Skepta caught to his phrase on Friday (July 11) when he dropped “Pleasant Fireplace” and took pictures at A$AP Rocky and Joyner Lucas in a no-frills diss that reignited the simmering UK vs US rap rivalry.

The grime pioneer, who lately challenged American rappers to a lyrical showdown, opened hearth on his former collaborator A$AP Rocky with a jab at his musical output and trend priorities:

“Reward the lord, you need beast? Then I’ve received this/You haven’t had successful tune for the longest/Too involved along with your garments/You have to be specializing in flows.”

Skepta then turned his consideration to Joyner Lucas, delivering a scathing verse that mocked his rap fashion: “Joyner Lucas, you bastard/Why you rap such as you studied at Harvard?/Catch ’em outdoors and transfer to him, heartless/Cuts, bruises, and plasters/If I see him on tour in London, I soar on stage and transfer to his dancers.”

He didn’t cease there. Skepta made his stance clear with a blunt declaration: “The place I’m from, I’m a goat. The place you’re from, you’re a joke.”

Skepta – Pleasant Fireplace

The monitor shortly lit up social media, with listeners cracking jokes and predicting how Joyner may clap again.

One person quipped, “Joyner finna rap from the angle of a crumpet.” One other joked, “Joyner Lucas about to drop a diss monitor in his personal voice and in Skepta’s accent. This s### gon be straightforward cash for Joyner.”

A 3rd added, “Joyner bout to rap from the angle of a UK soldier throughout WW2 consuming beans and toast.”

Skepta opened up in regards to the motivation behind the monitor and his current posts, claiming US rappers have all the time seemed down on UK artists.

“Time to get the respect we deserve,” Skepta declared throughout a current interview. He added that he’s not saying British rappers would “annihilate” their American counterparts however insisted, “It’s positively doable.

The diss follows Skepta’s posts final week when he publicly known as for a transatlantic rap battle to settle the long-standing rivalry between UK and US Hip-Hop. He emphasised the problem was about lyrical talent, not beef: “no violence, simply bars, punchlines and counteractions.”

Skepta even laid out a fantasy card of matchups, together with himself vs. A$AP Rocky, Ghetts vs. Eminem, Chip vs. Kendrick Lamar, Dave vs. Lil Wayne and Central Cee vs Jack Harlow.

He argued that UK artists have a bonus resulting from their grime roots and deep examine of American rap, whereas US rappers not often return the favor.

Joyner Lucas was one of many first to settle for the problem, prompting Skepta to vow he’d be talked about within the diss aimed toward Rocky. He saved that promise.

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