The heat was just turned way up in the music industry, after Jermaine Dupri took to Twitter to taunt Diddy into facing off with him at a Verzuz battle. He instigated a head-to-head competition, but when Diddy replied, the situation quickly turned into a strange battle triangle. Fans thought Diddy would accept the challenge and the two music moguls would duke it out on stage, but instead, Diddy dragged Dr. Dre into the equation, stating that he's the only artist he'd take the stage with that could actually hold his own against him.

Diddy and Jermaine Dupri are hovering on the cusp of a diss war, as they poke at one another, egging each other on, and bringing in the legendary Dr. Dre as an example of greatness.

Jermaine Dupri Initiates A Challenge

Fat Joe and Ja Rule just finished facing off on Verzuz, and that seemed to spark Jermaine Dupri into high gear. He took to Twitter to give Diddy notice that he was currently at Madison Square Garden and standing ready to take him on. The challenging tone ran deep as he told Diddy he would need "training" to take him on.

Then he sat back and waited, but he didn't have to wait long.

Diddy was quick to respond, but he didn't quite display the reaction that most fans expected. He mocked Dupri's challenge by insulting him, stating that he "doesn't have enough hits" to instigate such a battle with him. Diddy belittled Dupri's capabilities and then went on to add a little twist to the equation that nobody had expected.

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Diddy Calls On Dr. Dre

Diddy went on to say; “I’ll smash you with just biggie n Mary . But I do have the upmost respect on you as a musical legend – Dre the only one can get in the ring w me.”

Just like that, the face off between this duo turned into a triangle, as Diddy suggested the only person that he was willing to take on, and the only person worthy of getting into a battle with, in his opinion, was Dr. Dre.

Dr. Dre hasn't publicly acknowledged this back and forth, but fans have been weighing in on social media, and the consensus online is that Jermaine Dupri would smoke Diddy in a heartbeat.

Fans were quick to rush to Jermaine's defense, and really seem to want Diddy to put his self-declared skills out there for the world to see, rather than hiding behind the Dr. Dre challenge and adding another dynamic to the equation.

The Verzuz stage remains open, as does Dupri's challenge to Diddy... and fans are waiting for someone to take the next move.

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