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Swizz Beatz Confirms Verzuz Season 2

Though the ongoing pandemic has rendered live performance all but obsolete, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland came to the game’s collective rescue with the launch of their Verzuz series. Pitting legendary artists against one another in a head-to-head battle of the hits — though the more competitive aspects were largely absent, replaced by a more celebratory tone — Verzuz events had hundreds of thousands of people tuning in on any given night. Sometimes even millions.

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The first season of Verzuz delivered twenty battles, including the fan-favorite matchups between Brandy and Monica, DMX and Snoop Dogg, RZA and DJ Premier, Rick Ross and 2 Chainz, Fabolous and Jadakiss, Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, and many more. Even Swizzy and Timbo went head to head to kick things off. Suffice it to say, it didn’t take long for fans to begin sharing their fantasy match-ups — even some artists got into that particular bag, with T.I. actively voicing his desire to battle 50 Cent.

Luckily, Swizz Beatz has confirmed that Verzuz isn’t going anywhere. Taking to Instagram, the legendary producer confirmed that a second season of the series is on the way, inviting fans to share their matchup requests in his comments. “Ohhh ohhhhh who you want to see in season 2,” teases Swizzy, in an IG announcement post. “@verzuztv stay tuned all the way in.” Timbaland also confirmed that the lineup was “coming soon,” promising a level-up was about to occur. Check out the announcement below, and sound off — are you excited for Verzuz season 2?

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Kyle Ashen’s sun-drenched recollection with new release “That Local Girl”

Kyle Ashen’s latest release, “That Local Girl,” is a gorgeous trip down memory lane, a country single that explores that golden glow of memory, like flipping through old photographs touched by salt air and summer sunlight. It’s warm, cinematic, and deeply relatable, a song about the kind of love story that never quite goes away, even as time moves on.

“That Local Girl” is filled with imagery that quickly takes the listener into a world they can walk right into. You got a blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl on a boardwalk street by the ocean, a souped-up truck driving through town, neon lights reflecting off the ocean breeze, and the electric innocence of young love burning in the background.

But under all that cutesy trapping is something more than that, longing. Some people, some places that leave permanent marks on Kyle Ashen and us know that. What’s so brilliant about this song is that it marries those two ideas, making love and hometown memory feel beautifully inseparable. Sometimes you miss a person. And with that person, you miss an entire version of life. “That Local Girl” is more than a country love song from Kyle Ashen. He is a living postcard from the past, sun-faded, bittersweet, and glowing with feeling. A reminder that summers pass by, but some memories stay with us forever.

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ECHOFLIP inspires faith and fire with triumphant anthem on “Kingdom Rise”

ECHOFLIP marches forward with commanding purpose on “Kingdom Rise,” a single that not only demands attention but also commands it. Driven by pounding drums, soaring melodic textures, and full-conviction lyricism, the song arrives like a battle cry with the heart of worship. Bold and energized and spiritually charged from beginning to end.

“Kingdom Rise” is street realism meets kingdom vision at its heart. It’s got grit in its pulse but grace in its message as well. Each bar rings with resilience with ECHOFLIP, a record that embodies struggle, perseverance, and steadfast faith in the face of adversity. The result is music that is rooted in reality while reaching for something much larger.

What makes the single particularly compelling is how seamlessly it combines high-energy Christian trap with uplifting spiritual themes. The hard-hitting production has edge and urgency, and its faith-centered focus gives it soul. It’s motivational without being pushy. Worshipful without momentum loss, without losing authenticity. Ideal for trap gospel, inspirational rap, and urban playlists that aim to uplift as much as energize, “Kingdom Rise” delivers on all fronts. It moves the body, it sharpens the mind, it stirs the soul.

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