Cam'ron Admits He Never Wanted To Do "Verzuz" With The Lox

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The Lox famously dominated Cam'ron and Dipset when they squared off for their legendary "Verzuz" matchup back in 2021.

Cam'ron says he never wanted to participate in Dipset's iconic Verzuz battle with The Lox back in 2021. Speaking about his regrets during a recent episode of It Is What It Is, Cam explained that he's been a "team player" too many times throughout his career.

"I can name a lot of decisions that wasn't good because I was trying to be a team player. I should've never did the Verzuz, I told n****s don't do the Verzuz," Cam began. "... It was the wrong decision that I made. No more of that... I've tried to be a team player a lot of times, but that's the first thing that came to my brain when you said, 'wrong decisions.'"

When 2Cool2Blog shared the clip on X (formerly Twitter), many fans agreed with Cam's observation. "Let’s be real. Them n****s had no idea the lox was coming that prepared lol. Dipset shoulda won if they did everything right," one user wrote. Another added: "Yeah we could tell lol from when the n***a turned up late, I knew it was over lol."

Dipset & The Lox's "Verzuz"

Despite both groups having legendary catalogs, The Lox dominated their Verzuz battle with Dipset. It remains one of the most iconic episodes of the series, which made its long-awaited return with a battle between No Limit and Cash Money in October.

During a recent episode of the Joe & Jada podcast, Jadakiss reflected on The Lox's performance and explained that he felt unstoppable at the time. “I was out of my mind,” he told Fat Joe. “It was a very different space that I was in that day. I’d never been that way before.”

Despite returning for No Limit and Cash Money's battle at ComplexCon, it's unclear when the next episode of Verzuz will take place. Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have yet to confirm when the show will begin airing regularly again. The two were engaged in a lengthy legal battle with Triller that began back in 2022.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.

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