Hit 'Em Up

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"Hit 'Em Up" is a notorious 1996 diss track by Tupac Shakur, widely regarded as one of the most aggressive and influential feud records in hip-hop history.

All labels observed (4)

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Hit 'Em Up canonical 3
"Hit 'Em Up" by Tupac Shakur 1
Hit Em Up 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diss track
hip hop song
song
artist Tupac Shakur
surface form: 2Pac
associatedAlbum Greatest Hits
How Do U Want It
surface form: How Do U Want It (single)
bSideOf How Do U Want It
chronologyInArtistSinglesNext How Do U Want It
chronologyInArtistSinglesPrevious California Love
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReputation one of the most famous diss tracks in hip hop history
dissesArtist Bad Boy Records
Chino XL
Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Lil' Kim
Mobb Deep
P. Diddy
surface form: Sean "Puffy" Combs

The Notorious B.I.G.
featuredArtist Outlawz
genre West Coast hip hop
gangsta rap
hardcore hip hop
hasMusicVideo yes
language English
length 4:16
musicVideoDirector Gobi Rahimi
notableFor escalating the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry
extreme lyrical aggression
performer Tupac Shakur
surface form: 2Pac
producer Johnny "J"
recordedAt Can-Am Studios
recordedInCity Tarzana
recordedInState California, United States
surface form: California
recordingDate 1996
recordLabel Death Row Records
Interscope Records
releaseDate 1996-06-04
sampledArtist Dennis Edwards
Siedah Garrett
samplesSong Don't Look Any Further
vocalContributor E.D.I. Mean
Fatal Hussein
Kastro
Napoleon
Yaki Kadafi
writer Johnny "J"
Tupac Shakur
members of Outlawz
yearOfSingleRelease 1996

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tupac Shakur notableWork Hit 'Em Up
East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry notableSong Hit 'Em Up
this entity surface form: "Hit 'Em Up" by Tupac Shakur
Tha Carter II hasPart Hit 'Em Up
this entity surface form: Hit Em Up
Lesane Parish Crooks notableWork Hit 'Em Up
Pac notableSong Hit 'Em Up
subject surface form: Tupac Shakur
Outlawz featuredOnSong Hit 'Em Up
this entity surface form: Hit ’Em Up