Who would win in these Verzuz battles?
A Verzuz battle between Bey and Rihanna is long overdue. Rihanna had the chance to become the artist and mogul she is today because of Beyoncé, literally. After Rihanna auditioned for then-Def Jam CEO, L.A. Reid, circa 2005, Beyoncé told Reid that"that Rihanna girl" was a"beast,” per Reid's
. Despite Queen Bey supposedly complimenting Rihanna to Reid, there has still been an alleged rivalry. Rihanna and Bey doing a Verzuz would have the same effect as when Monica and Brandy did theirs.Gregory Bojorquez / Getty Images Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott are each other's male and female counterpart. Each artist has unconventional music styles, and they would both crush it in a Verzuz battle.Johnny Louis / Getty Images
Ja Rule and 50 Cent have had an ongoing rivalry since the late 1990s, competing against each other on the early 2000s Billboard charts and battling one another off the charts. A Verzuz between Ja Rule and 50 Cent would be historical because they are both major fixtures in hip-hop and have a comical hip-hop feud that would make for a great battle.