What followed was a bloodbath-at one point Jada joked that the match was вЂњ25-2вЂќ, and he really wasnвЂ™t being hyperbolic. Dipset, by contrast, were discombobulated from their entrance, when CamвЂ™ron missed the walk-out cue and staggered out casually nearly three minutes later.

The LOX walked into the ring first with big вЂњchamp is hereвЂќ energy and they never let up. What I expected wasnвЂ™t a lopsided defeat, but rather that Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch would come out strong but lose steam midway, while Cam, Jim and Juelz Santana would endure with the steady stream of unimpeachable hits: Diplomatic Immunity is a two-disc with next to no skips, and together the three of them have at least two solo projects that have six heavyweight contenders each. But thatвЂ™s not to say there arenвЂ™t dozens of classic Jadakiss/LOX songs that stay in rotation for me to this day (and while weвЂ™re being honest, IвЂ™ll readily lap up new projects from both crews Jim JonesвЂ™s most recent album is great, check it out). Nostalgia gave Dipset the edge for me, because my high school formative years coincided more closely with their peak (which weвЂ™ll call roughly 2002-2006) than the LOXвЂ™s (more lateвЂ™90s to early aughts). Favoring either group in last nightвЂ™s Verzuz event, where the two legendary New York rap crews faced off in an actual boxing ring in Madison Square Garden (complete with an intro from Michael Buffer) shouldвЂ™ve been a SophieвЂ™s Choice for rap fans. The LOX and The Diplomats are unanimously beloved.

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