Movie and music mogul Ice Cube suggests that now that the historic rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake is in our rearview mirrors, hip-hop heads can perform an autopsy on that seismic battle.
Cube, 54, reminded fans that his classic heat-seeking missile, “No Vaseline” deserves strong consideration as the greatest diss track of all time.
The Barbershop and Friday franchise creator believes resolutely that his scorcher, which was a diss at his former NWA cohorts 30 years ago, is still better than Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” Tupac Shakur’s “Hit Em Up” and Nas’ “Ether.”
At a recent concert, the Los Angeles mogul told fans why his “No Vaseline” was more impactful than his contemporaries’ offerings:
“One MC… I took out four motherf—–s and the manager. You can’t beat that.”
Ice Cube claims “No Vaseline is a better diss record than Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ & Nas’s ‘Ether’”
“I took out four motherf****** and the manager. You can't beat that.” pic.twitter.com/dBtYI8AEi9
— Hip Hop Community (@hiphop_communit) May 28, 2024
Understandably, Cube has been the greatest advocate of his “No Vaseline” song in recent times, telling HipHopDX two years ago why the track packs more punch than the other diss songs in the annals of great hip-hop battles.
Fans weigh in on Ice Cube’s declaration that ‘No Vaseline’ is the GOAT of diss songs
Meanwhile, rap fans clashed on social media about Ice Cube’s adamant stance that his was the most powerful diss track of all time.
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Ice Cube said “No Vaseline” is a better diss track than Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss “Not Like Us,” and Nas’ Jay-Z diss “Ether.”— primalkey (@primalkey) May 28, 2024