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COVID-19 has been quite the nuisance, but there's been one silver lining: the Verzuz battles.

On Saturday, May 7 the Verzuz battle between Erykah Badu and Jill Scott popped off and rather than being another basic battle, these two powerhouses gave their fans one hell of a musical experience — and the Adult-ish crew needed an episode to gush about it.

Listen on as host Afiya and co-host Vincent Bernard speak about their favorite parts of the battle and how COVID-19 has allowed them the time to rediscover music.

The two music lovers take a trippy turn in this episode, discuss who they would match up in their own Verzuz battle, and even take a moment to relay how they're able to best take in tunes (aka with a bit of the green stuff *wink*).

(If you're not up to speed, the Verzuz battles are essentially free, Instagram Live concerts were artists pit their catalogs against each other to let the court of public opinion not only reminisce on better days through music but to also be the judge of who has the better collection of tunes.)

This is an episode all music lovers are sure to enjoy, so get into it!

Links mentioned in this episode:

Host: Afiya A.
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Co-Host: Vincent Bernard
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Which artists would you like to see do a Verzuz? Tell us all about it at Afiya@Digidisnet.com. We'd love to hear your thoughts!

01. Will Work For Love / Charles Hammond Jr. 02. Love Runs Faster / Silent Poets ft. Ingrid Schroeder 03. Rubies & Diamonds / Dirg Gerner ft. Fatima 04. Her Throne / Full Crate & Jesse Boykins III 05. Eye Know / DVA ft. Natalie Maddix 06. Examine Me / Warren Xclnce ft. Etta Bond 07. Further Away / Zed Bias ft. Tawiah 08. Au Fil Du Rhythme / Electric Conversation 09. Breathe / Daniel Merriweather & Wordlife 10. Scatterbrain / Muhsinah 11. Heaven For The Sinner / Bonobo ft. Erykah Badu 12. You Belong / Paddy Fred ft. Alby Love 13. Manchild / Hadyn 14. Mood Swing / Soia 15. Dandelion / Funkommunity

The name Ilhame Paris alone says it all. In Arabic, the name “Ilhame” means “inspiration”.  When you are in the presence of Ilhame Paris, you’re not just drawn to her voice, or drawn to her by her incredible beauty, you are drawn by her intense spirit as a wonderful human being. Her love for life and passion for music is not only inspiring, but contagious.   Native of Paris, France and born of Moroccan blood, Ilhame’s musical diversity not only comes from her cultural background, her musical influence comes from a wide range of sources including R&B, Reggae, French Pop, and Jazz. Some of her songs are directly influenced by artists like Luther Vandross, Bill Withers, Rose Royce, and Bob Marley.  Two of Ilhame’s proudest accomplishments is doing very unique covers for the songs,“Waiting in Vain” and “I’m Still Waiting” originally created by Bob Marley. Ilhame not only honors the legend with an incredible cover of the song called “Still Waiting”, but she gives it a unique perspective by singing it in French and Arabic. That’s not all! Ilhame performs the song with Marley’s son, Ky-Mani Marley. Together, they create one of the most astonishing covers by the Reggae legend.   Ilhame’s debut album called, “Just Wish It” is filled with collaborations including Grammy Nominated R&B, Hip Hop, Electronica producer, Nicolay, and Shafig Husayn, who’s most notable work was a writer for Erykah Badu. Ilhame has also collaborated and recorded the songs with T3 of Slum Village and Rap artist, Big Pooh.  Having opened and toured for artists like Erykah Badu, Dwele, Van Hunt, The Roots, and Questlove, Ilhame is demonstrating she has the drive and ambition to do what it takes to become one of the greatest emerging artists of today. Find more of Ilhame Paris:  Official Website Facebook MySpace Reverbnation Twitter Find more episodes like these in our section: Interviews & Shows  Don't miss a single episode of The Great Unknowns Presents. Subscribe with iTunes and Zune *COPYRIGHT NOTICE. All featured artists and writers retain all copyrights to their material