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

The exchange in release order

The archive begins this exchange with two N.W.A. records from 100 Miles and Runnin’: the title track and Real Niggaz. Both are filed as targeting former member Ice Cube. Message to B.A., a short 1991 interlude, extends the same direction before Ice Cube’s full-length answer.^[1],[2]

No Vaseline closes the focused sequence in October 1991. Its target record names both N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller, which matters when reading it: the response addresses a group, a business relationship, and the public split rather than a single opponent.^[1],[2]

• 1. 100 Miles and Runnin’ — N.W.A. →
• 2. Real Niggaz — N.W.A. →
• 3. Message to B.A. — N.W.A. →
• 4. No Vaseline — Ice Cube →

Why No Vaseline lands at the end

Reading only No Vaseline hides the cumulative structure. The preceding N.W.A. records establish repeated public shots, while Ice Cube’s answer consolidates several grievances into one release. The order explains why the track page links to multiple targets and why the response is usually discussed as a group-directed record.^[1],[2]

DissNation documents the release sequence and named targets without treating every allegation in the recordings as fact. The dates, source links, and target relationships are the stable layer; interpretations of individual lines should remain attributed to the performers.