toe-to-toe on Verzuz. Photographer Ismail “Calligrafist” Sayeed was on hand to document the bout and shared his photographs withRolling Stone. On Tuesday, September 14th, the pair took the stage at the theater at …
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