Kendrick Lamar’s last Drake diss track, “Not Like Us,” seems to be making waves on playlists, dance floors, song queues, and radio. Furthermore, after debuting at number one four weeks ago, it maintained its position as the number two song on the Billboard Hot 100 for the third consecutive week. This time, it’s Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s “I Had Some Help,” which dethroned the West Coast hit song and topped the Hot 100 for a record-breaking third week. This week’s chart features significant returnees including Tommy Richman’s “MILLION DOLLAR BABY,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.”
Moreover, this coincides with unverified speculation and reports headed by Terrace Martin suggesting that Kendrick Lamar is “locked in.” Obviously, a lot of people interpreted this to suggest that he is in the studio working on new music with Martin and other musicians, and ardent fans are hopeful that this could indicate the release of an album. It’s unclear if that is genuine or not, but it raises the possibility of a five-year wait and hype before Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers in 2022. Is today the right time to attack, or will we have to wait until 2027?
Kendrick Lamar Stays Top 2 On The Billboard Hot 100 For Four Consecutive Weeks
We’ll find out eventually, for sure, but statistically speaking, Kendrick Lamar would make the most sense. After all, he’s creeping up on Drake’s overall Spotify listenership figures in addition to outstreaming the rapper when their diss singles are compared to one another. In the big picture, of course, this is all moot, and anyone who believes they can commercially destroy The Boy is living in a fantasy world. Additionally, other fans believe that K.Dot would be acting cliched if she dropped something, as it would suggest that this conflict was being handled either carelessly or purposely.
However, given that Kendrick Lamar hasn’t made any new statements since 2024 and has just released music, who are we to conjecture and create assumptions? Even so, there won’t be any new music for a long, but there will still be a lot of discussion about his earlier work and his family’s music. The recent revelation of an alleged reference track by the Compton lyricist for Baby Keem’s “BULLIES” sparked a discussion over ghostwriters, reference tracks, writing for other artists, and whether or not this constitutes a crime. Interestingly enough, though, Billboard claims that people are still bumping “Not Like Us” regardless of the kinds of talks they are having.
