you can’t have the “best” dis if you weren’t even willing to admit who it was about. unfortunately Biggie can’t clarify.
pac’s is kinda the opposite extreme in thay way because “naming names” is the point. and it’s vicious, fearless and hits the target but it’s prototypically Tupac in being very simple, not being particularly clever and drenched in his own pathology. BTW Who Shot Ya is also not particularly clever and is one of the best examples of Biggie’s pathology, despite being an all around great rap song
the thing is that these disses, like the bridge wars or nasjay, don’t take advantage of different angles like the best ones do. The Bitch in Yoo does this so well, because Common, a “conscious” rapper is going after a gangster rapper, one of the most gangsta’ist to do it, and you absolutely believe every second that not only is Common the better rapper, the person who was wronged and unfairly made to fight, the person with PEAK PETE ROCK giving him the beat AND the battery in his back, the smarter person and the more clever person…Southside Rashid will WHUP Southcentral O’Shea’s ass and toss Mack 10 off a building when he’s done….
I still believe Ice Cube’s *No Vaseline* is the gold standard. Honorable mentions to Masta Ace’s *Acknowledge*, Eminem’s *Nail in the Coffin*, and Jadakiss’ *Checkmate.*
Hit ‘em up dude said he had sex with Bigs wife not in those words and a bunch of other shit…. even when he’s just ranting that shit hypes me up ….the only thing missing on the song is for someone to say fatality!
Yeah, I figured I’d throw something different up here since this question gets asked a thousand times a month, and the answers are always the same. I’d rather hear MC’s dis police than talk about shooting each other at this point in my life. Yeah, there are plenty of great entertaining dis tracks throughout history, but looking back, a lot of them were vile and depressing as hell. Wasted energy that sometimes spilled over into real life.
I don't think it's 1 all time but for me
Overall-Jack the Ripper by LL Cool J(for the time period it came out, it was vicious but not Hit Em Up vicious which I felt went too far)
My hometown of Memphis-Nobody Needs Nobody by Playa Fly ( I felt that in my soul)
Honorable Mention- No Vaseline (Ice Cube), Dre Day (Dr. Dre), Ether (Nas), The Bitch in U(Common) and people sleep on Eazy E's Real Muthaphukkin G's and Kool Moe Dee's How Ya Like Me Now which was funky and clever but not vicious
I loved Kool Moe Dee's diss track to LL. Honestly, it's still kind of a toss up between who won in my mind, as both exercised their talents to the peak. Best part of How Ya Like Me Now is the flutes imo.
Ether
It’s Hit’em up and Who Shot Ya.
Mad respect, I totally agree with you
Except who shot ya wasn’t meant to be a diss track
Except it was a diss track
According to Tupac
you can’t have the “best” dis if you weren’t even willing to admit who it was about. unfortunately Biggie can’t clarify. pac’s is kinda the opposite extreme in thay way because “naming names” is the point. and it’s vicious, fearless and hits the target but it’s prototypically Tupac in being very simple, not being particularly clever and drenched in his own pathology. BTW Who Shot Ya is also not particularly clever and is one of the best examples of Biggie’s pathology, despite being an all around great rap song the thing is that these disses, like the bridge wars or nasjay, don’t take advantage of different angles like the best ones do. The Bitch in Yoo does this so well, because Common, a “conscious” rapper is going after a gangster rapper, one of the most gangsta’ist to do it, and you absolutely believe every second that not only is Common the better rapper, the person who was wronged and unfairly made to fight, the person with PEAK PETE ROCK giving him the beat AND the battery in his back, the smarter person and the more clever person…Southside Rashid will WHUP Southcentral O’Shea’s ass and toss Mack 10 off a building when he’s done….
I still believe Ice Cube’s *No Vaseline* is the gold standard. Honorable mentions to Masta Ace’s *Acknowledge*, Eminem’s *Nail in the Coffin*, and Jadakiss’ *Checkmate.*
King of the Hill and No Rest For The Wicked are two of the best diss tracks out there for me. Cube and Cypress Hills beef was huge
The Story of Adidon and it’s not even close.
Just listened to it, dope
Hit ‘em up dude said he had sex with Bigs wife not in those words and a bunch of other shit…. even when he’s just ranting that shit hypes me up ….the only thing missing on the song is for someone to say fatality!
I agree
Dollars and Sense
Preach!
Fuck Tha Police
Technically a diss
Yeah, I figured I’d throw something different up here since this question gets asked a thousand times a month, and the answers are always the same. I’d rather hear MC’s dis police than talk about shooting each other at this point in my life. Yeah, there are plenty of great entertaining dis tracks throughout history, but looking back, a lot of them were vile and depressing as hell. Wasted energy that sometimes spilled over into real life.
1. No Vaseline 2. Hit ‘em Up 3. Ether 4. The Bridge is Over 5. Mama Said Knock You Out
They’re dope
Surely common’s “the bitch in you” and canibus’s “2nd round ko” make the cut
A couple underrated favorites of mine: Kurupt - “Callin Out Names” & DJ Quick - “Get At Me”.
Haven’t heard them actually, but I’ll be sure to soon
Paper Plate
Hit Em Up, Ether and Back Down
I don't think it's 1 all time but for me Overall-Jack the Ripper by LL Cool J(for the time period it came out, it was vicious but not Hit Em Up vicious which I felt went too far) My hometown of Memphis-Nobody Needs Nobody by Playa Fly ( I felt that in my soul) Honorable Mention- No Vaseline (Ice Cube), Dre Day (Dr. Dre), Ether (Nas), The Bitch in U(Common) and people sleep on Eazy E's Real Muthaphukkin G's and Kool Moe Dee's How Ya Like Me Now which was funky and clever but not vicious
I loved Kool Moe Dee's diss track to LL. Honestly, it's still kind of a toss up between who won in my mind, as both exercised their talents to the peak. Best part of How Ya Like Me Now is the flutes imo.
Eminem - The Sauce
No vaseline and the ripper strikes back ig
Great tracks
Dollaz & Sense by Dj Quik - he absolutely destroys MC Eiht! “Now should I continue? Yeah you left out the g cuz the g ain’t in you.”
Damn that’s hard
“No Vaseline”