"10% Dis" | ||||
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Single by MC Lyte | ||||
from the album Lyte as a Rock | ||||
B-side | "Kickin' 4 Brooklyn" | |||
Released | May 1988[1] | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Studio | I.N.S. Studios[2] | |||
Venue | New York, NY | |||
Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
Length | 5:00 | |||
Label | First Priority, Atlantic Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lana Moorer, Kirk Robinson and Nathaniel Robinson Jr.[3] | |||
Producer(s) | Audio Two | |||
MC Lyte singles chronology | ||||
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10% Dis is a single from MC Lyte's album Lyte as a Rock produced by the hip hop duo Audio Two, who are also credited as songwriters.
The song was a diss track to then-Hurby Azor associate Antoinette, who she accuses of having "stole the beat" to the Audio Two hit Top Billin'.[2]
It is frequently mentioned among the best rap's diss track, both from the 80s and in general,[4][5][6][7] and has been sampled/referenced by various artists, such as A Tribe Called Quest, Tupac Shakur with Outlawz, Ras Kass, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Snoop Dogg, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown,[8] Common and Remy Ma.
In April 2013, the song was included No. 21 on Complex's "The 50 Best Rap Songs by Women" list.[9]