October 1st was not just another Tuesday; it was the day UK artist Antoin Gibson dropped her latest song Diss Qualification. This song is a political firebomb wrapped in the sharpest UK Rap you’ll hear all year. If you have been following her journey from the days of FlexAble and Diss Topia to the days of Serene Despair, you would know Gibson doesn’t hold back.
The artist has returned sharper and more defiant than ever. Diss Qualification is the sound of an artist who is done playing nice, done playing with the bureaucracy and ready to call out the hypocrisy on every level. This track without permission ignites a fight and pulls you into a charged atmosphere. You can feel the background buzz which quickly gives way to a slick but raw rhythm section.
Diss Qualification screams with a force of a thousand frustrations and a failed system. Don’t be mistaken, this is not your usual diss track, this ia a Manifesto disguised as a banger. Gibson plays the role of a loaded gun firing shots at a web of systematic dysfunction. Her previous projects marked her as a fierce creative force, but Diss Qualification sees her stepping into her full insurgent form.
Antoin Gibson is beyond talented. Her rap skill is something worthy of note. She spits with precision and clarity that demands your attention, riding the beat with a surgeon’s control and a poet’s soul. And then there’s the lyricism—those lines that stop you mid-listen, make you rewind, and just sit with it for a second. The kind of bars that don’t just rhyme—they cut, they sting, they linger. Gibson doesn’t waste a syllable. Every word feels hand-picked to dismantle, provoke, or awaken. There are moments in Diss Qualification that quite literally made me pause the track, nod, and applaud like she was spitting in front of me live. This is beyond rap; t’s a performance of intellect, fire, and raw talent that very few can match.
The track opens with this verse; “Just saying it how I see it, the world is backwards and fucked, you got to admit,” and I remember actually muttering “yeah, facts” under my breath the first time I heard it. The way Antoin delivers that line felt deep. It was something relatable, the feeling of knowing you’re not the only one fed up with pretending things are okay. Then she follows it with: “More than FlexAble, I am better equipped than a company director, yet even without a piece of paper, even the bottom of the ladder sees me as a spectre.”It’s that familiar sting of being overlooked, of knowing your worth but watching the system treat you like a ghost. I’ve felt that — many of us have — and hearing her put it into words with such sharpness and control? It hit hard. And just when you think she’s said it all, she drops “I am no James Bond, no license to kill or license at all” and you can feel the shift as she builds tension. This is not just an Intro, it’s a Statement, one only an artist like Antoin Gibson can make.
The artist makes it clear she’s not here to play by anyone’s rules. As the verse progresses, Gibson moves effortlessly into criticizing the society and the system that keeps it running. “None of normality, current society, lived outside a sheltered wall” paints a picture of a world where the majority of people are trapped in their own bubbles, blind to the inequality and nonsense outside. She’s lived beyond the walls others stay sheltered behind, and it shows in the brutal honesty of her words. The track becomes more than just a Rant, it explodes to a Manifesto, a call to critical thinking about the world we live in.
The punchline “You must spend paper to get paper to make paper to spend” is a sharp dissection of the capitalist grind, where the system forces you into a cycle that ultimately goes nowhere. It’s self-destructive, it’s pointless, and she’s calling it out for what it is—an endless loop of economic and societal futility.
The wordplay in Diss Qualification is Vicious, the metaphors are stacked high and the message is impossible to miss. These lines are a fearless middle finger to anyone trying to censor the conversation, slamming the political rot and the painful, current realities especially concerning the Genocides. This song is an unapologetic act of bravery.
Gibson doesn’t end the song with just criticism; she tenders a solution. Through her lyrics, “Weakness causes headaches, I’m the fix, not paracetamol,” she positions herself as the antidote to the world’s pain, and it feels earned. Diss Qualification is as much about her personal defiance as it is a rallying cry for anyone who’s felt the sting of being rejected for the wrong reasons. She might be facing a system stacked against her, but she’s not backing down.
The Brilliance in this track is not just the Lyricism; it is the unapologetic spirit it embodies. A raw, unrelenting force that calls out the system and dares to dream of something better. For anyone who’s ever felt silenced, overlooked, or trapped in the endless grind, this song isn’t just a listen—it’s a manifesto. Go download it.
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