The Story Behind the Epic Diss Track
In 1991, Guns ‘N’ Roses released the song, “Get in the Ring,” as part of the band’s 1991 album “Use Your Illusion II.” In the song, Rose challenges a number of people to a fight, including the publisher of Spin magazine, Bob Guccione Jr.
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Axl Rose taunts Guccione by comparing him (in an unfavorable manner) to his dad, Bob Guccione, the man responsible for the adult magazine Penthouse. After the song’s release, Guccione Jr. published a letter in which he accepted Rose’s challenge. Years later, Bob told The Miami Herald, “He didn’t know that I studied full-contact karate for 10 years… He wimped out.”