In the hip-hop genre, a diss song is a song which has the main purpose of verbally assaulting and insulting a person or a group of people. Diss songs are more often than not the by-product of heated rivalries between two or more rap artists (e.g. Nas, Jay-Z, Ja Rule and 50 Cent). One of the earliest examples of this particular type of song is "The Bridge is Over" by Boogie Down Productions.
In some cases, the diss song may be a parody of another song. One example of this is "No Pigeons" by Sporty Thievz, which parodied the TLC hit, "No Scrubs".
List of diss songs
- Hit 'Em Up - 2Pac (dissing Notorious BIG, Puff Daddy, whole Bad Boy Records crew, Lil' Kim, Mobb Deep, Chino XL, and Junior M.A.F.I.A.)
- "Takeover '06 - JULZ (dissing Lil Romeo, Jibbs, BTC, The Game, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Ja Rule, Gutta Music, Black Wall Street)
- Intro/Bomb First (My Second Reply) - 2Pac dissing Puff Daddy, Bad Boy Records, Mobb Deep, Nas, and Jay-Z
- Against All Odds - 2Pac (dissing Nas, Mobb Deep, Puff Daddy and others)
- Fuck Wit' Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin') - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg (dissing Eazy-E, Tim Dog and Luther Campbell)
- Ether - Nas (dissing Jay-Z and Roc-a-Fella Record members)
- U'll Neva Shine - JULZ (dissing Lil' Romeo)
- Loose Change - Ja Rule (dissing 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and several others)
- Bitches Aint Shit - Dr. Dre feat. Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Snoop Doggy Dogg and Jewell (dissing Eazy-E and Jerry Heller)
- Real Muthaphuckkin G's - Eazy-E featuring B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta (dissing Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg and the Death Row Records artists)
- Bitch With A Perm - Tim Dog (dissing Snoop Dogg}
- Dog Baby - Tim Dog (dissing Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg)
- Drop a Gem on 'Em - Mobb Deep (Dissing 2Pac and Outlaw Immortalz)
- Return Of The Ripper - LL Cool J (dissing Canibus and Wyclef Jean)
- Jack The Ripper - LL Cool J (dissing Kool Moe Dee)
- 2nd Round KO - Canibus (dissing LL Cool J)
- Doe Ray Me/Hailie's Reveange - D12 feat. Obie Trice and Hailie Jade Scott (dissing Ja Rule)
- Whack Rappers - Afroman (dissing 50 Cent, Nas, Jay Z, Neptunes, Jermaine Dupri, B2K, Missy Elliot, Eve, Birdman, David Banner, Silk The Shocker, and Puff Daddy)
- Shit Hits The Fan/the Bodyguard - Obie Trice Feat. Dr. Dre and Eminem (dissing Ja Rule and Benzino, the ex-owner of the Source (Magazine))
- The Takeover - Jay Z (dissing Nas and Mobb Deep)
- Whos Fucking Who - Comptons Most Wanted (dissing Tim Dog)
- Fuck The South Bronx - Tweedy Bird Loc (dissing Tim Dog, KRS-One and D Nice)
- Fuck Miami - Tweedy Bird Loc (dissing Luke Campbell)
- Say What You Say - Eminem Feat. Dr. Dre (dissing Jermaine Dupri and Canibus)
- It's On - Eazy E (dissing Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg)
- The Takeover '06 JULZ (dissing Lil Romeo,Gutta Music,Jibbs,BTC,The Game,Black Wall Street)
- Go To Sleep - DMX Feat. Eminem, Obie Trice (dissing Ja Rule)
- Fuck Dre - Tha Realest Feat. Lil' C Style, Swoop G and Twist (dissing Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Nate Dogg, and N.W.A)
- Wut Would U Do? - Eazy-E featuring Dirty Red (dissing Dr. Dre, Tha Dogg Pound, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Suge Knight and Death Row)
- Stomp - Young Buck featuring T.I. and Ludacris (T.I. and Ludacris dissing each other)
- Buss The Tech - Slim Thug (dissing Lil' Flip and Screwed Up Click)
- The X-Homie - J-Ro of the Alkaholiks (dissing Xzibit)
- Ole School Shit - Eazy-E feat B.G. Knocc Out, Sylk-E-Fyrne and Dresta (dissing Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Tha Dogg Pound
- DPG/K - B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta (dissing Dat Nigga Daz, Kurupt, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg and Warren G)
- Dont Bite The Phunk - Kokane feat Cold 187 um (dissing Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt and Death Row Records)
- Crook County [Bone Crusher Mix] - Twista (dissing Bone Thugs N Harmony)
- U Ain't Bone - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (dissing Twista, Do Or Die, Crucial Conflict, Three 6 Mafia)
- Live By Yo Rep - Three 6 Mafia (dissing Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
- Westside Slaughterhouse - Westside Connection (dissing Common)
- No Rest For The Wicked - Cypress Hill (dissing Ice Cube)
- King Of The Hill - Westside Connection (dissing Cypress Hill)
- Cross Em Out And Put A K - Westside Connection (dissing Cypress Hill and Q-Tip)
- Hoo Bangin - Westside Connection (dissing Common)
- Ice Cube Killa - Cypress Hill (dissing Ice Cube and Mack 10)
- He Ain't a Thug - Thug Lordz Feat. Bang 'Em Smurf and Silverback Guerillaz (dissing 50 Cent)
- 300 Bars & Runnin' - The Game (dissing 50 Cent, G-Unit, Memphis Bleak, and Young Gunz)
- TKO - Jacki-O (Dissing Foxy Brown)
- My Little Arm - T-Rock (dissing Three 6 Mafia)
- Let's Start A Riot - Three 6 Mafia (dissing T-Rock)
- Notorious KIM - Lil' Kim (dissing Foxy Brown and Shyne)
- Quiet Storm - Mobb Deep & Lil' Kim (dissing Foxy Brown and Junior MAFIA)
- Be a Man - Macho Man Randy Savage (dissing Hulk Hogan)
- Problems - Chamillionaire (dissing Mike Jones)
- Still Talkin' Down - Mike Jones (dissing Chamillionaire)
- You Got Wrecked - Chamillionaire (dissing Mike Jones)
- Bang Bang - Capone-N-Noreaga and Foxy Brown (dissing Lil' Kim)
- U Can't Shine Like Me - Lil' Romeo (dissing Bow Wow)
- We Gone Ride - Bow Wow & Young Qui (dissing Lil' Romeo)
- Piggy Bank - 50 cent (dissing Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Ja Rule, Nas, Mobb Deep, Shyne, Kelis, Cassidy, and The Game on the music video)
- Stay Strapped - Young Jeezy (dissing Gucci Mane)
- 745 - Gucci Mane (dissing (Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and Young Jeezy)
- Playa Hata - Yukmouth (dissing Spider Loc)
- Palm Pilot - Money Mike and The Game (dissing Young Gunz)
- I Remember - Eminem (dissing Everlast, House of Pain, Whitey Ford, and Fatboy Slim)
- Quitter/Hit 'em Up - Eminem/D-12 (dissing Everlast, House of Pain, Whitey Ford, and Fatboy Slim)
- Hit Em Up - MC Plus+ (dissing Management Information Systems)
- Hail Mary 2003 - Eminem, 50 Cent, and Busta Rhymes (dissing Ja Rule, Irv Gotti, and Murder I.N.C.)
- Back Down - 50 Cent (dissing Ja Rule and Murder I.N.C.)
- Round 1 - Gucci Mane (dissing Young Jeezy)
- I Smell Pussy - G-Unit (dissing Murder I.N.C.)
- Spider Joke - The Game (dissing Spider Loc)
- Yada, Yada, Yada - Tech N9ne (dissing Don Juan) and Vell Bakardy)
- War - Gucci Mane feat. Ox (dissing Young Jeezy)
- What's Beef - Trina (dissing Khia, B.G., and Gillie da Kid -possibly Mannie Fresh as well, judging from the drum patterns)
- Triggaman - B.G. (dissing Lil' Wayne)
- Get Ugly - B.G. (dissing Lil' Wayne)
- A Ho - Juvenile and Skip (dissing Lil' Wayne)
- Say It To Me Now - Juvenile and Kango of Partners-N-Crime (dissing Lil' Wayne)
- My Name - Xzibit feat. Eminem and Nate Dogg (dissing Jermaine Dupri)
- Maybe If I Sing - Sheek Louch (dissin 50 Cent)
- Triple Bitch Mafia - Playa Fly (dissing Three 6 Mafia)
- Gotcha Shakin - Three 6 Mafia (dissing Playa Fly)
- Blood Pressure Freestyle- Cassidy (dissing Lloyd Banks)
- Ether- Lil'Wayne (dissing Nas)
- Cowards in Compton - Uncle Luke and Poison Clan (dissing Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg)
- The Blueprint 2 - Jay-Z (dissing Nas, and the mass-media for fanning the fire)
- Swagger Jacker - CamRon (dissing Jay-Z)
- Swagger Jacker Part 2 - Jay-z (dissing CamRon and Juelz Santana)
- Stay Strapped - Young Jeezy and Technique (dissing Gucci Mane)
- Fuck Ghostface - 50 Cent (dissing Ghostface Killah)
- Who the Fuck is 50 Cent - American Cream Team (dissing 50 Cent)
- How to Rob - 50 Cent (dissing Lil Kim, Puff Daddy, Bobby Brown, Brian McKnight, Keith Sweat, Harlem World, Cardan, Ma$e, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Foxy Brown, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, Slick Rick, Big Punisher, Master P, Silkk The Shocker, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Timberland, Missy Elliot, Joe, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat, DMX, DJ Clue, TQ, Raekwon, Ghostface Killa, RZA, Sticky Fingaz, Cannibus, Juvenile, Blackstreet, Boyz II Men, Tyson, Busta Rhymes, Flipmode, Kirk Franklin, but this whole list is uncertain.)
- Frontin Like Yo Daddy - Gillie Da Kid (dissing Lil Wayne, and Baby).
- Fuck N.W.A. - Dresta (dissing Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, MC Ren, and Ice Cube).
- Conflict - Hoes With Attitudes (dissing Eazy-E, Dr Dre, DJ Yella,MC Ren, and Ice Cube, it is seen as a joke because H.W.A. was signed with Eazy-E's Ruthless Records, which was home to Niggaz With Attitudes A.K.A. N.W.A.)
- War With God - Ludacris (he actually claims he is dissing himself)
- Shittalkaz - Blaze Ya Dead Homie (dissing D12)
- Slim Anus - Insane Clown Posse (dissing Eminem)
- Nuttin but a Bitch - Insane Clown Posse (dissing Eminem)
- 100 Bars (The Funeral) - The Game (dissing G-Unit, 40 Glocc, Hot Rod, and Bishop Lamont)
See also
- Dissing
- Gangsta rap
- Beef, a documentary about hip hop rivalries
- Hip hop rivalries