Is Drop A Gem On Em the GOAT diss track?

[mobbinfms]

M.O.B was very capable of doing everything he said in that song.

So was the people Mobb was running with at that time. And at the end of the day, absolutely nothing happened other than Jungle almost shooting Pac.

 

[mobbinfms]

Song is dope but I had no idea it was about Pac initially.

The only hint was the Vibe comment, because Vibe had the song early and mentioned Mobb Deep accusing them of riding Pac's dikk. Then obviously towards the end of the song it got more obvious.

Anyway, no.

Fred.

I remember reading about it in the Source. I may be misremembering, but I think it was before the album even dropped.

 

[mobbinfms]

Hell nah. And I love the track. But most people could listen to the shyt and not even know they was dissing Pac.

If you were paying attention you knew. It was covered in the Source and I’m sure other magazines. I’ll bet you knew about it and probably had mixtapes with it on there before Pac died since you were actually in NYC.

 

[mobbinfms]

against all odds is a much better song, and I love drop a gem on em.

Classic. But it’s what? One bar about Mobb Deep on there?
That songs more about Nas, Puffy and Jimmy Henchman/Tut.

 

[mobbinfms]

There's an unreleased diss to Pac?

Did anyone say anything about it?

I believe they talked about it in the Source interview for Hell On Earth.

 

[mobbinfms]

Go back and listen to it again my man.

Can you quote the lines from Drop A Gem about Bishop and Juice?

 

[mobbinfms]

Well, if he would have survived, Pac would have crushed them dudes. I know a lot of ppl fukk with mobb deep, but jeep it a buck my nikkaz. If they would have released that and he was still living, they would have got handled. I dont care that yall think prodigy was some god level mc. I didnt. They would have got blazed. The nikka was just to big at the time.

Not on the mic. Prodigy was a way better rapper than Pac in 96.

 

[mobbinfms]

The industry feared Suge and MOB, that's indisputable. But Tupac Shakur? Not even close, he was an entertainer/actor and the epitome of a charismatic rapper/wanna be thug. People were drawn to PAC because he was charismatic, nobody feared him though, he shot himself in the balls, got robbed and got raped on Rikers Island after being extorted by Brooklyn gangsters.

Mobb Deep would have been fine everywhere aside from Los Angeles, their team 'Infamous' had some strong and feared people 'Yammy, Killa Black, Kiko etc', it wasn't until the end of the millennia as they're crew waned (death, robberies etc) that they lost strength in the street.

Mobb went to LA in February 97 and nothing happened.

 

[spliz]

If you were paying attention you knew. It was covered in the Source and I’m sure other magazines. I’ll bet you knew about it and probably had mixtapes with it on there before Pac died since you were actually in NYC.

Nah I def knew. But play it for a casual and they wouldn’t unless I told them. That’s not the mark of the best diss of all time bro. I love the track tho. I’m just sayin.

 

[Sinister]

It wasn’t indirect in the slightest. If you actually lived through it and were paying attention to what’s going on then you knew it was the diss record before you even copped the album and heard it.

I mean...even the lines... didn't seem all that focused.

Something llike Dre's verse on Dre day dissing Eazy or Second Round ko doesn't name names but every line is squarely focused, simple and lucid.

Also just because EVERYONE knows that a song is about someone doesn't mean it isn't weak to refuse to mention a name. Look at Dig a hole or Roman's revenge.

 

[HollywoodP]

nope...not even close.

 

[Methodical]

Saigon handled Mobb Deep on the street shyt. I loved Mobb Deep but they stayed getting embarrassing on wax and street shyt by Nas. Jay-Z, Pac, Saigon, 50 Cent, etc





@smokeurobinson

@mobbinfms hate it have to be you.

 

[EBK String]

Not on the mic. Prodigy was a way better rapper than Pac in 96.

Prodigy was never a better rapper than Pac.

 

[Death6six6]

Impact matters when it comes to diss tracks, this is a perfect song on a perfect album....but as a diss it had 0 impact, so nah.

@mobbinfms don't throw a tv at me you still the bro

Exactly, I'm a huge Mobb Stan,but it was just a reaction to 2pacs wrath of 94-96 Madness. What A Madness it was.
RIP!!!!

*edit*

Napoleon and Prodigy together. RIP Prodigy

 

[Billy Ocean]

Nah I def knew. But play it for a casual and they wouldn’t unless I told them. That’s not the mark of the best diss of all time bro. I love the track tho. I’m just sayin.

Yea. I love the track and it's one of my favorite diss tracks ever but it would've been Top 2 or 3 ever for me if they would've mentioned Pac's name. shyt was scolding.