Swizz Beatz Addresses Backlash From ‘Verzuz’ Partnership With Elon Musk

After Swizz Beatz and Timbaland made their announcement that Verzuz has locked in a partnership with Elon Musk‘s social media app, X, the news was met with some backlash. Swizz has now addressed the critiques about the deal, claiming that his intentions are in the right place. “LIFE BEGINS AT THE END OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE,” began a joint statement shared on Swizz and Timbaland’s respective Instagram accounts. The attached photo showed both super producers sharing a toast with Musk. “IT’S OFFICIAL, VERZUZ IS BACK AND 100% BLACK OWNED AGAIN… WE WILL ALSO BE BUILDING NEW ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESSES ON THE X PLATFORM.” One of the top-liked comments under the Instagram post reads, “Trying to force Black people back to Twitter with music while you’ve made the site a playground for straight up white supremacists is an insult to our intelligence basically saying ‘it doesn’t matter how we treat them as long as we give them a hot beat to dance to.’ NO.” Many other comments echoed the same sentiments. Swizz hopped in the comments and replied to someone, pointing out that Verzuz has been on X since its inception. “But nobody said anything before we been on that platform since Verzuz started,” he wrote. The producer also responded to someone on X, typing, “You will see my intentions as always. We must change what we don’t like, not complain about it. We go hard since the 90s. People will soon see the plan. I understand that people have questions, and they will also understand I’m not a silly person.

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