Fresh off the conclusion of Hip Hop’s greatest battle, Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar, I proudly present my prized picks of many of Hip Hop’s finest moments in the spirit of competition.
Spoiler alert: there’s a new Big 3. Dot did.
100. Big Sean feat. Kendrick Lamar & Jay Electronica “Control” (2013)
99. The Game “Buddens” (2004)
98. Lil Kim “Black Friday” (2010)
97. Jaz “Ova” (2002)
96. 50 Cent “Be a Gentleman” (2000)
95. Cam’ron “You Gotta Love It” (2006)
94. Pastor Troy “No Mo Play in GA” (1999)
93. Jeezy “24, 23” (2009)
92. Rick Ross “Mafia Music” (2009)
91. Mobb Deep feat. Lil Kim “Quiet Storm (Remix)” (1999)
90. Drake “Charged Up” (2015)
89. Tragedy Khadafi “Blood Type” (1998)
88. Del The Funky Homosapien “Pissin’ On Your Steps” (1991)
87. Mack 10 feat. Ice Cube & WC “Westside Slaughterhouse” (1995)
86. DJ Pooh feat. Kam “Whoop Whoop” (1997)
85. Capone-N-Noreaga feat. Mobb Deep & Tragedy Khadafi “LA, LA” (1997)
84. 50 Cent feat. Tony Yayo “I Run New York” (2005)
83. Jadakiss & Styles P “Problem Child” (2005)
82. 50 Cent “Not Rich Still Lying” (2006)
81. Capone-N-Noreaga feat. Foxy Brown “Bang Bang” (2000)
80. Roxanne Shanté “Bite This” (1985)
79. Kool Moe Dee “How Ya Like Me Now” (1987)
78. Foolio “When I See You” (2021)
77. Spinabenz “Who I Smoke” (2021)
76. Young Dolph “Play Wit Yo’ Bitch” (2017)
75. Cam’ron “Curtis” (2007)
74. JAY-Z feat. Freeway, Geda K, Young Gunz & Memphis Bleek “I Get High (Freestyle)” (2002)
73. Jeru The Damaja “One Day” (1996)
72. Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah “Shark N-ggas (Biters)” (1995)
71. Nas “Stillmatic (Freestyle)” (2001)
70. Lil B “T-Shirts & Buddens” (2010)
69. Joe Budden “Big Shot” (2004)
68. Prodigy “When You See Me” aka “Hail Mary (Freestyle)” (2001)
67. Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg & Jewell “What Would You Do” (1996)
66. Eminem feat. Dr. Dre “Say What You Say” (2002)
65. Machine Gun Kelly “Rap Devil” (2018)
64. Cam’ron “Dear Stan” (2004)
63. Beanie Sigel “Average Cat” (2009)
62. 50 Cent “Life’s On the Line” (1999)
61. Rick Ross “Champagne Moments” (2024)
60. Three Six Mafia “Live By Yo Rep” (1995)
59. U.N.L.V. “Drag ‘Em ‘N’ Tha River” (1996)
58. Tim Dog “Fuck Compton” (1991)
57. Kurupt “Callin Out Names” (1999)
56. Eminem feat. 50 Cent & Busta Rhymes “Hail Mary” (2003)
55. Ma$e “The Oracle” (2017)
54. Cam’ron & Jim Jones “Hate Me Now (Freestyle)” (2002)
53. Meek Mill “War Pain” (2016)
52. Pusha T “Infrared” (2018)
51. Drake “Duppy Freestyle” (2018)
50. J. Cole “False Prophets” (2016)
49. 50 Cent “How to Rob” (1999)
48. T.I. “What’s Up, What’s Haapnin’” (2008)
47. Remy Ma “Shether” (2017)
46. Megan Thee Stallion “Hiss” (2024)
45. Rick Ross “Idols Become Rivals” (2017)
44. Future & Metro Boomin “We Don’t Trust You” (2024)
43. T.I. “99 Problems (Lil Flip Ain’t One)” (2004)
42. Jeezy “Stay Strapped” (2005)
41. Gucci Mane “Truth” (2012)
40. Rick Ross feat. Drake & French Montana “Stay Schemin’” (2012)
39. The Notorious B.I.G. “Kick in the Door” (1997)
38. JAY-Z “Blueprint 2” (2002)
37. Mobb Deep “Drop a Gem On ‘Em” (1996)
36. Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg “New York, New York” (1995)
35. Kendrick Lamar “6:16 in LA” (2024)
34. DJ Quik “Dollaz + Sense” (1995)
33. LL Cool J “To Da Break of Dawn” (1990)
32. Boogie Down Productions “South Bronx” (1987)
31. MC Lyte “10% Diss” (1988)
30. Roxanne Shanté “Roxanne’s Revenge” (1984)
29. Eminem “The Sauce” (2002)
28. LL Cool J “Jack the Ripper” (1988)
27. Pusha T “Exodus 23:1” (2012)
26. Drake “Family Matters” (2024)
25. Kendrick Lamar “Meet the Grahams” (2024)
24. Makaveli aka 2Pac “Against All Odds” (1996)
23. Eazy-E feat. BG Knocc Out & Dresta “Real Muthaphuckkin Gs” (1993)
22. Makaveli aka 2Pac feat. Outlawz “Bomb First (My Second Reply)” (1996)
21. 50 Cent “Back Down” (2003)
20. Drake “Push Ups” (2024)
19. Eminem “Nail in the Coffin” (2002)
18. Jadakiss “Freestyle (Fuck Beanie Sigel)” (2001)
17. Beanie Sigel “Kiss the Game Goodbye Freestyle” aka “Empire Strikes Back Freestyle” (2001)
16. Jadakiss “Checkmate” (2005)
15. Canibus “Second Round K.O.” (1998)
14. Boogie Down Productions “The Bridge Is Over” (1987)
13. Kendrick Lamar “Euphoria” (2024)
12. The Game “300 Bars N Runnin’” (2005)
11. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg “Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)” (1992)
10. Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar “Like That” (2024)
Over Metro’s electrifying canvas, K. Dot asserts his authority over his rivals, Drake and J. Cole.
9. Lauryn Hill “Lost Ones” (1997)
L-Boogie breaks up with her boo, Wyclef, and disbands the Fugees at the same damn time.
8. Common “The Bitch in Yoo” (1996)
The Chi-Town lyricist cleverly assassinates and violates O’Shea Jackson.
7. Ice Cube “No Vaseline” (1991)
This deadly declaration of independence buried N.W.A and elevated Cube’s successful solo career.
6. Pusha T “The Story of Adidon” (2018)
King Push sinisterly exposes Drake’s unknown child to the world.
5. JAY-Z “Takeover” (2001)
Jigga asserts his King of New York dominance while putting Prodigy in his place and Nas on notice.
4. Drake “Back to Back” (2015)
It’s a diss song and a hit song as Drizzy seizes the moment and makes Meek Mill pay for his hesitancy to battle.
3. Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” (2024)
King Kendrick defeats Drake by giving him a taste of his own medicine. Victory lap.
2. Nas “Ether” (2001)
Hip Hop’s greatest upset as Nasir Jones cements his legendary status.
1. 2Pac “Hit ‘Em Up” (1996)
Still our culture’s most vicious soundtrack which sadly leads to real-life casualties.
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Allow me to be the first to say I disagree.
Do i even need to read this to see the generic top 5 that always makes these lists? Takeover, No Vaseline, Hit Em Up… it’s boring at this point and there have been multiple diss records more disrespectful than Hit Em Up.
Bro Hit em up is top tier. If biggie had respond it would have been legendary too but he never did, so pac stays king 👑
He did respond on Long Kiss Good Night. It was just subliminals. Also the unreleased Busta track and Brooklyn’s Finest with Jay. He responded plenty. He just couldn’t fuck with dude, and anyone objective on the subject would admit as much. Pac was an entity, and then you had to deal with his forceful personality on top of everything else when he was alive doing this shit. Probably the most charismatic rapper ever.
Clap Back from ja
No Piggybank? Wow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19G2B9Aw3MI
Durrty goodz dissin wiley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19G2B9Aw3MI
durrty goods v wiley
I know people don’t like Budden personality, but Making a Murderer deserves to be on here.
The fact that his highest diss is in the 60’s is wild
This comment reminded me that Joe Budden – Blood On The Wall should be on this list. He got Prodigy (RIP) on that one.
When you got “No Vaseline” anywhere outside of the top three, you lost, and if I don’t see Quik’s “Dollaz and Sense” in the top ten, it’s a bogus list.
Amen
@silent why is No Vaseline always seen as a top 3? Is it because you guys watched that movie that was big Hollywood? It’s solid, sure. But what makes it top 3? I’d day even tracks like “hail Mary remix” from Em n 50 were better overall as diss tracks. You seem like someone who uses reddit to post in “unpopular opinion”, just to post popular opinions .
Because that shit was hard, and he was going at the whole crew. It was a great song.
Btw, I don’t need Reddit for shit I was there for, which I was there for the Aftermath versus Ja Rule Hail Mary diss track too. Nobody took any of that shit serious when it dropped, and it was like Eminem and Busta Rhymes piling on at that point when Murder Inc. was already irrelevant. Like who gave a fuck that you dissed them after their shit was already over? Cube going at his old crew was dudes who were at the peak of their powers respectively since NWA had just put out N—–z4Life, and Cube had successfully split from the crew. It was over money, and there was real beef there. A great song came out of it. Same thing with Fuck with Dre Day and Real Mothaphuckin Gs. If you don’t have those elements involved where there is something real behind it to start with besides I just don’t like you or some dumb shit, it’s not even worth mentioning, and the resulting music has to be hot, not some shit that I have to convince myself to like.
Yo we thinking alike on this one,
My Top 10
2Pac Hit em up
Cube no Vaseline
D.J Quick Dollars n Sense
Eazy Real MFn Gs
Drake 100 ft Game ( subs from hometown)
Roxanne Shantes revenge
Gucci Mane Truth
Dolph Play wit yo bitch
Young thug Just how it is ( diss the world)
Ross Valley of Death/ Mafia Music
I embrace y’all with napalm
Blows up, no guts left, chest, face gone…Ether….nuff said
I dont even consider many of these actual diss tracks cuz they dont target an individual or rap group. Way too many subliminal disses, couple breakup tracks, disses to unnamed “haters”, dissing cities, blatant comedies like “how to rob” etc. And how the hell did wild boyz “throw down ya solja rag” not even make the list ?
Yo, I’m on the opposite end of the spectrum. Id take 10 years of subliminals being thrown around rather than 2 dudes back n forth gossiping on tracks for a week or 2.
So basically you just listed pretty much every diss song you’ve ever heard? And that GTFOH with putting Kendrick in the top 10 twice, in the overall genre of hip hop they’re garbage. And Drake is trash as well before anyone mistakes me for batting for that guy.
This list is so silly. Champagne moments is on here and not freeways revenge ? No pest control by cassidy?what’s up what’s happening is a diss track? Cooommmeee on with this whack shit… Is kill shot on here? Yall suck lol
Faaaake neeeewwwws
How is not like us on here in the top three when half of that song was a made-up pedophile accusation?
I would replace the first Game song with “My B*tch” he tore into 50, Jay, and Suge in that one. And that beat is perfect!
First off. All songs should include whos being dissed. Second list is trash.
List is trash , bunch of officer ricky weak songs,
You uncles just put famous rappers there not best diss songs
Mafia music ? Stay schemin?
You pandering peons don’t know what a diss track is
U suck
Where is snoop’s pimp slapp’d?
List is trash , bunch of officer ricky weak songs,
You uncles just put famous rappers there not best diss songs
Mafia music ? Stay schemin?
You pandering peons don’t know what a diss track is
U suck
J Cole actually had the best diss track out of the rappers before he decided to be a bitch and quit.
As a serious jcole fan, that track was weak. Glad he got rid of it.
No Killshot? BS list. He destroyed MGK rap career in one song.
most of these aren’t even diss songs, just have a shot or two aimed at “someone”. You leave out actual diss songs like 7700 years to date” (El-P of RTJ diss against Esoteric of Czarface) or Linda Tripp (again El-P vs Sole), or MC Eight’s diss against DJ Quick (Def Wish). This site knows jack shit about hip hop at this point…. this is the national enquirer of rap sites.
It’s all politics. Nas was was already cemented off 1 LP.He was already a legend.He anhilated Jay.Jay z lost.That should be the comment for ether.Jay’s attempt at new york crown failed.The way the media treats Nas to uplift Jay is disgusting.
Mr Me too by Clipse should be on this list. Was a clear shot at Lil Wayne. Story of adidon should be #3. That diss record paved the way for Kendrick and everybody else
While this is all a matter of opinion… having “Rap Devil” by MGK and not “Killshot” by Eminem is crazy. Also of all of the new tracks dropped recently not including “Weakest Link” by Chris Brown is damn near criminal. I’d make a lot of other moves personally, but again its just your opinion.
While this is all a matter of opinion… having “Rap Devil” by MGK and not “Killshot” by Eminem is crazy. Also of all of the new tracks dropped recently not including “Weakest Link” by Chris Brown is damn near criminal. I’d make a lot of other moves personally, but again its just your opinion.
While this is all a matter of opinion… having “Rap Devil” by MGK and not “Killshot” by Eminem is crazy. Also of all of the new tracks dropped recently not including “Weakest Link” by Chris Brown is damn near criminal. I’d make a lot of other moves personally, but again its just your opinion.
Mr Me too by Clipse should be on this list. Was a clear shot at Lil Wayne. Story of adidon should be #3. That diss record paved the way for Kendrick and everybody else
Where is Pest Control from tha Game…WOW!!
THIS!!!! IMO, one of the top 5 diss track of all time. He absolutely murdered MM. 1000% better than any of the weak Drake diss tracks on here. Who the f@ck made this list!?!?
Game is one of the best to do it. I always say “My bitch” by the Game is the best diss track ever done. Goes over most peoples heads, including my own for over a decade easy. Gotta give him this one.
What about the Cypress Hill VS west side connection? Drake the pop singer #4? This site is a joke!
Who ever put this List needs to be Fired ASAP nobody knows about the cypress hill vs westside connection did anyone watch Beef part 2
How is ripper strikes back not on here on and above 2 round KO when it’s the song that crushed canibus?
I stopped reading after Westside Slaughter House at 87…
I stopped reading after Westside Slaughter House at…87
yeah…this list sucks.
ya’ll need to marinate on the kendrick/aubrey shit a minute before putting out some bullshit like this.
plus…the are SO MANY get diss tracks that you left out.
and that 30 minute song by the game (300 bars & runnin) has ZERO replay value and actually lost that battle for him
No biggie long kiss goodnight really can that not make da list
No biggie long kiss goodnight how can it not make the list
No biggie long kiss goodnight how can it not make the list
wow… meet the grahams should be 1st. time will show its the greatest diss track of all time. back to back? hell nah daylyt wrote that. trash!
Im an old(er) head. IMO and although sneaky….Long Kiss Goodnight and Kick In the Door were better than Hit em Up. Also Mobb Deep’s Drop a Gem on Em.
Im an old(er) head. IMO and although sneaky….Long Kiss Goodnight and Kick In the Door were better than Hit em Up. Also Mobb Deep’s Drop a Gem on Em.
this list is highly inaccurate
I guess the list is to make us debate. First of all NONE of the diss records from this last battle should crack the top 5. No Vaseline not in the Top 5 is crazy. The Story of Adidon was one of the BIGGEST reveals in hip hop history. That’s definitely Top 5 as well
Yo you seriously put Drake “Back to Back” and Kendrick “Not like Us” in the top 5 diss songs of all time? WTF!? You gotta be kidding me. This is straight recency bias. Whoever made the ranking of diss songs on this list needs to be drug tested. SMH
Preach.
Masta Ace Acknowledge over a 1/4 of this list, buy we know who y’all hire and why y’all hire them
Masta Ace Acknowledge over a 1/4 of this list, but we know who y’all hire and why y’all hire them
Where’s Killshot, Making a Murderer, and Pest Control?
MTG is below Push Ups? Are you out of your God Damn Mind lol
Where is Ez Real Mother fucking Gs at crazy.
Lol this list looks like y’all drew the order of the song names out of a hat. Such a random list! Push Ups at 20! And Not Like Us at 3! It’s a great song but come on y’all trippin’. The whole Kendrick v Drake beef is way too high. Only thing you guys got right was the first place. Short memory I guess. Roxanne’s Revenge, Real Muthaphuckkin G’s, The Bridge Is Over, No Vaseline, Second Round K.O. And so many other tracks deserve to be way higher up the list.
Lol this list looks like y’all drew the order of the song names out of a hat. Such a random list! Push Ups at 20! And Not Like Us at 3! It’s a great song but come on y’all trippin’. The whole Kendrick v Drake beef is way too high. Only thing you guys got right was the first place. Short memory I guess. Roxanne’s Revenge, Real Muthaphuckkin G’s, The Bridge Is Over, No Vaseline, Second Round K.O. And so many other tracks deserve to be way higher up the list. All your credibility as a hip hop media site is gone. And there wasn’t much there to begin with.
Blueprint 2 over Stillmatic freestyle? nope
No Vaseline ain’t in the top 3? Wrong?
Where is the Ripper Strikes Back by LL? Where is Destroy and Rebuild by Nas? GRFOH
You don’t think it’s a little dense to not have the queen of rap on this list. Y’all called her vicious her entire career only for her not to make an appearance.m? Red Ruby the sleaze. Romans revenge. Up in flames? You’ve been asleep. Barbie Dreams?
According to who?
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! This list is Bogus.
Real muthaphuckinn g’s so far on the list is insane. Foh with dr*ke and kendrick celebrity matchup
100 and none of Bone Thugs N Harmony seriously?
I think if ya all keep bitching like this someone will pull a diss track on ya all, it is what it is pac take it out
Whoever put this list together is definitely a pop fan.
PIGGY BANK Top 5 and you miss it in 100? Fiddy
Killshot much better than rap devil but not even placed?
Killshot much better than rap devil but not even placed?
Drop a gem on em is way too low.
You b!tches are just too spineless to prop up anything that goes after Pac.
eminem ‘bully’…?
How is LLyod Banks Officer Down not on here??
MC Lyte’s Steady FKn should have been on this list. If you haven’t heard that one I suggest you listen.
I smell pussy
This list is truly terrible. Almost embarrassing. Two Kendrick songs are better than “The Bridge is Over?” Sorry but “Not Like Us” doesn’t hit like that..
Out West, and for this generation, it does.
This list is bad enough to make me stop going on this site after 10+ years …..this is the kindve bullshit you’d expect from MTV ……
Play Wit Yo B*tch is definitely one of the top 100…unquestionably.
The fact rap devil is on here and not killshot is wild em burried MGK. Piggy bank by 50 better than most these disses. Yukmouths Waritme and game over diss to game are way fire than a lot of these too.
How you forget Choice( who also birthed lil Kim nasty rap style) who dissed Geto Boys, Too Short and NWA
So many things wrong with this list. Hit em up was a crude unintelligent borefest. A proper diss has nuance and skill, this had neither. When I saw Dollars & Sense so low down i knew it would be bullshit
Where is K-Rino – When It’s Time this song is a diss to all the wack azz Trap swag rappers this track is so dope
Where is K-Rino – When It’s Time this song is a diss to all the wack azz Trap swag rappers this track is so dope
Lil’ Kim’s Black Friday should have def been in the top 10, homegirls said names, labels & everything!
Excuse me.
Rap Devil is on the list and not the response…. KILL SHOT by Eminem??
Excuse me.
Rap Devil is on the list and not. KILL SHOT by Eminem??
When culture vultures Google diss tracks this is what you get. Hit Em Up is top 5 definitely not #1 that belongs to Ether. Like That in the top 10???? You gotta be joking
Too many commercial singles that may not have even been seen as diss tracks. Joe Budden should be on here he had some heat back in the day, also Saigon had some good joints, Chamillionaire, Bone Thugs had some good joints going at 3-6, Do or Die and Crucial Conflict. Slim Thug and Lil Flip should also been on here. Crooked i also had some heat. Songs like Like that with Kendrick is cool, I believe Kendrick is the best rapper in the game right now but that song shouldnt be in top 20 or maybe even 30 in terms of diss. But I will give Kendrick credit though to me he’s headed in that top 5 all time status. These list are always done by people that are real fans of Hip hop, like gritty fans, people that know the underground stuff as well. I might have missed it but did Cowards in Compton the diss to Dre and Snoop from Uncle Luke and JT money make this list? Because it definitely should have as well.
Ransom’s Joe Budden diss should be on here, super underrated
Joe Budden Def Jam diss, Dmx we in here had shots thrown at Jay and Def Jam, ESG had some hard disses aimed at Lil Flip and Slim Thug. This list missed out on the entire H-Town movement. ESG, Lil Flip, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire all have some top notches diss records. Crooked I diss to Snoop was crazy. Saigon vs Joe Budden might be the best back n forth ever both had classic disses but people won’t give them credit I guess because they weren’t really considered mainstream. Bone Thugs also had songs were they dissed Three 6, Do or Die and Crucial Conflict in one song.
Where is Deathwish 2 Compton’s most wanted?
what about the joe budden vs saigon beef that was brutal on both sides
Any list that has no Vaseline outside of the top three is not a credible list
Hit Em Up is THE MOST OVERRATED dis track of all time. He calls biggie fat, then just makes a bunch of hollow threats before his minions just rap random jibberish. Ya’ll stupid smh
Canibus 2nd round should be top 10, atleast.
How is eminems killshot not on here but rap devil is??? What the hell??
this list is super trash.
How the hell is Like That Top Ten?!?!?!
Lmao, this is why we need gatekeepers for the culture. Elliot been washed and out of the mix for a long time. He and B Dot make these trash lists for traction and to push agendas!
UNLV – Drag em N Tha River (Mystikal diss)
Eminem – Canibitch (Canibus diss)
How is LL Cool J – The Ripper Strikes Back not on this list? Definitely a top 10 diss song. He ended Canibus’ career, threw a shot at Mike Tyson, and compelled Wyclef to switch sides in the beef.
Joe Budden vs Saigon is the best rap battle ever
The best diss song of all times is notorious Big who shot you and then Park the number one lyrics of all the times responded back. We hit them up.
Not to have Lloyd Banks Officer Down in the list, but to have 5 Drake songs shows where this list is
This list is ridiculous—you listed all KL/Drake tracks published in the last two months and combined them with hip-hop heritage dating back to the ’80s. But at least you confirmed the fact that Nas killed Jay, and by keeping both of them in the top 5, you proved that it was the beef of all time.
I hate these east coast biased lists. Play with yo bitch is a top 15 of all time diss record. Not like us hasn’t be out long enough to be better than back to back … this is wild
How is lloyld banks officer down not here but rick ross champagne moments and stay scheming is this list kinda bad
How is lloyld banks officer down not here but rick ross champagne moments and stay scheming is this list kinda bad
mmmmm no KRS1 Bridge is oVa??? No Family Matters?
NGL this was a pretty good list
This list needs The Messy Marv disses towards too short. “Cake and Ice Cream 3”, “The Bays Biggest Hypocrite”, “What Mess Talking Bout” , and “F**K too short”. All four were back to back and definitely should be on the list.
#drakeisnothiphop
Being from southeast Los Angeles, when I heard Dollaz and Sense like almost 30 years ago, all I could do is sit down and stare at the wall. Being that I was a biggest Eiht’s fan, I conceded that Quik ripped him apart on that diss. I think Dollaz and Sense needs to be in the top 5, right up there with No vaseline, Hit Em Up, Ether, 2nd Round KO, etc…. y’all lost y’all mind not even include E-40’s “Record Haters” song not even on the list, he dissed Rasheed Wallace and AZ. Y’all need to do this list over
Where’s Masta Ace – Acknowledge?
Where’s Masta Ace – Acknowledge?