PLENTY of hip-hop heavyweights have stepped up to do battle on the Verzuz stage over the past year, from Jeezy vs. Gucci Mane to Raekwon vs. Ghostface, series creators Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, Eve vs. Trina, and, most recently, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony vs. Three 6 Mafia.
But since the launch of the wildly popular pandemic must-see programming in March 2020, the one name that keeps coming up on everyone’s short list of potential unbeatable battlebots is the one and only Eminem.
To date, though, Marshall Mathers hasn’t taken the bait. But Em’s longtime mentor, Dr. Dre, stoked the fires of desire on Sunday (Jan. 23) when he posted a clip of Slim Shady ripping his 100 m.p.h. finishing verse from 2020’s “Godzilla” in front of what looks like a home arcade with the taunt/message, “Marshall Mathers vs Who???!!”
Dre didn’t mention Verzuz by name, but he still managed to get
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