D'Angelo Initially Set to Have Verzuz Battle With Maxwell on Valentine's Day, Swizz Beatz Unveils Music In a post-show chat between the series founders, the music producer husband of Alicia Keys additionally reveals that the next battle would see Wu-Tang Clan stars Ghostface Killah and Raekwon. Mar 2, 2021 D'Angelo was originally set to face off with Maxwell in a special Valentine's Day Verzuz stream, but the plan just "didn't work out", according to series co-creator H.E.R. to join in the fun, and in a post-show chat between Verzuz founders Swizz and Timbaland, the superproducers revealed who they had originally lined up to go hit-for-hit with the neo-soul singer.