#Montana Hardcore

[rubberduckiees]

the van der Linde ranch being in montana or wyoming

the van der Linde ranch with a big house to fit everyone

the van der Linde ranch being quite a few miles out of town

the van der Linde ranch competing with the O'Driscoll ranch

the van der Linde land looking like this

[bludnguts]

bull market, billings montana

[drchucktingle]

After Billings, Montana is devastated by a deadly cloudquake, author Chuck Tangle attempts to help by creating the most uplifting and joyful erotica short ever written. To accomplish this, Chuck builds a laboratory, sewing together the most caring, kind and meta aware parts of his favorite books and electrifying the result during a lightning storm. Chuck leaves the pages blank so this new sentient book, named Tingler, can go out into the world and write a story more loving than Chuck himself ever could.

But when Chuck runs into Tingler at a coffee shop two weeks later, he’s horrified by the results. The sentient book has become a monster, with a disgustingly careless title that makes light of the devastating cloudquake. Now Chuck and Tingler must learn to understand one another, and as the author and his creation prove love, the title begins to transform into something positive.

Could a hardcore butt pounding be the final chapter of this journey toward love?

This erotic tale is 4,600 words of sizzling human on gay book action, including anal, blowjobs, rough sex, cream pies, facials and sentient meta tingler love.

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speaking of THIS POST old chuck almost forget that there really is a tingler for everything. CHUCK TANGLE POUNDED IN THE BUTT BY A KNOCKOFF BOOK THAT GLORIFIES A DEADLY TRAGEDY AND DOESN’T PROVE LOVE IS REAL THEN ACCEPTING THIS AS A SAD SIDE EFFECT OF MAKING WIDER POSITIVE IMPACT AS AN AUTHOR

[riveatstoes]

The Charles Xavier Dr. Pepper Timeline (CXDPT)

i can feel in my bones that this is something hardcore X-Men fans are going to lose their minds over (because it’s already happened once in real life), so a quick DISCLAIMER: this is a joke! this is not a serious post, but is actually the culmination of an inside joke between me and my friend! laugh! it’s supposed to be funny.

so, almost two weeks ago now, me and my friend were chatting with a logan chatbot, and—as two people who ship scogan—decided to ask him about scott. and it replied by accidentally using she/her pronouns for him, thus giving us the first inkling of this horrible, horrible au: transmasc scott summers.

from there it wasn’t a long road to where we’re at now, which is…interesting, to say the least. we add onto this universe whenever we’re being stupid and the X-Men come up. for example, we were at work and hating it, so we thought “what if charles decided to make the X-Men work in fast food for a day, and they all abandon kurt inside to do every station himself”

goes without saying that now whenever we’re mad at our job, we express it out loud in mildly okay kurt wagner impressions.

but anyway, the main part of this post is next: the specifics of this AU, written out in a bullet point list of everything that’s canon in it. let me reiterate that this is for shits and giggles, so i don’t want to hear anything about “but _____ isn’t canon!!!” WE KNOW.

Everything Canon In The CXDPT

Charles was not born with his abilities, but instead gained them right after WWII. His parents offered him a crisp can of Dr. Pepper, and the sheer deliciousness gave him the powers we know him for

In order to maintain his abilities he has to drink an absurd amount of Dr. Pepper daily

TRANSGENDER SCOTT!!!

Scogan is real and they’re insufferable

Laura is a Disney Channel / Hannah Montana girlie and makes Logan watch with her (he’s secretly also a fan)

Jean is transphobic. This is a repercussion of her having almost no personality in the original movie trilogy. She was also hit by the lesbianism beam

Laura got Hollywood Undead banned in the mansion

Kurt has a mysterious BF who just stands next to him most of the time and enjoys throwing rocks at Magneto (Kurt doesn’t take part in this but does encourage it)

Charles uses his telepathy to harass Scott into bringing him Dr. Pepper (the others don’t care as much so manipulation doesn’t work)

“Hey Scott, it’s me, Charles Xavier. Remember how my legs don’t work? Do you see this wheelchair? Wanna bring me a Dr. Pepper about it, Scott?”

Laura got banned from MovieStarPlanet for harassing and cussing out her “ex-boyfriend”

Mystique and Rogue defend anything questionable that Laura does by going “Oh come ON guys she’s JUST a GIRL!!!”

Storm is the only normal one here. Everyone else ages her so very badly just by being their pure, unaltered selves

Scott is actually Y/N

Cherik is canon but only in a “it’s my weekend with the kids, I don’t care if it’s your birthday, I only get to see them once every other week ASSHOLE” kind of way

we acknowledge that this is quite the departure for certain characters, but the thing is that they’re fictional characters so what harm is this actually doing? this AU was purely made to fit our senses of humor which aren’t always the best, to say the least, but it’s funny to us.

hope you enjoyed this post but you probably didn’t, if i’m honest.

[self-loving-vampire]

Montana is now trying to declare drag and "acts of transgenderism" as inherently sexually obscene and harmful to minors in a (rather unenforceable) bill intended to censor access to trans resources as a whole.

It really says something about the extent to which trans people are sexualized that their mere existence is treated like hardcore porn and must be hidden from those who don't have a government-issued ID.

[chaoticsnowflake-ao3]

If you think about kaeya so often you should share your headcanons

an excuse for me to yap about kaeya? omg? anon you’re so real for this

(rambling under the cut)

ok so a large proportion of my kaeya headcanons are nestled in my fics and honestly they’re constantly expanding every day bc again. i think about him a Not Normal amount. ig the best way for me to do this is sort this into categories:

lore-related stuff

i’m honestly so obsessed with the idea that kaeya is khaenri’ah’s holy grail of sorts- capable of healing the damned. in mythology anfortas is the guardian of the holy grail, which is why i wholeheartedly believe anfortas is kaeya’s father

pierro and kaeya have matching earrings because they’re a family heirloom. pierro- who i headcanon as kaeya’s (paternal) uncle- and kaeya’s father had a matching pair and kaeya’s father gave his earring to kaeya to keep a part of him with him when he was abandoned

kaeya has the same diamond eyes as a pure-blooded khaenri’ahn, but he doesn’t have the immortality curse as he seems to have aged normally. additionally, chlothar was able to escape the immortality curse, leading me to think the alberich line has a curse of its own. maybe why kae covers his eye? (don’t get me started on his eye.)

random little details

he’s a cat person

he has a tattoo of the four-pointed khaenri’ah star behind his neck- it’s why he keeps his hair long

his hands are surprisingly warm

he’s aroace (probably just me projecting ngl 💀)

he hasn’t chosen an allegiance to either mondstadt or khaenri’ah- he wants to be like hannah montana and get the best of both worlds

ok but he has 100% been hardcore beefing with timmie since losing in tcg (don’t get me started on that)

you cannot convince me that this man doesn’t keep several knives concealed on his person at all times

he used to be left-handed, but after his fight with diluc he switched to using his right bc the left was burned so badly

there is definitely more stuff stored in the crevices of my brain but this is all i could pull off the top of my head at the moment- there’s definitely a lot more headcanons of mine sprinkled throughout my fics but that’s neither here nor there atm

anyway, that was pretty long-winded so i’ll end it here but uh…yeah. i love kaeya. a lot

[disneydarlin]

Twitches: Alexandra Fielding —Aesthetic

Alexandra Nicole Fielding's Character & Personality

Alex was raised by a poor woman in Crow Creek, Montana. Her birth name is Artemis DuBaer. Alex is the Crown Princess of the magical dimension, Coventry, as the eldest twin. She's also a witch who's connected to the moon. Alex has "the gift of knowing" or Claircognizance. Meaning, she's quite intuitive. Alex has innate knowledge of things she hasn't been told and knows things before they happen. She's quite the independent and strong-willed twenty-one-year-old woman. Despite her seemingly cold and hardcore persona, Alex is quite smart, kind and warm-hearted. She has a habit of staying up late writing stories. Alex also enjoys reading books and studying as she takes college seriously. More than anything, she deeply cares about her friends and family.

[a-fox-studies]

February 1, 2024 • Thursday

• --- HARDCORE WEEK — Day 17/21 --- •

I didn't take a picture today, because my brain was so fuzzy for more than half the day. I did manage to study for an exam tomorrow, hopefully I'm prepared enough for it.

🎧 Phases — Alma, French Montana

[thisworldisablackhole]

Fly Over States Ghosts

FFO: EARLY ALEXISONFIRE, A STATIC LULLABY, KIDCRASH, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES / LISTEN

Ghosts is the second EP from Montana white-belt purveyors Fly Over States, who have made it their mission to bring fun, punchy melodies back to the emotive hardcore circuit which has long been stuck in a rut of dreariness, and unwilling to flap it's butterfly wings. Over the span of the four songs and eight minutes that encompass this EP, Fly Over States shoot from the hip in wild abandon. Like a crew of cowboy train robbers, they don't care how messy things get. From the very first guitar notes of "Horsefly", the band sets off a string of explosives as we are treated to a feast of collapsing bridges and high tempo emotional urgency that doesn't let up until the last notes of "Slingshot". Loose, bendy guitar leads weave their way around bright, crunchy rhythms and energetic drum work as the vocalist screams, "blame this explosion on the shortened fuse. Never on, no, never on the demolition crew". The vocal work on this release is truly a treat for fans of the raw and authentic approach of early post-hardcore bands, unafraid to let their voices crack if the moment invokes a response too pure to constrain. Upon first listen, these songs will zoom past in a flash too quick to sink your teeth into, but fortunately the short length also makes hitting the replay button a no-brainer. This is music at it's most wild and free, and it's damn exciting, but as a four song EP it just leaves me unsatisfied and wanting more. Maybe that's not a bad thing.

[localgremlinboy]

Even more stupid silly rouges headcanons 

[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4] [part 5] [part 6]

- Joker loves home renovation shows! He has kidnapped several famous home renovation show people to decorate his lair, and yes they do air the episode

- every once in a while, the rogues do tournament of champions style games against each other. It's all sorts of games! Some of their more intense ones have been tag, hide and seek, and capture the flag. Capture the flag ended in an armed stand off.

- Their ultimate game of games is an end of the year heist! The villains all get together and submit a suggestion for the heist target, and random drawing picks the theme. It's been a few different coveted objects from Gotham like fancy jewels, encrypted data files off GCPD computers, an entire art gallery, or it's also been silly stuff like movie props or a shipment of rare beanie babies. One year the target was Bruce Wayne and the whole night it was villains just kidnapping Bruce like princess peach. Low key, Bruce had fun (since he was literally in no danger) and he got to skip a really boring party! This later becomes a separate game/event they do too, it’s called “kidnap bruce wayne day”

- during a party once, Riddler and Scarecrow got so drunk they got dumb tattoos. Scarecrow has so many regrets but Riddler still thinks his is kinda cool

- Joker and Killer croc are unironic besties. Everyone thought he was befriending for a goof or a scheme (and he sorta was at first), but croc is kind of his ride or die. Joker made the two of them friendship bracelets and will stab people who make fun of croc

- Ivy is secretly into Disney kid pop punk and it's her biggest shame. She used to be a hardcore Hannah Montana kid. Only Harley knows and she loves to binge Disney shows with her. Harley’s ringtone for Ivy is the best of both worlds song

- all of the villains have guest starred/hijacked on several game shows. Riddler often shows up on Jeopardy, Joker hosted an episode of match game with all the rogues as the celebrities, and for some reason Bane was on press your luck (he actually auditioned and was approved)

- Harvey needs to drink more water and is bad about keeping up the habit, so all the rogues all subconsciously try to make sure he drinks enough water daily. Harley gets him a water bottle that shows how much you should drink per day, Penguin won't let anyone serve him alcohol @ the iceberg lounge unless he drinks one whole glass of water first in front of them, and a giant box of expensive bottled water is sent to him from “the man of puzzles” at least once a month

- Penguin has a self care blog where he posts about his emotional journey and no, he does not accept critiques of his blog format.

- Bane likes to color a kids menu while he waits at restaurants, tbh he likes to color in general because it's fun. The rogues get him coloring books

- Scarecrow and Riddler are friends even though neither will admit it. It was cemented when, by accident, Riddler tagged along on an unplanned Jonathan's hometown he didn’t want to even go on. It was a mess but high key made them best friends. They have one of those moments where they're sitting on a bench together and it's incredibly uncomfortable and riddler is like "so, you wanna talk about all your messy childhood bullshit or do you wanna go get waffles?" And Scarecrow is silent for a while, face in his hands before he replies, "of course I fucking want waffles." And they get to have so many waffles.

- Joker loves to be carried around, he will often just make goons drag him around when he's bored or feels like it. Sometimes he'll just start falling backwards or running at someone to catch him, because they just will. If they miss, he'll be a drama queen about it

- When Ivy needs Harley's attention, she shakes a container of mini m&ms

- When they have meetings Joker has a favorite seat. He will not yield for any other seat, ever.

- Harley and Joker play those rhythm clapping games like concentration when they're bored/waiting on stuff. They have the friendship of two 8th grade girls tbh

- It’s on Twoface’s bucket list to meet keith morrison from dateline, the rogues get him to come to a surprise birthday party one year and he squeals like a teenage girl

- Scarecrow secretly has a faint southern accent from his early early youth but he hides it really well. If he's tired or drunk enough, it slips out. The rogues love to ask him to say "cowboy stuff", and sometimes he'll indulge them

- Clayface sometimes like to just spend a long time living in a persona for fun, not crime related at all. Sometimes he spends months as an eccentric burger king employee who is two months away from graduating with an online degree to phoenix online university. He’s making a documentary about his experiences

- Riddler got Scarecrow a day planner as a joke/to make fun of his poor planning skills, but jokes on Eddie because he actually uses it!

[aj-moment]

The cowboy aesthetic as a source of US Southern pride is incredibly funny to me because yeah that was absolutely a case of hardcore colonialism and ethnic cleansing and making that a part of your state's identity is an awful thing, but that didn't even happen in the South. Like you have texans talking about how ten gallon hats have always been a part of their state and it's like, babe that's montana you're talking about. They really just culturally apropriated some other states' racism moment.

[desirepathzine]

The Magic of Sara Landry

As a tween, I was so fascinated with electronic music. Nothing could bypass the television static in my brain and get me through tasks and trials like those methodical beeps and boops. My first brush with it was The Social Network soundtrack, composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. I didn't know music could sound like that, elicit that sort of feeling.

This grew into a love of industrial, EBM, and aggrotech as I grew into my dancing years, going out to clubs that would play the sledgehammer hits of Nitzer Ebb and the mesmerizing arppegiations of VNV Nation.

"Techno" when and where I was growing up was largely relegated to blasting "Sandstorm" over and over again and the occasional Skrillex remix. In my classically trained family, why would you be interested in someone whose job was to stand at a Macbook and press a few buttons? I didn't really think of the aforementioned

But in the last year, as I look for new horizons to make my nascent workout plans hit a little harder, I discovered so many amazing DJs and electronic wizards who curate incredible sets and bring the energy that can carry me through even the laziest of days. HORSEGRL, Brutalismus, Dana Montana, all amazing, but my favorite and most admired is the inimitable Sara Landry.

Sara first came across my radar thanks to a dear friend. They both have ADHD, and my friend loved her openness and approach to living with the challenges that ADHD can present.

Sara is sincerely open and honest about how her particular bag of neurodivergence affects her work and music, something her growing legion of fans connects with, deeply. One of my favorite pictures of her is during her incredible all-night Knockout set where she is surrounded by sweaty dancing patrons holding a sign that reads, "WE'RE HIGH ON ADHD". She is very playful with her audience, even as the music she spins is breakneck, intense, hardcore, noisy, techno.

And what beautiful noise it is. It's always a treat to both hear something new, whether just a song that was not on my radar or a Sara original from her Hekate label, and the familiar classics flipped through her own vision in her sets. Landry gained attention on TikTok for playing Noise Mafia's insane edit of MIA's Paper Planes during a Boiler Room set, as well as her Perfect (Exceeder) flip that emerged on the internet just as that track resurfaced for the smash SALTBURN soundtrack. Good timing? Yes. But would we have noticed even if that song wasn't rising back up into the charts? I think so.

Techno fans and followers are often talking up 'the energy' of going to a rave or a DJ set. Such woo-woo hippie talk can sound maybe even a little corny to those of us who have been outside of it, but after watching a Landry set, I totally believe in it. Sara even says as much in her various interviews, noting that she likens her performances to reiki, “where people are taking in my energy and releasing what does not serve them.” (DJMag, April 2024). She's here to serve as a conduit, taking us to higher, heavier, and more chaotic places.

Her aforementioned Boiler Room set has over five million youtube hits, and I would warrant about 15 of those are mine. My room has never been cleaner, my workouts have never been easier, and my Apex Legends competitive ranking has never been higher. The last twenty or so minutes of that set are spellbinding, a live looping segment that takes the already high energy so high that you assume the roof of the Boiler Room must be somewhere in the stratosphere.

Within all of the witchy aesthetics and breakneck beats, here is someone living with their neurodivergence, finding what works for them, being open and approachable about how their mind works, and thriving. Some might find it counter intuitive that such a light worker plays such chaotic music, dresses exclusively in black with dark dramatic eye looks, and makes silly TikToks in their downtime, but Sara Landry is bringing a searing white light of energy wherever she goes.

[zy-murge]

SELF INDULGENT THING. what i think each of the main characters would listen to

Hank: Exclusively into harsh loud noise, expect plenty of hardcore techno like schranz and gabber, such as WARST and Instigator. Likes some select m1dy songs on the side.

2bdamned: HARDCORE Venetian Snares (i had to with the song, but i think he'd like something more like Songs About My Cats) and Merzbow fan. Also likes Bull of Heaven. Perhaps even a Xyqph fan... if you think i'm projecting you'd be right.

Deimos: Into older rock like Judas Priest or Nine Inch Nails, but has started to get into more experimental bands like Machine Girl and Squarepusher thanks to both Sanford and 2bdamned.

Sanford: Literally the "I listen to all genres" man, absolute mess of a single playlist on Soundcloud of all things. Loves classic Drum n Bass like Peshay Studio Set or LTJ Bukem, as well as MJ Cole.

Tricky: You'd think circus music, but HUGE Thunderdome fan, as well all the major Old School artists like Gammer & Dougal or DJ Hixxy. Raver, regularly attends clubs (i think this is canon bc you can see him fucking it up in Club Advent LOL)

Jebediah: Snobbiest Snob you can think of, dubs Classical as the best genre of all time. Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, etc... As well as some Nikolai Kapustin and Arnold Schoenberg (the last two were an excuse to link some real nice piano sets i'll be honest.)

Sheriff: We KNOW it's country music, the older the better - like Patsy Montana or Bob Wills. Favorite is the Good, the Bad and the Ugly main theme.

Auditor: As Slow As Possible by John Cage, specifically the version that's lasting 639 years.

[changeling-of-the-fae]

T-10 Pre-Op And The Weird Things You Do Before Surgery

Caveat for anyone who doesn't want to see these (there are probably a lot more coming): I'm tagging them all as 'recovery blog' if you want to block it!

I've been trying to maintain a certain nonchalance - sure, surgery is going to suck, but I've already done everything that comes after.

I know I can do it again, and at least this time I can plan for it.

When I got home from Montana, brace and crutches in tow, I hadn't even finished unpacking from my move. There were boxes everywhere places, clothes that needed a home, and crutch-friendly pathways were non-existent. I didn't have estim, or ice packs, or a wedge pillow.

This time I have all that and more! Possibly too much more.

I suspect my mother and aunt have been looking at knee replacement surgeries for ideas of what I might need, but we are on very different pages.

I love them dearly, but I will NOT be using a bedside commode. I will be getting my nerve-blocked butt the ten feet it takes to get me to the bathroom. The surgeon has already made i clear that it's better to get up and moving sooner rather than later, anyway.

I do, however, think they're starting to get to me. Because, and not to be too dramatic, it feels a little like I'm dying.

It's not because I'm suffering or in total agony. But there's this odd background checklist of 'things I can do now' and 'things I won't be able to do for a while'. And it feels weirdly like I'm putting my affairs in order. Which, really, I am - recovery from surgery, to the level I'm at now (but hopefully better!) is at least six months.

I went grocery shopping, picked up the requisite stool softener (hardcore painkillers), and finished a few of the tasks I promised my mother I'd do weeks ago.

I called my dad's sister and asked her out for coffee, since we only get together at the family Christmas party and I'm not planning to go (it's three days post-op.)

And I have been cleaning; in suspicious new ways.

My parents' house is a visual representation of the marriage of ADHD (my mother, myself, my younger brother - we care but the doing is herculanean) and autism (my dad and older brother - they don't care and don't know why they should.)

So believe me when I say the three hours I spent washing windows, scrubbing switch plates, and dusting baseboards is seriously out of place.

It's just...the little things, y'know?

My bedroom windows haven't been cleaned since before we moved in 15 years ago.

It wouldn't normally register on my radar as a worthy task (they're windows, dirt happens!) but dammit I want to be blinded by sunlight after my surgery.

I want to wake up to snow and wish I had my sunglasses.

(much clean, very shiny!)

I know no one else at home cares. I don't expect them to even notice, really. Hell, I barely care. But there's some weird mental-physical link that's compelled me to make a three (3!!) page to-do list of odds and end tasks like this.

Maybe I'm just looking for ways to stay busy. I'll never admit to it.

[eternivex-a]

Let's Get Rambling... Or Some Shit Like That.

Fandoms: Payday (3), Hardcore Henry, Scarface

Characters: Dallas, Jimmy (HCH), Chains, Hoxton, Tony Montana, Locke

Warnings: Mentions of drug abuse, very very canon divergent, some stuff is referencing an rp I did with my Payday server, and I started this in JANUARY... Sorry it took so long.

Years had passed since the Payday gangs reign of terror over DC and, in all honesty, the world. Their large number of criminals and their skills proved to be far too overwhelming for anything they came across, then they had been caught after trying to rob the white house. The clowns were gone for good.

That's what the world believed for years in their absence. But each one of the members had been living nothing short of their best lives since they disbanded, they were retired and done. At least, that's what they'd been hoping for- until they were dragged back into it.

Heists had proven to be much more difficult as technology evolved and adapted to the passage of time, the law becoming much more of a challenge, because that was somehow possible. Still, adapting to new situations was something they'd done a hundred times over.

Their contacts were limited, and Locke had become their main ally, and Jimmy had made a surprising return after seeing their first endeavor in New York, wanting to assist his old buddies after so long. But that was really all they had, which was why when Locke called and told them that someone wanted to hire them for a job, they became weary, it was lessened slightly with Locke explaining it was another old friend, but it could've been any number of criminals.

They'd been sent the heists information, a simple drug bust. A fair amount of coke was stolen from their contractor, and they wanted it back. It was money, and a friend, both of which they needed. The main thing that got them looking further into it was the demand that Jimmy be brought aboard for the job, they could pick whoever else came, but Jimmy had to be somewhere in their roster.

All of that led to where they were now, an abandoned office building off of a highway that the gang now used as a safehouse. Hoxton had been complaining about the state of it, after getting so used to the lavish safehouse in DC it was only natural that the Brit wouldn't like the place.

It didn't matter to the others though. The building gave the bare minimum, the only real important part was that they could all hide out, and also- plan. That being just what they were doing in the lounge on the first floor, their masks and firearms strewn about the area with a large blueprint of the building their target gang was hiding in.

"D'you think we can go in through the roof and get the jump on them?" Jimmy suggested, making Dallas shake his head. "We don't know exactly where they're holding the coke until they can sell the stuff, if they're too far below and they hear us then they'll just run." He grumbled, rubbing his forehead. This was a lot easier when they had the dentist around, not something that would be spoken aloud but the sentiment was nonetheless shared with the other members.

Everyone was silent in thought, scratching at their hair and drumming fingers against the old wooden table. "Maybe we c... Hold it." Chains stopped, listening closely as footsteps became audible to everyone else in the room. Panic spread as they realized that someone knew where they were, it wasn't like anyone would just come down here either- even Locke didn't know where the gang were holed up.

Eyes turned to meet one another before they rushed into action, staying as quiet as they could in the process. Chains went straight for his sawed off shotgun while Jimmy grabbed a hold of his akimbo Chimano pistols, Dallas and Hoxton rushed with their firearms to aim down the other side of the hallway in case of a possible ambush.

Chains moved up and went to the door, opposite of the side it would open so he could surprise whoever entered. Jimmy went to the staircase, stopping halfway up to keep aim at the door and being hidden by the dark at the same time. It creaked open ever so slowly, letting the moonlight shine inside. The first noticeable thing was the black suit jacket the intruder wore, a red cuff on the wrist.

They slowly stepped inside, seeming to be unarmed as they looked around, unable to see any of the heisters. The door behind them was closed shut by Chains, who kept his shotgun aimed steadily at their head. The other slowly turned to look him up and down, hands leaving their pockets.

Dark eyes stared down the barrel of Chains shotgun before raising to meet his gaze, "You better make sure you kill me with that, Chains." The man spat with a thick accent, accompanied by a devilish grin, seemingly unfazed by the fact that his entire life could be wiped out with a single pull of the trigger. Only one man that the gang had met spoke like that, with such confidence irradiating from each word, his balls of steel were still there after years. He certainly kept to his word.

"...Tony?"

"Took you long enough." Tony's grin turned into a genuine smile, "How you doin', mane?" He laughed, smacking Chains on the shoulder lovingly while he lowered the gun. "You scared the shit out of us, I was about to shoot y-"

"TONAYYY!" Jimmy hollered out, rushing down the stairs and jumping off the last 4 steps to crash into the kingpin, nearly sending him off of his feet. "It's been too fuckin' long man!" His smile was wide as he grabbed onto Tony's shoulders, shaking him a little as he spoke.

The enthusiastic shouting was enough to draw the attention of the other two heisters, who now made their way back. Hoxton stopped as soon as he saw who stood there, Dallas noticed quickly and looked back. Hoxton and Tony didn't have anything close to a good history, not after the traded blows and the knife Tony put through Hoxtons shoulder. But these were different times, and they seemed to had moved past that beforehand. It still wasn't enough to change the mix of fear and anger that came bubbling up with those memories, it was only enough to bring it down ever so slightly.

"Would you look at what the cat dragged in?" He piped up, trying to calm his own nerves as he approached the titular Scarface. Tonys gaze moved right past Dallas and focused onto Hoxton, as much as he would've killed to make a crack about the fact that this time Hox hadnt been replaced, he forced himself to hold it down. "It's good to see you too, Hoxton. Dallas." Tony nodded while he formally greeted the two, pulling himself away from Jimmy.

"How'd you find us? What're you even-.." Dallas went quiet as realization hit him, "You're the contractor?" He asked, Tony nodded with a grin. "That's me alright, wanted to see how you boys were doin'. I know you'll get my yeyo back from those fuckin' punks." Rage was evident in his tone as soon as he mentioned the job at hand, but it was clear who it was really directed at.

The kingpin started to push his way past the heisters, going over to the table with blueprints and other pictures scattered along it. "I don't miss this part." He mumbled with a soft chuckle, "You guys found a lot... Shit, the only thing we're missing is where his parents are buried." Jimmy quickly scooted over to Tony, "You want me to see what I can do for that?" He offered.

"...I'm good." Tony set a hand on the table, "You're thinkin' of goin' quiet with this?" He frowned at the sight, standing up a little straighter as he focused further on their written out plans. Hoxton gave a quick glance to Chains, who only shrugged in a silent response. "Something wrong with that, Tony?" Dallas spoke out, standing across the table from the drug lord. "Well, you can go quiet. But I'll pay you more if you make this go loud, real fuckin' loud."

Jimmy's eyes lit up at that, but Dallas squinted. "Excuse me?" He nearly scoffed, "I'll pay you more if you make this go public. I want people to know what happens when 'dey fuck, with Tony fucking Montana." Tony stood a little taller, pressing his palms into the table. "But... If you want to go quiet for it, I can't stop you. My products what I want, but two birds with one big fuckin' gun, right?"

Tony's soft chuckling was the only sound in the room for a few moments before it went quiet, "Well, you know when to go. I'll be on the comms... Or whatever the fuck they're called." Hoxton let out a snicker, "You on those? You know how to even use those?"

Tony rolled his eyes, "Lockes been showin' me how to use 'dat shit. Whatever, just get ready. I know you boys won't disappoint." With that, he went back around the table, giving Jimmy a small pat on the shoulder as he walked by him and back out of the building, shutting the door behind him. "So, I'm assuming stealth is out of the window." Hoxton commented, breaking the silence. "What? Why?" Chains questioned, turning to the other heister.

Hoxton simply jerked his head to the side, pointing directly at Jimmy. "You really think he's gonna let an offer like that go?" Chains hummed low in response, he was right. They could see the eagerly violent enthusiasm in the cokeheads eyes, so that decision was made nearly immediately.

The only decisions to be made afterwards were what weapons to bring, if Tony wanted it public, it was going to be real damn loud, bringing something to bring that volume was all that was left.

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The Most Unforgettable Diss Tracks in Hip-Hop History

With Kendrick Lamar taking shots at his rvials in a leaked verse, we revisit some of the best diss tracks of all time.

By

Noah A. McGee

PublishedSeptember 10, 2023

We’ve already listed some of the most memorable beefs in hip-hop history, so it’s only natural we highlight the most important part of feuds in rap. Diss tracks.

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A leaked verse from Kendrick Lamar heard the Compton MC take shots at Big Sean, French Montana, and Jay Electronica. While it’s from 2018, it could be enough to rile up one of his rivals and get them to respond. Then we’ll have a full-fledged beef. 

The songs listed below are some of the most ruthless, cold-blooded, cruel, callous, and ferocious diss tracks of all time. Yes, there’s a lot more, but these are the ones that came to mind first. 

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2pac - “Hit ‘Em Up”

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I honestly don’t care what song you consider to be the second-best diss track of all time, as long as you have “Hit ‘Em Up” at number one, we’re good. Nobody has gone at another artist (and label) as hard as Pac. Some of the lines he said in the song are not even appropriate to repeat. The video for the track makes it even worse. This man said, “My .44 make sure all y’all kids don’t grow.” My goodness. 

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3 / 22

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Nas - “Ether”

When the title of your diss track becomes a verb, you’ve done something right. Nas just straight-up clowned Jay on this track, going at him in every which way. Hov stans claim Jay won the feud because they claim “Takeover” is a better “song,” but Nas easily won the lyrical war between the two. The line that takes the cake for me is, “What you think you gettin’ girl now cause of your looks/ Negro, please.”

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4 / 22

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Ice Cube - “No Vaseline”

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One of the rawest tracks on this list. Ice Cube just destroyed N.W.A. (who was already on the way out). The group didn’t go hard enough on “100 Miles and Runnin’” and they paid for it on a 5-minute diss track by Cube. The Death Certificate rapper later revealed that he never expected him to diss and that his beef with the group was with Jerry Heller, the manager of Ruthless Records. But when his former group members went at him, he had no choice but to bomb them. 

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5 / 22

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Eazy-E - “Real Muthaphuckkin G’s”

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Dr. De’s exit from N.W.A. left a rift between him and Eazy E. Dr. Dre kicked off the war of words on “Fuck Wit Dr Day,” but Eazy E ended it with “Real Muthaphuckkin G’s.” He assassinated Dre’s whole character on this track and shut down the notion that he didn’t write his own rhymes (anymore).

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6 / 22

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Jay-Z - “Takeover”

While “Ether” takes the cake, “Takeover” was a great diss nonetheless. Hov was on top of the game and he made it known by constantly saying, “We runnin’ this rap shit,” and he wasn’t wrong. 

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Dr. Dre - “Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’) 

Prior to “Real Muthaphuckkin G’s” destroying Dre, the Compton producer initially got the best of Eazy-E on “Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Ceberatin).” He even had his protégé get in on the action, aiming sum bars at Dre’s former boss. The music video is just as ruthless, with Dre hiring an actor to play a comedic version of Eazy. 

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Pusha T - “Story of Adidon”

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“You are hiding a child.” That’s what ended the beef right there. Pusha T did some hardcore journalism on this track and revealed things about Drake’s personal life that even hardcore Drizzy fans did not know about. Pusha T was just heartless on this track going at the Canadian rapper’s mom, dad, baby momma, and best friend. 

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9 / 22

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Drake - “Back to Back” 

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What rapper can say that their diss track was Grammy-nominated? On top of being a great diss toward Meek Mill, Drake made a banger of a song. This single ran the summer of 2015 and had everybody rapping, “Trigger fingers turned to Twitter fingers/You getting bodied by a singin’ nigga.”

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10 / 22

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Common - “The Bitch In Yoo”

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It’s hard for rap fans to see now, but boy did Common have no chill back in the day. Common was surgical in his diss of Ice Cube on “The Bitch In Yoo.” The track was in response to Mack 10's “Westside Slaughterhouse,” featuring Cube, and was one of the rare L’s the former N.W.A. rapper took. 

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Gucci Mane - “Truth” 

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No, Gucci Mane may not be as lyrical as other MCs on this list. But I guarantee he’s more intimidating. Guwop made it much deeper than rap on this track and took shots at Young Jeezy’s entire life. 

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12 / 22

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50 Cent - “Back Down”

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The beef between 50 Cent and Ja Rule is well-documented. There are a plethora of songs where each MC is going at each other, but this one is easily the best. This track was the beginning of the end of Ja Rule’s career as a major player in the hip-hop game. 

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13 / 22

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Notorious B.I.G. - “Kick in the Door”

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While this track was released just months after he died, it’s still one of the best diss tracks out. Biggie went at every New York MC who felt they had a legitimate claim as the King of New York. That included Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Nas, and anyone else who stepped to the plate. Biggie destroyed them all on this track. 

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Boogie Down Productions - “The Bridge is Over”

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We ain’t forget about one of the most OG diss tracks, “The Bridge is Over.” During the height of the Bridge Wars between South Bronx’s Boogie Down Productions and Queen’s Juice Crew, KRS-One essentially ended the war with this one track. 

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LL Cool J - “To Da Break of Dawn”

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First of all, I love the cover of Mama Said Knock You Out. It perfectly represents the energy LL Cool J was bringing on this particular track. He was going at countless rap veterans simultaneously, including Ice-T, Kool Moe Dee, and MC Hammer

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DJ Quik - “Dollaz + Sense” 

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Do not let the hair fool you! DJ Quik will go at you and everyone you care about on a diss track. In one of the many songs aimed at rival Compton rapper MC Eiht, Quik did not hold back his disdain for the Compton’s Most Wanted rapper.

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Canibus - “2nd Round K.O.”

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Much respect for LL Cool J. He’s one of the legends in this hip-hop game. But I think Canibus got you with this one. After going at each other on the same song, “4,3,2,1,” Canibus came up with a great diss with a dope music video that featured the legendary Mike Tyson. 

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Mobb Deep - “Drop a Gem On ‘Em”

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Tupac’s “Hit ‘Em Up” is etched in history as the greatest diss track of all time, but did you know that Mobb Deep responded? They weren’t the focus of the track, but Pac did take a shot at Prodigy when he said, “Don’t one of you niggas have sickle cell or something?!” The Queen duo did not take too kindly to that line and came with a good diss of their own with “Drop a Gem On ‘Em.”

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The Game - 300 Bars N Runnin

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This is the longest diss track of all time. If someone kind finds another one longer, then send it my way. The Game was not happy after 50 Cent continued to take shots after a press conference that was supposed to squash their beef. The Compton rapper had a lot to say on this damn near 15-minute track and made sure that fans heard everything he had to say.

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Freddie Gibbs - “Real”

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Man, a lot of people don’t remember this track and that’s okay. Although Freddie Gibbs was well into his career, he was just coming into his own and his 2014 album with Madlib, Piñata, really made people take notice. On “Real,” Gibbs went at the neck of his former boss, Young Jeezy, and let out all of his emotions and frustrations.

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Kool Moe Dee - “How Ya Like Me Now”

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I gotta give respect to the OG. Not the most lyrically complex diss, but it got the job done and was pretty good (for the time). He went at LL Cool J on this song, claiming that he stole his rap style and was disrespecting the legends of the genre. 

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