Overview
- The VERZUZ battle will stream Thursday, October 22 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET on Apple Music, Complex, and official VERZUZ channels.
- Case will draw from hits such as "Missing You," "Touch Me, Tease Me," and "Happily Ever After," with "Missing You" having reached No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B chart and No. 4 on the Hot 100.
- Carl Thomas enters with his 2000 album Emotional and signature single "I Wish," which spent six weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B chart and helped the album reach Platinum status.
- Both singers remain active beyond nostalgia, with Case releasing "I Can’t Breathe" this year and Thomas touring and issuing a 2025 remix of Emotional featuring Big Boogie and Moneybagg Yo.
- The matchup continues VERZUZ’s recent emphasis on veteran R&B and is positioned to boost both artists’ visibility while inviting fan debate about which catalog has aged best.