Last week Canadian rapper Drake filed a defamation of character lawsuit against his record label, Universal Music Group, claiming they allowed Kendrick Lamar to defame him with his preeminent Drake diss track, 'Not Like Us, [click here if you missed that].
Meanwhile 'Not Like Us,' just reached 1 billion streams...
From Hollywood Reporter
Kendrick Lamar’s diss track turned chart-topping hit “Not Like Us” has hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.
The critically acclaimed song, released amid an ongoing feud with rapper Drake, is the latest to join Spotify’s Billions Club, which marks the milestone of surpassing 1 billion streams on the service. Other members of the exclusive club include The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish and Tyler the Creator.
Lamar’s “Not Like Us” is one of several diss tracks the rapper released against the Certified Lover Boy artist. Lamar dropped “euphoria” a few days before another track “meet the grahams,” which was released the day before “Not Like Us.”
The song was one of 2024’s biggest hits, spending two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and 20 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. The song is nominated for five Grammy Awards, including song and record of the year. It transcended a simple diss track, becoming an international and cultural anthem.
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