Mannie Fresh / Scott Storch Beat Battle

Overview

Mannie Fresh / Scott Storch Beat Battle refers to an informal competition between hip hop producers Mannie Fresh and Scott Storch organized by Swizz Beats and Timbaland to see who had the better beats in their catalog. The pair played beats one after the other and Swizz Beats declared the winner of each round. While Swizz Beats declared Storch the winner, the internet debated how they would have judged the competition.

Background

On April 1st, 2020, Swizz Beats and Timbaland organized a "beat battle" competition between T-Pain and Scott Storch, though T-Pain was eventually replaced with Mannie Fresh.^[1] The battle was part of an ongoing series that had previously featured Swizz Beatz vs. Timbaland, Ne-Yo vs. Johnta Austin, Sean Garrett vs. The-Dream, and Hit-Boy vs. Boi-1da. The competition took place on April 1st at 9 P.M. Mannie Fresh played a collection of his hits, which include "Get Ya Roll On" and "Back That Azz Up," while Storch played songs like "Candy Shop," "Baby Boy," and "Gimme That."

Developments

After the competition, Swizz Beats declared Storch the winner, posting his scorecard to Instagram.^[2]

Others debated about the "official" ruling of the battle. Twitter user @oldmanebro^[3] concluded that Storch won because Mannie Fresh played too many obscure songs (shown below, left). User @maurachanz^[4] wrote, "Back That Azz Up is a negro spiritual and because of that, the ancestors are PROUD. We salute the legend, Mannie Fresh," gaining over 760 retweets and 1,900 likes (shown below, right). The battle was covered by Vibe.^[5]

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