On February 20, 2017, Hopsin responded to SwizZz's diss in the second verse of his single, "All Your Fault". I'm just going to do me and that's not going to change. It was more just his point of view from the situation and him just telling his opinion. There was no hard feelings in the interview as Hopsin said, "It wasn't disrespectful. The interview took place during behind the scenes of his music video of his single "Die This Way". On July 15, 2016, Hopsin broke his silence on an interview with HipHopDX. I wish you the best in the next chapter of your career".
I am immeasurably thankful for everything you've done for me Hop. You are a profound inspiration, a musical genius, and will always be one of my favourite artists. Just know I have no resentment or animosity towards you. It's really sad things have ended the way they did, but it is what it is. SwizZz stated in an open letter to Hopsin on Facebook stating "We're both aware that our friendship has run its course for now. SwizZz's response track was produced by himself and DJ Hoppa. In SwizZz's response, he talked about his side of the story of Funk Volume's breakup, while dissing Hopsin and defending his brother Dame at the same time. On May 20, 2016, SwizZz released a track called "Automatic" as a response to Hopsin's diss track against his brother Dame Ritter. The song became a commercial success, achieving over 1 million views on YouTube within a week of its release. The song received positive reviews from critics, with HipHopDX stating the song is "nothing short of jarring" and "the unpredictable mind of Hopsin has delivered exactly what we would expect in the latest saga of Funk Volume crumbling". The music video was directed by Hopsin himself. Since its release, the video has received over 85 million views. The song's accompanying music video premiered on Maon Hopsin's account on YouTube. This, therefore, prevents Hopsin from obtaining previously unreleased material still owned by Funk Volume, following the rapper's departure. The song details the recent monetary disputes that had occurred during the later stage of Hopsin's time at Funk Volume, with Hopsin claiming when he created Funk Volume, he was manipulated by Ritter to make him own 50% of the record label. His first effort for the fledgling label was a diss song to Ritter, "Ill Mind of Hopsin 8." Preceded by singles "The Purge" and "Happy Ending," he delivered his fifth album, No Shame, in November 2017.The track is a musical departure from the previous entries in the "Ill Mind of Hopsin" saga, as the previous tracks were considered to be conscious hip hop songs, whereas this strays from that concept, instead focusing in on becoming a diss track aimed at Damien Ritter. Following the 2016 dissolution of Funk Volume, the label he had founded in 2009 with business partner Damien Ritter, Hopsin launched a new label of his own, Undercover Prodigy. It debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200. Pound Syndrome followed on the label in 2015, with guest appearances from Jarren Benton and Dizzy Wright. In 2012 it was announced that the two were working on tracks for Hopsin's 2013 album, Knock Madness. By 2011, Hopsin's image included white contact lenses that made him look quite ominous, and when coupled with a positive message, the rapper had found himself a welcoming posse with Tech N9ne and his Strange Music roster. It would be featured, along with some diss tracks directed at Ruthless, on his RAW mixtape, which was released that same year. Self-promotion suited the then independent rapper as his "Sag My Pants" track lit up Internet video-sharing sites in 2010.
A battle in the press followed, with Hopsin claiming he had not authorized the album's release, while Ruthless' owner - and Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Wright - claimed he had, but the end result was a professional split. Born Marcus Hopson, the Los Angeles native signed with Ruthless in 2007, with his Gazing at the Moonlight album following on the label two years later. At first, Hopsin was famous for his falling out with the pioneering label Ruthless, but that became a footnote when the rapper, producer, and actor released the hit track "Sag My Pants" on his own in late 2010.