WST'S TOP 10 DISS TRACKS!

10. 2PAC-HIT EM UP (1996)

            A lot of people will say this song should be Top 5, maybe even number one to but honestly, it’s lucky to even make the list.  Tupac kind of comes of like a six year-old throwing a temper-tantrum.  Letting his wack-ass crew, The Outlawz, get in on the action didn’t help either as they come nowhere close to matching Makeveli’s lyrics and energy.

9. KOOL MOE DEE-HOW YA LIKE ME NOW? (1987)

            Once upon a time, there was a pretty damn good MC by the name of Kool Moe Dee and he didn’t take kindly to some new kid going by the name of LL Cool J jacking his style…

8. DR. DRE-DRE DAY (1992)

             Dre gets a nice assist from his protégé Snoop Dogg as he takes shots at former friend and N.W.A. co-founder, Eazy-E following a messy divorce from E's Ruthless Records. Luckily, the two later managed to make amends with each other right before Eazy’s passing in 1995 from AIDS.

7.NAS-ETHER (2001)

            The Nas-Hov feud had a lot of friends and family picking sides in 2001 and after Jay-Z dropped “Takeover” off the Blueprint album, fans thought Nas was down for the count.  God’s son not only got up but also came back HARD with this track.  He called Jay-Z a Tae-Bo Ho!  That’s just mean man!

6. LL COOL J-TO THE BREAK OF DAWN (1990)

            Following “How Ya Like Me Now” LL Cool J released a legendary response known as “Jack The Ripper” which left Kool Moe Dee’s career with a severe limp.  James Todd Smith could have left it alone but decided to finish the job once and for all while also sending a few verbal jabs towards Ice-T and MC Hammer.  Taking shots at three top-tier rappers was a pretty big deal at the time.

5. EMINEM-THE SAUCE (2002)

            Maybe the most laughable of all the feuds, before Benzino was reduced to doing whatever the hell he now does on VH1’s Love & Hip-Hop, he was the jealous, shit-talking, wannabe-rapping owner of The Source magazine.  Slim Shady, a well-accomplished battle rapper in his own right, tried to play Zino off initially but after a little poking and prodding, Eminem finally answered back with two solid response tracks before offering up this kiss of death.

4. CANIBUS-2^nd Round K.O. (1998)

            Don’t know what it is about people coming at LL Cool J but Cannabis managed to do what Kool Moe Doe could not.  An up & comer and former fan of LL, he had plenty of ammo and effectively slapped the legend with a dose of reality. 
                                                                                                                                              Unfortunately, that’s all his career would be known for as only a few (he may have kidnapped their family members) fans remain loyal to Bus today.

3. ICE CUBE-NO VASELINE

            Before Dre and Eazy-E had issues of their own, neither were very happy when Ice Cube decided to leave N.W.A. for his own solo career. So they decided to test Cube a little bit with a songs aimed at their old buddy.

Guess they forgot that Cube was easily the most talented member of the group and it’s never wise to wake a sleeping giant.

2. COMMON-THE BITCH IN YOO (1996)

            People tend to forget Common has been around for a long time, however, Ice Cube will never forget as he misinterpreted and took a offense to a line in Common’s "I used to love H.E.R."

Cube then released mediocre diss track “Westside Slaughterhouse” thinking a mild-mannered, spiritual rapper like Common wouldn’t (maybe even couldn't) respond

Wrong.

Common demolished Cube over this Pete Rock beat and while his acting career has flourished, Cube’s rap career hasn’t been the same since.  Things got so heated, the Minister Louis Farrakhan had to step in and mediate.  Today both men share heavy respect for each other but lesson learned: the South Side of Chicago is not to be fucked with.

1. KRS ONE-THE BRIDGE IS OVER (1987)

No jealously. No fallings out. No Violence.  No contract squabbles.  

The greatest diss track of all time and blueprint for all others was over something more meaningful: who gets claim as the birthplace of Hip-Hop? 

South Bronx, represented by Boogie Down Productions and KRS One or Queensbridge, represented by the Juice Crew and MC Shan?

The rest is history.  Today, no one mentions anywhere other than the Bronx as being the home of the genre. Mc Shan’s career was ended that night while KRS One and Boogie Down Productions became legends.

-WST