Keith Sweat Bobby Brown
Keith Sweat Bobby Brown
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Two Legends: Bobby Brown Will Face Off Against Keith Sweat in the Next 'Verzuz'

Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat, two of the greatest R&B singers of all time, will battle it out in the next Verzuz

Verzuz has announced its next match-up (and it's not Beanie Sigel vs. N.O.R.E.)

Legendary singers Keith Sweat and Bobby Brown will face off in a Verzuz that will be part of Essence Festival 2021. The event will be going down on July 1st, at 8 PM EST.

Essence Fest is all-virtual this year. So it is still unclear if there will be a crowd for Keith Sweat and Bobby Brown's matchup. (Or will they take it back to the split screen, IG days.)

This is the type of match-up that makes Verzuz special. Two legendary singers, with huge fan bases and impenetrable catalogues, picking their 20 best songs. Even though Verzuz started out mostly as a showcase for rappers there have already been a number of memorable battles that involved R&B and soul singers. There was the iconic Teddy Riley vs. Babyface match-up; Jill Scott and Erykah Badu’’s love fest; Patti LaBelle’s rendezvous with Gladys Knight; and SWV taking on Xscape.

With Sweat and Brown, you have two of the most notable voices of the '80s. Should be a treat. 

After the battle was announced, users on social media were spilt on who they thought would win the matchup:

The last Verzuz matchup occurred over the weekend when Soulja Boy and Bow Wow faced off. Before that, you had Eve and Trina, in the first Verzuzthat featured female rappers.

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