List of diss tracks
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The following is a list of diss tracks, recorded songs with the primary purpose of verbally attacking someone else, usually another artist.
Tables
· Traditional recordings
1755
1755
Date released
1755
Song title
"Yankee Doodle"
Artist(s)
Dr. Richard Shuckburgh
Target(s)
The American Colonists
Notes
Originally written by British soldiers to mock American colonists from the time of the French and Indian War through the American Revolution. However, during the revolution, Americans sang the song as an anthem, writing new verses to spite their enemies.
1840
1840
Date released
1840
Song title
"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"
Artist(s)
Alexander Coffman Ross
Target(s)
Martin Van Buren
Response to
(if applicable)
The 1840 United States Presidential Election
Notes
The song was published by the Whig Party to endorse William Henry Harrison's candidacy over incumbent Martin Van Buren.
1863
1863
Date released
1863
Song title
"Union Dixie"
Artist(s)
Unknown
Target(s)
Confederate States Of America
1918 (Written)
1918 (Written)
Date released
1918 (Written)
Song title
"Aggie War Hymn"
Artist(s)
J . "Pinky" Wilson
Target(s)
University of Texas
Response to
(if applicable)
"The Eyes of Texas"
Notes
Adopted as the unofficial fight song of Texas A&M University
(See: Texas-Texas A&M rivalry)
1933
1933
Date released
1933
Song title
"Rapaz Folgado"
Artist(s)
Noel Rosa
Target(s)
Wilson Batista
Response to
(if applicable)
"Lenço no pescoço"
Notes
This samba was sung in Brazil, by Noel Rosa as a critique of the singer Wilson Batista in the context of the golden age of Malandragem culture. The song started a musical dispute between artists that is probably the first recorded in history.
1938
1938
Date released
1938
Song title
"La Gota Fría"
Artist(s)
Emiliano Zuleta
Target(s)
Lorenzo Morales
Response to
(if applicable)
Morales fleeing from an accordion challenge
Notes
The song became a standard and is one of best known in the vallenato repertoire.
1948
1948
Date released
1948
Song title
"Carl Nielsen, vor store komponist "
Artist(s)
Rued Langgaard
Target(s)
Carl Nielsen
Notes
Among the driving forces behind Langgaard's hectic period of productivity towards the end of the 1940s, this song was a form of protest against the musical world around him, and not least against Langgaard's private symbol for this: Carl Nielsen.
1952
1952
Date released
1952
Song title
"It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels"
Artist(s)
Kitty Wells
Target(s)
Hank Thompson
Response to
(if applicable)
Hank Thompson song "The Wild Side of Life"
Notes
The song says that, contrary to Hank Thompson's view on women in his song "The Wild Side of Life", men are often at fault for adultery.
1954
1954
Date released
1954
Song title
"Old Man Trump"
Artist(s)
Woody Guthrie
Target(s)
Fred Trump
Response to
(if applicable)
Trump's alleged greed and racially discriminatory housing practices
1963
1963
Date released
1963
Song title
"Blackhead Chinaman"
Artist(s)
Prince Buster
Target(s)
Derrick Morgan
Response to
(if applicable)
Morgan recording for producer Leslie Kong
1965
1965
Date released
1965
Song title
"Positively 4th Street"
Artist(s)
Bob Dylan
Target(s)
Unknown/Multiple
Response to
(if applicable)
Electric Dylan controversy
Notes
The song likely refers to the residents of New York City's Greenwich Village, who opposed Dylan's shift away from folk, though the exact target(s) of the song is/are unclear.
1967
1967
Date released
1967
Song title
"Run for Cover"
Artist(s)
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Target(s)
Coxsone Dodd
Response to
(if applicable)
Dodd's alleged underpayment of Perry
Nov 22, 1968
Nov 22, 1968
Date released
Nov 22, 1968
Song title
"Sexy Sadie"
Artist(s)
The Beatles
Target(s)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Response to
(if applicable)
The Maharishi's alleged sexual harassment of Mia Farrow
Notes
John Lennon originally criticized the Maharishi by his title in the song. The working title was "Maharishi", but he changed it to "Sexy Sadie" at George Harrison's request.
Sep 11, 1970
Sep 11, 1970
Date released
Sep 11, 1970
Song title
"Happy Family"
Artist(s)
King Crimson
Target(s)
The Beatles
Response to
(if applicable)
The separation of the Beatles
Aug 2, 1971
Aug 2, 1971
Date released
Aug 2, 1971
Song title
"Too Many People"
Artist(s)
Paul McCartney
Target(s)
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Response to
(if applicable)
The Beatles' breakup
Notes
The song criticizes Lennon and Ono for "preaching practices", as McCartney felt that they were telling people what to do.
Sep 9, 1971
Sep 9, 1971
Date released
Sep 9, 1971
Song title
"How do You Sleep?"
Artist(s)
John Lennon
Target(s)
Paul McCartney
Response to
(if applicable)
Paul McCartney's successful lawsuit in the London High Court to dissolve the Beatles as a legal partnership and the diss track "Too Many People"
Notes
Lennon references the Paul is Dead theories in the song, mentions the conflict with Allen Klein, criticizes Paul's ego, and attacks Paul's musical style.
Nov 12, 1971
Nov 12, 1971
Date released
Nov 12, 1971
Song title
Five Per Cent for Nothing
Artist(s)
Yes
Target(s)
Former manager Roy Flynn
Response to
(if applicable)
An agreement negotiated by Flynn, who they had fired the year before, that gave him five percent of the band's revenues in perpetuity.
Notes
The title of this 35-second instrumental, the shortest song Yes has ever recorded, was changed after the band learned of Flynn's deal.
Nov 29, 1971
Nov 29, 1971
Date released
Nov 29, 1971
Song title
"One of These Days"
Artist(s)
Pink Floyd
Target(s)
Jimmy Young
Notes
The only lyrics of the song are "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces.", and was a threat directed towards the then BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 DJ, Jimmy Young, whom the band disliked due to his tendency to babble.
1972
1972
Date released
1972
Song title
"Tomorrow"
Artist(s)
Strawbs
Target(s)
Former band member Rick Wakeman
Response to
(if applicable)
Dave Cousins' disappointment with Rick Wakeman leaving the band without a proper farewell
Notes
Rick Wakeman and Dave Cousins have since made amends, even recording the album Hummingbird together.
"You're So Vain"
"You're So Vain"
Date released
"You're So Vain"
Song title
Carly Simon
Artist(s)
Warren Beatty, two unknown men
Response to
(if applicable)
Simon admitted in 2015 that Beatty was the principal subject of the second verse of the song, but alluded in interviews to two other men also being subjects.
Nov 1975
Nov 1975
Date released
Nov 1975
Song title
"Only a Fool Would Say That"
Artist(s)
Steely Dan
Target(s)
John Lennon
Response to
(if applicable)
Statements made by Lennon on national talk show appearances
1973
1973
Date released
1973
Song title
"Smooth Dancer"
Artist(s)
Deep Purple
Target(s)
Ritchie Blackmore
"Cow Thief Skank"
"Cow Thief Skank"
Date released
"Cow Thief Skank"
Song title
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Artist(s)
Niney the Observer
1974
1974
Date released
1974
Song title
"En Cuba No Falta Nada"
Artist(s)
José María Peñaranda
Target(s)
Fidel Castro
Response to
(if applicable)
Castro's authoritarian rule of the country.
Notes
Also covered by Tommy Olivencia's orchestra with lead vocals by Héctor Tricoche in 1985. A censored version of the song titled "El del Tabacón" was also released.
1974
1974
Date released
1974
Song title
"Sweet Home Alabama"
Artist(s)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Target(s)
Neil Young
Response to
(if applicable)
Young's songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama"
Notes
The band felt that Young had slandered the entire American South based on the actions of a few individuals.
1975
1975
Date released
1975
Song title
"Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
Artist(s)
Queen
Target(s)
Norman Sheffield
Response to
(if applicable)
Sheffield's alleged mismanagement and embezzlement of the band's earnings
Apr 21, 1975
Apr 21, 1975
Date released
Apr 21, 1975
Song title
"Let's Take It to the Stage"
Artist(s)
Funkadelic
Target(s)
James Brown, Kool & The Gang, Rufus and Others
Notes
Makes fun about the status quo of R&B, Funk and Soul of his era.
Apr 1, 1976
Apr 1, 1976
Date released
Apr 1, 1976
Song title
"Silly Love Songs"
Artist(s)
Paul McCartney and Wings
Target(s)
John Lennon
Response to
(if applicable)
A comment John Lennon made referring to McCartney's compositions as "silly love songs"
Dec 20, 1976
Dec 20, 1976
Date released
Dec 20, 1976
Song title
"Silver Springs"
Artist(s)
Fleetwood Mac
Target(s)
Lindsey Buckingham (Band Member)
Response to
(if applicable)
Stevie Nicks' relationship with Lindsey Buckingham
Oct 27, 1977
Oct 27, 1977
Date released
Oct 27, 1977
Song title
"New York"
Artist(s)
Sex Pistols
Target(s)
New York Dolls
Notes
Accuses the New York Dolls of being frauds.
"E ."
"E ."
Date released
"E ."
Song title
Sex Pistols
Artist(s)
EMI
Target(s)
EMI's termination of the Sex Pistols' contract
1977
1977
Date released
1977
Song title
"Pigs (Three Different Ones)"
Artist(s)
Pink Floyd
Target(s)
Margaret Thatcher and Mary Whitehouse
Notes
The song's writer, Roger Waters has stated that the second and third verses of the song are directed at the two political figures respectively. The first verse of the song is more general and is widely agreed upon by fans to be directed at businessmen in general.
"Idiot Box"
"Idiot Box"
Date released
"Idiot Box"
Song title
the Damned
Artist(s)
Television and Tom Verlaine
Target(s)
Television refusing to allow the Damned to play a show with them
1979
1979
Date released
1979
Song title
"California Über Alles"
Artist(s)
Dead Kennedys
Target(s)
Jerry Brown
Response to
(if applicable)
Brown's campaign for president
Notes
Satire of Brown from his perspective, which imagines him establishing a "hippie fascist" society.
1981
1981
Date released
1981
Song title
"Battle w/Busy Bee"
Artist(s)
Kool Moe Dee
Target(s)
Busy Bee Starski
Notes
Often viewed as the rap battle that changed rap forever, it saw Kool Moe Dee going directly at rival emcee Busy Bee at the Harlem World Christmas celebration in 1981.
1982
1982
Date released
1982
Song title
"John Wayne Was a Nazi"
Artist(s)
MDC
Target(s)
John Wayne
Response to
(if applicable)
John Wayne's advocacy of white supremacy
Notes
The song attacks Wayne for his films that glorified white supremacy and war, casting him as a Nazi.
1984
1984
Date released
1984
Song title
"Roxanne's Revenge"
Artist(s)
Roxanne Shante
Target(s)
U .
Response to
(if applicable)
"Roxanne, Roxanne"
Notes
"Roxanne's Revenge" was a 7-minute response to "Roxanne, Roxanne", a misogynistic social commentary against women who turned down U .'s sexual advances. 14-year old Roxanne created the diss track after freestyling on the instrumental of the original "Roxanne, Roxanne" for 7 minutes straight due to U bailing on a show organized by her fri
1985
1985
Date released
1985
Song title
"Zanz Kant Danz"
Artist(s)
John Fogerty
Target(s)
Saul Zaentz
Response to
(if applicable)
Fogerty's long-standing financial dispute with Zaentz and his label Fantasy Records.
Notes
The song was altered and re-titled "Vanz Kant Danz" a few months after the release of the album Centerfield in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid a defamation lawsuit from Zaentz. The altered version appears on all post-1985 pressings of the album.
1986
1986
Date released
1986
Song title
"Mentiras"
Artist(s)
Lupita D'Alessio
Target(s)
Carlos Reinoso
Response to
(if applicable)
D'Alessio's abusive relationship with Reinoso
Oct 12, 1986
Oct 12, 1986
Date released
Oct 12, 1986
Song title
"Scum"
Artist(s)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Target(s)
NME journalists Mat Snow and Antonella Black
Notes
Single-sided flexidisc given away at gigs promoting Your Funeral... My Trial and including a fold-out poster of the lyrics. Later included on CD pressings of the album.
Dec 1, 1986
Dec 1, 1986
Date released
Dec 1, 1986
Song title
"South Bronx"
Artist(s)
Boogie Down Productions
Target(s)
MC Shan and the Juice Crew
Response to
(if applicable)
DJ Mr. Magic's criticism of one of KRS-One's early records.
Notes
The first diss track in The Bridge Wars. The exact release date of the single is unknown; its album was published March 3, 1987.
1987
1987
Date released
1987
Song title
"Astley In The Noose"
Artist(s)
The Wonder Stuff
Target(s)
Rick Astley
Notes
The track was recorded in the sessions for their debut album, "The Eight Legged Groove Machine", but only originally released as the second track on the "It's Your Money I'm After Baby" EP, although it appears on later versions of the album. The song disses Astley's voice in general but makes reference to his cover of the track, "When I Fall In Lov
Mar 3, 1987
Mar 3, 1987
Date released
Mar 3, 1987
Song title
"The Bridge Is Over"
Artist(s)
Boogie Down Productions
Target(s)
MC Shan, Marley Marl, the Juice Crew, Roxanne Shante and rappers from Queens, NY and the Queensbridge projects.
Response to
(if applicable)
"The Bridge" by MC Shan
Notes
Part of The Bridge Wars, one of the earliest hip-hop rivalries.
Aug 8, 1987
Aug 8, 1987
Date released
Aug 8, 1987
Song title
"Kill That Noise"
Artist(s)
MC Shan
Target(s)
Boogie Down Productions
Response to
(if applicable)
"South Bronx"
Notes
Part of The Bridge Wars
Nov 3, 1987
Nov 3, 1987
Date released
Nov 3, 1987
Song title
"How Ya Like Me Now"
Artist(s)
Kool Moe Dee
Target(s)
LL Cool J
Response to
(if applicable)
The claim that LL Cool J stole his rap style
1988
1988
Date released
1988
Song title
"Mother"
Artist(s)
Danzig
Target(s)
Tipper Gore
Response to
(if applicable)
The Parents Music Resource Center, led by Tipper Gore and parents groups, introducing the "Parental Advisory" warning on music albums
"Culpable o No (Miénteme Como Siempre)"
"Culpable o No (Miénteme Como Siempre)"
Date released
"Culpable o No (Miénteme Como Siempre)"
Song title
Luis Miguel
Artist(s)
Mariana Yazbek
Target(s)
Mariana's Yazbek Infidelity
Response to
(if applicable)
According to the television series, developed by Telemundo and Netflix, Calderón composed the song based on the crisis in Luis Miguel's relationship with the photographer Mariana Yazbek.
Jan 19, 1988
Jan 19, 1988
Date released
Jan 19, 1988
Song title
"Liar"
Artist(s)
Megadeth
Target(s)
past band member Chris Poland
Notes
Lead vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine claimed Poland was stealing guitars and selling them for heroin money.
Aug 16, 1988
Aug 16, 1988
Date released
Aug 16, 1988
Song title
"Bye Mamá"
Artist(s)
Alejandra Guzmán
Target(s)
Silvia Pinal
Response to
(if applicable)
Family distancing between Pinal and Guzmán
Notes
The song was written as a complaint by Alejandra Guzmán towards her mother Silvia Pinal for having been an absent mother.
Sep 28, 1988
Sep 28, 1988
Date released
Sep 28, 1988
Song title
"Miracle Man"
Artist(s)
Ozzy Osbourne
Target(s)
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart
Response to
(if applicable)
Swaggart's various controversies
Notes
Osbourne attacks Swaggart over his hypocrisy of being a televangelist that preaches moral behavior while also engaging in sin and vice.
Jun 4, 1990
Jun 4, 1990
Date released
Jun 4, 1990
Song title
"Kool Thing"
Artist(s)
Sonic Youth feat. Chuck D
Target(s)
LL Cool J
Response to
(if applicable)
The interview LL Cool J gave in the September edition of 1989 in Spin Magazine where he talks to Kim Gordon (the interviewer) about his satisfaction with the lack of Female Personalities in Rap.
Jun 17, 1990
Jun 17, 1990
Date released
Jun 17, 1990
Song title
"To da Break of Dawn"
Artist(s)
LL Cool J
Target(s)
Kool Moe Dee, Ice-T, and MC Hammer
Response to
(if applicable)
The Syndicate and I'm Your Pusher by Ice-T
Notes
After the two disses in 1988, Ice-T later defended Cool J when he was arrested for profanity in his 1989 track Freedom of Speech, before LL Cool J released his response diss.
Aug 14, 1990
Aug 14, 1990
Date released
Aug 14, 1990
Song title
"100 Miles and Runnin'" and "Real Niggaz"
Artist(s)
N .
Target(s)
Ice Cube
Notes
Start of the N Cube rivalry; Ice Cube left the group over royalty disputes after the Straight Outta Compton Tour, leading the other N . members to refer to him as a "traitor".
Mar 4, 1991
Mar 4, 1991
Date released
Mar 4, 1991
Song title
"Fuck Compton"
Artist(s)
Tim Dog
Target(s)
DJ Quik, Michel'le, N , Compton, West Coast Rap, and Gangsta Rap
Response to
(if applicable)
East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry
Apr 2, 1991
Apr 2, 1991
Date released
Apr 2, 1991
Song title
"Güera"
Artist(s)
Alejandra Guzmán
Target(s)
Paulina Rubio
Response to
(if applicable)
A love triangle between Guzmán, Paulina Rubio and Erik Rubín
May 1, 1991
May 1, 1991
Date released
May 1, 1991
Song title
"Pop Goes the Weasel"
Artist(s)
3rd Bass
Target(s)
Vanilla Ice
Aug 13, 1991
Aug 13, 1991
Date released
Aug 13, 1991
Song title
"Word to the Badd!!"
Artist(s)
Jermaine Jackson
Target(s)
Michael Jackson
Notes
The song was edited for the album.
Sep 17, 1991
Sep 17, 1991
Date released
Sep 17, 1991
Song title
"Get in the Ring"
Artist(s)
Guns N' Roses
Target(s)
Music critics. Mentioned by name are critics from Hit Parader (Andy Secher), Circus, Kerrang! (Mick Wall) and Spin (Bob Guccione, Jr.).
Notes
Mick Wall was thought to have been mentioned because of his book Guns N' Roses: The Most Dangerous Band in the World, which was a no holds barred collection of interviews and stories about the band. Wall denies this, and claims the real reason was an interview he conducted in early 1990 for Kerrang! that included Rose's threat to harm Vince Neil of
Oct 29, 1991
Oct 29, 1991
Date released
Oct 29, 1991
Song title
"No Vaseline"
Artist(s)
Ice Cube
Target(s)
Former N bandmates Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella and their manager, Jerry Heller
Response to
(if applicable)
"100 Miles and Runnin'" and "Real Niggaz" from 100 Miles and Runnin', and "Message to B ." from efiL4zaggiN by N
Notes
Ice Cube had previously made brief disses to N on his Kill at Will EP in the tracks Jackin' For Beats and I Gotta Say What Up!!!
Dec 9, 1991
Dec 9, 1991
Date released
Dec 9, 1991
Song title
"Miserablism"
Artist(s)
Pet Shop Boys
Target(s)
Morrissey
Notes
Tennant pokes fun at Morrissey's miserable persona and how seriously he was taken by the shoegazing crowd in the 1990s.
Aug 30, 1992
Aug 30, 1992
Date released
Aug 30, 1992
Song title
"Mío"
Artist(s)
Paulina Rubio
Target(s)
Alejandra Guzmán
Response to
(if applicable)
"Güera" by Alejandra Guzmán
Notes
Rubio's debut solo single.
Dec 15, 1992
Dec 15, 1992
Date released
Dec 15, 1992
Song title
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')"
Artist(s)
Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
Target(s)
Eazy-E, Tim Dog, Ice Cube and Luther (Luke) Campbell
Response to
(if applicable)
"Fuck Compton" by Tim Dog
Notes
Eazy-E was Dre's former accomplice from the group N .
Aug 26, 1993
Aug 26, 1993
Date released
Aug 26, 1993
Song title
"Real Muthaphuckkin G's"
Artist(s)
Eazy-E feat. Dresta and B . Knocc Out
Target(s)
Former N bandmate Dr. Dre, his protégé Snoop Dogg, and their record label Death Row Records
Response to
(if applicable)
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" and "Bitches Ain't Shit" by Dr. Dre
Oct 19, 1993
Oct 19, 1993
Date released
Oct 19, 1993
Song title
"It's On"
Artist(s)
Eazy-E
Target(s)
Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Tha Dogg Pound
Notes
Another diss track from Eazy-E in response to comments made about him from Dre's debut The Chronic.
Mar 28, 1994
Mar 28, 1994
Date released
Mar 28, 1994
Song title
"Poles Apart"
Artist(s)
Pink Floyd
Target(s)
Roger Waters
Response to
(if applicable)
Separation of Roger Waters from the band
Apr 25, 1994
Apr 25, 1994
Date released
Apr 25, 1994
Song title
"Give the Anarchist a Cigarette"
Artist(s)
Chumbawumba
Target(s)
Bob Dylan
Response to
(if applicable)
Dont Look Back
Notes
The title references a scene in a limousine where manager Albert Grossman tells him, "They're calling you an anarchist now," to which Dylan replies, "Give the anarchist a cigarette".
Aug 23, 1994
Aug 23, 1994
Date released
Aug 23, 1994
Song title
"What Would You Do?"
Artist(s)
Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg
Target(s)
B . Knocc Out, Dresta, Eazy-E, Cold 187um and Ruthless Records
1994
1994
Date released
1994
Song title
"Bitch With A Perm"
Artist(s)
Tim Dog
Target(s)
Snoop Dogg
Notes
The only release on Dis-Tress Records. The sleeve depicts a cartoon dog caricature of Snoop wearing a pendant with "Snoop Pussy".
Jun 16, 1995
Jun 16, 1995
Date released
Jun 16, 1995
Song title
"D ."
Artist(s)
Michael Jackson
Target(s)
Tom Sneddon
Notes
After Michael Jackson was accused of child sexual abuse, Thomas W. Sneddon Jr., district attorney for Santa Barbara County, led an investigation of Jackson. Jackson was subject to his genitalia being photographed during the search.
Jul 4, 1995
Jul 4, 1995
Date released
Jul 4, 1995
Song title
"I'll Stick Around"
Artist(s)
Foo Fighters
Target(s)
Courtney Love
Notes
Foo Fighters was formed originally as a solo project by ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl after Kurt Cobain's suicide. The song is from the band's self-titled debut album, and was speculated to be about Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, which Grohl confirmed in 2009.
1996
1996
Date released
1996
Song title
"The Bitch in Yoo"
Artist(s)
Common
Target(s)
Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC
Response to
(if applicable)
The trio's earlier track "Westside Slaughterhouse"
Notes
"Westside Slaughterhouse" was itself a response to Common's 1994 song, "I Used to Love H .", in which Common criticized gangster rappers.
"L ., L ."
"L ., L ."
Date released
"L ., L ."
Song title
Capone-N-Noreaga feat. Mobb Deep And Tragedy Khadafi
Artist(s)
Tha Dogg Pound, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and the Los Angeles hip-hop scene
Target(s)
"New York, New York"
Jun 4, 1996
Jun 4, 1996
Date released
Jun 4, 1996
Song title
"Hit 'Em Up"
Artist(s)
Tupac Shakur feat. The Outlawz
Target(s)
Lil' Kim, Mobb Deep, Sean Combs, Chino XL Bad Boy Records & the Notorious B .
Response to
(if applicable)
"Who Shot Ya?" by The Notorious B . and Diddy
Notes
One of the most influential tracks in the East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry. Appears on the B-side to the single "How Do U Want It".
Jul 12, 1996
Jul 12, 1996
Date released
Jul 12, 1996
Song title
"Professional Widow"
Artist(s)
Tori Amos
Target(s)
Courtney Love
Notes
While never confirmed, many believe this track is about Courtney Love.
Aug 25, 1996
Aug 25, 1996
Date released
Aug 25, 1996
Song title
"Drop a Gem on 'Em"
Artist(s)
Mobb Deep
Target(s)
Tupac Shakur
Response to
(if applicable)
Shakur's "Hit 'Em Up"
Sep 26, 1996
Sep 26, 1996
Date released
Sep 26, 1996
Song title
"Against All Odds"
Artist(s)
Tupac Shakur
Target(s)
Nas, Mobb Deep, Haitian Jack, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jimmy Henchman, King Tut, Stretch, De La Soul, Jay-Z, Notorious B ., Q-Tip, Kool G Rap, King Sun and Dr. Dre
Notes
Released under two weeks after Pac's death, and eventually included in his first posthumous album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
"Intro/ Bomb First (My Second Reply)"
"Intro/ Bomb First (My Second Reply)"
Date released
"Intro/ Bomb First (My Second Reply)"
Song title
Tupac Shakur
Artist(s)
Nas, Notorious B ., Jay-Z, Mobb Deep, Big L and Xzibit
"Toss It Up"
"Toss It Up"
Date released
"Toss It Up"
Song title
Tupac Shakur
Artist(s)
Dr. Dre, Puffy, Lil' Kim, Notorious B ., Blackstreet and Teddy Riley
1996
1996
Date released
1996
Song title
"I Shot Ya"
Artist(s)
DMX
Target(s)
Tupac Shakur
Response to
(if applicable)
East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry
Notes
DMX's freestyle was made before Tupac's murder.
| Date released | Song title | Artist(s) | Target(s) | Response to (if applicable) | Notes | Ref(s) |
| 1755 | "Yankee Doodle" | Dr. Richard Shuckburgh | The American Colonists | Originally written by British soldiers to mock American colonists from the time of the French and Indian War through the American Revolution. However, during the revolution, Americans sang the song as an anthem, writing new verses to spite their enemies. | ||
| 1840 | "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" | Alexander Coffman Ross | Martin Van Buren | The 1840 United States Presidential Election | The song was published by the Whig Party to endorse William Henry Harrison's candidacy over incumbent Martin Van Buren. | |
| 1863 | "Union Dixie" | Unknown | Confederate States Of America | |||
| 1918 (Written) | "Aggie War Hymn" | J . "Pinky" Wilson | University of Texas | "The Eyes of Texas" | Adopted as the unofficial fight song of Texas A&M University (See: Texas-Texas A&M rivalry) | |
| 1933 | "Rapaz Folgado" | Noel Rosa | Wilson Batista | "Lenço no pescoço" | This samba was sung in Brazil, by Noel Rosa as a critique of the singer Wilson Batista in the context of the golden age of Malandragem culture. The song started a musical dispute between artists that is probably the first recorded in history. | |
| 1938 | "La Gota Fría" | Emiliano Zuleta | Lorenzo Morales | Morales fleeing from an accordion challenge | The song became a standard and is one of best known in the vallenato repertoire. | |
| 1948 | "Carl Nielsen, vor store komponist " | Rued Langgaard | Carl Nielsen | Among the driving forces behind Langgaard's hectic period of productivity towards the end of the 1940s, this song was a form of protest against the musical world around him, and not least against Langgaard's private symbol for this: Carl Nielsen. | ||
| 1952 | "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" | Kitty Wells | Hank Thompson | Hank Thompson song "The Wild Side of Life" | The song says that, contrary to Hank Thompson's view on women in his song "The Wild Side of Life", men are often at fault for adultery. | |
| 1954 | "Old Man Trump" | Woody Guthrie | Fred Trump | Trump's alleged greed and racially discriminatory housing practices | ||
| 1963 | "Blackhead Chinaman" | Prince Buster | Derrick Morgan | Morgan recording for producer Leslie Kong | ||
| 1965 | "Positively 4th Street" | Bob Dylan | Unknown/Multiple | Electric Dylan controversy | The song likely refers to the residents of New York City's Greenwich Village, who opposed Dylan's shift away from folk, though the exact target(s) of the song is/are unclear. | |
| 1967 | "Run for Cover" | Lee "Scratch" Perry | Coxsone Dodd | Dodd's alleged underpayment of Perry | ||
| Nov 22, 1968 | "Sexy Sadie" | The Beatles | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | The Maharishi's alleged sexual harassment of Mia Farrow | John Lennon originally criticized the Maharishi by his title in the song. The working title was "Maharishi", but he changed it to "Sexy Sadie" at George Harrison's request. | |
| Sep 11, 1970 | "Happy Family" | King Crimson | The Beatles | The separation of the Beatles | ||
| Aug 2, 1971 | "Too Many People" | Paul McCartney | John Lennon and Yoko Ono | The Beatles' breakup | The song criticizes Lennon and Ono for "preaching practices", as McCartney felt that they were telling people what to do. | |
| Sep 9, 1971 | "How do You Sleep?" | John Lennon | Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney's successful lawsuit in the London High Court to dissolve the Beatles as a legal partnership and the diss track "Too Many People" | Lennon references the Paul is Dead theories in the song, mentions the conflict with Allen Klein, criticizes Paul's ego, and attacks Paul's musical style. | |
| Nov 12, 1971 | Five Per Cent for Nothing | Yes | Former manager Roy Flynn | An agreement negotiated by Flynn, who they had fired the year before, that gave him five percent of the band's revenues in perpetuity. | The title of this 35-second instrumental, the shortest song Yes has ever recorded, was changed after the band learned of Flynn's deal. | |
| Nov 29, 1971 | "One of These Days" | Pink Floyd | Jimmy Young | The only lyrics of the song are "One of these days, I'm going to cut you into little pieces.", and was a threat directed towards the then BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 DJ, Jimmy Young, whom the band disliked due to his tendency to babble. | ||
| 1972 | "Tomorrow" | Strawbs | Former band member Rick Wakeman | Dave Cousins' disappointment with Rick Wakeman leaving the band without a proper farewell | Rick Wakeman and Dave Cousins have since made amends, even recording the album Hummingbird together. | |
| "You're So Vain" | Carly Simon | Warren Beatty, two unknown men | Simon admitted in 2015 that Beatty was the principal subject of the second verse of the song, but alluded in interviews to two other men also being subjects. | |||
| Nov 1975 | "Only a Fool Would Say That" | Steely Dan | John Lennon | Statements made by Lennon on national talk show appearances | ||
| 1973 | "Smooth Dancer" | Deep Purple | Ritchie Blackmore | |||
| "Cow Thief Skank" | Lee "Scratch" Perry | Niney the Observer | ||||
| 1974 | "En Cuba No Falta Nada" | José María Peñaranda | Fidel Castro | Castro's authoritarian rule of the country. | Also covered by Tommy Olivencia's orchestra with lead vocals by Héctor Tricoche in 1985. A censored version of the song titled "El del Tabacón" was also released. | |
| 1974 | "Sweet Home Alabama" | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Neil Young | Young's songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama" | The band felt that Young had slandered the entire American South based on the actions of a few individuals. | |
| 1975 | "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)" | Queen | Norman Sheffield | Sheffield's alleged mismanagement and embezzlement of the band's earnings | ||
| Apr 21, 1975 | "Let's Take It to the Stage" | Funkadelic | James Brown, Kool & The Gang, Rufus and Others | Makes fun about the status quo of R&B, Funk and Soul of his era. | ||
| Apr 1, 1976 | "Silly Love Songs" | Paul McCartney and Wings | John Lennon | A comment John Lennon made referring to McCartney's compositions as "silly love songs" | ||
| Dec 20, 1976 | "Silver Springs" | Fleetwood Mac | Lindsey Buckingham (Band Member) | Stevie Nicks' relationship with Lindsey Buckingham | ||
| Oct 27, 1977 | "New York" | Sex Pistols | New York Dolls | Accuses the New York Dolls of being frauds. | ||
| "E ." | Sex Pistols | EMI | EMI's termination of the Sex Pistols' contract | |||
| 1977 | "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" | Pink Floyd | Margaret Thatcher and Mary Whitehouse | The song's writer, Roger Waters has stated that the second and third verses of the song are directed at the two political figures respectively. The first verse of the song is more general and is widely agreed upon by fans to be directed at businessmen in general. | ||
| "Idiot Box" | the Damned | Television and Tom Verlaine | Television refusing to allow the Damned to play a show with them | |||
| 1979 | "California Über Alles" | Dead Kennedys | Jerry Brown | Brown's campaign for president | Satire of Brown from his perspective, which imagines him establishing a "hippie fascist" society. | |
| 1981 | "Battle w/Busy Bee" | Kool Moe Dee | Busy Bee Starski | Often viewed as the rap battle that changed rap forever, it saw Kool Moe Dee going directly at rival emcee Busy Bee at the Harlem World Christmas celebration in 1981. | ||
| 1982 | "John Wayne Was a Nazi" | MDC | John Wayne | John Wayne's advocacy of white supremacy | The song attacks Wayne for his films that glorified white supremacy and war, casting him as a Nazi. | |
| 1984 | "Roxanne's Revenge" | Roxanne Shante | U . | "Roxanne, Roxanne" | "Roxanne's Revenge" was a 7-minute response to "Roxanne, Roxanne", a misogynistic social commentary against women who turned down U .'s sexual advances. 14-year old Roxanne created the diss track after freestyling on the instrumental of the original "Roxanne, Roxanne" for 7 minutes straight due to U bailing on a show organized by her fri | |
| 1985 | "Zanz Kant Danz" | John Fogerty | Saul Zaentz | Fogerty's long-standing financial dispute with Zaentz and his label Fantasy Records. | The song was altered and re-titled "Vanz Kant Danz" a few months after the release of the album Centerfield in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid a defamation lawsuit from Zaentz. The altered version appears on all post-1985 pressings of the album. | |
| 1986 | "Mentiras" | Lupita D'Alessio | Carlos Reinoso | D'Alessio's abusive relationship with Reinoso | ||
| Oct 12, 1986 | "Scum" | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | NME journalists Mat Snow and Antonella Black | Single-sided flexidisc given away at gigs promoting Your Funeral... My Trial and including a fold-out poster of the lyrics. Later included on CD pressings of the album. | ||
| Dec 1, 1986 | "South Bronx" | Boogie Down Productions | MC Shan and the Juice Crew | DJ Mr. Magic's criticism of one of KRS-One's early records. | The first diss track in The Bridge Wars. The exact release date of the single is unknown; its album was published March 3, 1987. | |
| 1987 | "Astley In The Noose" | The Wonder Stuff | Rick Astley | The track was recorded in the sessions for their debut album, "The Eight Legged Groove Machine", but only originally released as the second track on the "It's Your Money I'm After Baby" EP, although it appears on later versions of the album. The song disses Astley's voice in general but makes reference to his cover of the track, "When I Fall In Lov | ||
| Mar 3, 1987 | "The Bridge Is Over" | Boogie Down Productions | MC Shan, Marley Marl, the Juice Crew, Roxanne Shante and rappers from Queens, NY and the Queensbridge projects. | "The Bridge" by MC Shan | Part of The Bridge Wars, one of the earliest hip-hop rivalries. | |
| Aug 8, 1987 | "Kill That Noise" | MC Shan | Boogie Down Productions | "South Bronx" | Part of The Bridge Wars | |
| Nov 3, 1987 | "How Ya Like Me Now" | Kool Moe Dee | LL Cool J | The claim that LL Cool J stole his rap style | ||
| 1988 | "Mother" | Danzig | Tipper Gore | The Parents Music Resource Center, led by Tipper Gore and parents groups, introducing the "Parental Advisory" warning on music albums | ||
| "Culpable o No (Miénteme Como Siempre)" | Luis Miguel | Mariana Yazbek | Mariana's Yazbek Infidelity | According to the television series, developed by Telemundo and Netflix, Calderón composed the song based on the crisis in Luis Miguel's relationship with the photographer Mariana Yazbek. | ||
| Jan 19, 1988 | "Liar" | Megadeth | past band member Chris Poland | Lead vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine claimed Poland was stealing guitars and selling them for heroin money. | ||
| Aug 16, 1988 | "Bye Mamá" | Alejandra Guzmán | Silvia Pinal | Family distancing between Pinal and Guzmán | The song was written as a complaint by Alejandra Guzmán towards her mother Silvia Pinal for having been an absent mother. |
YouTube diss tracks · YouTube
Apr 19, 2013
Apr 19, 2013
Date released
Apr 19, 2013
Song title
"RuPaulogize"
Artist(s)
Willam Belli
Sharon Needles
Target(s)
RuPaul
Response to
(if applicable)
Willam's response to being cut from RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 1 prior to filming.
Jun 16, 2016
Jun 16, 2016
Date released
Jun 16, 2016
Song title
"KSI (Your the Gayest Guy)"
Artist(s)
Rucka Rucka Ali
Target(s)
KSI
Response to
(if applicable)
Rucka Rucka Ali's response to KSI getting his video deleted.
Apr 4, 2017
Apr 4, 2017
Date released
Apr 4, 2017
Song title
"I Didn't Hit Her"
Artist(s)
RiceGum
Target(s)
The Gabbie Show
Response to
(if applicable)
RiceGum's response to assault allegations against him from Gabbie Hanna.
May 30, 2017
May 30, 2017
Date released
May 30, 2017
Song title
"It's Everyday Bro"
Artist(s)
Jake Paul feat. Team 10
Target(s)
Alissa Violet
Notes
Certified RIAA Platinum; Reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked as the third most-disliked video on YouTube. Ignited a wave of feuds that played out through diss tracks.
Jun 3, 2017
Jun 3, 2017
Date released
Jun 3, 2017
Song title
"The Fall of Jake Paul"
Artist(s)
Logan Paul feat. Why Don't We
Target(s)
Jake Paul
Response to
(if applicable)
Jake Paul's "Logang Sucks"
Notes
The largest feud among those incited by Jake Paul's "It's Everyday Bro." Logan Paul's most-viewed video.
Jun 9, 2017
Jun 9, 2017
Date released
Jun 9, 2017
Song title
"It's Every Night Sis"
Artist(s)
RiceGum feat. Alissa Violet
Target(s)
Jake Paul's "It's Everyday Bro"
Response to
(if applicable)
Certified RIAA Platinum; reached No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Jul 23, 2017
Jul 23, 2017
Date released
Jul 23, 2017
Song title
"God Church"
Artist(s)
RiceGum
Target(s)
Tanner Fox
Response to
(if applicable)
"We Do It Best"
Aug 5, 2017
Aug 5, 2017
Date released
Aug 5, 2017
Song title
"YouTube Stars Diss Track"
Artist(s)
Jake Paul
Target(s)
The general press
Notes
Part diss track, part musical apology video.
Aug 7, 2017
Aug 7, 2017
Date released
Aug 7, 2017
Song title
"Drama"
Artist(s)
Behzinga
Target(s)
KSI
Aug 8, 2017
Aug 8, 2017
Date released
Aug 8, 2017
Song title
"KSI Sucks"
Artist(s)
Wroetoshaw
Aug 11, 2017
Aug 11, 2017
Date released
Aug 11, 2017
Song title
"Sidemen Diss Track"
Artist(s)
Deji Olatunji
Target(s)
Behzinga, Vikkstar123, Miniminter, TBJZL, Zerkaa, and Wroetoshaw
Aug 12, 2017
Aug 12, 2017
Date released
Aug 12, 2017
Song title
"Earthquake"
Artist(s)
KSI feat. RiceGum
Target(s)
Behzinga
Response to
(if applicable)
"Drama"
"KSI's Little Brother"
"KSI's Little Brother"
Date released
"KSI's Little Brother"
Song title
Miniminter
Artist(s)
Deji Olatunji
Target(s)
"Sidemen Diss Track"
Aug 13, 2017
Aug 13, 2017
Date released
Aug 13, 2017
Song title
"Little Boy"
Artist(s)
KSI
Target(s)
Wroetoshaw
Response to
(if applicable)
"KSI Sucks"
Aug 15, 2017
Aug 15, 2017
Date released
Aug 15, 2017
Song title
"The End"
Artist(s)
Vikkstar123
Target(s)
Deji Olatunji
Response to
(if applicable)
"Sidemen Diss Track"
Aug 18, 2017
Aug 18, 2017
Date released
Aug 18, 2017
Song title
"Finished"
Artist(s)
Behzinga
Target(s)
KSI and RiceGum
Response to
(if applicable)
"Earthquake"
Aug 19, 2017
Aug 19, 2017
Date released
Aug 19, 2017
Song title
"KSI Exposed"
Artist(s)
Wroetoshaw
Target(s)
KSI
Response to
(if applicable)
"Little Boy"
Aug 20, 2017
Aug 20, 2017
Date released
Aug 20, 2017
Song title
"Diss Track ED"
Artist(s)
NetNobody
"Ungrateful"
"Ungrateful"
Date released
"Ungrateful"
Song title
Deji Olatunji
Artist(s)
Miniminter
Target(s)
"KSI's Little Brother"
Aug 24, 2017
Aug 24, 2017
Date released
Aug 24, 2017
Song title
"Two Birds One Stone"
Artist(s)
KSI
Target(s)
Joe Weller and Wroetoshaw
Response to
(if applicable)
"KSI Exposed"
Sep 8, 2017
Sep 8, 2017
Date released
Sep 8, 2017
Song title
"Adam's Apple"
Artist(s)
NetNobody
Target(s)
"Diss Track ED"
"Bend the Knee"
"Bend the Knee"
Date released
"Bend the Knee"
Song title
NetNobody
Artist(s)
KSI
Target(s)
"Adam's Apple"
Oct 3, 2017
Oct 3, 2017
Date released
Oct 3, 2017
Song title
"Asian Jake Paul"
Artist(s)
iDubbbz feat. Boyinaband
Target(s)
RiceGum
Response to
(if applicable)
Response towards Ricegum's many controversies and perceived narcissism
Oct 10, 2017
Oct 10, 2017
Date released
Oct 10, 2017
Song title
"Frick Da Police"
Artist(s)
Ricegum
Target(s)
iDubbbz
Response to
(if applicable)
iDubbbz's "Asian Jake Paul"
Notes
Ricegum's response was received notoriously poorly, and is the 37th most-disliked video on YouTube.
2018
2018
Date released
2018
Song title
"Solitaire"
Artist(s)
Chris Webby
Target(s)
Lil Yachty
Aug 17, 2018
Aug 17, 2018
Date released
Aug 17, 2018
Song title
"On Point"
Artist(s)
KSI
Target(s)
Logan Paul
Notes
Released as part of the two entertainers' feud, and eight days before the white-collar amateur boxing match KSI vs. Logan Paul.
Aug 20, 2018
Aug 20, 2018
Date released
Aug 20, 2018
Song title
"Wasteman"
Artist(s)
Deji Olatunji
Target(s)
Jake Paul
Notes
Released in promotion of their upcoming celebrity boxing match.
Aug 21, 2018
Aug 21, 2018
Date released
Aug 21, 2018
Song title
"Goodbye KSI"
Artist(s)
Logan Paul
Target(s)
KSI
Notes
Released as part of the two entertainers' feud, in response to KSI's "On Point", and four days before the white-collar amateur boxing match KSI vs. Logan Paul.
Aug 24, 2018
Aug 24, 2018
Date released
Aug 24, 2018
Song title
"Ricegum Sucks"
Artist(s)
Wroetoshaw
Target(s)
RiceGum
Sep 20, 2018
Sep 20, 2018
Date released
Sep 20, 2018
Song title
"Yacht"
Artist(s)
Gabi DeMartino
Target(s)
Haters and SSSniperWolf(alleged)
Response to
(if applicable)
Response to DeMartino's haters, more specifically Ariana Grande's fans after accusing her of copying Grande's style. And possibly a response to SSSniperWolf's video about DeMartino where she also compared her to Grande.
Notes
DeMartino was later featured in Grande's "Thank U, Next" music video, three months after "Yacht" was released.
Oct 5, 2018
Oct 5, 2018
Date released
Oct 5, 2018
Song title
"Bitch Lasagna"
Artist(s)
PewDiePie and Party in Backyard
Target(s)
T-Series
Notes
Part of the feud PewDiePie vs T-Series.
Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018
Date released
Nov 23, 2018
Song title
"Insecure"
Artist(s)
Quadeca
Target(s)
KSI
Nov 24, 2018
Nov 24, 2018
Date released
Nov 24, 2018
Song title
"Manchild"
Artist(s)
Randolph
Target(s)
Deji Olatunji
Nov 26, 2018
Nov 26, 2018
Date released
Nov 26, 2018
Song title
"Ran"
Artist(s)
Deji Olatunji
Target(s)
Randolph
Response to
(if applicable)
"Manchild"
Nov 30, 2018
Nov 30, 2018
Date released
Nov 30, 2018
Song title
"Victory Speech"
Artist(s)
Randolph
Target(s)
Deji Olatunji
Response to
(if applicable)
"Victory Speech"
Dec 4, 2018
Dec 4, 2018
Date released
Dec 4, 2018
Song title
"Ares"
Artist(s)
KSI
Target(s)
Quadeca
Response to
(if applicable)
"Insecure"
Dec 6, 2018
Dec 6, 2018
Date released
Dec 6, 2018
Song title
"Unforgivable"
Artist(s)
Deji Olatunji feat. Crypt, Dax, and Jallow
Target(s)
KSI
Jan 1, 2019
Jan 1, 2019
Date released
Jan 1, 2019
Song title
"Bye PewDiePie"
Artist(s)
CarryMinati
Target(s)
PewDiePie
Notes
In context of the PewDiePie vs T-Series competition.
Mar 31, 2019
Mar 31, 2019
Date released
Mar 31, 2019
Song title
"Congratulations"
Artist(s)
PewDiePie, Boyinaband, RoomieOfficial
Target(s)
T-Series
Response to
(if applicable)
T-Series surpassing PewDiePie in subscribers.
Notes
Part of the feud PewDiePie vs T-Series.
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5, 2020
Date released
Jun 5, 2020
Song title
"Yalgaar"
Artist(s)
CarryMinati, Wily Frenzy
Notes
Release as a response to "YouTube vs Tiktok the End" controversy.
Feb 14, 2021
Feb 14, 2021
Date released
Feb 14, 2021
Song title
"Coco"
Artist(s)
PewDiePie
Target(s)
Cocomelon
Response to
(if applicable)
Cocomelon surpassing PewDiePie in subscribers.
Notes
The song's music video was taken down for violating their community guidelines.
Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022
Date released
Aug 15, 2022
Song title
"KSI Diss Track"
Artist(s)
Swarmz
Target(s)
KSI
Notes
In promotion of their upcoming celebrity boxing match.
Jul 31, 2023
Jul 31, 2023
Date released
Jul 31, 2023
Song title
"Kingdom Come"
Artist(s)
King Dotta
Target(s)
Ren
Aug 5, 2023
Aug 5, 2023
Date released
Aug 5, 2023
Song title
"Dumb King Come"
Artist(s)
Ren
Target(s)
King Dotta
Response to
(if applicable)
"Kingdom Come"
Jun 16, 2024
Jun 16, 2024
Date released
Jun 16, 2024
Song title
"Tom MacDonald Is a Nazi"
Artist(s)
Mac Lethal
Target(s)
Tom MacDonald
Jan 31, 2025
Jan 31, 2025
Date released
Jan 31, 2025
Song title
"Lost Your Mind"
Artist(s)
Deji Olatunji
Target(s)
FouseyTube
Jan 7, 2026
Jan 7, 2026
Date released
Jan 7, 2026
Song title
"Rip ElAbrahaham"
Artist(s)
YOLO AVENTURAS
Target(s)
ElAbrahaham
| Date released | Song title | Artist(s) | Target(s) | Response to (if applicable) | Notes | |
| Apr 19, 2013 | "RuPaulogize" | Willam Belli Sharon Needles | RuPaul | Willam's response to being cut from RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 1 prior to filming. | ||
| Jun 16, 2016 | "KSI (Your the Gayest Guy)" | Rucka Rucka Ali | KSI | Rucka Rucka Ali's response to KSI getting his video deleted. | ||
| Apr 4, 2017 | "I Didn't Hit Her" | RiceGum | The Gabbie Show | RiceGum's response to assault allegations against him from Gabbie Hanna. | ||
| May 30, 2017 | "It's Everyday Bro" | Jake Paul feat. Team 10 | Alissa Violet | Certified RIAA Platinum; Reached No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked as the third most-disliked video on YouTube. Ignited a wave of feuds that played out through diss tracks. | ||
| Jun 3, 2017 | "The Fall of Jake Paul" | Logan Paul feat. Why Don't We | Jake Paul | Jake Paul's "Logang Sucks" | The largest feud among those incited by Jake Paul's "It's Everyday Bro." Logan Paul's most-viewed video. | |
| Jun 9, 2017 | "It's Every Night Sis" | RiceGum feat. Alissa Violet | Jake Paul's "It's Everyday Bro" | Certified RIAA Platinum; reached No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100. | ||
| Jul 23, 2017 | "God Church" | RiceGum | Tanner Fox | "We Do It Best" | ||
| Aug 5, 2017 | "YouTube Stars Diss Track" | Jake Paul | The general press | Part diss track, part musical apology video. | ||
| Aug 7, 2017 | "Drama" | Behzinga | KSI | |||
| Aug 8, 2017 | "KSI Sucks" | Wroetoshaw | ||||
| Aug 11, 2017 | "Sidemen Diss Track" | Deji Olatunji | Behzinga, Vikkstar123, Miniminter, TBJZL, Zerkaa, and Wroetoshaw | |||
| Aug 12, 2017 | "Earthquake" | KSI feat. RiceGum | Behzinga | "Drama" | ||
| "KSI's Little Brother" | Miniminter | Deji Olatunji | "Sidemen Diss Track" | |||
| Aug 13, 2017 | "Little Boy" | KSI | Wroetoshaw | "KSI Sucks" | ||
| Aug 15, 2017 | "The End" | Vikkstar123 | Deji Olatunji | "Sidemen Diss Track" | ||
| Aug 18, 2017 | "Finished" | Behzinga | KSI and RiceGum | "Earthquake" | ||
| Aug 19, 2017 | "KSI Exposed" | Wroetoshaw | KSI | "Little Boy" | ||
| Aug 20, 2017 | "Diss Track ED" | NetNobody | ||||
| "Ungrateful" | Deji Olatunji | Miniminter | "KSI's Little Brother" | |||
| Aug 24, 2017 | "Two Birds One Stone" | KSI | Joe Weller and Wroetoshaw | "KSI Exposed" | ||
| Sep 8, 2017 | "Adam's Apple" | NetNobody | "Diss Track ED" | |||
| "Bend the Knee" | NetNobody | KSI | "Adam's Apple" | |||
| Oct 3, 2017 | "Asian Jake Paul" | iDubbbz feat. Boyinaband | RiceGum | Response towards Ricegum's many controversies and perceived narcissism | ||
| Oct 10, 2017 | "Frick Da Police" | Ricegum | iDubbbz | iDubbbz's "Asian Jake Paul" | Ricegum's response was received notoriously poorly, and is the 37th most-disliked video on YouTube. | |
| 2018 | "Solitaire" | Chris Webby | Lil Yachty | |||
| Aug 17, 2018 | "On Point" | KSI | Logan Paul | Released as part of the two entertainers' feud, and eight days before the white-collar amateur boxing match KSI vs. Logan Paul. | ||
| Aug 20, 2018 | "Wasteman" | Deji Olatunji | Jake Paul | Released in promotion of their upcoming celebrity boxing match. | ||
| Aug 21, 2018 | "Goodbye KSI" | Logan Paul | KSI | Released as part of the two entertainers' feud, in response to KSI's "On Point", and four days before the white-collar amateur boxing match KSI vs. Logan Paul. | ||
| Aug 24, 2018 | "Ricegum Sucks" | Wroetoshaw | RiceGum | |||
| Sep 20, 2018 | "Yacht" | Gabi DeMartino | Haters and SSSniperWolf(alleged) | Response to DeMartino's haters, more specifically Ariana Grande's fans after accusing her of copying Grande's style. And possibly a response to SSSniperWolf's video about DeMartino where she also compared her to Grande. | DeMartino was later featured in Grande's "Thank U, Next" music video, three months after "Yacht" was released. | |
| Oct 5, 2018 | "Bitch Lasagna" | PewDiePie and Party in Backyard | T-Series | Part of the feud PewDiePie vs T-Series. | ||
| Nov 23, 2018 | "Insecure" | Quadeca | KSI | |||
| Nov 24, 2018 | "Manchild" | Randolph | Deji Olatunji | |||
| Nov 26, 2018 | "Ran" | Deji Olatunji | Randolph | "Manchild" | ||
| Nov 30, 2018 | "Victory Speech" | Randolph | Deji Olatunji | "Victory Speech" | ||
| Dec 4, 2018 | "Ares" | KSI | Quadeca | "Insecure" | ||
| Dec 6, 2018 | "Unforgivable" | Deji Olatunji feat. Crypt, Dax, and Jallow | KSI | |||
| Jan 1, 2019 | "Bye PewDiePie" | CarryMinati | PewDiePie | In context of the PewDiePie vs T-Series competition. | ||
| Mar 31, 2019 | "Congratulations" | PewDiePie, Boyinaband, RoomieOfficial | T-Series | T-Series surpassing PewDiePie in subscribers. | Part of the feud PewDiePie vs T-Series. | |
| Jun 5, 2020 | "Yalgaar" | CarryMinati, Wily Frenzy | Release as a response to "YouTube vs Tiktok the End" controversy. | |||
| Feb 14, 2021 | "Coco" | PewDiePie | Cocomelon | Cocomelon surpassing PewDiePie in subscribers. | The song's music video was taken down for violating their community guidelines. | |
| Aug 15, 2022 | "KSI Diss Track" | Swarmz | KSI | In promotion of their upcoming celebrity boxing match. | ||
| Jul 31, 2023 | "Kingdom Come" | King Dotta | Ren | |||
| Aug 5, 2023 | "Dumb King Come" | Ren | King Dotta | "Kingdom Come" | ||
| Jun 16, 2024 | "Tom MacDonald Is a Nazi" | Mac Lethal | Tom MacDonald | |||
| Jan 31, 2025 | "Lost Your Mind" | Deji Olatunji | FouseyTube | |||
| Jan 7, 2026 | "Rip ElAbrahaham" | YOLO AVENTURAS | ElAbrahaham |
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