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DissNation beyond the track list.

Original, source-linked guides to release order, editorial method, and the connections between records in the archive.

  1. 01
    EDITORIAL METHOD

    How DissNation documents a diss track

    The evidence, editorial, and linking rules DissNation uses before a diss track becomes a published archive record.

    5 min read ↗
  2. 02
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: the 2024 diss track order

    A source-backed reading order for the rapid 2024 exchange between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, from Like That through The Heart Part 6.

    7 min read ↗
  3. 03
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Eminem vs. Machine Gun Kelly: the documented response sequence

    The source-backed order of Not Alike, Rap Devil, and Killshot in Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly’s 2018 exchange.

    5 min read ↗
  4. 04
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Ice Cube vs. N.W.A.: the diss track order

    A record-by-record guide to N.W.A.’s shots at Ice Cube and the path to No Vaseline.

    5 min read ↗
  5. 05
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Dr. Dre vs. Eazy-E: the diss track order

    How Fuck Wit Dre Day led into Eazy-E’s Real Muthaphuckkin’ G’s and the It’s On sequence.

    5 min read ↗
  6. 06
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Common vs. Ice Cube: the diss track order

    The three-record path from I Used to Love H.E.R. through Westside Slaughterhouse and The Bitch In Yoo.

    4 min read ↗
  7. 07
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    2Pac vs. The Notorious B.I.G.: an archive reading order

    A careful reading order for Hit ’Em Up, Against All Odds, Long Kiss Goodnight, and the surrounding archive records.

    6 min read ↗
  8. 08
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Nas vs. Jay-Z: the diss track order

    A release-order guide to Takeover, Ether, Super Ugly, Blueprint², and the records around them.

    6 min read ↗
  9. 09
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    LL Cool J vs. Canibus: the diss track order

    The response sequence from 4,3,2,1 through Second Round K.O., The Ripper Strikes Back, and later records.

    5 min read ↗
  10. 10
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    50 Cent vs. Ja Rule: an archive reading order

    A guided route through the long 50 Cent, Ja Rule, Murder Inc., and Shady camp exchange.

    7 min read ↗
  11. 11
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    50 Cent vs. The Game: an archive reading order

    How to navigate the dense run of Game, 50 Cent, and G-Unit diss records from 2005 onward.

    7 min read ↗
  12. 12
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Drake vs. Meek Mill: the diss track order

    The 2015 opening run from Charged Up and Back To Back to Wanna Know, plus the 2016 continuation.

    5 min read ↗
  13. 13
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Drake vs. Pusha T: the diss track order

    A chronological route from the earlier catalog tension to Infrared, Duppy Freestyle, and The Story of Adidon.

    6 min read ↗
  14. 14
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Nicki Minaj vs. Remy Ma: the diss track order

    The 2017 release order from Make Love and ShETHER through Another One and No Frauds.

    5 min read ↗
  15. 15
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Megan Thee Stallion vs. Nicki Minaj: HISS and Big Foot in order

    A source-linked reading of the two-record January 2024 exchange between HISS and Big Foot.

    4 min read ↗
  16. 16
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Eminem vs. Benzino: the documented track order

    A guided route through Invasion, The Sauce, Nail in the Coffin, and the later Eminem–Benzino archive entries.

    6 min read ↗
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    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Common vs. Drake: the short diss track sequence

    The compact order connecting Sweet, Stay Schemin’, and Common’s Stay Schemin remix.

    4 min read ↗
  18. 18
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Joe Budden vs. Drake: the 2016 diss track order

    A chronological guide to 4PM in Calabasas and Joe Budden’s four-record response run.

    5 min read ↗
  19. 19
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Eminem vs. Ja Rule: an archive reading order

    A source-linked route through Invasion, Loose Change, Go to Sleep, Hail Mary, and the wider 2002–2003 exchange.

    6 min read ↗
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    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Eminem vs. Canibus: an archive reading order

    A chronological route through Get You Mad, 100 Bars, U Didn’t Care, Say What You Say, and later responses.

    6 min read ↗
  21. 21
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Nicki Minaj vs. Lil’ Kim: an archive reading order

    A guide to Roman’s Revenge, Tragedy, Stupid Hoe, Dirty Money, and the target links connecting the records.

    5 min read ↗
  22. 22
    TIMELINE FIELD NOTE

    Ice-T vs. LL Cool J: an archive reading order

    The 1988–1990 route through Girls L.G.B.N.A.F., I’m Your Pusher, The Syndicate, and To Da Break of Dawn.

    5 min read ↗
  23. 23
    RECORD FIELD NOTE

    Hit ’Em Up: targets, context, and its place in the timeline

    A focused archive guide to 2Pac’s Hit ’Em Up, its multiple targets, and the records that surround it.

    5 min read ↗
  24. 24
    RECORD FIELD NOTE

    No Vaseline: targets, context, and response order

    A focused guide to No Vaseline’s N.W.A. and Jerry Heller targets and the records that came before it.

    5 min read ↗
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    RECORD FIELD NOTE

    Takeover, Ether, and Super Ugly: why release order matters

    A close reading of the three-record core of Jay-Z and Nas’s 2001 exchange, with dates and target links.

    5 min read ↗
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    RECORD FIELD NOTE

    The Story of Adidon: context and response order

    Where The Story of Adidon sits after Infrared and Duppy Freestyle, and what its archive record can verify.

    5 min read ↗
  27. 27
    RECORD FIELD NOTE

    Back To Back: context and response order

    How Back To Back fits between Charged Up and Wanna Know in the opening Drake–Meek Mill exchange.

    4 min read ↗
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    RECORD FIELD NOTE

    Real Muthaphuckkin’ G’s: context and response order

    How Eazy-E’s Real Muthaphuckkin’ G’s answers Dre Day and leads into the It’s On EP sequence.

    5 min read ↗