Kendrick Lamar has had a culture-consuming rap beef with Drake, at least as far as Billboard hits go, with his diss track “Not Like Us” debuting at No. 1 on the US Hot 100.
The scathing track, which claims the Canadian hitmaker is a “certified pedophile,” was featured on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” earlier this year, 2017’s “Humble,” It was Lamar’s fourth No. 1 song, following a verse from Taylor Swift’s 2015 song. Bad blood.
“Euphoria,” another song in his rapidly developing and increasingly acrimonious rap beef with Drake, debuted at No. 11 last week and peaked at No. 3. “Family Matters,” one of Drake’s several responses to the heated feud over the past two weeks, is currently falling in the rankings. 7th place on the singles chart.
The chart victory is Lamar’s latest in this headline-grabbing feud. The feud escalated last month from long-simmering tensions between two of the world’s most famous artists to an all-out lyrical war involving other artists such as Rick Ross and The Rock. weekend.
The current spat dates back to Lamar’s verse on “Like That” in late March, including “Euphoria,” “6:16 in LA,” “Meet the Grahams and Not Like Us from Lamar,” and “Push Ups, Taylor.” ” and produced a series of diss tracks in quick succession. Produced Drake’s Freestyle, Family Matter, The Heart Part 6.
The beef has become increasingly personal over the past two weeks, with both artists photographing the other’s lifestyle and family. Drake (real name Aubrey Graham) claimed that Lamar, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album “Damn,” was physically abusive to his partner. Lamar claimed that public disgust escalated dramatically after Drake had sex with a minor and hid his child from public view. “Drake, I heard you like young / You don’t have to go to cell block one,” he raps on his single “Not Like Us.” The single’s cover art depicts Drake’s Toronto mansion altered to read “Registered Sex Offender.” . The song prompted Drake to publicly deny allegations that he had sex with an underage girl and had a secret daughter.
The lyrical sparring has also been linked to real-life violence after one of Drake’s security guards was shot and seriously injured outside Drake’s Toronto home last Tuesday. A man was later arrested after attempting to break into Drake’s home in a separate incident, one of several trespasses.
According to Billboard, this is the second time Rap Beef has had a No. 1 song this year. In February, Megan Thee Stallion won her first solo No. 1 song with Hiss as part of her long-running feud with Nicki Minaj.
