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The UK rapper refuels on hardened Lucas battle track

The UK rapper Skepta has responded to Joyner Lucas’ Second Round KO with Junior’s Law, a track that seemingly reveals new information and puts his adversary on the back foot? No one knows for sure—only they do.

Junior’s Law is an Angry Diss Tune

With lashings of guitar samples, it launches into a rock star attitude, disclosing details that have shocked many. Given that Skepta has been an advocate for telling the truth in this beef, many have been left scratching their heads over the following bars:

“You said that you’d been waiting for this (What?)
Come on, tell me how long have you been waiting for this, huh?
Since you and 6ix9ine were f—-g, doing foreplay wit’ a snitch (Ugh, damn)”

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While he’s tightened up his flow with veracious intent, his passion has certainly inspired fresh diatribes of a profound nature. This isn’t bad at all, Skeppy. But, does it pass the acid test? Not really.

While there are — once again — some juicy lines in it, just like Joyner Lucas’ efforts, it’s missing that killer blow. He’s proven he could — and should — switch genres to hip-hop; it suits him far more than what he came up on. But if he did, the UK scene would swallow him whole.

The Verdict

The grime rapper is on a mission to showcase the strength of British music. However, at the same time, he’s missed an opportunity, obscured by his personal vendetta, which has ultimately blurred the lines. If he truly cares about getting lyricists heard, he will relinquish his platform to highlight the breadth of British talent. He doesn’t even come close to our best.

By going for the jugular, he’s driven past the turning. The battle has become a lost chance to platform alternate artists beyond his circle — musicians who haven’t been given their flowers beyond the grime hype and drill genres.

UK hip-hop artists have plied their trade for years, with recognition for their exploits largely overlooked. The reason? I wish I could tell you.

That said, I do understand he has an axe to grind. The English accent isn’t hard to understand unless you personally take issue with it. Just like the southern dialect, you just need to get used to it.