Juvenile Believes Lil Wayne Should Go Against Jay-Z For "Verzuz"

BYAron A.Updated onAugust 17, 202010.3K Views

Juvenile believes Lil Wayne can go against anyone in a "Verzuz" battle including Hov.

While the Verzuz battles spawned in urgency due to the coronavirus pandemic and the halt it put on the industry, it's reaching bigger heights with a new partnership with Apple Music and major names facing off to determine who has the stronger catalog. We've seen Snoop Dogg & DMX go head-to-head. Most recently, the Swizz Beatz & Timbaland-launched online event brought 2 Chainz and Rick Ross together to play their biggest hits.

Snoop Dogg, DMX, and T.I. have all called out Jay-Z to go hit-for-hit on Verzuz but Juvenile believes Lil Wayne would be a worthy opponent as well. During a recent interview with Los Angeles' Power 106, the former Hot Boy said that he wants to see Lil Wayne vs. Jay-Z happen in the future.

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"Jay-Z and Wayne. C'mon, let's stop playin'," he said. "Jay-Z, Wayne. I'm puttin' Drake in the conversation, but let it be one of them three. Let it be the top dogs." He added that he wouldn't mind seeing someone like Dr. Dre or Eminem face-off with Hov either, though he doubled down on Wayne being the most fitting.

"I've been telling Wayne he was the best rapper since day one," Juvie continued. "He used to always put Jay-Z on a pedestal and I used to tell him 'Aye, man. You not hearing what I'm hearing.'"

Ultimately, Juvie believes that Wayne can go against just about anybody. Check the clip out below.

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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.