Misfire: Worst Diss Tracks

Songs that hurt eardrums more than their intended targets.

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Misfire: Worst Diss Tracks - Plenty of shots are fired, but only a few hit their mark. "Tall Midget," Treach's recent diss track against his Naughty by Nature bandmate Vin Rock, clearly did not. But there are many other diss tracks that hurt listeners' eardrums more than their intended targets. Read on for other examples. —Alex Gale (Photo: Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup)

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Jermaine Dupri, "J.D.'s Replay" - With all the hits in his catalog, you'd figure Jermaine would've known that his 2002 diss track going at Dr. Dre, Eminem and Timbaland — a losing proposition in the first place — sounded awful. (Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

Unfair Fights - Sometimes you can't make this stuff up. Last Friday, late '90s milk-carton candidate Can-I-Bus released the diss track "J Clone," aimed at J. Cole. Why would Bus diss Cole, who's repeatedly given his elder props in interviews? He says Cole should be doing more than just shouting him out — he should hire him to kick a verse. And a diss track would make that happen how exactly? We don't get it either. Regardless, Can-I-Bus apologized Sunday, calling his actions "tacky, unsophisticated and...selfish." Smart move, Bus. But we're almost a little sad that Cole didn't get to respond. He's on top of his game — unlike Bus — and sometimes there's nothing like a good old-fashioned lyrical ass-whooping. But don't fret, hip hop; we can always look back fondly at these other rap-related unfair fights.(Photos: Cindy Ord/Getty Images; Hayley Madden/ Redferns/Ge...

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Canibus, "J. Clone" - This 2012 track, which for some reason dissed J. Cole after an interview in which he said Canibus was one of his favorite MCs, was so miguided that Bus apologized afterwards. (Photos from left to right: Cindy Ord/Getty Images, Hayley Madden, Redferns)

Ja Rule, "Clap Back" - In 2003, after the success of 50 Cent's "Wanksta" and Get Rich or Die Tryin', it should've been obvious that Ja Rule's career was in serious trouble. But instead of fighting fire with fire, he came with a half-hearted diss track with few notable lines over a beat more suited for clubs than mortal combat.   (Photo: Def Jam)

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Ja Rule, "Clap Back" - In 2003, after the success of 50 Cent's "Wanksta" and Get Rich or Die Tryin', it should've been obvious that Ja Rule's career was in serious trouble. But instead of fighting fire with fire, he came with a half-hearted diss track with few notable lines over a beat more suited for clubs than mortal combat. (Photo: Def Jam)

Benzino, "Die Another Day" - Benzino jacked a Biggie beat and threatened Eminem's daughter on this steaming pot of weak sauce. If you're going to do either of those things, you better come correct on the mic, and Z-No, with his stilted delivery and off-target racial comments, most definitely did not.  (Photos from left: C Flanigan/FilmMagic, Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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Benzino, "Die Another Day" - Benzino jacked a Biggie beat and threatened Eminem's daughter on this steaming pot of weak sauce. If you're going to do either of those things, you better come correct on the mic, and Z-No, with his stilted delivery and off-target racial comments, most definitely did not. (Photos from left: C Flanigan/FilmMagic, Prince Williams/FilmMagic)

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JoJo Simmons, "Holy Water" - When you're born into money, the classic hip hop taunt of having more than the next man seems, well, so not hip hop, especially on this short and weak JoJo Simmons' diss track that got him yoked up for going at Juelz Santana. (Photo: Instagram via hyniefsg)

Scott Storch vs. Timbaland - Hitmakers Scott Storch and Timbaland traded diss tracks back in 2007, with Tim sending subliminal shots on "Piano Man," and Storch responding by jumping on the mic to record "Built Like That." The beef reportedly started over Storch claiming he wasn't properly credited for his role in the creation of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River."  (Photos from left: Alexander Tamargo, John Parra/FilmMagic)

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Scott Storch, "Built Like That" - Scott Storch wasted who-knows-how-much money when he made a video for this laughable 2007 diss track released in the wake of Storch's accusations that Timbaland didn't give him proper credit on Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River." Then again, Storch is really good at wasting money. (Photos from left: Alexander Tamargo, John Parra/FilmMagic)

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Shyne, "There Will Be Blood" - With his new mush-mouth delivery and not a single line that leaves any marks — and 50 Cent is a big target in a lot of ways — Shyne's 2010 track made Def Jam's multimillion-dollar contract with him earlier that year look even more ill-advised (not an easy task). (Photos from left: Mark Davis/Getty Images, UPI/Landov)

Hammer, "Better Run Run" - After Jay-Z mentioned his bankruptcy in Kanye West's "So Appalled" ("I lost 30 mil so I spent another 30, 'cause unlike Hammer 30 mil can’t hurt me"), Hammer responded with this weak 2009 track, which tried to convince us that Hov was the devil, and accused him of stealing swag.   (Photos from left: Alo Ceballos/FilmMagic, Gary Miller/Getty Images for Motorola Xoom)

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Hammer, "Better Run Run" - After Jay-Z mentioned his bankruptcy in Kanye West's "So Appalled" ("I lost 30 mil so I spent another 30, 'cause unlike Hammer 30 mil can’t hurt me"), Hammer responded with this weak 2009 track, which tried to convince us that Hov was the devil, and accused him of stealing swag.  (Photos from left: Alo Ceballos/FilmMagic, Gary Miller/Getty Images for Motorola Xoom)

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Lil Wayne, "Ghoulish" - "F--k Pusha T and anybody that love him, his head up his a--, I'ma have to headbutt him." That's the first line in this diss track, and it only goes downhill from there. Not what you'd expect from an MC who once called himself the best rapper alive. (Photos from left: Sarah Glenn/Getty Images, Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Heineken)

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Soulja Boy, "F--k Bow Wow" - Call us biased, but this 2009 diss track leaked online by Mr. "Crank Dat" at times sounds like he missed the beat he was trying to ride and like he went in a closet rather than an actual booth to record it. Ironically, and not creatively, much of the song is dedicated to accusing Bow Wow of being in the closet. (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)