10% Dis
| "10% Dis" | ||||
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12-inch vinyl of 10% Dis | ||||
| Single by MC Lyte | ||||
| from the album Lyte as a Rock | ||||
| B-side | "Kickin' 4 Brooklyn" | |||
| Released | May 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | I.N.S. Studios | |||
| 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. | |||
| Producer(s) | Audio Two | |||
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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'.
It is frequently mentioned among the best rap's diss track, both from the 80s and in general, 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, Common and Remy Ma.
In April 2013, the song was included No. 21 on Complex's "The 50 Best Rap Songs by Women" list.