On a historical night, the rapper wins in the categories of “Music of the Year”, “Registration of the year”, “Best Rap Performance”, “Best Rap Song” and “Best Videoclipe”
The rapper Kendrick Lamar he won 5 prizes from Grammy 2025 – Year of the year, Registration of the year, Best RAP performance, Best Rap song AND Best music video -At at dawn Monday, 3, with your song Not like us. Music, which has become one of the greatest successes of the artist’s career, is the result of a dispute and a public struggle with the Canadian rapper Drake. Between April and May 2024, the two artists began to publicly attack countless songs.
In all, there were nine songs produced and published during the conflict – As, Lifting, Taylor created freestyle, Euphoria, 6:16 in Los Angeles, Family Matters, Meet the Graham, not like us AND The heart starts 6. In addition to personal attacks, both rappers have made heavy accusations against each other. Kendrick accused Drake of being a pedophile, a sexual predator and appropriate cultural. Drake said the American was not a biological father of his children and had already attacked his wife.
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The struggle, however, meant something bigger for industry. According to Lamar, Drake represented everything he hated in the world of music – a rap without roots and without originality, which was sold and has not followed an adequate code of conduct. The American therefore believed to reveal who the Canadian rapper really was. Drake accused Kendrick of being a “false prophet” and a “false militant”, someone who spoke of social problems but lied and was overrated by the media. They were the two main names of rap that fight for the number one artist of the genre.
Over the past ten years, Kendrick and Drake have established themselves as the main rappers of the music industry. While the Canadian was known to dance the successes and records of the public, the American became famous for his poetic and profound work, being extremely appreciated by specialized critics and musical prizes. The two artists were seen as in front of the rap world: Drake was the commercial and fun side, Kendrick was the artistic and conceptual side.
Despite their success, the two artists have never agreed. They even collaborated at the beginning of their career, but a silent rivalry has quickly graduated. Between 2013 and 2023, rappers exchanged several indirects in their songs. The topic, however, became public only on March 22, 2024. The date, As Has been released.
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The song, made up of Metro Boomin and Future, participated Kendrick. In his verses, Lamar replied to a statement that Drake made in the song VIElaunched in 2023 The American refuted the idea and said that only he was worthy of the title of “best rapper”.
In Hip Hop culture, it is common for rapper to change provocations and constantly try to establish themselves as the greatest artists of their generation. Attack songs to other rappers, so they have become so common that they have also gained their kind: they are These traces. Therefore, rappers must compete with each other to see who can overcome the other and make the insults better and more provocative. Often, however, songs and attacks become extremely personal.
Kendrick Lamar’s provocation became viral on social networks and Drake decided to respond to the same measure. On April 19, 2024, the Canadian rapper published two songs that attack Lamar – Lifting AND Taylor created freestyle. In the songs, Drake makes fun of the short stature of the rival and his collaborations with pop artists such as Taylor Swift AND Maroon 5. In one of the songs, the Canadian used artificial intelligence to recreate the voices of artists such as Tupac Shakur AND Snoop Dogg. Both rappers imitated in the song are Kendrick Idols and are part of the western coast, where Lamar was born and constantly cites in his work.
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The American replied with EuphoriaApril 30th and with 6:16 in Los Angeleson May 3. In the compositions, Lamar says that Drake is insecure on his racial identity and makes collaborations with other black artists to feel validated as a black man. He also says that some egg officials, a label founded by Drake, does not like the Canadian and are ready to betray him. On social networks, rap fans were crazy about the struggle and discussed those who would beat the battle. However, things have risen to a new level.
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On May 3, the Canadian published Family Matters. Among many accusations, the song says that Kendrick attacked his bride and mother of his two children, Whitney Alford. In less than 20 minutes, Lamar published the answer. Because of the short time between the two songs, it was clear that the American rapper was already ready to be published. In Meet the GrahamsKendrick accuses Drake of hiding a daughter, says that the Canadian is sexual attraction for minors and claims to be responsible for managing a network of sex trafficking in Toronto.
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The next day, Kendrick Lamar launched the song that would become the greatest success in the dispute. In Not like usThe American rapper repeats the accusations made Meet the GrahamsBut it contains the crimes in a dancing rhythm that refers to the culture of Los Angeles. In DisappearLamar also says that Drake uses the smallest artists and steals their content, discarding them in the process. For the American, the Canadian is only a modern “colonizer”.
The next day, Drake published the last trace of the clash – The heart starts 6. At this point, however, the dispute had already been won by Lamar. Fans and critics agreed on the fact that the American rapper had passed the Canadian, producing more dancing and more aggressive songs that revealed Drake’s character in a certain and devastating way. In the last song, the Canadian rapper greets the white flag and thanks Lamar for the dispute.
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Not like usHowever, he continued to be listened to all over the world. A music video was published on July 4, 2024 and has over 216 million views. In his shows, Kendrick has incorporated the composition on his list and sang exhaustively in his performances. In January 2025, the song reached reproductions of 1 billion brands in Spotify.
After Grammy’s victory, the next stop of Not like us It is in the Super Bowl. Kendrick Lamar was chosen as an artist who will perform at the 2025 football pacts show and the public expects to sing the composition that has earned him five statuettes in the main premiums of the music industry. The theme of composition, which provides accusations of pedophilia and sexual traffic, perhaps prevents the American rapper from singing complete music. It is unlikely, however, that there is no mention of music during the show. Not after the historic night in Grammy.
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Earl Johnson is a music writer at Gossipify, known for his in-depth analysis and unique perspective on the industry. A graduate of USC with a degree in Music, he brings years of experience and passion to his writing. He covers the latest releases and trends, always on the lookout for the next big thing in music.
