The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire faced each other tonight for VERZUZ. Special guest host Steve Harvey hosted the Easter show as the two iconic groups performed their songs and told some stories. It ended with a massive match-up, “That Lady” versus “September,” before a video for Isleys’ new Snoop Dogg song “Friends and Family” premiered. Find that video, listen to a playlist of all the songs from tonight’s event, and see how each round went down below.
In March, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz announced that they had sold the brand to Triller, with artists who had previously performed at VERZUZ receiving a financial interest in the new collaboration. The next fight pits Method Man and Redman against each other for the “How High 4/20 Special” on April 20th. Last month, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah went head-to-head for a showdown with the Wu-Tang family.
Round 1:
Isley Brothers – Love the one you are with
Earth, Wind & Fire – that’s the way of the world
Round 2:
Isley Brothers – This Old Heart of Mine
Earth, Wind & Fire – Let’s Groove
Round 3:
Isley Brothers – Hi, it’s me
Earth, Wind & Fire – Keep your head to the sky
Round 4:
Isley Brothers – At Your Best (You Are Love)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Reasons
Round 5:
Isley Brothers – Harvest for the World
Earth, Wind & Fire – Got to Get You Into My Life
Round 6:
Isley Brothers – Groove With You
Earth, Wind & Fire – Would you mind
Round 7:
Isley Brothers – Summer breeze
Earth, Wind & Fire – Be Ever Wonderful
Round 8:
Isley Brothers – It’s your thing
Earth, wind and fire – dedication
Round 9:
Isley Brothers – Make Me Say
Earth, Wind & Fire – After the Love Is Gone
Round 10:
Isley Brothers – Footsteps in the Dark
Earth, Wind & Fire – Shining Star
Round 11:
Isley Brothers – Twist & Shout
Earth, Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland
Round 12:
Isley Brothers – Choosey Lover
Earth, wind and fire – on your face
Round 13:
Isley Brothers – Journey to Atlantis
Earth, Wind & Fire – Brazilian rhyme
Round 14:
Isley Brothers – Here We Go Again
Earth, Wind & Fire – Sun Goddess
Round 15:
Isley Brothers – Work to be done
Earth, Wind & Fire – I’ll Write a Song for You
Round 16:
Isley Brothers – Between the Sheets
Earth, Wind & Fire – Serpentine Fire
Round 17:
Isley Brothers – Drifting on a Memory
Deniece Williams – Free
Round 18:
Isley Brothers – Don’t Say Goodnight (It’s Time for Love)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Can’t Hide Love
Round 19:
Isley Brothers – Smooth Sailin ‘Tonight
Earth, Wind and Fire – Fantasy
Round 20:
Isley Brothers – Sensuality (Parts 1 & 2)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Escape
Round 21:
Isley Brothers – Fight the Power (Parts 1 and 2)
Earth, Wind & Fire – Mighty Mighty
Round 22:
Isley Brothers – Contagious
Earth, Wind & Fire – In the Stone
Round 23:
Isley Brothers – Caught
Earth, Wind & Fire – Magic Mind
Round 24:
Isley Brothers – Scream
Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – Easy Lover
Round 25:
Isley Brothers – That Lady
Earth, Wind and Fire – September