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Drake at Wireless Festival 2025

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Key Takeaways:

• Drake informed a London crowd that U.Okay. rappers are the most effective lyricists on this planet.
• His feedback sparked blended reactions on-line, with some followers defending U.S. artists.
• The lyrical trade between Skepta and Joyner Lucas suggests the talk could escalate into extra musical responses.

London has the “best lyricists in the world,” at the least in case you ask Drake. On Saturday (July 12), the For All The Dogs artist shared his two cents on the continued U.K. versus U.S. rap debate throughout his headlining run at Wireless Festival.

“Mark my words. I don’t care what nobody says,” Drake told the crowd on the second evening of the London-based pageant, simply earlier than bringing out Skepta. “Nobody can out-rap London, nobody. No disrespect to America. No disrespect to [my] country, but nobody can out-rap London rappers.”

“This is the best, highest level. This is what I aspire to be,” Drake added earlier than the U.Okay. rapper launched right into a rendition of “Shutdown.” Of course, there was no higher stage or crowd to make such a press release, since Skepta himself began the entire debate within the first place.

Unsurprisingly, Drake’s feedback didn’t sit properly with everybody, particularly since he’s Canadian, not American. “Drake said U.K. rappers are better lyrically than U.S. rappers but couldn’t even get past the guy in [Los Angeles],” one X person wrote, referencing his pretty latest rap feud with Kendrick Lamar.

Another tweet learn, “If Drake says U.K. rappers are better, U.K. rappers are better.” Meanwhile, a 3rd person chimed in, “All those U.S. rappers who were riding for Drake, go ahead and step up now. Defend what your boy just said about U.K. rappers being better.” See extra reactions beneath.

Luckily, it looks as if we received’t have to attend for much longer to see who actually has the most effective lyricists. Last Friday (July 11), Skepta fired off pictures at Joyner Lucas on “Friendly Fire.”

On Sunday (July 13), the ADHD creator seemingly hinted that he had a response within the works. “Say less, my boy,” he wrote on X.