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Skepta, Joyner Lucas and ASAP Rocky

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Key Takeaways

• Skepta dismissed Joyner Lucas with “two bars” whereas specializing in a lyrical conflict with ASAP Rocky.
• The U.Okay. rapper is pushing for a full transatlantic showdown, calling for matchups between prime U.S. and U.Okay. artists.
• He emphasised that the conflict is about lyrical talent, not private beef, and teased a diss monitor geared toward American rappers.

Skepta needs all of the smoke with U.S. rappers, however he’s solely saving “two bars” for Joyner Lucas. Last week, the “Shutdown” artist claimed American rappers don’t have something on the U.Okay.’s lyricists, adopted by him difficult ASAP Rocky to “clash.”

While Skepta’s “Praise The Lord (Da Shine)” collaborator hasn’t responded — at the very least not publicly — one particular person did step as much as the plate: Lucas. “The moment I’ve been waiting for… Say the word, Joyner Lucas vs Skepta,” the ADHD creator wrote on X final Friday (July 4).

However, Skepta clearly isn’t dropping sight of his most important goal. In a video shared on Sunday (July 6), he responded, “You make up the numbers out there and I respect it, so when I drop my diss track for Rocky, I’m gonna give you your two bars and make one of the young G’s just rub you off.”

“I didn’t do all the work I did just for Joyner Lucas to be saying my name anyhow. I got diss tracks on YouTube with 28 [to] 30 million views,” he added, presumably referring to his Devilman-aimed “Nasty.” To be truthful, the monitor dropped practically a decade in the past, and followers have since watched Lucas spar with the likes of Tory Lanez and Logic.

For anybody questioning, no, Skepta doesn’t have any actual points with ASAP Rocky. He clarified that their conflict would contain “no violence, just bars, punchlines and counteractions.” Outside of the aforementioned “Praise The Lord (Da Shine),” the 2 have labored collectively on “Put That On My Set” from 2016’s Cozy Tapes Vol. 1 Friends and “Ghost Ride” the next yr.

It could also be a while earlier than Skepta’s entire U.Okay. versus U.S. showdown really takes off, however he is already tossing out matchups. He pitched Eminem vs. Ghetts, Megan Thee Stallion vs. Queenie, and Lil Wayne vs. Dave, amongst others. Take a glance beneath.