COMPLEX: Shots Fired? Jay-Z’s Most Sneakiest Diss Lines

In yet another entertaining article from the Complex fam, they retrace Hov’s career and highlight some of his most memorable subliminal shots.

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~ by Shake on January 15, 2010.

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29 Responses to “COMPLEX: Shots Fired? Jay-Z’s Most Sneakiest Diss Lines”

  1. he took a shot at someone when their mum was dying, pretty disrespectful and sneaky if you ask me. smh.

    ayo said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:00 pm

  2. haha, It’s hot was pretty straight forward, no subliminal nor sneaky shit.

    BP said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:06 pm

  3. ^^at the time it was as no one really knew who 50 was.

    Shake said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:20 pm

  4. eureka! clipse took shot at bron bron. hov is bros with LBJ so there ya go. yet thank you was made before popular demand dropped. so maybe someone tight with the thornton bros played the track for hov and insert clipse diss

    so_me said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:22 pm

  5. “It’s like when niggas make subliminal records/If it ain’t directed directly at me, I don’t respect it…”

    Hmmm…this seems to be Jay-Z’s modus operandi, does it not?

    And LBJ is a hoe.

    Archipelago said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:32 pm

  6. what about the dude from harlem world… i forget the clown but remember memphis bleeks mind right remix… “You think niggas was shooting you out of canons before”… that was a career ender… everyone forgets that diss record

    theedopeshow said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:33 pm

  7. Complex loves Mr. Knowles. That list is crazy biased…

    julius said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:37 pm

  8. shit… you know he was speaking on ‘pac on “i love the dough”… that whole verse… was telling what went down… listen to it…

    theedopeshow said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:45 pm

  9. He real slick with the Wayne/Fireman reference..I never noticed that one..

    T said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:49 pm

  10. all you average joes, budden up

    hollaattamodel said this on January 15th, 2010 at 3:55 pm

  11. sneak disses are lame forreal..on sum snake shit

    uzi said this on January 15th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

  12. The whole song “Threat” is at Nas. #1. 9th was still only known for God’s Stepson when he did the track. #2. Nas played Sincere in Belly 3. “I will kill you (Takeover) commit suicide (Super Ugly) come back and kill you again (maybe the Def Jam contract?)”

    DMizzle said this on January 15th, 2010 at 4:02 pm

  13. “How the fuck they got OOONNNN (in the joe budden voice)” on the biggie commission track was definitely a subliminal at Joe.

    Jay is the king of subliminals.

    Miles said this on January 15th, 2010 at 4:04 pm

  14. I think that most of those were pretty obvious like the meeno and cam’ron ones….. but some were a little far fetched like the clipse one….still good anywho

    darryle said this on January 15th, 2010 at 4:09 pm

  15. Of course he’ll throw subliminal disses! Don’t you remember what happened the last time he went into an all out beef?

    Nas 1
    Hov 0

    Shihaby said this on January 15th, 2010 at 4:21 pm

  16. i remember when Off That first leaked… c-boys were talkin bout that “Im on a pratice field running two-a-days //
    so i dont drop the ball when its threw my way” line and how it was shots at Budden

    MOOSE said this on January 15th, 2010 at 4:40 pm

  17. ha. great pic

    Theo Zissou said this on January 15th, 2010 at 5:02 pm

  18. I am the Mike Jordan of recording
    You might want to fallback from recording
    But you right it’s not important
    So it forced him to go for the hype
    For being brave and may applaud him
    Well misery I will assure them
    Oh baby just ignore them
    Truth or dare mami listen and learn
    I got a drop I just took off the top, it’s your turn

    Tell these other dudes it’s a wrap
    Get the fuck out the throne you clone, the King’s back!

    lil wayne diss for sure… jay got alot of em just dont want to post em all

    Sano213 said this on January 15th, 2010 at 5:31 pm

  19. Jay Z’s “shots” aren’t subliminal. They’re passive aggressive.

    Casso said this on January 15th, 2010 at 5:59 pm

  20. Holy shit at the Preface one. Never caught that. Jay’s too slick.

    With that said, he’s a damn hypocrite. Still my 3rd fav rapper tho.

    Huh? said this on January 15th, 2010 at 6:03 pm

  21. The prelude*

    Huh? said this on January 15th, 2010 at 6:20 pm

  22. http://nolzerbrubix.blogspot.com/

    Blake said this on January 15th, 2010 at 7:29 pm

  23. Jay Z’s “shots” aren’t subliminal. They’re passive aggressive.
    ^^fuckin hilarious^^

    kevG said this on January 15th, 2010 at 10:49 pm

  24. my DNA in your music, muhfucka you stupid?

    nahmean said this on January 16th, 2010 at 12:42 am

  25. not many of these were subliminal. fun to go back to and remember though

    Truth said this on January 16th, 2010 at 11:10 am

  26. alot of his lil wayne and game ones are mad sneaky, and i never noticed them. also the joe budden diss on reminder flew past me but defintely seems intentional

    beamMeup^ said this on January 16th, 2010 at 7:54 pm

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  28. @so_me: from what I know, Lebron doesn’t even know what/who the Clipse were talking about in Popular Demand! Always funny how ppl make up stuff ust to throw out a big name and get attention!

    U-cover said this on February 9th, 2010 at 10:47 am

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