Keyshia Cole (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
On Thursday, the twice rescheduled Verzuz Battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole finally took place. While people were excited to see it happen, many were surprised that the battle started almost two hours late.
Many people on social media also expressed that Keyshia Cole didnt seem to be in the best mood.
One person asked, How are you a month and 20 minutes late? Another person said, “If this DJ says ‘were warming up’ one more time Im gonna flip. SIR WERE ALREADY BOILING CHECK THE TEMPERATURE. ITS BEEN 30 MINS TF #Verzuz
So, Keyshias DJ Hi-C, decided to offer a few details about what transpired.
In an interview with Houstons 97.9 The Box, he stated, On Keyshias defense, she didnt wanna come out cause her screen was blurry.” He continued, She was there on time. I [saw] everything. She was there. DJ Hi-C also stated, Stuff wasnt right. We couldnt hear [their] side. So, [there] was a lot of technical stuff going on in there.
Not only did the fans have an issue with the battle starting late, Swizz Beatz found it disrespectful.
He commented on the battles live and said, This is very disrespectful cant lie man…..
The battle had 1.1 million followers and O.T. Genasis even made a guest appearance with Keyshia Cole.
Keyshia also exclusively told The Shade Room that she tested positive for COVID-19 on January 13th,which prevented her from having any rehearsals with the Verzuz crew, which could explain the sound issues that were going on during the battle.
I was feeling really fatigued and once I lost my sense of smell, I was like damn I got COVID, Keyshia said.
Get well soon, Keyshia.
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