Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss, “Not Like Us,” has brought him back to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, debuting on the chart at No. 1.
The scathing track is one of four songs from the beef appearing in the Top 10 of the Hot 100 this week. His own “euphoria” rose to No. 3 from No. 11 in its second week on the chart, with the Future and Metro Boomin collaboration “Like That” coming in at No. 6. Meanwhile, Drake’s “Family Matters” debuts at No. 7.
“Not Like Us” marks Kendrick’s fourth No. 1 on the Hot 100 after his Taylor Swift collaboration “Bad Blood,” 2017’s “Humble.,” and the aforementioned “Like That.”
Produced by Mustard, “Not Like Us” served as a victory lap of sorts for Kendrick, coming one day after he hit back at “Family Matters” with the thermonuclear “Meet the Grahams.” Despite featuring club-ready production, the track features further allegations of Drake’s preference for underage girls and accuses him of exploiting the Atlanta hip-hop scene.
Though Drake responded with the lackluster “The Heart 6” one day later, it’s been over a week since either artist has dropped a new diss song. Read Toronto rapper DijahSB’s guest column on why the beef is karma catching up to Drake for “all the women he’s thrown under the bus.”
