Joyner Lucas just came out swinging with his latest track, “Nobody Cares,” a direct response to Skepta’s fiery diss, “Friendly Fire.”
Released early Tuesday morning (July 15), the three-minute track sees Lucas going all in, pulling no punches as he escalates the ongoing U.S. vs U.K. rap tension. Right from the jump, he sets the tone, declaring he’s ready to “blaze a corpse” and that “it’s war” now that Skepta has called him out.
Lucas doesn’t hold back, spitting lines like:
“Maybe you’re mad because you ain’t got buzz up in the U.K. no more / I heard your career just ain’t what it was and you don’t get paid no more / If you want a feature, n***a, just say it, but you gotta pay me for it / And after I body you I don’t want you ever saying my name anymore.”
He continues with shots at Skepta’s patriotism and ambitions:
“I know you putting your flag all on your back, now you gotta carry it / If somebody holding it down it shouldn’t be you — it’s time to be serious / I know you hate being home, you come to the States and try to be arrogant / I know you sit in your room and secretly wish that you was American.”
The back-and-forth is heating up fast — and with bars this sharp, the rap world is definitely watching.
In “Nobody Cares,” Joyner Lucas doesn’t hold back, even advising Skepta to phone in reinforcements like Dave and Central Cee to stand a chance in their lyrical battle.
“I know that you think it’s friendly fire, but I’m not one of your friends and shit / You should of hit up your friends lil bitch, go call up Dave and Central, bitch / For me you gonna need the Avengers, bitch,” Lucas raps, making it clear he’s ready to take on more than just Skepta.
He follows up by dismissing Skepta’s presence in the U.S. scene entirely, saying nobody over there cares about his music — not even his connection to Drake could help.
Lucas’ diss arrives hot on the heels of Skepta’s explosive Wireless Festival set, where he premiered “Friendly Fire,” a track aimed straight at Lucas’s style and authenticity.
The beef kicked off earlier this month when Skepta stirred the pot with comments comparing U.S. and U.K. rappers, implying that American artists often downplay the lyrical strength of their British counterparts.
Lucas wasted no time clapping back on X with, “The moment I’ve been waiting for… say the word, Joyner Lucas vs @Skepta. #UKvsUS.”
Adding more fuel to the fire, Drake jumped into the conversation during Wireless, boldly declaring, “Nobody in the world can out‑rap London rappers,” right before welcoming Skepta to the stage.
