A Recent History of Vicious Interview Disses in Rap

Drake ethered Chris Brown earlier this month, but those sort of jabs happen all the time in hip-hop.

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It was a calm Friday night in NYC on April 12. Calm that is, until Drake hopped on East Village Radio with Elliott Wilson to talk about his career, his love life, and Chris Brown. It was the shot heard around the world—"His insecurities are the reason I make better music than him...I'm more popping than him...At one point the woman he loves fell into my lap and I did what a real nigga would do and treated her with respect." Ouch.

Over the last decade, rappers have blown off steam during interviews almost as often as they do on their own songs. Whether it's a magazine cover or calling up Hot 97, there have been some harsh words thrown between rappers on-air and on the record. From Nas' rant on Power 105 in the midst of his beef with Jay-Z in 2002 to DMX telling Sway that Drake's voice sounds like a washing machine, here's A Recent History of Vicious Interview Disses in Rap.

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Nas Disses Jay-Z, Cam'ron, N.O.R.E., Def Jam, and Hot 97 on Power 105

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Ja Rule Disses DMX on Hot 97

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Jim Jones Disses Ma$e on Hot 97

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Jadakiss Disses 50 Cent on Hot 97

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50 Cent Argues With Cam'ron, Disses Koch Records on Hot 97

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Clipse Disses Lil Wayne in Laced Magazine

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Pimp C Disses Young Jeezy on Hot 107.9

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Lil Wayne Disses Clipse in Complex

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Jay-Z Disses Game in XXL

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Beanie Sigel Threatens Drake on Halfway House DVD

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Kid Cudi Disses Wale in Complex

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Ray J Disses Fabolous on The Breakfast Club

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Drake Disses Pusha T on Hot 97

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Danny Brown Disses Mac Miller in Rolling Stone

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Azealia Banks Disses Kreayshawn in The Hundreds Magazine

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Drake Subliminally Disses Common on Nah Right

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DMX Disses Drake on The Breakfast Club

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A$AP Rocky Disses SpaceGhostPurrp on MTV

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DMX Disses Drake's Involvement With Aaliyah Album on RapFix Live with Sway

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Joey Bada$$ Says Dissing Lil B Was "Too Easy" on MTV

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Lord Jamar Calls Out Kanye West's Style on Vlad TV

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Meek Mill Goes At Cassidy on Hot 107.9

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Kanye Says He Bought Sway His First Television on Hot 97

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Date: March 5, 2013
Best Line: "I just wanted to tell everybody I gave Sway his first TV—and he needs to remember that."
Kanye West calling any media, let alone a New York City radio station after the MTV's Hottest MCs list was revealed, is unheard of these days. But in March, Kanye rang up DJ Enuff to explain his grievances with the list. While he was happy that Big Sean came in at No. 6, Kanye thought he should have been higher on the list himself.

Besides stating that Lil Wayne is the No. 1 rapper, Kanye ended his quick rant with an embarassingly honest truth: "I gave Sway his first TV and he needs to remember that." And then he hung up. Later that week, Sway brought that TV to RapFix Live but it showed that Ye won't forget about anything and left Sway looking a little embarrassed afterward.

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Waka Flocka Flame Disses Gucci Mane on RapFix Live With Sway

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Drake Disses Chris Brown on East Village Radio with Elliott Wilson

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Date: April 12, 2013
Best Line: "His insecurities are the fact that I make better music than him, that I'm more poppin' than him, and that at one point in life, the woman that he loves fell into my lap."
Drake and Chris Brown's feud started at W.i.P. nightclub in New York City where the two got into an all out brawl last summer. Since the incident, there's been no resolution between the two. In late March, Brown hopped on Young Jeezy's "R.I.P." remix where he rhymed, "And if you started from the bottom, go on and come out the closet." Brown took obvious shots at Drake's hit, "Started From the Bottom."

A few days later, Brown went around promoting his latest album X and of course, his beef with Drake was a hot topic of conversation. He freestyled over "Started From the Bottom" twice on New York radio, and assured fans that he wouldn't stop with the Drake jabs because he knows "ain't nothing gonna happen so I say whatever I want." Drake took a more subtle approach while on Elliott Wilson's EVR show, and it was a shot heard around the world. Drizzy played on Brown's insecurities and the fact that Rihanna fell into his lap after Brown mistreated her. Ding, ding ding, Drake wins this round.

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