Over 400k fans and peers including Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Snoop Dogg, and many more turned up last night for the highly anticipated virtual battle between living legends Teddy Riley and Babyface on Instagram.
After weeks of promotion from both of the legendary performers, and their respective industry friends, the main event was finally going down.
View this post on InstagramRooftop!!! 6pm PST/9 EST! #legacy #legend #celebration #babyface #teddyriley #versus #battle
As you may know, it all went to hell after a series of technical difficulties last night on Teddy Riley’s end which prohibited the event from being able to continue. First connection issues with Teddy’s team being able to find and connect to Babyface on Instagram Live, followed by echo and delay issues on Teddy’s end once they were able to finally connect with Babyface.
The internet and comments quickly got Teddy together, and before the night was over, he was trending #1 on Twitter, and NOT for good reason.
Well shortly after, Face and Teddy both took to IG to issue an apology to fans and promised the event would be rescheduled, when Teddy can get his sound issues together.
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Get into just a few of the endless memes and gifs online.
Toni dragging Teddy like a rag doll 😭#TeddyvsBabyface https://t.co/zEezaXe8US
— 💫✨ (@TheJessieWoo) April 19, 2020
If “I know good and got damn well” was a person… 😂#TeddyRiley #TeddyvsBabyface pic.twitter.com/ZkjawWF6qV
— Avery T ↙️ (@Avery__T) April 19, 2020
When Babyface said “well I’m here by myself….you know social distancing” lmao I lost it 😂 #TeddyvsBabyface pic.twitter.com/IFP32sW4Uh
— Born Sinner (reborn) (@Antwheels__) April 19, 2020
A clear understanding of what it means when you doin to much 🤣🤣 its just IG live not a concert…hype man was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣#TeddyvsBabyface pic.twitter.com/MDJt2DIaDw
— CloudIXMarc (@iamcloudixmarc) April 19, 2020
These celebrity comments on the #TeddyvsBabyface live are taking me out🤣 pic.twitter.com/wp5iBl8kTn
— Khylar Cain (@khylar20) April 19, 2020
Teddy: Yo Babyface, turn your mic down!
Everybody in the comments: NIGGA IT’S YOU!!!
Teddy:#TeddyRiley#TeddyvsBabyface #VERZUZ pic.twitter.com/ClN6ZvgdNb
— Jamal Richardson (@JamalRichComedy) April 19, 2020
#TeddyvsBabyface
Teddy tryin to figure out where the echo is coming from pic.twitter.com/bqoANJAtrz— ASHLΞY MO’ (@ashleyt531) April 19, 2020
If Teddy Riley’s sound was an R&B group #TeddyvsBabyface pic.twitter.com/hbzKWBIrAt
— MaltLiquorPapi (@LowkeyBrilliant) April 19, 2020
“Teddy just go ahead and log off for me” #TeddyvsBabyface pic.twitter.com/RMI212nMWQ
— Bday Girl 4/17 🎊 (@Jenny_jenjenn) April 19, 2020
If 2020 was a person…. #TeddyvsBabyface pic.twitter.com/9VTgO3sEFU
— ginger ale bae. (@alwaysneque) April 19, 2020
My mom coming in my room looking for something to complain about. 🤣🤣 #TeddyvsBabyface #BabyfacevsTeddyRiley #VERZUZ pic.twitter.com/8jzafMIO6d
— Joanna Bradmore’s Niece ❤️ (@SayChanteChante) April 19, 2020
#TeddyvsBabyface This is Teddy right now pic.twitter.com/fdByL0qMJa
— Norm (@nharrell54) April 19, 2020
Dr. Mattie woulda thrown her shoe at Teddy and ‘nem until they got it right #TeddyvsBabyface pic.twitter.com/8Gw9atHWev
— Dana Monique (@LiftedWoman) April 19, 2020
I can’t stand the internet!! How do they come up with this so fast? Im logging off…#TeddyvsBabyface #TeddyRileyvBabyface #imdone #loggingoff pic.twitter.com/dhLl7ZjBSQ
— TheBeardedNewYorker (@BeardedNYorker) April 19, 2020
Behind the scenes at Teddy Riley’s place…yooooooooo, he had a whole camera crew!!! 😳😳😳 pic.twitter.com/O8IC0nbc2v
— DJ Heat (@DJHeatDC) April 19, 2020
Teddy took back to Instagram on Sunday evening to announce the “re-match” will take place on Monday (April 20) at 8pm.
