“Wow. Both Nelly and Ludacris got dial up. Keeping that 2003 energy.”
If you’ve been living under a rock, legendary hip-hop music producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have been scouting the greatest artists of all time to come together for live battles on their Verzuz Instagram series every weekend.
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The battles have provided plenty of entertainment for many of us while in quarantine.
On Saturday, it was Ludacris and Nelly’s turn to play 20 of their biggest hits back-to-back, and to say that people were excited for the early-2000s nostalgia would be an understatement:
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People brought out their jerseys and headbands like it was 2002 all over again:
Laying out my outfit for the Nelly vs Ludacris Verzuz battle. I used to have soooooo many throwback jerseys and Air Force 1s. This is all that’s left. Lol
Jersey dresses were popular once again:
However, once the battle began, Twitter had A LOT of jokes about it — most about Nelly’s shoddy Wi-Fi. Keep reading to see the funniest tweets from the battle that was:
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Ludacris: Your internet messing up bro #Verzuz
Comments: “Nelly your internet messing up”
Nelly:
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When Nelly Turned on Tipdrill why Luda look like yo mama when she heard you cuss for the first time as a kid?!! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣 #Verzuz
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Hey @Nelly_Mo!
Found you a deal on a new router. Either fix it or pay the internet bill fam. It’s on struggle right now.
https://t.co/pKiLL6YDDK
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I can’t believe it’s been a whole hour and Luda & Nelly have only traded 2 songs. #Verzuz
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All I Do Is Win by Luda followed by Just A Dream by Nelly. We’re officially in the Iowa vs Wisconsin 4pm college football broadcast segment of this battle
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This is def how your man be lookin at you when he realizes you should’ve been cut off 3 drinks ago 💀😭
"«Сначала жизнь мне дали не спросясь. Потом невязка в чувствах началась. Теперь же гонят вон, уйду, согласен. Но замысел не ясен: где же связь?». Омар Хайям"