Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Retakes No. 1 Spot on Billboard Hot 100

Kendrick Lamar’s fiery diss track “Not Like Us” has returned to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking his first record to achieve multiple No. 1 placements.

Released in May as part of his ongoing feud with Drake, the song saw a resurgence in streams and sales following Lamar’s Juneteenth concert “The Pop Out — Ken and Friends” and the release of the accompanying music video on July 4th.

“Not Like Us” initially garnered significant attention for its pointed lyrics aimed at Drake, including lines referencing allegations against the Toronto rapper. Drake responded with his own diss track, “THE HEART PART 6,” but it failed to achieve the same level of commercial success.

The resurgence of “Not Like Us” is attributed to a 20% increase in streams (reaching 53.8 million) and a 16% rise in sales (8,000 copies) during the tracking week of July 5th to 11th.

The song’s music video, featuring appearances from Punch, Ab-Soul, Tommy the Clown, YG, Roddy Ricch, and producer Mustard, is also believed to have contributed to its renewed popularity.

“I heard the song when everyone else heard it,” Mustard told Billboard. “When I was making it, I was thinking, ‘What would Dr. Dre do if Lil Jon was in the studio and they were collabing on a beat?'”

This marks Lamar’s fourth No. 1 hit on the Hot 100, following “Like That” (featuring Metro Boomin and Future) earlier this year, “HUMBLE.” in 2017, and his feature on Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood (Remix)” in 2015.