A social media post recently went viral, claiming that Netflix is producing a documentary about the greatest diss tracks in hip hop history. This led to speculation among fans about the songs and artists who could feature.
Diss tracks have been around in music, especially hip-hop, for decades now. They are used to humiliate or attack an artist. It could emerge from a feud between two artists or could work as an initiation of a beef. It can range from taking digs at one’s music to even personal stuff.
Hence, many fans online were excited to see a social media post about a Netflix documentary about the greatest diss tracks. It read:
“Netflix is producing a documentary about the greatest diss tracks in hip hop history.”
However, the news is not true. The social media post was made by the page named Hoops Crave. It is a parody page of the popular pop-culture page, i.e., Pop Crave. Netflix has not announced any such documentary at the time of writing.
However, multiple outlets have previously made their respective lists for the greatest diss tracks in hip-hop. Billboard released a list of 15 such songs in May 2024. It had the likes of Eminem, Drake, and 50 Cent, but 2Pac’s 1996 track, Hit ‘Em Up, took the top spot.
HipHopDX also released a list of the 100 greatest diss tracks in hip-hop history in May 2024. They also chose Hit ‘Em Up as the greatest diss track of all time. It was a diss against The Notorious B.I.G. and Bad Boy Records.
However, since 2024, many new diss tracks have emerged in the industry. Drake and Kendrick Lamar have released a few songs against each other in the last two years.
Drake released numerous diss tracks against multiple rappers in 3 new albums
On May 15, Drake surprised his fans by releasing three albums at the same time: ICEMAN, Habibti, and Maid of Honour. He took digs at numerous rappers and celebrities across the three albums. While his shots at Kendrick Lamar were expected, he also dissed the likes of J. Cole, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky, and LeBron James, among others.
Drizzy dissed Lamar on three tracks: Make Them Pay, Make Them Remember, and Janice STFU. Part of the lyrics read:
“Damn, who is this guy for real/ I guess a magician/ 100 million streams vanished, no one got questions.”
“And Muggsy Bogues dunked for once, even I’m a bit amazed.”
“White kids listen to you ’cause they feel some guilt and that’s how your soul gets fulfilled/ Handin’ out turkeys on camera inside of your hood, then you go back to the hills/ How many houses you build? How many souls did you heal off the back of your deal?”
Drake also made a diss track named 1 Am in Albany, but it was leaked just a day before the release of his three albums. On that track, he dissed Kendrick Lamar, LeBron James, and Joe Budden.
Edited by Aditya Singh
