Fans of the Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Verzuz franchise will soon be able to get a piece of the company as the lawyers for Triller have confirmed the public offering of ILLR stock has not collapsed and is in fact tracking “ahead of schedule.” Verzuz Fans Will Soon Be Able To Cop “ILLR” Stock Triller, […]
The highly anticipated Verzuz IPO touted by Swizz Beatz as “the greatest creative IPO in history” appears to have collapsed (for now) having missed their 1st quarter timeline. Shares of SEAC, the reverse merger vehicle, are trading down at just over $1. In January, Swizz Beatz excitedly announced that Verzuz would be going public via […]
This month marks the two-year anniversary of Verzuz, the platform was launched by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland that showcases beat battles held on Instagram Live. Since then, the show has held numerous duels between the likes of The Lox, Dipset, Nelly, Ludacris, Keyshia Cole, Ashanti, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, E-40, Too Short, Gucci Mane, Jeezy, and many more. To commemorate their success, Swizz and Timbo will partner with Amazon Studios, Lena Waithe, her production company Hillman Grad Productions, and Good Trouble Studios for a special documentary.
Titled Gifted & Black, the documentary will highlight the rise of Verzuz, as well as the roots of Black music. According to Deadline, it will use “poignant interviews, gripping vérité and magnetic archival footage” to see how Black music impacts the culture.
“When we first started this mission the entire world had hit rock bottom,” Swizz Beatz said in a statement. “People were going through so much and Tim and I felt we should do something to help folks escape. The rest is history, we made the magical call to Hillman Grad because we only wanted people to see the best of the best.”
A release date for Gifted & Black has not yet been revealed but it will air on Amazon Prime Video when released.
The much-anticipated Verzuz matchup between Anthony Hamilton & Musiq Soulchild did not live up to the hype of previous battles in the Verzuz franchise. The fault does not appear to be about the technical issues (which are typical) or the artist’s appeal – fans were buzzing for a Musiq and Anthony Hamilton matchup. The fault […]
Entrepreneur, legendary producer and leading industry visionary Swizz Beatz teams up with premium vinyl brand 12on12 for the release of album Long Live Jazz.
Following acclaimed collaborations with Travis Scott x Saint Laurent and RUN DMC, Swizz Beatz is not only the latest curator to work with 12on12, but he also comes on board as their new business partner. Acquiring a strategic stake in the high-end luxury vinyl brand, Swizz continues to build on 12on12’s reputation for unique Vinylworks and bespoke limited collector’s editions by compiling his own exclusive 12″ vinyl compilation featuring artwork from his own private collection (The Dean Collection) shot by revered photographer Kwame Brathwaite as the unique work of art for the record.
Swizz Beatz’s 12on12 is a limited edition premium package that is hand-numbered to a run of 1000 copies featuring a meticulously selected track list which shares Swizz’s love and passion for jazz across its four sides.
A modern day renaissance man, Swizz Beatz is keen to showcase Jazz to new generations and audiences while capturing the new vibrancy of the Jazz scene; demonstrated by his selection of a reworking of The Weeknd’s hit “Call Out My Name” by today’s leading jazz musicians the New Masters and featuring one of the most vital voices in 21st century Jazz: Immanuel Wilkins.
Swizz’s selections are all intentional taking the listener on a journey from iconic recordings of jazz standards including Miles Davies “Round Midnight” and Kenny Dorham’s “Alone Together” through to contemporary jazz from present day greats such as “Doubts” by Ibrahim Maalouf, where you can hear the unmistakable influence of Miles Davis alongside Maalouf’s Arabic sounds.
The piece of art selected by Swizz Beatz for the cover image “Untitled (Grandassas in Car)” was shot in 1968 during a Garvey Day Celebration in New York by Kwame Brathwaite. Brathwaite has a long history with jazz, having started his career as a co-founder of the African Jazz Arts Society and Studios (AJASS) before going on to photograph superstars like Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley, as well as jazz greats like Miles Davies and John Coltrane.
Swizz Beatz says, “Jazz has always been magic to our ears. I feel like it should definitely get more attention! This is the first step to pay homage to the great craft & art. Photography is also one of the best expressions of art and should be shown more often. Art & Music are brothers and sisters so I thought it was a great match. Im a big fan of Kwame and I also love that I’m able to share pieces from my collection through music!”
The artist matchup platform — Verzuz — is rolling out a fee-based subscription model and Swizz Beatz and Timbaland are catching a lot of heat on social media about charging fees. According to Jay-Z, the backlash may be because the brand is black-owned. Timbaland And Swizz Announce Verzuz Subscription The Verzuz battles will cost a […]
The artist matchup Verzuz battles popularized at the beginning of the pandemic will no longer be available to the public for free. Swizz and Timbaland are catching a lot of heat on social media after announcing their next Verzuz will be by subscription only. According to Jay-Z – the backlash may subconsciously be because the […]
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz are on top of the world right now because Verzuz via Triller is set to become a publicly-traded company on the stock market. This new group of investors who are mostly creatives would make this venture historic. Timbaland And Swizz Beatz Set To Make History Swizz and Timbo shared a graphic […]
