Complex's best diss songs of all time list... as usual, whoever made this did a terrible job. Just looking at what they did with the Kendrick/Drake beef this list is terrible. #1 - NLU #17 - Like that #20 - Family Matters #23 - Euphoria #31 - Meet the Grahams #40 - Push Ups
Lets start with Not Like Us as number 1. I understand the placement, easily the most commercially successful diss track of all time and was literally preformed at the Superbowl. However in the context of the beef, this was an absolute victory lap of a song, Kendrick had already won.
Like that at 17, feels way high on this list because really it's only the Kendrick verse that is a direct shot at anyone, so a feature ranking higher than many great diss tracks is very weird. Really shouldn't even make the list, or if it did should be near the bottom.
Family Matters at 20 is too high. As a diss the issue with it is Drake was almost too clever for his own good, he tried to take a bunch of shots at everyone and didn't focus on the guy he should have who was solely focused on him. The video concept was goofy as well. Should really be around 40
Euphoria at 23 is too low. Should be in the teens, it was a well laid out gameplan that set the stage for how Kendrick would follow through on this battle and it has more replay ability than some of the other tracks it's grouped in with. Being behind Family Matters is a travesty.
Meet the Grahams could be in the right place, but should be ahead of Family Matters just based on what it absolutely did to kill any momentum that song had. Drake fires a shot, and it immediately gets destroyed by Kendrick taking it further like he warned about it Euphoria and 6:16 in LA.
Push Ups at 40... can't argue with it too much, I'd probably have it a little lower compared to the songs it's around but the real issue is the songs in the beef that Complex left out... I
If Complex chooses to ever make a list of worst diss songs of all time, they can slap The Heart Pt 6 right at the top. That was the saddest sounding most pathetic track I've ever heard. It was waving the white flag in song form, which is hilarious since he follow up with lawsuits and sneak disses.
And the most egregious part, 6:16 in LA deserves a spot on the list. First it's got the best beat of all the songs, and the way Kendrick spit on it is pure fire. It was more subtle than Euphoria and NLU, but it was extremely clever in the context of the beef.
These lists are garbage. "No Vaseline" not even being on the Top 5 is wild.
My only problem with No Vaseline is that it loses a little steam after the first two verses. I think you can make a case for it being higher based on impact at the time, for a lot of people that was there first exposure to diss tracks. I'd move Ether up to 3, No Vaseline at 4, and Takeover at 5