Round 4: Keyshia Cole’s “Shoulda Let You Go” vs. Keyshia grabs back-to-back wins after bringing out the opening track of her 2012 Woman to Woman album - and her rapping along to Lil Wayne’s feature is the cherry on top. Ashanti’s “The Way That I Love You” was a hit, but the rawness of Keyshia’s “I Should Have Cheated” ultimately sticks more. “You already know how it is in these streets, being cheated to and lied to…” Keyshia says as she opens up the next round - and as soon as those words leave her mouth, everyone in the comments already knows what song was about to play. Round 2: Keyshia Cole’s “I Should Have Cheated” vs. Ashanti’s “Happy”Īshanti came out the gate swinging with one of the most popular feel-good hits off her self-titled debut, swinging the battle in her favor early. Round 1: Keyshia Cole’s “I Changed My Mind” vs. Both ladies shined bright, but here’s how Billboard scored each round of the battle, with our winner for the entire event revealed at the very end. Ashanti & Keyshia Cole Discuss Their Postponed ‘Verzuz’ Battle & ‘Getting Our Flowers’ on IG…Īs longtime collaborators like Ja Rule and Fat Joe filed into the IG live, Keyshia Cole kicked the nostalgic evening off with the very first song.

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