Malika Michaud

Malika Michaud

Malika Michaud is a contributing writer to GRAMMY.com / The Recording Academy.

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The Verzuz Effect: How Swizz Beatz & Timbaland’s Beat Battles Showcase Music’s Past, Present And Future

The Verzuz Effect: How Swizz Beatz & Timbaland’s Beat Battles Showcase Music’s Past, Present And Future

The culture will not be televised. Better yet, it shall be streamed. What originally started as a live song-for-song set at Hot 97's Summer Jam concert in 2018 between musical powerhouses Timbaland and Swizz Beatz has now found its way into countless quarantined homes. The recommence of Verzuz began and continues to serve as a celebration of Black musical pioneers: the DJs, songwriters,…

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