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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a diss monitor of fellow rapper Drake, has already been declared the “song of the summer” by some listeners who’ve been enjoying it on repeat.
Lamar, apparently, actually likes it too.
The rap celebrity carried out the monitor not one, not two, not, three, not 4 however 5 occasions at his “The Pop Out: Ken & Mates” present, a Juneteenth live performance on Wednesday that was livestreamed on Twitch by Amazon Music. The track was launched as a part of a latest rap battle between Lamar and Drake that noticed the 2 hip-hop artists releasing diss tracks at a frantic tempo in April.
Lamar additionally opened his set with “Euphoria,” a six-minute-plus track concerning the Canadian rapper.
He was joined on stage by a number of West Coast stars, together with legendary rapper/producer Dr. Dre and Los Angeles Clippers participant Russell Westbrook. Lamar held the present at Los Angeles’ Kia Discussion board.
The Pulitzer Prize profitable rapper is a local of Los Angeles and at one level in his efficiency requested the viewers, “Y’all ain’t gonna let no person disrespect the West Coast, huh?” His beef with Drake has been referenced by many as harking back to the historic East Coast versus West Coast battle from the Nineties that stemmed from tensions between the late rapper Tupac Shakur (representing the West Coast) and The Infamous B.I.G, a.ok.a. Biggie Smalls (representing the East Coast).
His a number of performances of “Not Like Us” had the web divided as as to whether Lamar was paying homage to his followers who’ve been repeatedly streaming the track or if it was proof that Drake “lives in his head.”
“Not Like Us” debuted at primary on the Sizzling 100 when it launched in Might, according to Billboard.
CNN has reached out to representatives for Drake for remark.
As of Thursday morning, Drake had not but responded on social media or with new music.