L.A. Reid Wants Beyoncè And Mariah Carey To Go Hit-For-Hit In A Verzuz Battle But Twitter Isn’t Feeling It

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Legendary record label executive L.A. Reid has Twitter users sounding off on a completely hypothetical Verzuz battle between Beyoncè and Mariah Carey.

Reid started the madness during an interview on The Real in late November when he said the ideal Verzuz battle he’d love to see most would be between Beyoncé and Mariah.

“Bring that on,” Reid said of the pairing. “[The fans they have], the hits they have, the legacy…”

“We know Bey as the queen, right?” Reid added. He further explained, “Sometimes Mariah might be slightly underrated for how long her career has lasted, how many hits she has, and she practically owns Christmas… so I think that’ll be a good one.”

Online users dubbed Reid’s suggestion as “irresponsible” considering Beyoncé and Mariah’s top hits peaked in different eras and the two artists are different stylistically.

Even though people inevitably got into debates about who would out-sing who, the reality is that if the two artists were ever to do a Verzuz, it’d be more of a win for the culture rather than for either one of them personally. With the number of awards, relevance, longevity and cultural impact both women have under their belts, respectively, the iconic Grammy-winning singers would just be gracing the Verzuz platform to share their legendary vibes — not because they need some airtime.

See what the people on Twitter had to say:

Verzuz can’t afford Mariah Carey or Beyoncé. Let’s actually start there.

— Khalil (@kbyrd2_) December 8, 2021

….Mariah Carey had her first hit when Beyonce was 8 years old, don’t forget. https://t.co/Uuyh5eZ1WO

— Dart_Adams (@Dart_Adams) December 8, 2021

This is a mismatch vocally. If anything, it should should be Janet v. Madonna. Fairer competition.

— Ron Scott (@RonRscott415) December 8, 2021

Mariah & Beyoncé are both legends but they are NOT peers. Y’all sound young and inexperienced when y’all suggest they are.

— Mel Smith (@iamMelsmith) December 8, 2021

Beyonce and Mariah are not peers. The year Destiny's Child had their major commercial breakthrough Mariah was being named artist of the decade & had a greatest hits collection.

They might share the same status as legends but they come from two different generations of popstars. pic.twitter.com/7brlqRxdLv

— Sisa (@TheTitanBaddie) December 8, 2021

Don’t disrespect Mariah & Beyoncé in the quotes !!!!! https://t.co/HIRXLmn8Wr pic.twitter.com/E2jdBFfo9Y

— Will (@_Whk_) December 8, 2021

I don’t understand why this conversation with Mariah Carey and Beyoncé is even a thing. It doesn’t make sense.

— ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀ (@callmedollar) December 8, 2021

do people really think THEE Mariah and THEE Beyoncé are ever leaving their homes to attend a verzuz https://t.co/xpLWHiiqda

— festive BEA ♛ ia (@FANTASlTlON) December 8, 2021