DISSNATION
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No Vaseline

By Ice Cube · Targeting Jerry Heller, N.W.A.

No Vaseline is a diss track by Ice Cube targeting N.W.A. and Jerry Heller. Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

Released1991
Annotated11
ExplicitYes
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Produced by Sir Jinx]

  2. 02

    [Intro]

    03

    Damn

    04

    Forgot to do somethin', let me see, uh

    05

    Oh, yeah— it ain't over, motherfuckers

    06

    The motherfuckin' saga continues

  3. 07

    Y'all motherfuckers ready for N.W.A? Well, get the fuck up

    08

    A bitch is a bitch, so if you're poor—

    09

    It was once said by a man who couldn't quit, dope—

    10

    Ice Cube writes the rhymes that I say

  4. 11

    But now, since he stepped the fuck off

    12

    Here's what they think about you

    13

    That punk Ice Cube—

    14

    Here's what they think about you

  5. 15

    Cube was suckin' so much New York dick

    16

    Here's what they think about you

    17

    Real niggas? Them niggas Dre and Yella used to wear lipstick and lace

    18

    Here's what they think about you

  6. 19

    Why y'all let his punk ass in the group

    20

    Here's what they think about you

    21

    When they was in London, they wasn't no good without fuckin' Ice Cube

    22

    Here's what they think about you

  7. 23

    When I bought the tape, all I know is I wanted my motherfuckin' money back

    24

    Here's what they think about you

    25

    I smell—

    26

    Here's what they think about you

  8. 27

    N.W.A. ain't shit without Ice Cube

    Multi-line diss block
    28

    Here's what they think about you

    29

    Here's what they think about you

    30

    Cube was suckin' so much New York dick

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “N.W.A. ain't shit without Ice Cube,” Ice Cube addresses N.W.A. directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. Naming or plainly addressing N.W.A. removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  9. 31

    Here's what they think about you

    32

    Real niggas? Them niggas Dre and Yella used to wear lipstick and lace

    33

    Here's what they think about you

    34

    That punk Ice Cube—

  10. 35

    Here's what they think about you

    36

    Why y'all let his punk ass in the group

    37

    Here's what they think about you

    38

    I smell—

  11. 39

    When I bought the tape, all I know is I wanted my motherfuckin' money back

    Multi-line diss block
    40

    Here's what they think about you

    41

    N.W.A. ain't shit without Ice Cube

    42

    Fuck all y'all

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “N.W.A. ain't shit without Ice Cube,” Ice Cube addresses N.W.A. directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. Naming or plainly addressing N.W.A. removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  12. 43

    [Verse 1]

    Multi-line diss block
    44

    Goddamn, I'm glad y'all set it off

    45

    Used to be hard, now you're just wet and soft

    46

    First you was down with the AK

    47

    And now I see you on a video with Michel'le

    Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Used to be hard, now you're just wet and soft,” Ice Cube portrays N.W.A. as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling N.W.A. afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  13. 48

    Looking like straight bozos

    49

    I saw it coming, that's why I went solo

    50

    And kept on stompin'

    51

    While y'all motherfuckers moved straight outta Compton

  14. 52

    Living with the whites

    53

    One big house and not another nigga in sight

    54

    I started off with too much cargo

    55

    Dropped four niggas, now I'm making all the dough

  15. 56

    White man just ruling

    57

    The Niggas With Attitudes? Who you foolin'?

    58

    Y'all niggas just phony

    59

    I put that on my mama and my dead homies

  16. 60

    Yella Boy's on your team, so you're losing

    Multi-line diss block
    61

    Ayy, yo, Dre, stick to producing

    62

    Calling me Arnold, but you been a dick

    63

    Eazy-E saw your ass and went in it quick

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Eazy-E saw your ass and went in it quick,” Ice Cube addresses N.W.A. directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. Naming or plainly addressing N.W.A. removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  17. 64

    You got jealous when I got my own company

    65

    But I'm a man and ain't nobody humping me

    66

    Trying to sound like Amerikkka's Most

    67

    You could yell all day, but you don't come close

  18. 68

    'Cause you know I'm the one that flow

    69

    You done run a hundred miles, but you still got one to go

    70

    With the L-E-N-C-H M-O-B

    71

    And y'all disgrace the C-P-T

  19. 72

    'Cause you're getting fucked out your green

    73

    By a white boy, with no Vaseline

  20. 74

    [Chorus]

    75

    Now you're getting done without Vaseline

    76

    Now you're getting done without Vaseline

    77

    Now you're getting done without Vaseline

    78

    Damn, it feels good to see people, on it

  21. 79

    [Verse 2]

    Multi-line diss block
    80

    The bigger the cap, the bigger the peeling

    81

    Who gives a fuck about a punk-ass villain?

    82

    You're getting fucked real quick

    83

    And Eazy dick is smelling like MC Ren's shit

    Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “And Eazy dick is smelling like MC Ren's shit,” Ice Cube uses gendered or sexual language to question N.W.A.'s masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage N.W.A.'s public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  22. 84

    Tried to tell you a year ago

    85

    But Willie D told me to let a ho be a ho, so

    86

    I couldn't stop you from getting ganked

    87

    Now let's play big bank take little bank

  23. 88

    Tried to diss Ice Cube, it wasn't worth it

    89

    'Cause the broomstick fit your ass so perfect

    90

    Cut my hair? Nah, cut them balls

    91

    'Cause I heard you like giving up the drawers

  24. 92

    Gang-banged by your manager, fella

    93

    Getting money out your ass like a motherfucking ready teller

    94

    Giving up the dollar bills

    95

    Now they got The Villain with a purse and high-heels

  25. 96

    So don't believe what Ren say

    97

    'Cause he's going out like Kunta Kinte

    98

    But I got a whip for you, Toby

    99

    Used to be my homie, now you act like you don't know me

  26. 100

    It's a case of divide and conquer

    101

    'Cause you let a Jew break up my crew

    102

    House nigga gotta run and hide

    103

    Yelling Compton, but you moved to Riverside

  27. 104

    So don't front, MC Ren

    Multi-line diss block
    105

    'Cause I remember when you drove a B210

    106

    Broke as a motherfucking joke

    107

    Let you on the scene to back up the first team

    Block notePoints to a claimed failure or contradiction

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “So don't front, MC Ren,” Ice Cube treats the refusal, inability, or contradiction named in the lyric as evidence against N.W.A.'s public position. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. The wording tests N.W.A.'s image against a specific action; the gap between the two is what the audience is being asked to remember.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  28. 108

    It ain't my fault, one nigga got smart

    Multi-line diss block
    109

    And they ripping your asshole apart

    110

    By taking your green

    111

    Oh, yeah, The Villain does get fucked with no Vaseline

    Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “And they ripping your asshole apart,” Ice Cube replaces N.W.A.'s preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how N.W.A. is remembered.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  29. 112

    [Chorus]

    113

    Now you're getting done— get— getting done

    114

    Now you're getting done— get— getting done

    115

    Now you're getting done without Va— Va— Va— Va— Vaseline

  30. 116

    [Verse 3]

    117

    I never have dinner with the president

    118

    I never have dinner with the president

    119

    I never have dinner with the president

    120

    And when I see your ass again, I'll be hesitant

  31. 121

    Now I think you a snitch

    Multi-line diss block
    122

    Throw a house nigga in a ditch

    123

    Half pint bitch, fucking your homeboys, you little maggot

    124

    Eazy-E turned faggot

    Block noteAttacks the target's street credibility

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Now I think you a snitch,” Ice Cube links N.W.A. with police protection or informing, casting doubt on the hard public persona used in the feud. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. The point is to expose a contradiction between N.W.A.'s threatening image and alleged reliance on authorities, making later threats sound performative rather than credible.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  32. 125

    With your manager, fella

    Multi-line diss block
    126

    Fucking MC Ren, Dr. Dre, and Yella

    127

    But if they were smart as me

    128

    Eazy-E would be hanging from a tree

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Fucking MC Ren, Dr. Dre, and Yella,” Ice Cube addresses N.W.A. directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. Naming or plainly addressing N.W.A. removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  33. 129

    With no Vaseline

    130

    Just a match and a little bit of gasoline

    131

    Light 'em up, burn 'em up, flame on

    132

    'Til that Jheri curl is gone

  34. 133

    On a permanent vacation

    Multi-line diss block
    134

    Off the massa plantation

    135

    Heard you both got the same bank account

    136

    Dumb nigga, what you thinking 'bout?

    Block noteQuestions the target's judgment

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Dumb nigga, what you thinking 'bout?,” Ice Cube characterizes N.W.A. as unintelligent, careless, or unable to understand the situation being addressed. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. The insult makes the target's decisions part of the evidence: a poor response can be framed not as strategy, but as proof that N.W.A. never understood the contest.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  35. 137

    Get rid of that devil real simple

    138

    Put a bullet in his temple

    139

    'Cause you can't be the Nigga 4 Life crew

    140

    With a white Jew telling you what to do

  36. 141

    Pulling wools with your scams

    Multi-line diss block
    142

    Now I gotta play The Silence of the Lambs

    143

    With a midget who's a punk too

    144

    Tryin' to fuck me, but I'd rather fuck you

    Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct

    TargetN.W.A.

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Tryin' to fuck me, but I'd rather fuck you,” Ice Cube drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects N.W.A. in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: Ice Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes. The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether N.W.A. is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.

    ContextIce Cube answered N.W.A. and manager Jerry Heller after leaving the group over financial and management disputes.

  37. 145

    Eric Wright

    146

    Punk, always into something, gettin' fucked at night

    147

    By Mister Shitpacker

    148

    Bend over for the goddamn cracker

  38. 149

    No Vaseline

  39. 150

    [Outro]

    151

    Motherfuckin' nosejob havin'-ass

    152

    Motherfuckin' Jheri Curl light, Ambi wearing motherfuckin' bitch