Black Twitter Reacts to ‘Verzuz’ Funk Battle Between Earth, Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers
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Black Twitter Reacts to 'Verzuz' Funk Battle Between Earth, Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers
Black Twitter Reacts to 'Verzuz' Funk Battle Between Earth, Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers
1. Accurate to us!
1 of 20I’m telling my future child these were The Avengers #Verzuz pic.twitter.com/UhAGD2xNGI
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 5, 2021
2. Everyone was a winner
2 of 20This ain't a competition... it's a celebration #Verzuz pic.twitter.com/arU8fjBwu4
— The Phizer Papi (@GottaGo2Sleep_) April 5, 2021
3. How is started vs. how it's going
3 of 201980 2021 #verzuz pic.twitter.com/C2JYTqtxh5
— é (@foxxybemine) April 5, 2021
4. Better late than never
4 of 20Earth, Wind & Fire + Isley Brothers singing together is the super power black ppl were promised on Dec 21.
— Donwill® (@donwill) April 5, 2021
5. Numbers don't lie
5 of 20Influencers! 🐐🐐 https://t.co/iDj3luFLhX pic.twitter.com/Qi0o4whmnU
— 3RD EYE👁H!GH 🧞♂️ (@Triller_Hipster) April 5, 2021
6. The accuracy
6 of 20This #Verzuz takes me back here. pic.twitter.com/oLzzvk4M79
— Christina 〽️ (@ChrissyHussle) April 5, 2021
7. "If I still got it was a person."
7 of 20If I still got it was a person. #Verzuz pic.twitter.com/wRXj2ZLwbs
— savannah jackson (@thebougieauntie) April 5, 2021
8. The newer artists could learn a thing...
8 of 20This #Verzuz is spectacular for two reasons:
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) April 5, 2021
- They’ve got enough ammo to go for 4+ hours without a miss
- They started on time
9. Every night!
9 of 20me going to bed happy to be black. #Verzuz pic.twitter.com/hEoVQNf8WU
— kash. (@shemabrandnew) April 5, 2021
10. They still have the moves!
10 of 20This shit killed ME #Verzuz pic.twitter.com/w8sK7kjTCX
— Dai ✨ BLING BLING BLING BITCHES IS MAD (@ThatsForAIITime) April 5, 2021
11. SIXUM
11 of 20I don’t think y’all understand The Isley Brothers have MULTIPLE hits in SIX different decades.
— Brentley 💋 (@LikeBentley) April 5, 2021
SIXUM!!!! #verzuz pic.twitter.com/x12kqzUXwR
12. Can we all agree?
12 of 20This EWF/Isley Brothers the best #Verzuz we have seen yet.. pic.twitter.com/7J44eRZyHP
— Mike 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 🚀 (@mike_h1990) April 5, 2021
13. For four hours straight
13 of 20Me when it’s Me when it’s
— Lick Your Lips, Ashy (@somuchsimone) April 5, 2021
EWF’s turn vs. the Isley’s turn#verzuz pic.twitter.com/Ume78KY9d1
14. "Black classical music"
14 of 20If there’s one thing EWF is going to do in their songs, is use every scale known to man. Black classical music
— Coug The Magnificent (@LeeTRBL) April 5, 2021
15. But it was worth it
15 of 20Monday Morning Mood Board after this 4hr-long EWF/Isley Brothers #Verzuz pic.twitter.com/Vts0yUUMcx
— Shanelle Genai✨ (@shanellegenai) April 5, 2021
16. Should we play these numbers?
16 of 2020 songs from Earth Wind and Fire
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 5, 2021
20 songs from The Isley Brothers
20 stories from Steve Harvey #Verzuz
17. *Looks the other way*
17 of 20The Isley Brothers make music for black men who got two families
— anajah (@IceCreamEaterrr) April 5, 2021
18. This!
18 of 20We’re watching Earth, Wind, & Fire sing background for The Isley Brothers right now. This is such a big deal that I’m happy to have witnessed. #Verzuz
— Ronald Isley (@yoyotrav) April 5, 2021
19. Someone pass the tissues
19 of 20This battle exudes Black Excellence. It goes to show how much of the past helped, influenced and shaped some of the best records in hip hop, in Movies, hell.. in Black Culture. Damn.... why am I tearing up?!?!? #verzuz pic.twitter.com/kMdJT7pFdS
— Adam Giovanni (@westindianjesus) April 5, 2021
20. Not the other way around.
20 of 20Never Forget: The Beatles COVERED the Isley Brothers, not the other way around. #Verzuz
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) April 5, 2021