Drake Said “Nobody Can Out-Rap London” and the Internet Had Some Thoughts

July 14, 2025 5

Drake just gave London rappers a serious cosign, but some people aren’t happy with how far he went. During the second night of a three-night run of London’s Wireless Festival over the weekend, Drake brought out several London-centric artists during the show, including hometown stars Skepta, Central Cee and Dave. Drake also made a proclamation about the prowess of emcees out of London. He showed them props by bringing them onstage. But he took it like, 10 steps further moments later.

“Nobody can out-rap London — nobody,” he told the crowd. “No disrespect to America. No disrespect to my country. But, nobody can out-rap London rappers. This is the best, this is the highest level. This is what I aspire to be.”

Naturally, Drake’s comments led to some umm … extreme reactions on X (formerly Twitter). You can check out some of those for yourself below.

Drake’s comments come on the heels of Skepta’s war of words with Boston rhymer Joyner Lucas, and the two rappers feeding the British vs. American rap debate online. After the two rappers’ pointed back-and-forth via Twitter, Skepta released the new track “Friendly Fire,” which takes aim at Lucas,

Drake’s feud with Kendrick Lamar is still front-and-center. With fans cheering K. Dot’s recent performance of “Not Like Us” in Drizzy’s hometown of Toronto back in June, Drake’s fans got a chance to offer a retort. At the Wireless Festival, the Finsbury Park crowd erupted into a chant of “f—k Kendrick” — and Drake responded.

“Chubbs, grab me a shot. I’ll drink to that,” Drake said to his OVO compadre onstage.

On the first night of the Wireless Festival, Drake performed an R&B-centric set with surprise guests Lauryn Hill, Bryson Tiller, Givēon, and PartyNextDoor. Saturday night was rap-focused, with Latto, 21 Savage, Sexyy Red, and Vanessa Carlton joining the rapper alongside the Brit acts.

Burna Boy, Vybz Kartel and Popcaan helped Drake close things out on Sunday night. The Wireless Festival performances are Drake’s first in the United Kingdom since 2019.

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