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Dat Thing (Lil Kim & Fat Joe Diss)

Dat Thing (Lil Kim & Fat Joe Diss) is a diss track by Remy Ma targeting Lil' Kim and Fat Joe. Remy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted.

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  1. 01

    [Verse 1:Remy Ma]

    Multi-line diss block
    02

    It's been 3 weeks since the diss from Little Kim

    03

    The one you played it once , and never played it again

    04

    Remember when she told yall she was bout the Benjamins?

    05

    Yall act like yall ain't know that she wasn't writing then

    Block notePressures the target to answer

    TargetLil' Kim

    MeaningWhat it means: In “It's been 3 weeks since the diss from Little Kim,” Remy Ma treats Lil' Kim's response, delay, or silence as part of the contest rather than a neutral choice. Why it was said: Remy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted. By defining silence as concession, the line tries to control the timetable of the feud and force Lil' Kim into replying on the artist's terms.

    ContextRemy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted.

  2. 06

    To begin, how you think you really gone pretend

    Multi-line diss block
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    Like you got the crown and you nicer than Rem

    08

    Plus when, you had to get your stomach pumped from swallowin' them kids

    09

    If you did it then, then you'll probably do it again

    Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated

    TargetLil' Kim

    MeaningWhat it means: In “To begin, how you think you really gone pretend,” Remy Ma says Lil' Kim's public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: Remy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.

    ContextRemy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted.

  3. 10

    Talkin' out your face saying you from Brooklyn

    Multi-line diss block
    11

    With a fake nose and fake tits

    12

    Now that was the sin that Kimberly end

    13

    It ain't my fault that the record didn't spin

    Block noteTurns the target into a visual punchline

    TargetLil' Kim

    MeaningWhat it means: In “With a fake nose and fake tits,” Remy Ma reduces Lil' Kim to an exaggerated physical caricature instead of engaging the target's preferred public image. Why it was said: Remy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted. A visual insult is easy for an audience to remember and repeat; the goal is to make ridicule of Lil' Kim travel beyond the song itself.

    ContextRemy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted.

  4. 14

    You ain't gotta ask cause I'm nice with the pen, girlfriend

    Multi-line diss block
    15

    Lemme break it down for you again

    16

    You know if Rem you say it then its truly genuine

    17

    Don't be a hard rock when you really just a gem

    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    TargetLil' Kim

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You ain't gotta ask cause I'm nice with the pen, girlfriend,” Remy Ma brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with Lil' Kim, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. Why it was said: Remy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for Lil' Kim and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.

    ContextRemy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted.

  5. 18

    Babygirl Reminisce is really not the one

    Multi-line diss block
    19

    Your peoples lying to you and you believing em', see

    20

    Remy Ma is only human

    21

    You act like you ain't been through the same predicament

    Block noteTreats the target's persona as fabricated

    TargetLil' Kim

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Your peoples lying to you and you believing em', see,” Remy Ma says Lil' Kim's public story or image is false rather than a reliable account of who the target is. Why it was said: Remy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted. Once the persona is presented as invented, the boasts and accusations built on it become easier for listeners to dismiss.

    ContextRemy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted.

  6. 22

    At the radio station I shout you out when you was in

    Multi-line diss block
    Block noteChallenges the target's public standing

    TargetLil' Kim

    MeaningWhat it means: In “At the radio station I shout you out when you was in,” Remy Ma questions whether Lil' Kim's attention, audience, or reputation reflects genuine respect. Why it was said: Remy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted. Visibility can be mistaken for victory, so the artist recasts Lil' Kim's recognition as temporary, manufactured, or disconnected from credibility.

    ContextRemy Ma answers Lil' Kim directly and also addresses her deteriorating relationship with Fat Joe. The attack uses earlier Terror Squad and New York rap history to argue that former allies changed their stories once money, loyalty and public alliances shifted.