D’Angelo has been announced as the next Verzuz guest, although he doesn’t have a regular opponent yet. Instead, he performs live from Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater with a host of unannounced friends. It happens Saturday, February 27 at 8 p.m. East, broadcast on Instagram.
Verzuz is now in its second season after launching in the spring. Recent fights have juxtaposed the hits of Gucci Mane and Jeezy, Brandy and Monica, and E-40 and Too $ hort. More recently, Ashanti and Keyshia Cole had to reschedule their episode twice due to concerns about COVID-19. The show’s other notable guests were such icons as Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight. D’Angelo’s most recent album is that of 2014 Black Messiah, although he went along with Erykah Badu on producer Slingbaum’s song “Behoove” last year.