Skepta caught to his phrase on Friday (July 11) when he dropped “Pleasant Hearth” and took pictures at A$AP Rocky and Joyner Lucas in a no-frills diss that reignited the simmering UK vs US rap rivalry.
The grime pioneer, who not too long ago challenged American rappers to a lyrical showdown, opened hearth on his former collaborator A$AP Rocky with a jab at his musical output and style priorities:
“Reward the lord, you need beast? Then I’ve bought this/You haven’t had successful music for the longest/Too involved along with your garments/You need 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 exterior and transfer to him, heartless/Cuts, bruises, and plasters/If I see him on tour in London, I leap 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 Hearth
The observe shortly lit up social media, with listeners cracking jokes and predicting how Joyner would possibly clap again.
One person quipped, “Joyner finna rap from the attitude of a crumpet.” One other joked, “Joyner Lucas about to drop a diss observe in his personal voice and in Skepta’s accent. This s### gon be simple cash for Joyner.”
A 3rd added, “Joyner bout to rap from the attitude of a UK soldier throughout WW2 consuming beans and toast.”
Skepta opened up in regards to the motivation behind the observe and his current posts, claiming US rappers have at all times appeared 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 undoubtedly doable.
The diss follows Skepta’s posts final week when he publicly referred to 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 ability, 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 because of their grime roots and deep examine of American rap, whereas US rappers hardly ever return the favor.
Joyner Lucas was one of many first to simply accept the problem, prompting Skepta to vow he’d be talked about within the diss geared toward Rocky. He stored that promise.
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