Their anonymity didn't last long, however, as the group was thrust into the national spotlight after unleashing their "Live by Yo Rep (Bone Dis)," a vicious attack on the hottest new group in hip-hop. In 1995, very few people outside the state of Tennessee had heard of Three 6 Mafia, the demonic six-person collective hailing from Memphis. Three 6 Mafia "Live by Yo Rep (Bone Dis)" (1995)īest Line: "Through the ribs, spines, charcoal the muscle tissue, and send what's left back to your Mama/Because that bitch might miss you" (Lord Infamous) The track also questioned Tragedy for abandoning his roots as a pro-black/revolutionary MC (under the Intelligent Hoodlum moniker) to become a street-oriented rapper. 2," the always entertaining Noreaga took the gloves off and spewed hilarious lines like "You just mad 'cause you wasn't in the Juice Crew," and accused Trag of being a 37-year-old ham-eating Muslim and a crackhead who bit Nas' style. Nore accused Trag of stiffing the duo on album proceeds, and felt he and (the then-incarcerated) Capone deserved more than they were awarded (despite the fact that Tragedy produced or was featured on almost half of the tracks). The charges against Gucci were eventually dropped, but this is further proof that rap beef can become very real, very quickly.īest Line: "He don't wanna be a Muslim no more/He used to be black and proud now he wanna be hardcore"Īfter signing Capone-N-Noreaga, then helping craft and complete their debut album, The War Report, Tragedy Khadafi found himself on the outs with his protege Noreaga, who wasn't happy with how he was compensated for the project.
What ensued in the aftermath was a dead Jeezy associate and Gucci Mane in jail on murder charges. Proclaiming "Radric Davis a bitch," and questioning the authenticity of his jewelry (among other things), Jizzle ranted for over three minutes before putting a 10K bounty on Gucci's "So Icy" chain. When Gucci blocked Jeezy from putting "Icy" on his debut album, Jeezy fired back with "Stay Strapped," a scathing diss that set out to ruin Gooch's credibility and career. Enter "Icy," a 2005 hit from a then-unknown Gucci Mane, featuring the hottest new artist in the South, Young Jeezy. Typically the lesser-known act obliges, but in this instance, the unknown rapper decided to keep it for himself.
#THE RIGHTS TO NAS HATE ME NOW UNIVERSAL MOVIE#
You've seen this movie before: famous rapper records a song with unknown rapper, song becomes hit, famous rapper cuffs song for himself. Vegetarians beware.īest Line: "King of Decatur/I thought you was from Birmingham" So with beef always in season, Complex has compiled the 50 Best Hip-Hop Diss Songs for your consumption. Mothers, women, and children have all been involved, and in the YouTube era, a rapper just might show up to your house with a camera crew looking for a brawl. The ante is constantly being upped to keep the fans entertained, so lines will be crossed while artists strive to find unique and creative ways to slander their opponents. But what once began as two rappers simply battling over skill has turned into big business, with parody music videos, elaborate stage shows, and entire albums dedicated to the coveted battle. Certain MCs have built entire careers around beefing with other artists, while others have had their careers destroyed with just a couple lines. One slip-up and you could find yourself with a one-way ticket to obscurity. Hip-hop is a culture built around machismo and bravado, so backing down or losing a battle could be detrimental to an artist's career. What's beef? Is it when your mom ain't safe up in the street? Or is it actually the fifth element of hip-hop? Dating all of the way back to when Big Bank Hank of the Sugar Hill Gang borrowed Grandmaster Caz's rhyme book and used his lyrics without credit on "Rapper's Delight," MCs have been feuding on and off wax for years.