List of diss tracks with song title, date released, artist(s), target(s), check traditional recordings / youtube diss tracks names. Diss tracks are a form of rap or hip-hop songs where artists engage in verbal attacks or insults towards another person, often targeting fellow musicians or individuals they have a personal or professional conflict with. Diss tracks are typically characterized by aggressive and confrontational lyrics, clever wordplay, and sharp delivery.
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The main purpose of diss tracks is to showcase one’s lyrical skills, assert dominance, and engage in a competitive rap battle or feud. Artists use diss tracks to express their dissatisfaction, call out perceived flaws or weaknesses in their opponents, and assert their superiority in the realm of rap or hip-hop.
Diss Tracks List (Traditional Recordings)
| Song Title (Date Released) | Artist(s) | Target(s) |
|---|---|---|
| “Yankee Doodle” [1754] | Dr. Richard Schuckberg | George Washington and the colonial “Yankee” troops |
| “Union Dixie” [1863] | Daniel Decatur Emmett | Confederate States of America |
| “La Gota Fría” [1938] | Emiliano Zuleta | Lorenzo Morales |
| “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” [1952] | Kitty Wells | Hank Thompson |
| “Happy Family” [1970] | King Crimson | The Beatles |
| “Too Many People” [1970] | Paul McCartney | John Lennon and Yoko Ono |
| “How Do You Sleep?” [1971] | John Lennon | former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney |
| “Five Per Cent For Nothing” [1971] | Yes | Former manager Roy Flynn |
| “Only a Fool Would Say That” [1972] | Steely Dan | John Lennon |
| “You’re So Vain” [1972] | Carly Simon | Warren Beatty |
| “Sweet Home Alabama” [1974] | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Neil Young |
| “Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)” [1975] | Queen | Norman Sheffield |
| “Silly Love Songs” [April 1, 1976] | Paul McCartney and Wings | John Lennon |
| “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” [1977] | Pink Floyd | Margaret Thatcher and Mary Whitehouse |
| “Idiot Box” [1977] | the Damned | Television and Tom Verlaine |
| “California über alles” [1979] | Dead Kennedys | Jerry Brown |
| “Roxanne’s Revenge” [1984] | Roxanne Shante | U.T.F.O. |
| “Zanz Kant Danz” [1985] | John Fogerty | Saul Zaentz |
| “Scum” [October 12, 1986] | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | NME journalists Mat Snow and Antonella Black |
| “South Bronx” [December 1, 1986] | Boogie Down Productions | MC Shan and the Juice Crew |
| “The Bridge Is Over” [March 3, 1987] | Boogie Down Productions | MC Shan, Marley Marl, the Juice Crew, Roxanne Shante and rappers from Queens, NY and the Queensbridge projects. |
| “Kill That Noise” [August 8, 1987] | MC Shan | Boogie Down Productions |
| “How Ya Like Me Now” [November 3, 1987] | Kool Moe Dee | LL Cool J |
| “Liar” [January 19, 1988] | Megadeth | past band member Chris Poland |
| “Miracle Man” [September 28, 1988] | Ozzy Osbourne | Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart |
| “To da Break of Dawn” [June 17, 1990] | LL Cool J | Kool Moe Dee, Ice-T, and MC Hammer |
| “100 Miles and Runnin'” and “Real Niggaz” [August 14, 1990] | N.W.A. | Ice Cube |
| “Fuck Compton” [March 4, 1991] | Tim Dog | DJ Quik, Michel’le, N.W.A, Compton, West Coast Rap, and Gangsta Rap |
| “Word to the Badd!!” [August 13, 1991] | Jermaine Jackson | Michael Jackson |
| “Get in the Ring” [September 17, 1991] | Guns N’ Roses | Music critics. Mentioned by name are critics from Hit Parader (Andy Secher), Circus, Kerrang! (Mick Wall) and Spin (Bob Guccione, Jr.). |
| “No Vaseline” [October 29, 1991] | Ice Cube | former N.W.A bandmates Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella and their manager, Jerry Heller |
| “Miserablism” [December 9, 1991] | Pet Shop Boys | Morrissey |
| “Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)” [December 15, 1992] | Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg | Eazy-E, Tim Dog, and Luther (Luke) Campbell |
| “Real Muthaphuckkin G’s” [August 26, 1993] | Eazy-E feat. Dresta and B.G. Knocc Out | Former N.W.A bandmate Dr. Dre, his protégé Snoop Dogg, and their record label Death Row Records |
| “It’s on” [October 19, 1993] | Eazy-E | Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Tha Dogg Pound |
| “What Would You Do?” [August 23, 1994] | Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg | B.G. Knocc Out, Dresta, Eazy-E, MC Eiht, Cold 187um and Ruthless Records |
| “D.S.” [June 16, 1995] | Michael Jackson | Tom Sneddon |
| “I Shot Ya” [November 21, 1995] | LL Cool J | 2Pac Shakur |
| “L.A., L.A.” [1996] | Capone-N-Noreaga feat. Mobb Deep And Tragedy Khadafi | Tha Dogg Pound, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and the Los Angeles hip hop scene |
| “Hit ‘Em Up” [June 4, 1996] | Tupac Shakur feat. The Outlawz | Lil Kim, Mobb Deep, Sean Combs, Bad Boy Records & the Notorious B.I.G., also known as Biggie Smalls |
| “Drop a Gem on ‘Em” [August 25, 1996] | Mobb Deep | Tupac Shakur |
| “The Bitch in Yoo” [1996] | Common | Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC |
| “Against All Odds” [September 26, 1996] | Tupac Shakur | Nas, Mobb Deep, Haitian Jack, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Jimmy Henchman, King Tut, Stretch, De La Soul, Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G. and Dr. Dre |
| “I Shot Ya” [1996] | DMX | Tupac Shakur |
| “Kick in the Door” [March 25, 1997] | The Notorious B.I.G. | Nas, Jeru the Damaja, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, 2Pac and even the track’s producer DJ Premier |
| “Get At Me Dog” [February 10, 1998] | DMX | K-Solo, 2Pac |
| “Second Round K.O.” [March 24, 1998] | Canibus | LL Cool J |
| “Lost Ones” [August 25, 1998] | Lauryn Hill | Wyclef Jean |
| “Quiet Storm” [March 14, 1999] | Mobb Deep feat. Lil’ Kim | Foxy Brown |
| “How to Rob” [August 10, 1999] | 50 Cent | Dozens of artists |
| “Your Life’s on the Line” [October 12, 1999] | 50 Cent | Ja Rule |
| “The Agony of Laffitte” / “Laffitte Don’t Fail Me Now” [November 1, 1999] | Spoon | Ron Laffitte and Sylvia Rhone |
| “Takeover” [September 11, 2001] | Jay-Z | Nas and Prodigy of Mobb Deep |
| “Ether” [December 4, 2001] | Nas | Jay-Z |
| “Supa Ugly” [December 11, 2001] | Jay-Z | Nas |
| “Cry Me a River” [November 25, 2002] | Justin Timberlake | Britney Spears |
| “Be a Man” [October 7, 2003] | Randy Savage | Hulk Hogan |
| “Checkmate” [March 9, 2005] | Jadakiss | 50 Cent |
| “Hollaback Girl” [March 22, 2005] | Gwen Stefani | Courtney Love |
| “Don’t Stop” [2006] | Outlawz | C. Delores Tucker and Bob Dole |
| “Give It to Me” [February 6, 2007] | Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake | Scott Storch |
| “Obsessed“ [June 16, 2009] | Mariah Carey | Eminem |
| “Ovarios” [July 28, 2009] | Jenni Rivera | Graciela Beltran |
| “The Warning” [July 30, 2009] | Eminem | Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon |
| “Cryin’ Like a Bitch” [February 23, 2010] | Godsmack | Nikki Sixx/Mötley Crüe |
| “Roman’s Revenge” [October 30, 2010] | Nicki Minaj ft. Eminem | Lil’ Kim |
| “Black Friday” [February 14, 2011] | Lil’ Kim | Nicki Minaj |
| “Stupid Hoe” [December 20, 2011] | Nicki Minaj | Lil Kim |
| “Reagan” [2012] | Killer Mike | Ronald Reagan |
| “Pepper Riddim” [March 20, 2015] | Chipmunk | Big Narstie, Bugzy Malone, Devilman, Saskilla, DJ Cameo, Tinie Tempah |
| “Chipmunk Reply” [March 25, 2015] | Devilman featuring Mr. Traumatik | Chipmunk, Skepta, Jammer, Lil Wayne, JME |
| “Relegation Riddim” [March 25, 2015] | Bugzy Malone | Chipmunk |
| “Off My Shoulder” [March 25, 2015] | “Saskilla” | Chipmunk |
| “Bad Blood” [May 17, 2015] | Taylor Swift | Katy Perry |
| “Charged Up” [July 29, 2015] | Drake | Meek Mill |
| “Back to Back” [July 31, 2015] | Drake | Meek Mill |
| “Flatline” [January 25, 2016] | B.o.B | Neil DeGrasse Tyson |
| “Shout Out to My Ex” [October 16, 2016] | Little Mix | Zayn Malik |
| “shETHER” [February 25, 2017] | Remy Ma | Nicki Minaj |
| “Swish Swish” [May 19, 2017] | Katy Perry feat Nicki Minaj | Taylor Swift and Remy Ma |
| “Look What You Made Me Do” [August 24, 2017] | Taylor Swift | Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Katy Perry |
| “How Do You Sleep?” [September 1, 2017] | LCD Soundsystem | Tim Goldsworthy |
| “Piggyback” [December 22, 2017] | Melanie Martinez | Timothy Heller |
| “Mia Khalifa” [February 13, 2018] | iLoveFriday | Mia Khalifa |
| “I Kill People” [June 1, 2018] | Trippie Redd feat. Chief Keef and Tadoe | 6ix9ine |
| “Not Alike” [August 31, 2018] | Eminem feat. Royce da 5’9″ | Machine Gun Kelly |
| “Rap Devil” [September 3, 2018] | Machine Gun Kelly | Eminem |
| “Killshot” [September 14, 2018] | Eminem | Machine Gun Kelly, P. Diddy |
| “Love Tap” [September 19, 2018] | Bizarre | Joe Budden and Jay Electronica |
| Ice Cube [November 9, 2018] | Ice Cube | Donald Trump |
| “The Invitation” [December 9, 2019] | Nick Cannon feat. Suge Knight, Hitman Holla, Charlie Clips & Prince Eazy | Eminem |
| “The Invitation” [December 9, 2019] | Nick Cannon feat. Suge Knight, Hitman Holla, Charlie Clips & Prince Eazy | Eminem |
| “ded sheeran (ed sheeran send) part 1” [January 9, 2020] | Black Midi | Ed Sheeran |
| “Shots Fired” [November 20, 2020] | Megan Thee Stallion | Tory Lanez |
| “Kill All Rats” [February 5, 2021] | Griselda | 6ix9ine |
| “ZAZA” [February 19, 2021] | 6ix9ine | Lil Durk, Meek Mill |
| “Life of the Party” [September 2021 (Leaked)] | Kanye West feat. André 3000 | Drake |
| “Pink Venom” [August 19, 2022] | Blackpink | Twice |
| “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” [January 11, 2023] | Bizarrap and Shakira | Gerard Piqué and Clara Chía Martí |
| “Flowers” [January 12, 2023] | Miley Cyrus | Liam Hemsworth |
| “TQG” [February 24, 2023] | Karol G and Shakira | Anuel AA and Gerard Piqué |
| “Karma” [May 1, 2023] | Taylor Swift | Kanye West |
Youtube Diss Tracks
| Song Title (Date Released) | Artist(s) | Target(s) |
|---|---|---|
| “I Didn’t Hit Her” [April 4, 2017] | RiceGum | The Gabbie Show |
| “It’s Everyday Bro” [May 30, 2017] | Jake Paul feat. Team 10 | Alissa Violet |
| “The Fall of Jake Paul” [June 3, 2017] | Logan Paul feat. Why Don’t We | Jake Paul |
| “It’s Every Night Sis” [June 9, 2017] | RiceGum feat. Alissa Violet | Jake Paul |
| “YouTube Stars Diss Track” [August 5, 2017] | Jake Paul | The general press |
| “Asian Jake Paul” [October 3, 2017] | iDubbbz feat. Boyinaband | RiceGum |
| “Frick Da Police” [October 10, 2017] | Ricegum | iDubbbz |
| “On Point” [August 17, 2018] | KSI | Logan Paul |
| “Goodbye KSI” [August 21, 2018] | Logan Paul | KSI |
| “Yacht” [September 20, 2018] | Gabi DeMartino | SSSniperwolf, and Ariana Grande’s Fans |
| “Bitch Lasagna” [October 5, 2018] | PewDiePie and Party in Backyard | T-Series |
| “Bye PewDiePie” [January 1, 2019] | CarryMinati | PewDiePie |
| “Congratulations” [March 31, 2019] | PewDiePie, Boyinaband, RoomieOfficial | T-Series |
| “Yalgaar” [June 5, 2020] | CarryMinati, Wily Frenzy | |
| “Coco” [February 14, 2021] | PewDiePie | Cocomelon |
| BZRP Music Sessions #49 [March 3, 2022] | Residente | J Balvin |
About Diss Tracks
Diss tracks have been a prominent part of the hip-hop culture for decades, with notable examples such as “Hit ‘Em Up” by Tupac Shakur, targeting The Notorious B.I.G., and “Ether” by Nas, aimed at Jay-Z. These diss tracks often generate buzz and excitement within the music industry and among fans, fueling rivalries and generating media attention.
It’s important to note that while diss tracks can be entertaining and engaging, they should be taken with a grain of salt and not be taken as personal attacks. In many cases, artists engage in friendly competition and use diss tracks as a way to elevate the genre and showcase their skills.
