Drake and Kendrick Lamar are both benefiting from their feud, as multiple songs spawned from the beef have now entered the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In the new chart released on Monday (May 13), K.Dot’s dance-worthy diss “Not Like Us” premiered at No. 1., followed by his earlier diss “Euphoria” at No. 3 for its second week on the chart and the song that started it all, Metro Boomin and Future‘s “Like That,” at No. 6.
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And for Drizzy, his Kendrick diss “Family Matters” has entered the chart at No. 7.
Reacting to the No. 1, “Not Like Us” producer Mustard rejoiced in being back on top and declared the city of Los Angeles “back up.”
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“Sometimes you really gotta pop out and show n-ggas!!!!” he said. “To think . . . They really fronted on me and acted like I’m not who I am ! I’m thankful but not surprised; I never lost sight and stayed down.
“With my back against the wall is where I thrive. Summer started last week according to me!! See ya sooner than you think! cc: @kendricklamar city back up !!!”
It doesn’t look like there will be anymore diss tracks dropping, however, as Drake appears to have thrown in the towel after being deemed by many to have lost the battle.
Taking to his Instagram Stories over the weekend, Drizzy posted an illustration of a Japanese samurai facing off against a huge cavalry — a nod to the “20 vs. 1” narrative he referenced on his diss song “Push Ups.”
Above the picture, he wrote: “Good times. Summer vibes up next.”
Many fans took the post to mean that he’s bowed out of the beef between himself and Kendrick. “and just like that one of the greatest beefs in hip hop history has just ended,” opined one fan, while another wrote: “he threw the white flag.”
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While everyone from Joe Budden to Cam’ron and Ma$e believe that Kendrick Lamar took home the victory, TDE label head Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith thinks that another winner emerged victorious: the culture.
“This battle is over. A win for the culture, while keeping it all on wax,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) last week. “Especially when these publications try to make it something else.”
