Got Beef? 10 of the Best Diss Tracks the World Forgot!

Since the dawn of man, there has been beef. Men and women duking it out with each other over petty bullshit that no one but the two people beefing would care about, and no genre exemplifies that and glorifies that more than Hip Hop.

Nas Vs Jay-Z

Bad Boy VS Death Row

Tim Dog VS Everyone

And with beef always came diss tracks. Rappers fighting it out on the mic to see who could talk the most shit about the other rapper, tracks like “Real Muthaphukkin G’s” or “Fuck Compton”, but what about the diss tracks that fell to the dark side of the moon, the ones everyone never new existed? Come with me as I take you through ten of the best diss tracks the world forgot.

                                                                                                                                              

10: MC Antoinette – Lights Out, Party’s Over

Album: Who’s the Boss?

Label: Next Plateau Entertainment

Year: 1989

Targets: MC Lyte & Audio Two

When you ask people to name classic diss tracks MC Lyte’s “10% Dis” is a name that will almost always come up. A dope track attacking a MC for biting an Audio Two beat, but who was this mysterious MC? Not many seem to remember and no name is ever mentioned in the song. Well the person in question was MC Antoinette, to which she responded with the pun track “Lights Out, Party’s Over”. MC Antoinette’s braggadocios lyrics, in-your-face attitude and rough voice make “Lights Out, Party’s Over” stand toe to toe with “10% Dis”.

The best thing about this entire track has to be the fact she basically bit the tune of the chorus from “10% Dis” just to piss off Lyte!

Mad quote: “You’re a lightweight; it’s easy to dump teeth, A 10% Dis? How bout 100% beef!”

Now it should be noted that this track was written in 1989. This was a time when diss tracks were quite tame in terms of insults and personal attacks. The flood gate for aggressive diss tracks wouldn’t open until 1991 with Tim Dog’s “Fuck Compton”. Speaking of Tim Dog…

                                                                                                                                              

9: Tim Dog – Bitch With A Perm/The Dog Baby

Album: N/A

Label: Dis-Stress Records/Talkin’ Loud

Year: 1994

Targets: Snoop Dogg & Dr Dre

The Track was a response to Dre Day. Was it necessary? Nope! But Tim Dog always has to get the last word in.

In all honesty Bitch With A Perm is a fairly disappointing track apart from the chorus which is hard as fuck: “Bitch with a perm, bitch with a perm, I don’t give a fuck about a bitch with a perm” - I could listen to that on loop all day.

The other track, The Dog Baby, fairs a lot better, production is much tighter and the way he opens it is pretty slick, biting the opening words from “Dre Day”

This diss gets its props for the single cover. Imagine, this fucking single was sold in record stores; people would walk in and see this cover. He wanted to lament the fact that he was dissing Snoop before you could even put the needle to the groove! For fucks sake, the fact that he formed a record label called Dis-Stress Records just to slam it into your head that he was dissing Snoop Dogg.

Mad Quote: “I heard your mother was a dope fiend, and your father was a dick fiend!”

                                                                                                                                              

8: Kokane Feat. Cold 187um – Don’t Bite the Phunk

Album: Funk Upon A Rhyme

Label: Ruthless/Relativity

Year: 1994

Targets: Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg & The DPG

This is probably the only diss track in existence where the artist has every right to be pissed off. When Dr Dre’s Chronic was released in 1993 he was heralded as the pioneer of G-funk. When in reality it was Cold 187um who laid down the blueprints for the G-funk sound, which he never received credit for. Wanting to get the diss track out as fast as possible, Cold 187um decided to put it on Kokane’s Funk Upon A Rhyme which was released in april rather than on Above the Law’s Uncle Sam’s Curse which was released in July.

Apart from Cold 187um’s criticism of Dre biting his sound the track echo’s sentiments made in “Real Muthaphukkin G’s”. Claiming Dr Dre is a fake gangsta, criticizing his involvement in World Class Wrecking Cru and the abusive behaviour of Suge Knight. He also takes shot at Kurupt because of his verse in “Puffin’ on Blunts and Drankin on Tanqueray” which opened with a diss towards Cold 187um.

Even though it’s on Kokane’s album it’s clear that its Cold 187um diss, taking up a majority of the track leaving Kokane enough time to diss the DPG and call Snoop, Dr Dre’s bitch for writing all his rhymes.

Mad Quote: “Yo try to diss me to get respect, but you (Kurupt) sound like a motherfucking Redman Reject!” 

                                                                                                                                              

7: Freddie Foxxx – Crazy Like a Foxxx (Beef is On)

Album: So Tough Single (1994) – Crazy Like A Foxxx (2008)

Label: Flavor Unit Records/Epic (1994) – Fat Beats (2008)

Year: 1994

Targets: Ultramagnetic MC’s

The main reason most people weren’t aware this diss track existed, is because it almost didn’t! Crazy Like A Foxxx was supposed to be released through Flavor Unit Records/Epic Records but was shelved for no reason. So apart from appearing on the B-Side of his So Tough single and the eventual release through Fat Beats in 2008, the track fell into obscurity.

The beef came about because of the track “Yo Black” by Ultramagnetic MC’s on their album The Four Horsemen, in particular the line “how can you put up a fox against an alligator”. Freddie took it as an attack against him and shot back with “Crazy Like A Foxxx”. For the most part the track is your standard affair “your wack, im great, ill fuck you up etc.” Up until the second half of the third verse, in which he talks about how he’s going to kill Ced Gee, Moe Love & Kool Keith. I assume TR Love is spared so he can spread the word on the horrors witnessed.

Mad Quote: “Then I drag him (Kool Keith) in the alley and I hit him in the head with the glock, piss in his face ‘cause I’m crazy like a foxxx!”

                                                                                                                                              

6: Pooh Man – Bring it 2 Em

Album: Judgement Day

Label: Scarface Records/Righteous Records

Year: 1993

Targets: Ant Banks & Too $hort (and to a lesser extent the whole Dangerous Crew)

Don’t let the name fool you, Pooh Man is someone you should never fuck with. This is exactly what the Dangerous Crew did, holding out on money they owed him. As expected Pooh Man got pissed off and jumped ship, leaving Jive Records and signing onto Paris owned Scarface Records.

First thing you should do when preparing to listen to this track is ensure no one is standing in front of you, this shit is a straight up head banger. The intensity of the production is only matched by the intensity of Pooh Man’s delivery, attacking Ant Banks credibility as an MC, essentially claiming he didn’t write any of his own rhymes (which actually turned out to be true!). Questioning Too $hort’s sexuality and over all dissing the Dangerous Crew.

Is anyone else confused as to why he was signed to Scarface?

Mad Quote: “Damn you’sa borderline bitch, as far as getting pussy fool you getting dick!”  

                                                                                                                                              

5: B.G. Knocc Out & Gangsta Dresta – D.P.G/K

Album: Real Brothas

Label: Outburst Records

Year: 1995

Targets: The Dogg Pound

This is less a diss track and more a “we are going to fucking kill you the next time we see you” track. The track is a result of both their loyalty to Eazy E and a response to DPG’s What Would You Do? This is a no nonsense track, they don’t poke fun, they don’t fuck around, they straight up say we are going to kill you. Along with the production behind the track which is slow and menacing and the chorus which is just Dresta name checking all the members of the DPG, makes this track a heavy hitter.

Another thing to note is the music video for this track. While the DPG track had Nate, Daz and Kurupt partying and driving around, BG and Dresta’s music video is them sitting around a table in an empty factory planning how they are going to fucking kill them.

This track is just plain scary.

Mad Quote: “A fake is what I hate, so fuck Kurupt, Daz and Nate!”

                                                                                                                                              

4: Luke Feat. Bustdown & JT Money – Pussy Ass Kid & Hoe Ass Play

Album: I Got Shit On My Mind

Label: Luke Records

Year: 1992

Targets: Kid ‘n Play

Beef between Captain Dick and Kid ‘n Play started back in 1991 when Kid ‘n Play dropped “Next Question” attacking Luke and 2 Live Crew for corrupting kids, not putting out a positive message and using their vulgarity and shock value for selling records. It was a weak diss, when you’re Kid ‘n Play you can’t come off as intimidating, even Nice & Smooth were more intimidating and look at their goddamn album cover!

So what does Luke do to respond? He was never a rapper, he was more a hype man doing call and responds (check out Head, Head and more Head if you want to see what I mean). So what did he do? He brings in the two biggest shit talkers from New Orleans and Miami, Bustdown and JT Money. They jump right into it attacking their sexuality, criticising their family friendly image etc.

The chorus is also killer. Asking about Kid ‘n Play followed by following a scratch from BDP’s My Philosophy line “Wick Wick WACK”

You should never fuck with a man who can get laws overturned by Federal Courts.

Mad Quote: “I saw your second House Party and figured, two House Parties for two house ass niggas!"

                                                                                                                                              

3: Choice – Payback

Album: The Big Payback

Label: Rap-A-Lot Records

Year: 1990

Targets: N.W.A, The Geto Boys, Too $hort

The overtly sexually active & dominant Choice’s album The Big Payback wanted to show men that women could get just as down and dirty as the guys not only that she also wanted to show the world that women could go toe to toe against heavy weights of Hip Hop. So what did she do? She targeted three biggest misogynists in Hip Hop, N.W.A, Too $hort and fellow label mates The Geto Boys and boy she stands her ground with this track, straight up emasculating all of them and picking fights with their mama’s. However Choice would end up eating her words in the years to come.

 Mad Quote: “Where did you get the damn midget? Fantasy Island?!”

                                                                                                                                              

2: Willie D – Little Hooker

Album: I’m Goin’ Out Lika Soldier

Label: Rap-A-Lot Records

Year: 1992

Target: Choice

Ultimately Choice’s Payback went unnoticed by everyone she dissed. Everyone except for Willie D. Busy with work with The Geto Boys, Willie D never had the time to respond. Rather than move on, he decided to sit on it for two whole years and what resulted can only be considered as the verbal equivalent of Dr Dre beating the shit out of Dee Barnes. For four and a half minutes Willie D attacks everything from her sex appeal to her rapping skills, questions her gender and much, much more. Choice never released an album after 1992.

Mad Quote: “Cause your granny was a ho, and your momma was a ho too, and then came you! And if dug up the rest of your family roots, I’d find nothing but some bitches and prostitutes!”

                                                                                                                                              

1: Tweedy Bird Loc – What’s Goin’ On

Album: 187 Ride By

Label: Par Records

Year 1992

Targets: N.W.A, Boogie Down Productions, Tim Dog, The DOC, Michel’le, Kokane, Above the Law

Tweedy Bird Loc started out as a Kelly Park Compton Crip, the same as Eazy-E. Being from the same gang he thought Eazy would sign him to Ruthless Records. However Eazy-E refused to sign to Ruthless leaving Tweedy Bird Loc to declare all-out war on anything Ruthless. Along with this Tweedy Bird Loc was violently territorial about Compton and Gangsta rap, if anyone talked shit about either, know full well you would be on his hit list.

The best way to describe this track imagine the rapid fire delivery of Ice Cube on "No Vaseline" with the pissed off, ignorant attitude and lyrics of Tim Dog combined with the breath control of Bushwick Bill. Mix that all together and you get Tweedy Bird Loc’s – "Whats Goin’ On".

This track has it all.

Questions their sexuality? Check!

Fucked their Girlfriend? Check!

Called them Fake? Check!

Called them Sellouts? Check!

Made personal threats? Check!

Made fun of serious moments in their life? Check!

This track is equivalent of a fat raging drunk. It's out of breath, angry and attacking everyone within striking distance.

Mad Quote: “So whats up with you D.O to the C? I heard you got fucked up when you ran into a tree! So now you need your ass wiped, go call the Doctor ‘cause you, Michel’le sound alike!”

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