Overview
- Pretty Ricky won every round of the hit-for-hit VERZUZ, taking roughly 89 percent of overall fan votes in the matchup held Thursday in Los Angeles.
- Pleasure P repeatedly challenged B2K’s Omarion to sing without a backing track, and Omarion ultimately performed an a cappella rendition during the set.
- The event included a tribute to late producer Static Major, guest appearances such as a stage shoutout to Lizzo, and introductions by Trick Daddy for Pretty Ricky and Affion Crockett for B2K.
- Complex handled round-by-round voting for the livestream, and organizers promoted commemorative merchandise and GAS trading cards tied to the event.
- The result underscored how VERZUZ leverages nostalgia to re-engage early-2000s R&B fans, drive streaming and merch sales, and sharpen fan scrutiny of live vocal authenticity.