Whereas Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Drake diss has swept the rap world by storm and permeated different dimensions of popular culture, Ice Dice needs everybody to know that he nonetheless reigns supreme within the diss monitor class.
Dice took the stage on the California Roots Competition in Monterey on Sunday, and forward of performing “No Vaseline,” he let the group know that it stays the premier diss file within the hip-hop tradition.
He replayed situations of followers telling him that 2Pac’s “Hit ‘Em Up” or Nas’ “Ether” and Ok. Dot’s “Not Like Us” have the highest spot over him, however the West Coast icon doesn’t assume they measure up.
“I like Nas, but it surely’s not. I like Kendrick Lamar now — perhaps it’s him. I like these songs, however ‘No Vaseline’ is one of the best diss music within the historical past of hip-hop,” he stated earlier than explaining his reasoning. “And I’ll inform you why: One MC — myself — I took out 4 motherf—ers and the supervisor. You may’t beat that.
All of those a long time later, the hate has subsided and Dice made positive to reiterate he’s received nothing however love for Dr. Dre and the late Eazy-E, together with the remainder of N.W.A. “However we did that over 30 years in the past,” he added. “In order it stands right now, I ain’t received nothing however love for N.W.A.”
After leaving N.W.A in late 1989 because of what he perceived as shady enterprise practices by the group’s supervisor, Jerry Heller, the group provoked him with jabs on their 100 Miles and Runnin‘ EP and N—az4Life mission, which led to Ice Dice redefining the usual for diss tracks along with his eviscerating “No Vaseline” in 1991.
The bristling diss landed on Dice’s Demise Certificates album and noticed him shredding his former groupmates Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Yella, MC Ren and supervisor Jerry Heller one after the other.
Whereas “No Vaseline” stays No. 1 in Dice’s thoughts, the monitor truly got here in at No. 4 on our 15 Most Scathing Hip-Hop Diss Songs of All-Time checklist. 2Pac’s “Hit ‘Em Up” took dwelling the No. 1 spot, with Pusha T’s “The Story of Adidon” and Jay-Z’s “Supa Ugly” rounding out the highest 3.
Watch Ice Dice’s “No Vaseline” speech under.
