Diddy Rejects Jermaine Dupri’s Offer for a Verzuz!

Diddy is willing to do a Verzuz — but with only ONE fellow hit producer!

During Fat Joe and Ja Rule’s throwdown Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater, the Bad Boy Records founder wrote in the livestream that he would only go hit-for-hit with rapper/mogul Dr. Dre.

After Diddy’s message went viral, fellow hitmaker Jermaine caught word and then challenged Diddy to a duel!

“Somebody let @Diddy know I’m @thegarden right now!” Jermaine wrote, posting a pic of himself outside the venue.

“And he gon need some training for me,” he added.

Soon after, Diddy responded to Jermaine’s tweet and rejected the offer, claiming Jermaine doesn’t have enough hits!

“You aiint got enough hits. I’ll smash you with just [Notorious B.I.G.] n [Mary J. Blige]. But I do have the upmost respect on you as a musical legend — Dre the only one can get in the ring w me,” Diddy said.

However, many social media users defended Jermaine and his extensive discography.

“Diddy really disrespectful lol. JD got Mariah Carey & Usher!” an Instagram user wrote.

“JD got enough hits for 2 hours,” a commenter said.

“Don’t play with JD in these comments. He is a legendary producer,” another added.

During a March 2021 Breakfast Club interview, Verzuz co-founder Swizz Beatz revealed that Dre was supposed to do a Verzuz but was not impressed by the battle between Babyface and Teddy Riley.

“When Dr. Dre wasn’t feeling the sound from Teddy Riley and Babyface, that hurt our heart. Oh my God,” Swizz dished. “He was supposed to come at the end and announce that he was gon’ do Verzuz that night… He got on the phone, he was like, ‘Man, I can’t be a part of nothing that sound like that, my legacy is quality.’ I was like, ‘Oh, we just lost Dre’… That one felt pretty crazy.”