R&B’s senior statesman Babyface has sold millions of records with Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton and on his own … but he’s crediting Verzuz for taking his career to the next level in the social media era.
Babyface was a guest on “Million Dollarz Of Game” where he revealed to Gillie Da Kid and Wallo that his upcoming album came about due to the overwhelming popularity he received 2 years ago, following his Verzuz matchup with Teddy Riley.
Aside from being recognized by younger fans who previously were unaware of his music, Babyface says his Instagram following grew tremendously … from $300K to 1M after just a couple of hours online!!!
If you’ll remember … Babyface got a couple of cracks at his Verzuz — after they had to reschedule due to Teddy’s hilarious sound issues.
The name of the album is called “Girl’s Night’s Out” and features some of today’s generational leaders in R&B: Kehlani, Ari Lennox, Doechii and more.
We guess they don’t call him Babyface just for looking young!!!
Verzuz could probably work similar miracles for other ’90s music superstars — but right now the show’s creators, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, are entangled in a $28 million lawsuit with Triller … so, all that seems to be on hold at the moment.
