50 Best Hip-Hop Diss Songs of All Time (2024)

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LL Cool J won his first of two Grammys in 1992 when his Kool Moe Dee diss “Mama Said Knock You Out” was voted best rap solo performance.

LL Cool J won his first of two Grammys in 1992 when his Kool Moe Dee diss “Mama Said Knock You Out” was voted best rap solo performance.

Tupac Shakur (2pac) vs. Christopher Wallace (Notorious B.I.G or Biggie) is remembered by many to be the greatest, and most tragic, rap beef of all time. Tupac, 24, was signed to a California-based label, and Biggie, 25, was from New York. The two went back and forth through their music from 1994-1996.

Roxanne Shanté, "Roxanne's Revenge"

Roxanne Shanté, the woman who started it all. With “Roxanne's Revenge,” a diss track in response to UTFO's “Roxanne, Roxanne,” Shanté effectively pioneered the concept of putting rap beef on wax.

Euphoria is the greatest diss track of all time and Not Like Us is the greatest diss anthem ever. In hindsight, Kendrick predicted exactly how this beef would go in Euphoria, down to the misquoting of Mr. Morale.

A History of Disses at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, From 'You're So Vain' to 'Like That' and 'Not Like Us' With the shots fired by Kendrick Lamar on "Like That" & "Not Like Us" helping both songs debut atop the Hot 100, a rundown of all their spite-filled No. 1predecessors.

1. Eminem. Eminem introduced rap listeners to a unique style. The metaphors and wordplay Eminem uses are the best in the world, and his lyrics are also one of the finest of all time.

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The Pioneers of Fast Rap

One of the most influential pioneers of fast rap was Rakim, who began his career in the 1980s. Rakim revolutionized rap by emphasizing the importance of fluidity and rhythm in delivering verses, allowing him to recite words at speeds never before seen in rap.

Rap music is usually traced back to such late 70s offerings as the Fatback Band's "King Tim III" and Sugarhill's "Rapper's Delight", which were the first rap/hip-hop records.

No Vaseline is a diss-track made by Ice Cube is from his 1991 album Death Certificate. Ice Cube's former bandmates, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, and their manager, Jerry Heller, are targeted in the song's lyrics.

The diss track as a medium of its own was popularized in the hip hop genre, fueled by the hip hop rivalry phenomenon (especially the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry of the mid-1990s). More recently, entertainers from outside the traditional music landscape have adopted the genre.

"Not Like Us" has been described by journalists as a cultural touchstone, a clarion call for the West Coast, and one of the biggest diss tracks they have witnessed in their lifetimes.

With 1,560 words, the song entered the Guinness World Records as the hit single that contains the most words. The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance but lost to "I" by Kendrick Lamar.

Megan Thee Stallion - “Hiss”

Surprisingly, Megan Thee Stallion was the first MC to step into the diss track world in 2024. On this track, Tina Snow held nothing back, taking shots at Nicki Minaj and Drake on her energetic single.

Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us” diss track is eligible for GRAMMY nominations should the artist decide to submit it, said Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.. TMZ briefly spoke with the industry exec, who shared that he doesn't “see any reason why ['Not Like Us'] couldn't be” nominated or even take home a GRAMMY.