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Diss tracks aren’t often Grammy contenders, particularly once they’re as scathing and controversial as Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” However that didn’t cease Kendrick from taking house a complete lot of {hardware} on Sunday night time.
In case you by some means missed it, the feud between Kendrick and rival rapper Drake went nuclear over the summer season, with each artists lashing out at each other in music type.
The consensus was that Lamar emerged victorious, and final night time, he cemented his win in historic style.
US rapper Kendrick Lamar poses with the Report Of The Yr, Greatest Rap Efficiency, Music Of The Yr, Greatest Music Video, Greatest Rap Music awards within the press room throughout the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on the Crypto.com Enviornment in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025. (Photograph by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP through Getty Photos)
“Not Like Us” gained 5 Grammys final night time, together with the awards for Report of the Yr and Music of the Yr.
For sure, that’s in all probability not the end result that everybody’s favourite Degrassi alum hoped for.
Was Drake on the Grammys?
To reply a query that’s on the minds of many social media customers right this moment — no, Drake was not in attendance eventually night time’s Grammy Awards.
Drake watches on because the Sacramento Kings play the Toronto Raptors throughout the second half of their basketball sport on the Scotiabank Enviornment on November 2, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photograph by Mark Blinch/Getty Photos)
Actually, it seems that he was fairly distant, as his most up-to-date Instagram submit reveals him performing in Australia.
Drizzy has not but commented on Kendrick’s huge night time, however a brave TikTok consumer managed to get his dad’s response.
Not surprisingly, it appears that evidently 70-year-old Dennis Graham would like to see his son up there profitable all these awards.
“I don’t care enough about that s–t,” Dennis stated in response to a query about Kendrick.
“That ain’t got nothing to do with me. All the best to him, man. I don’t do that bulls–t.”
Okay, so the elder Graham stored it surprisingly civil. We’re guessing Drake gained’t be fairly as blasé when he addresses the matter in music type (which he just about has to at this level).
What’s Subsequent For Drake and Kendrick?
Drake accepts the High Artist award along with his father Dennis Graham throughout the 2017 Billboard Music Awards at T-Cellular Enviornment on Might 21, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Ethan Miller/Getty Photos)
Whereas issues didn’t boil over till 2024, the Drake vs. Kendrick feud has been simmering for years.
And whereas some retailers are proclaiming that final night time’s Grammys marked the tip of the meat, that declaration appears untimely.
In any case, Drake remains to be suing his personal label in connection to “Not Like Us” and the allegations contained within the music’s lyrics.
Kendrick Lamar accepts the Music of the Yr award for “Not Like Us” onstage throughout the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Enviornment on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photograph by Kevin Winter/Getty Photos for The Recording Academy)
Amongst different claims, Kendrick alleges on the monitor that Drake and his associates are “certified pedophiles.”
That’s not the kind of insult that one simply strikes on from, and Drake’s followers will completely count on him to talk out on the scenario on his subsequent album.
For now, nevertheless, it appears that evidently Kendrick is having fun with what could be essentially the most definitive victory within the historical past of hip hop beefs.
And the victory lap will proceed subsequent week, when Kendrick performs throughout halftime on the Tremendous Bowl.
The ball is in Drake’s court docket at this level, however he can be silly to make a transfer when his opponent is on such a scorching streak.
