Kendrick Lamar has outdone Drake again, with his track Not Like Us surpassing a streaming milestone previously set by Drake’s 2018 hit God’s Plan.
According to a post from Chart Data, the Mustard-produced diss track has become the fastest song in Hip-Hop history to reach 100 million streams on Spotify, a record previously held by Drake’s Scorpion cut.
Both rappers are dominating the Billboard Hot 100 with their ongoing feud. In the new chart released on Monday, May 13, “Not Like Us” debuted at No. 1, followed by Lamar’s earlier diss Euphoria at No. 3 in its second week on the chart, and the song that ignited it all, Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” at No. 6. Meanwhile, Drake’s Kendrick diss “Family Matters” has entered the chart at No. 7.
Reacting to the No. 1 spot, Mustard expressed his joy in being back on top and declared the city of Los Angeles “back up.” He stated that sometimes you have to show who you are, and despite being underestimated, he never lost sight and stayed grounded.
In addition, Kendrick Lamar’s catalog has seen a significant surge in success on the Billboard 200 chart. All of the Compton rapper’s major label projects currently sit on the chart and have all seen substantial increases in streams and sales due to renewed interest in his past releases.
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His album DAMN. currently sits at the highest spot at number 18, up from No. 41 the week before. good kid, m.A.A.d city, the longest-running Hip Hop studio album on the Billboard 200, is number 23, up from the 51st best-selling album last week. Kendrick’s most recent effort, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, has also significantly climbed, rising to number 55 from 192. To Pimp a Butterfly also re-entered this week’s chart at number 109 after previously falling out of the top 200.
On the other hand, Drake continues to have many spots on the Billboard 200 but has seen his chart positions decline. His current highest charting album is For All the Dogs, which sits at number 20, down from the number 17 spot the week before.
