comscore
Swizz Beatz Looks Back At His Battle Against Kanye West & Timbaland At Summer Jam!

Swizz Beatz Looks Back At His Battle Against Kanye West & Timbaland At Summer Jam!

Hot97 Staff
05/18/2023 12:00 AM EDT

Swizz Beatz sits down with the HOT 97 team to look back at his past HOT 97 Summer Jam performances in 2007, 2018, and 2021.

He looks back at how his battle on the Summer Jam stage with Kanye West and later Timbaland which was all the inspiration behind Verzuz! The producer also mentions his 2017 battle with Just Blaze that also helped spark the idea.

Swizz Beatz also looks back at curating the DMX tribute performance in 2021, and how he was able to bring out the late rapper's favorite band The Isley Bros. during the show.

See Ice Spice, Coi Leray, Glorilla, Lola Brooke, French Montana, Fivio Foreign, Lil TJay, Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop with The LOX, & Cardi B and some special surprises June 4, 2023 at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York!

Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster!

Summer Jam Reacts Is Made HOT BY Black Girl Sunscreen