Has Not Like Us surpassed Ether, No Vaseline, and Hit Em Up?

[Jaguar93]

Ether spawned not one but TWO terms that became verbs in the Hip Hop lexicon

The Bridge is Over was the first diss song that affected someone’s career negatively and essentially put an entire projects on ice for a decade.

No Vaseline was one man going against not only a crew, but an evil white man who was pulling the strings. Ice Cube was the first rap “boogeyman” who could stand up against not only a group of rappers, but the machine that was pushing them.

Hit Em Up was so scathingly disrespectful Biggie didn’t even bother to respond until 2pac was DEAD

Meet The Grahams was so shockingly potent that it euthanized Drake’s “red button” response within THIRTY MINUTES


The Story of Addidon exposed Drake as a whore impregnating, black face wearing, deadbeat with massive insecurity and daddy issues

The Takeover, though only half effective, still managed to make Prodigy a laughing stock, stripping him of his gangsta, and he was never quite the same

Not Like Us thoroughly and irrevocably stomped Drake into the ground. The most commercially successfully diss track of all time. It was so widespread that Drake had to FLEE THE COUNTRY to escape it. Winner of FIVE Grammys, performed live at the muthafukking SUPER BOWL!



These in my opinion are the best diss songs of all time. As far as ranking which ones are the “best” i think it really comes down to which one was the most effective at dismantling their opponent so there’s no question as to whose the winner. Hit Em Up is memorable and effective. Almost 30 years later lines are still quotable. The only thing that “hurts” Hit Em Up is that the Outlawz are damn near unlistenable. They suck. You HAVE to cut the song off after Pac (who blessedly goes first)

Ether has been, for twenty years, considered the pinnacle of dissing. The beat, the lyrical takedown, the performance, the timing of the drop on Jay’s birthday, it was all surgical and strategically perfectly executed. Nas made sure that the story of Jay-Z, with all of its accolades and successes, cannot be told without mentioning his Ether as perhaps his singular Loss.

Not Like Us similarly was perfectly written, performed, and timed. Its also a great SONG on its own right. It resurrected Mustard’s career. It put an entire coast at the forefront of the genre. It will go down in history as the defining song of an entire year. Drake will NEVER live the song down. Similar to Ether, the story of Drake cannot be told without Not Like Us being mentioned as a stain on not just his career, but his LIFE.



Going by effectiveness its reallllllly hard to argue against Not Like Us for number 1.

 

[Ol’Otis]

Naww

 

[RennisDeynolds]

Here is this weird paradox where mfers like yourself act like “the streets” don’t use phones so they don’t have access to the internet or social media or indulge in the same bullshyt that the “lames” do.

It premiered online which is accessed by EVERYONE.

This site is funny as fukk

Pledge to do some summer reading and up your comprehension bozo

 

[Not Crodie]

Ether spawned not one but TWO terms that became verbs in the Hip Hop lexicon

The Bridge is Over was the first diss song that affected someone’s career negatively and essentially put an entire projects on ice for a decade.

No Vaseline was one man going against not only a crew, but an evil white man who was pulling the strings. Ice Cube was the first rap “boogeyman” who could stand up against not only a group of rappers, but the machine that was pushing them.

Hit Em Up was so scathingly disrespectful Biggie didn’t even bother to respond until 2pac was DEAD

Meet The Grahams was so shockingly potent that it euthanized Drake’s “red button” response within THIRTY MINUTES


The Story of Addidon exposed Drake as a whore impregnating, black face wearing, deadbeat with massive insecurity and daddy issues

The Takeover, though only half effective, still managed to make Prodigy a laughing stock, stripping him of his gangsta, and he was never quite the same

Not Like Us thoroughly and irrevocably stomped Drake into the ground. The most commercially successfully diss track of all time. It was so widespread that Drake had to FLEE THE COUNTRY to escape it. Winner of FIVE Grammys, performed live at the muthafukking SUPER BOWL!



These in my opinion are the best diss songs of all time. As far as ranking which ones are the “best” i think it really comes down to which one was the most effective at dismantling their opponent so there’s no question as to whose the winner. Hit Em Up is memorable and effective. Almost 30 years later lines are still quotable. The only thing that “hurts” Hit Em Up is that the Outlawz are damn near unlistenable. They suck. You HAVE to cut the song off after Pac (who blessedly goes first)

Ether has been, for twenty years, considered the pinnacle of dissing. The beat, the lyrical takedown, the performance, the timing of the drop on Jay’s birthday, it was all surgical and strategically perfectly executed. Nas made sure that the story of Jay-Z, with all of its accolades and successes, cannot be told without mentioning his Ether as perhaps his singular Loss.

Not Like Us similarly was perfectly written, performed, and timed. Its also a great SONG on its own right. It resurrected Mustard’s career. It put an entire coast at the forefront of the genre. It will go down in history as the defining song of an entire year. Drake will NEVER live the song down. Similar to Ether, the story of Drake cannot be told without Not Like Us being mentioned as a stain on not just his career, but his LIFE.



Going by effectiveness its reallllllly hard to argue against Not Like Us for number 1.

This. on top of being impactful and successful, it was also a fukking great music.

 

[The Pledge]

Pledge to do some summer reading and up your comprehension bozo

Wait till the streets read this thread. They gonna fukk this site up

 

[krulesweatshirt]

Ether spawned not one but TWO terms that became verbs in the Hip Hop lexicon

The Bridge is Over was the first diss song that affected someone’s career negatively and essentially put an entire projects on ice for a decade.

No Vaseline was one man going against not only a crew, but an evil white man who was pulling the strings. Ice Cube was the first rap “boogeyman” who could stand up against not only a group of rappers, but the machine that was pushing them.

Hit Em Up was so scathingly disrespectful Biggie didn’t even bother to respond until 2pac was DEAD

Meet The Grahams was so shockingly potent that it euthanized Drake’s “red button” response within THIRTY MINUTES


The Story of Addidon exposed Drake as a whore impregnating, black face wearing, deadbeat with massive insecurity and daddy issues

The Takeover, though only half effective, still managed to make Prodigy a laughing stock, stripping him of his gangsta, and he was never quite the same

Not Like Us thoroughly and irrevocably stomped Drake into the ground. The most commercially successfully diss track of all time. It was so widespread that Drake had to FLEE THE COUNTRY to escape it. Winner of FIVE Grammys, performed live at the muthafukking SUPER BOWL!



These in my opinion are the best diss songs of all time. As far as ranking which ones are the “best” i think it really comes down to which one was the most effective at dismantling their opponent so there’s no question as to whose the winner. Hit Em Up is memorable and effective. Almost 30 years later lines are still quotable. The only thing that “hurts” Hit Em Up is that the Outlawz are damn near unlistenable. They suck. You HAVE to cut the song off after Pac (who blessedly goes first)

Ether has been, for twenty years, considered the pinnacle of dissing. The beat, the lyrical takedown, the performance, the timing of the drop on Jay’s birthday, it was all surgical and strategically perfectly executed. Nas made sure that the story of Jay-Z, with all of its accolades and successes, cannot be told without mentioning his Ether as perhaps his singular Loss.

Not Like Us similarly was perfectly written, performed, and timed. Its also a great SONG on its own right. It resurrected Mustard’s career. It put an entire coast at the forefront of the genre. It will go down in history as the defining song of an entire year. Drake will NEVER live the song down. Similar to Ether, the story of Drake cannot be told without Not Like Us being mentioned as a stain on not just his career, but his LIFE.



Going by effectiveness its reallllllly hard to argue against Not Like Us for number 1.

fukk this nikka Ziggiy cooked

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

This. on top of being impactful and successful, it was also a fukking great music.

What time is it over in Europe?

 

[Reality Check]

Also, this thread should really be "Meet The Grahams" vs. "No Vaseline", "Hit 'em up", "Dollaz and Sense" (this track is a classic that should be up there with the rest) and "Ether". "Not Like Us" is a victory lap, not a true, cutting deep diss track like the other ones listed.

I've said it a couple times though, but would have LOVED if Kendrick jumped on the "Dollaz and Sense" beat to bury Drayoncé

 

[krulesweatshirt]

Props to Kendrick for making hip hop proud but with that being said, let's not forget he studied Nas

 

[SymbolicOne09]

If the beefs happened today hit em up and ether would easily be ahead of not like us but its still a great diss track

 

[Big Boss]

Ether spawned not one but TWO terms that became verbs in the Hip Hop lexicon

The Bridge is Over was the first diss song that affected someone’s career negatively and essentially put an entire projects on ice for a decade.

No Vaseline was one man going against not only a crew, but an evil white man who was pulling the strings. Ice Cube was the first rap “boogeyman” who could stand up against not only a group of rappers, but the machine that was pushing them.

Hit Em Up was so scathingly disrespectful Biggie didn’t even bother to respond until 2pac was DEAD

Meet The Grahams was so shockingly potent that it euthanized Drake’s “red button” response within THIRTY MINUTES


The Story of Addidon exposed Drake as a whore impregnating, black face wearing, deadbeat with massive insecurity and daddy issues

The Takeover, though only half effective, still managed to make Prodigy a laughing stock, stripping him of his gangsta, and he was never quite the same

Not Like Us thoroughly and irrevocably stomped Drake into the ground. The most commercially successfully diss track of all time. It was so widespread that Drake had to FLEE THE COUNTRY to escape it. Winner of FIVE Grammys, performed live at the muthafukking SUPER BOWL!



These in my opinion are the best diss songs of all time. As far as ranking which ones are the “best” i think it really comes down to which one was the most effective at dismantling their opponent so there’s no question as to whose the winner. Hit Em Up is memorable and effective. Almost 30 years later lines are still quotable. The only thing that “hurts” Hit Em Up is that the Outlawz are damn near unlistenable. They suck. You HAVE to cut the song off after Pac (who blessedly goes first)

Ether has been, for twenty years, considered the pinnacle of dissing. The beat, the lyrical takedown, the performance, the timing of the drop on Jay’s birthday, it was all surgical and strategically perfectly executed. Nas made sure that the story of Jay-Z, with all of its accolades and successes, cannot be told without mentioning his Ether as perhaps his singular Loss.

Not Like Us similarly was perfectly written, performed, and timed. Its also a great SONG on its own right. It resurrected Mustard’s career. It put an entire coast at the forefront of the genre. It will go down in history as the defining song of an entire year. Drake will NEVER live the song down. Similar to Ether, the story of Drake cannot be told without Not Like Us being mentioned as a stain on not just his career, but his LIFE.



Going by effectiveness its reallllllly hard to argue against Not Like Us for number 1.

 

[krulesweatshirt]

If the beefs happened today hit em up and ether would easily be ahead of not like us but its still a great diss track

Highly doubt it. Not Like Us was more impactful than any song in MUSIC when it came out. This shyt transcended hip hop.

I doubt Hit Em Up and Ether would have been able to remove Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and co from the radar for the rest of the world. Not Like Us did.

 

[Sauce and Footwork]

Impact - hell yea.

Lyrics… personally I still like ether best / Nas

Disrespect - 2Pac

Grit - I’ve Cube took on a entire group and destroyed them and ended they career really as a group



Yea I’m cool with saying Kendrick
“But ain’t really a more disrespectful line than “that’s why I fukked yo bytch, you fat mother fukker “

 

[Jaguar93]

One thing I will say is that bruhs don’t have to downplay. Ether, No Vaseline, and Hit ‘em Up to prop up NLU. Show some respect to the past GOAT diss tracks.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

People are also discounting how different pop culture is compared to yesteryear.

I don’t care how hot a rapper was career wise there was no way in hell they were going to perform at the Super Bowl

We’re living in different times where rap is considered “safe” & “ironic”

That can’t be discounted when a Drake & Kendrick Lamar make songs about each other and everyone pays attention

That shyt was kept to “black music” outlets and/or pop music outlets depending on how big it was

You didn’t have fukking newscasters making overtures during the 6 o’clock news

We’re living in a completely different world