[3] During the late 1980s, multiple New York hip hop artists began to resent the exposure and success of their West Coast counterparts, an animosity which Tim Dog would tap into via the release of his groundbreaking first single.

Tim Dog would later exclude Ice Cube on "Step to Me", another diss track attacking N.W.A.

The lyrics also made reference to an infamous incident involving N.W.A's Dr. Dre and Pump It Up host Dee Barnes.

Barnes had accused Dre of assaulting her after Pump It Up had edited an N.W.A interview to include disparaging comments made by Ice Cube, who was embroiled in a feud with his former group at the time.

The single was released by Ruffhouse Records, then-home to other artists such as Cypress Hill and Kris Kross, and became a worldwide underground hit in the clubs and hip hop circles.