Shawn SetaroĪ Kanye West and Pharrell Instagram Live contest has become one of the most requested battles since the trend started a couple of weeks ago. And Pi’erre’s more relaxed beats have kept artists like Carti and Young Nudy coming back to the well again and again. This one’s for the kids, and it just might be more lively than any other battle on this list. Ronny J’s aggressive style brings out the best in everyone from Lil Pump to Ski Mask the Slump God to Smokepurpp to even J. Ronny J produced one of the songs that really kicked off the SoundCloud rap wave (in fact, you can hear that argument here), Denzel Curry’s “Threatz.” And Pi’erre’s work with everyone from Playboi Carti to Trippie Redd and (admittedly against his will) 6ix9ine helped the movement hit its commercial heights. Pi’erre Bourne and Ronny J are two of the most successful beatmakers to emerge from the ranks of the SoundCloud rap world.
PRODUCER BATTLES Pi’erre Bourne vs Ronny J
To keep things interesting, we’ve separated them into three categories: producer battles, crew battles, and hook battles. We couldn’t help ourselves from fantasizing about the incredible battles that might pop up next in this series.
Where were you when Boi-1da debuted a new Drake and Roddy Ricch song, just moments before Hit-Boy responded with an unreleased Big Sean and Nipsey Hussle collab? These battles have already delivered memorable moments that managed to briefly distract us from the daily onslaught of bad news we’ve been bombarded with lately.
After a few rounds, they gave the series a name: Verzuz. After Timbaland and Swizz Beatz kicked off the Instagram Live battle trend on March 24, they’ve been instigating follow-ups, which have included more producer battles (Boi-1da vs Hit-Boy) as well as songwriter battles (Sean Garrett vs The-Dream and Johnta Austin vs Ne-Yo).