Romeo challenged Bow to a Verzuz showdown in a new episode of Fox Soul’s The Mix. According to The Source, Romeo said on May 12: “You know, I gotta say, I love this and y’all’s Verzuz. “It really showed the light and it really showed that nothing’s wrong with friendly competition. Baby, this is what the sport is about. This is what the game’s about. This is what makes us better. And y’all actually inspired me. Imma put this out there: if Bow Wow do a gotdamn battle and it’s not with me, don’t do it. I’m just saying, so if Bow do a battle, I’m open for it.”
When Romeo’s interview surfaced online, Bow Wow also took to social media to inquire if the “Play Like Us” rapper was certain he wanted to go that route, saying:
You sure you want this smoke? i see you calling me out. You sure this what you want to do? #VERZUZ
— Bow Wow (@smoss) May 15, 2021
Romeo in response to Bow Wow’s tweet, fell on the sentimental side and released quite the statement on Instagram, explaining why he hopes the duo could have the showdown, while implying he’s also down for a pay-per-view boxing match if that’s more Bow Wow’s vibe.
Romeo said: “Regarding this Verzuz talk, I’ve gave this man Bow @shadmoss his roses since we was kids and even reached out myself (multiple times) to celebrate him and our era together in a creative way.
“I could put my pride to the side if it means doing something positive and bringing back nostalgia for a dope ass generation.”
“Now if you think this is smoke my brother, we could hit up @loganpaul and get on one of those boxing tickets. You know me in real life bro, we aren’t kids anymore; leave that for the fans. This ain’t about the competition for me, this is about showing the impact that 2 young black kids had on the entire industry. That’s the Win. To inspire the next! It’s NoLimit. You got my number, hit me.”
It’s like 2005 again 😭😂 pic.twitter.com/OhCbsTIJ7h
— Gabby 💕 (@Gabby___xoxo) May 15, 2021
The conversations, though, seemed to be fun competitive chatter, and the two rappers weren’t taking themselves too seriously. Romeo later shared a video of himself calling Bow Wow and the two planning a meet-up anytime Bow Wow visits Los Angeles.
The “2 Way” rapper shared the conversation on Instagram with the caption:
“20 YEARS LATER: Just a lil glimpse into The Real Life of Romeo & Bow. I told @shadmoss I was gone post this convo because people take things more serious than us and they don’t even know our real life friendship and tone 😂 so just wanted to give some insight.
No matter the topic (good or bad), always been one call away since the year 2000; this not a reality show. But like I told him today, let’s finally do something TOGETHER, before the world ends preferably.
Going on, he said: “The industry put us against each other for too long, it’s time to celebrate each other my brother.
Life is short. #GodisGood #YoungLegends PS: I’m a business man not a fighter 😉. To be continued. This next chapter about growth & peace.”
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