Joyner Lucas is happy to continue his feud with Skepta after the British rapper dropped diss track “Friendly Fire”.
On the song, Skepta took aim at Lucas with lines such as “Where I’m from, I’m a GOAT / Where you’re from, you’re a joke / SK turn you to a ghost, yo / Talkin’ like you’re lyrical miracle, oh please / Where I come from, that’s a default speed.”
In response, Lucas filmed himself listening to the song and commenting: “Alright, say less, my boy.”
The cross Atlantic feud kicked off when Skepta declared that UK rappers were better than their American counterparts.
Say less @Skepta 😈 pic.twitter.com/rM6EDiifSp
— Joyner Lucas (@JoynerLucas) July 13, 2025
Lucas took that as a sign Skepta wanted to battle with the Londoner replying: “Hey Jonah, I wasn’t even gonna reply back but I’m a rapper’s rapper. I’m gonna respect the fact that you stood up and said something. The first man, you get me? But this is just another example of the ignorance. Jonah, if you was from the UK, fam? Quiet, bro, understand?”
Drake also inserted himself into the feud and backed up Skepta’s original statement, commenting: “London rappers are the best lyricists in the world. No disrespect to America, but nobody in the world can outrap London rappers,” a response which Lucas found hilarious as he simply commented on social media with a laughing emoji.
Joyner previously challenged Meek Mill to a rap battle.
Things kicked off when Lucas declared that he wanted to get back into battle rapping, specifically through Ultimate Rap League.
Lucas initially said he was happy to take on any battle rapper URL put his way, but he then offered his own proposal.
He wrote: “Let me do just 1 round at first so I can get my feet wet. I low key wish i can go againts [sic] one of my peers tho. Someone who ain’t seasoned in the ring already but lyrically fit. But…… on the other hand, maybe going againts a season [sic] vet is the fun part.”
Lucas then picked who he wanted to challenge, writing: “Wasup @meekmill.”
Meek Mill has not publicly responded to the challenge, but URL said in a statement to AllHipHop that they are working to make the battle happen.
“For the last year, hip-hop is buzzing with excitement… that competitive edge is back in the mainstream… with that said, commercial artists have long turned to URL as the go-to platform for settling lyrical rivalries or proving their skills. If Joyner Lucas wants to challenge Meek Mill, we have the platform to make it happen.”
Why do UK rappers always use the same type of uptempo beat and staccato like there’s no other type of flows or beats to rhyme to? Rubbish.
It’s cuz they rap like they all have a set of balls in their mouth. No wonder Drake says they’re the gayest-I mean greatest lol.
😂😂😂😂 They all gay, innit? 😂😂😂