Joyner Lucas fired again at Skepta’s rap battle problem however acquired shrugged off with sarcasm and a promise of simply “two bars.”
Joyner Lucas didn’t hesitate when Skepta known as for a lyrical face-off between UK and US rappers, leaping in with a tweet providing himself up for the showdown: “The second I’ve been ready for… say the phrase, Joyner Lucas vs Skepta.”
However Skepta wasn’t precisely impressed.
The British MC dismissed Lucas’s enthusiasm, sarcastically calling him a “courageous man” and repeatedly misnaming him “Jonah” in a video response.
1st 👏🏿 you’re a courageous man Jonah.
How lengthy you been ready for this second although? https://t.co/6P6euSNtME— Massive Smoke – (@Skepta) July 6, 2025
Skepta stated he revered Lucas for stepping up however made it clear he wasn’t planning to waste a lot vitality on him.
“I didn’t do all of the work I did only for Joyner Lucas to be saying my title,” he stated. “I acquired diss tracks on YouTube with 30 million views.”
As a substitute, Skepta stated he’d solely give Lucas “two bars” in a diss monitor primarily geared toward A$AP Rocky and would let one of many “Younger Gs” deal with the remainder.
SKEPTA RESPONDS 🚨 https://t.co/usGh3wlJUZ pic.twitter.com/KME5yddN3M
— 🇯🇲 TMC Music Connoisseur (@MusicConnoisseu) July 6, 2025
Lucas wasn’t having it. He reposted Skepta’s video with the caption, “I need no matter medication he’s on,” and adopted it up with a clip of comic Aries Spears poking enjoyable at British rappers.
😂 @Skepta https://t.co/wPVw3hG00c pic.twitter.com/QHkcX1OXjE
— Joyner Lucas (@JoynerLucas) July 6, 2025
Skepta clapped again, “I used to be questioning who’s perspective you had been gonna diss me from, by no means would have guessed Aaron Spears.”
Joyner Lucas Claims Skepta “Not Constructed Like That”
Regardless of all the web back-and-forth, Lucas appeared to backpedal in a now-deleted tweet.
He recalled a dialog along with his supervisor who allegedly advised him Skepta wouldn’t “Single you out and make an entire file about you” as a result of “he’s not constructed like that.”
Lucas added, “I hope he don’t do no sucka s### like that becuz I may not even reply. I’m tryna actually trash this n#### and settle this debate.”
Up to now, the disagreement has stayed confined to social media. No official diss tracks have dropped.
Skepta initially pitched the concept as a lyrical sparring match, not a private feud.
“It’s not beef, Rocky is my household,” he stated when requested if he had points along with his former collaborator. “Rap is a sport, identical manner we have now dissing matches on the block we are able to do it on file.”
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