What a K. Michelle vs. Tamar Braxton Verzuz would really sound like if “The Muppet” agreed

During her interview with Shannon Sharpe, K. Michelle called Tamar Braxton “the muppet.” This sparked one of the messiest feuds in R&B, and now fans want the two to settle it on a Verzuz stage.

What a K. Michelle vs. Tamar Braxton Verzuz fight would sound like

This week, K. Michelle showed up at Club Shay Shay and gave Shannon Sharpe the Verzuz pitch that people on the internet have been waiting fifteen years for. Sharon asked K. Michelle who she would want to face on a Verzuz stage, and she didn’t even blink. Her answer was “the squirt.” Shannon seemed to be lost. It was not the internet. It was clear who she was talking about, and her name sounds like Tamar Braxton.

K. Michelle didn’t just stop at the name. She went on, calling her opponent an “elitist” who is “supposed to be so much better than me as an elitist and Black person.” Then she said something that made Black Twitter go crazy: “But she’s the one with knocked-out teeth, sleeping with married men, not me.” Just for fun, she made fun of the woman’s net worth by saying that any money she had came from her famous sisters.

Tamar Braxton has yet to respond. News outlets reporting the event have noticed that she hasn’t said anything yet and said she will when she is ready. On social media, her fans are split down the middle, pleading with her to either ignore it or drag K. through the comment sections of every blog west of the Mason Dixon line.

The animal joke isn’t new. The joke dates back over ten years to when Tamar was on The Real and mentioned that someone referred to her in that way. Since then, K. Michelle has been hanging on to it like a dream come true. For years, they’ve been giving each other shots in interviews, on reality TV, and on social media. About every two summers, it flares up again. The summer of this year is one of those times.

But take out the muppet line and look at the question that’s on the table. Would it be possible for Tamar Braxton and K. Michelle to do a Verzuz? If so, what would it look like?
This matchup looks like one of the more even matches Verzuz could put together. Both have a lot of experience singing R&B. Both have collections that real people know. Both have strong views and aren’t afraid to say crazy things on camera, which is precisely what Verzuz needs to rise to fame.

Tamar Braxton has released five solo albums, with “Love and War” being the most popular. The song was nominated for three Grammys, including “Best R&B Song” and “Best R&B Performance,” sold over 500,000 copies, and stayed at the top of the Urban Adult Contemporary chart for nine weeks in a row. She also has “The One,” “All the Way Home,” “Hot Sugar,” “Please let Me know” with Future, “My Man,” and “Crazy Kind of Love” behind that. Since her first song, “If You Don’t Wanna Love Me,” came out in 2000, she has 25 years of music to choose from. Her voice can hurt you. Her runs are powerful. The way she acts on stage is an entirely different kind of tool.

There are six solo albums by K. Michelle. They are Can’t Raise A Man (who went platinum), V.S.O.P., Love Em All, How Many Times, and Maybe I Should Call. In its first week, Rebellious Soul went gold and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200. It was the best debut for a female R&B singer in that chart since 2001. He liked it so much that he turned it into a show for the stage. Since then, she has changed her music to country with Jack Daniel’s. This approach gives her another option if she wants to throw curveballs at the round.

Voice-wise, this rendition is more similar than people want to accept. Both of the women can sing. They can both belt. Each has a sound that doesn’t need to be fixed up with autotune. Style makes a difference. When she sings those high notes, Tamar sounds like she belongs in a theater or opera. It’s been clear for a while that K. Michelle’s music has a country undertone, even before she became a singer.

This Verzuz would really break the internet because of the small thing. Verzuz is not solely focused on the collection; it also thrives when the performances are executed well. The songs are just breaks in the story. The way they look. The shade. The drinks that are being served. The atmosphere exudes a “play that one” vibe. If you put these two on stage together, the round-by-round commentary would get more clips than the song itself. K. Michelle has already said she’s willing. Tamar has not answered with “yes,” “no,” or anything else.

The game also features rounds that are automatically generated. The first round of tunes is Love and War vs. Can’t Raise a Man. Both songs would elicit a frenzied response from the audience. The second round accelerates the tempo, with Hot Sugar battling V.S.O.P. in a tightly contested match. Sister songs from round three would be very sad because both women have records about family, betrayal, and being taken for granted. In round four, they would each have to pull out a vault. This is where the real damage takes place.

Another question is who will show up to back them up. Tamar comes from the Braxton family and has a sister named Toni Braxton. Her fans have been with her through every reality TV show. K. Michelle is well-known from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, a country pivot that has brought her new fans and a fan group that protects her like family. Just the crowd would make a story.

Then there’s the bigger question that hangs over everything. Verzuz isn’t as loud as it used to be. A real grudge match between two R&B singers with great voices, real records, and personal stories would make the style famous again right away. The number of streams would be huge. For weeks, the clips would play. They would write the think pieces on their own.

K. Michelle has thrown down the ball for now, and Tamar has not picked it up. The only question now is whether she will pick it up at all. The rest of the math is already clear. Two sounds. Two guides. Getting money for twenty years. One stage. One night.
Verzuz, the puppet is ready for you.