Diss Songs Aimed at Jay Z

Angie Martinez's memoir sheds new light on a diss-classic.

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Mobb Deep – "Crawlin'" - Mobb Deep's Prodigy was hit hard when Jay posted a picture of him dressed like Michael Jackson at the 2001 Summer Jam and sent shots to the QB spitters. Not backing down, P came back with, "Punk motherf**ker, female a** n***a / The h** rapper, H to the you know / Come on man I ain't gotta spell it out for you / You know how to tell time you know my gun boil… / Dunn, I'll take you out in the street and spank you, b***h."(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Jayo Felony – "True'd Up (Remix)" - West Coast emcee Jayo Felony called Hov out for speaking on gang activity in which he wasn't involved in on the Roc-A-Fella diss track where he expressed, "Talking 'bout, 'Is he a blood or is he crip?'/ N***a I sock that f****t in his big a** lips."The two traded a few more jabs, but Jigga put the beef to rest when he fired back with, "Jayo, you're not a felon, you're a misdemeanor / Don't let the nina hit ya and split your bean up" on Bleek's "Murda Murda (Marycyville.)" (Photo: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic) 
Tupac Shakur – "Bomb First (My Second Reply)" - Jay Z was one of several New York rappers who felt Pac's wrath on "Bomb First" when he came at New York's elite at the time. Pac roused some feathers when he attacked with, "I'm a Bad Boy killer / Jay Z die, too / Looking out for Mobb Deep / N***a, when I find you." Released after his death, Hov still responded and addressed the diss on "Dead Or Alive (Part 1) as he spit, "Ain't nothing dead or alive playing me / I take beef to the grave that's how my momma raised me / She told me 'fight in your afterlife, never revamp your story' / So heaven or hell, n****s better have some answers for me."(Photo: Pool, Landov)LL Cool J – "Queens" - LL was one of the first to question Jay Z’s credentials when he was named president of Def Jam and voiced his opinion on the borough representing cut, stating, "I ain't a fronting a** coward, I don't rape Soundscans / I wish Rick and Russell was back, I miss the old Def Jam / 'Cause them new monkeys act like they don't know who I am!"  Flex has since revealed that Jay was blocking other artists, so maybe Hov does have an issue with Uncle L calling himself the G.O.A.T. (Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images) 

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Mobb Deep – "Crawlin'" - Mobb Deep's Prodigy was hit hard when Jay posted a picture of him dressed like Michael Jackson at the 2001 Summer Jam and sent shots to the QB spitters. Not backing down, P came back with, "Punk motherf**ker, female a** n***a / The h** rapper, H to the you know / Come on man I ain't gotta spell it out for you / You know how to tell time you know my gun boil… / Dunn, I'll take you out in the street and spank you, b***h."(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

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