Round 8: Ludacris’ “Splash Waterfalls (Whatever You Want Remix)” vs. Nelly countered with the 2008 Akon/Ashanti collaboration “Body on Me,” but the song for the ladies couldn’t match the street anthem. Ludacris dedicated another early hits to its producer, Timbaland nearly two decades after “Rollout” blew up, they’re still making records together, as Luda demonstrated when he debuted “Silence of the Lambs” earlier in the evening. Round 7: Ludacris’ “Rollout (My Business)” vs. Perhaps sensing that Nelly was dipping into his bag of classics and collecting a string of victories, Luda went straight for his unassailable breakthrough single to settle his competitor down - but then Nelly did the same, tossing out “Country Grammar” without hesitation. “I’mma switch the tempo real quick!” Nelly announced, after Ludacris dropped a true Word of Mouf gem and appeared ready to chalk up another W… but you don’t bring a knife to a gun fight, and “Ride Wit Me” is too heavy of a gun to lose against “Saturday” (or any other day, for that matter). Round 5: Ludacris’ “Saturday (Ooooh! Ooooh!)” vs. “Flap Your Wings” remains an eternal jam and the superior single in this matchup, but it was increasingly difficult to drop down and get your eagle on amidst such WiFi frustration.
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“What’s a pimp without a ho?” Ludacris posited when following up Nelly’s “Pimp Juice” with one of his early staples… and then Nelly dropped out again, which allowed Luda to play Chingy’s “Holidae In” while waiting for his challenger to sign back on. Too bad for him that a reinvigorated Nelly rolled out one of his most undeniable landmarks in Nellyville, and took an early lead in the battle. When it was time to shout out the ladies, Luda went straight for a latter-period classic (and entertained Tiffany Haddish, who was having a ball in the comments). Lunatic did so triumphantly with his BET Uncut classic, and scored a win while avoiding a battle postponement. When he returned to the battle, though, the head St. Luda shouted out strip club food after grooving to his Chicken-n-Beer single… and then Nelly’s Internet became untenable, causing an extended delay.
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Nelly dedicated Sweat highlight “Na-NaNa-Na” to his sister, Jackie Donahue - it was the last video she got to style for him before passing away - but the emotional moment was marred by WiFi issues. Jaze Pha’s “Na-NaNa-Na”Īfter describing Nelly as an honorary ATLien, there was no better way for Luda to launch the battle than with his top 40 Jermaine Dupri team-up. Check out how Billboard scored Saturday night’s hip-hop duel between Ludacris and Nelly. As Nelly put it to his compatriot and Verzuz competitor in between bites of chicken, “Your longevity is impeccable!”Īfter Nelly experienced some early technical difficulties, the two superstars started rolling out the hits. Erykah Badu in 'Verzuz' Battle of Neo-Soul Titans: See Billboard's Scorecard and…Īfter Nelly initially signed on, Luda also mentioned that this year marks the 20th anniversary for both of their debut albums - Back For the First Time for Ludacris, Country Grammar for Nelly, both of which sold millions of copies while setting up prolonged runs of success.