Joyner Lucas shows love to Eminem in new Skepta diss track “Round 2KO”

Joyner Lucas has just released a second diss track aimed at UK rapper Skepta and he’s shouting out Eminem in his first verse.

In the round 2 of the battle, Skepta rapped: “Why would I wish I was you when you wanna be Eminem? Blud, you’re the Black Stan. You’re just a fan, so I’m spinnin’ you ’round, then I’m sitting you down.” The “wanna be Eminem” jab points at how Joyner is often criticized for stylistically mimicking Eminem with the fast, technical flows to his emphasis on lyrical acrobatics. Calling him a “Black Stan” is a double-hit: It’s saying Joyner is basically Eminem’s biggest fanboy (“Stan”), trying so hard to emulate his idol that he’s lost individuality. It flips Stan (Eminem’s infamous obsessive fan character) into a direct insult, suggesting Joyner’s career revolves around idolizing and imitating others.

In response, Joyner rapped: “From the Black Eminem, that’s a compliment (Okay) / I’ma wear that badge, I’ma honor it (Okay) / A n-gga sold like two hundred twenty million records / And I bet you done bought a whole lot of them.”

Yo can listen to the new diss track below: