Raekwon and Ghostface Killah went head-to-head for a Wu-Tang family showdown on VERZUZ Saturday night (March 20). See the breakdown by round below.
During their time together, the two reminisced about a trip they took to Barbados together. RZA came by at one point to say hello, as Young Dirty Bastard, the son of the late Wu-Tang employee Ol ‘Dirty Bastard. RZA later returned to offer a toast towards the end of the show. Cappadonna played his guest verse on Raekwons ‘Ice Cream’ and Masta Killa performed on ‘Glaciers of Ice’. Ghostface Killah joined Raekwon and played “Criminology” from his 1995 solo debut Only 4 Cuban Linx built …
After “half time” Raekwon stated that he was drunk and that he resumed the procedure without waiting for Ghostface Killah to return from his break. Inspectah Deck then joined him for Wu-Tang Clans ‘CREAM’ and Ghostface returned to the set in a white ankle-length mink coat. In the 19th round, Raekwon started with Jodeci’s “Freek’n You (Mr. Dalvin’s Freek Mix)”, which in turn closed Ghostface.
VERZUZ returned for its second season late last year, with a Legends of the Bay showdown between Too $ hort and E-40 in December and a twice-rescheduled battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole. D’Angelo shook up the format in February with a solo performance at the Apollo Theater, with Redman, Method man and HER joining him as guests. Earlier this month, founders Timbaland and Swizz Beats announced they had sold VERZUZ to the short-form video app Triller, with previous VERZUZ artists becoming stakeholders in the new format.
Round 1:
Ghostface Killah: “Special Delivery” (Diddy)
Raekwon: “Skew It on the Bar-B” (OutKast)
Round 2:
Ghostface Killah: “Ghost Deini”
Raekwon: “10 Bricks”
Round 3:
Ghostface Killah: “4th Chamber” (GZA)
Raekwon: “House of Flying Daggers”
Round 4:
Ghostface Killah: “Mighty Healthy”
Raekwon: “Incarcerated Scarfaces”
Round 5:
Ghostface Killah: “Black Jesus”
Raekwon: “Live from New York”
Round 6:
Ghostface Killah: “The Watch”
Raekwon: “It’s Yourz” (Wu-Tang Clan)
Round 7:
Ghostface Killah: “Impossible” (Wu-Tang Clan)
Raekwon: “100 rounds”
Round 8:
Ghostface Killah: “Seek The Ghost”
Raekwon: “Ice Cream” [ft. Cappadonna]
Round 9:
Ghostface Killah: “New God Flow.1” (Kanye West)
Raekwon: “State of Grace”
Round 10:
Ghostface Killah: “Nutmeg”
Raekwon: “Criminology” [ft. Ghostface Killah]
Round 11:
Rakewon: “CREAM” [ft. Inspectah Deck] (Wu-Tang Clan)
Ghostface Killah: “Holla”
Round 12:
Raekwon: “Rainy Dayz (Remix)”
Ghostface Killah: “Daytona 500”
Round 13:
Raekwon: “Glaciers of Ice” [ft. Masta Killa]
Ghostface Killah: “Run”
Round 14:
Raekwon: “John Blaze” (Fat Joe)
Ghostface Killah: “It’s Over”
Round 15:
Raekwon: “Yae Yo”
Ghostface Killah: “One”
Round 16:
Raekwon: “Rich and Black”
Ghostface Killah: “Back Like That”
Round 17:
Raekwon: “Verbal Intercourse”
Ghostface Killah: “Never Be the Same Again”
Round 18:
Raekwon: “Cash Still Rules / Scary Hours (Still Don’t Nothing Move But the Money)” (Wu-Tang Clan)
Ghostface Killah: “Summertime” (Beyoncé)
Round 19:
Raekwon and Ghostface Killah: “Freek’n You (Mr. Dalvin’s Freek Mix)” (Jodeci)
Round 20:
Raekwon: “The Game of Rock”
Ghostface Killah and Raekwon: “Can It Be All So Simple / Intermission” (Wu-Tang Clan)
Round 20:
Ghostface Killah: “All That I Got Is You”
Raekwon: “Heaven & Hell”