Kendrick Lamar and his war of words with Drake it was largely expected to be a war of words, but it has turned into a huge cultural moment that transcends the battle. K-Dot's sensational 'Not Like Us' reached number one Billboard Hot 100 diagrams and gave DJ Mustard his first No. 1 debut.
Kendrick Lamar, 36, took the first of his latest shots in Drake's (and J. Cole's) direction on Future and Metro Boomin's relatively subdued “Like That” WE DON'T TRUST YOU collaborative album. From there, the stakes were raised when J. Cole fired back but withdrew his diss track “7 Minute Drill” in the name of friendship.
Drake then leaked the track “Push Ups” before the song was officially released and dared Lamar to respond. The Canadian superstar then released “Taylor Made Freestyle” using AI-generated 2Pac and Snoop Dogg voices aimed at Lamar, which was later shot down by the late Tupac Shakur's estate.
Lamar returned to volley with “Euphoria” which is also in the top 10 on the Hot 100 and a few days later with “6:16 in LA” which prompted Drake to drop “Family Matters”, a track currently on on the charts on Hot. 100 top 10 along with “Not Like Us” and “Like That”.
Everything went left with Lamar's chilling “Meet The Grahams,” which sits at No. 12 on the Hot 100, and “Not Like Us” followed soon after. It was an effective one-two punch as “Meet The Grahams” is sonically darker than “Not Like Us” with the latter now becoming the song of the summer.
Drake's final salvo, “The Heart Part 6,” appeared as he waved the white flag and walked away from the battle. And as far as fans are concerned, Kendrick Lamar is arguably the winner of this argument.
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