Kendrick Lamar‘s Drake diss “Not Like Us” has been named the third-best song of the decade — or at least of the part of the decade that has already gone by.
On Monday (September 30), Pitchfork released a list of their picks of the 100 best tracks from of the ’20s so far, which they described as “the greatest songs that moved culture, coined genres, and are still stuck in our heads.”
At No. 3 sits K.dot’s Mustard-produced banger, though other rappers are littered throughout the list including Lil Yachty with “Poland” at No. 100, Ice Spice with “Munch” at No. 41 and Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s “WAP” at No. 22.
Of their ranking, Pitchfork‘s Alphonse Pierre wrote: “Having contradicting feelings about Kendrick Lamar music isn’t anything new (hello, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers), but ‘Not Like Us’ feels like one of the most complicated rap songs ever. No matter what you say about it, you will be a hypocrite in some way. Forcing you to consider your listening habits, like barely any Billboard chart toppers have before.
“And like To Pimp a Butterfly’s ‘Alright’ on steroids, the phrase in the title of ‘Not Like Us’ was quickly commodified and absorbed into the cultural lexicon, turning what was initially Kendrick’s celebration of hip-hop culture and ousting of Drake from it into a branding opportunity chauffeuring Kendrick to the Super Bowl half-time show. That has gone on to soften the impact of ‘Not Like Us;’ one of the final nails in the coffin was Kendrick doing the track five times in a row on an Amazon stream. For that reason, giving it any larger cultural significance feels icky, though it will live on as the kind of omnipresent rap banger that doesn’t come along too often anymore.”
And as it pertains to the aforementioned Super Bowl, Wack 100 is currently claiming that Drake is attempting to “restrict” Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show.
During a livestream over the weekend, the controversial music manager claimed that Drizzy was using legal tactics to impact Kendrick’s widely-anticipated Super Bowl performance next year in New Orleans.
“He’s trying to get the NFL to restrict Kendrick,” Wack said.
Wack also claimed that Drake has served Kendrick with a cease and desist order in an attempt to prevent him from performing “Not Like Us.”
It is not known why or how Drake could stop Kendrick from performing the song, given the Compton superstar has already performed the track live and it is widely available on streaming services.
Wack did not also divulge where he got his information from, but said JAY-Z — who helps organize the halftime show — would not allow K. Dot to be censored by Drake or the NFL.
WTF?!! Come on now. As a diss song, it is actually a great diss song. Kdot put all the ingredients of a diss song into it. But as a song per se, it is overrated. I can name at least twenty songs who got released the last decade that sonically sound better than “Not like us”. The dickriding must stop LMAO.
Completely overhyped. Then again, if they really think this is true it’s a reflection at the state of hip hop currently.
This beef was bullshit. Drake‘s tracks were pretty mediocre and Kendrick‘s biggest argument against drake was that Drake is a pedo, which he had no evidence for. This song is just full of baseless accusations and the ever repeating ‘they not like us’ sounds lame. Definitely not one of the best songs of the decade in my opinion. Kendrick himself a more than a dozen songs that are better than this one.
Drake was texting a 12 year old girl and talking about dating
… what do u call that ?
Stfu Gay Greg 😂
good rice good curry good ghandi lets hurry
kendrick lamar is african american not hindu
No he isn’t, Antonio. He’s literally an Indian cos playing as African. Why do you think his teeth look the way they do?
Cos playing like the white pop singer from Canada pretending to be a gangster lol
Just goes the 2020s are down bad.
Oh come on, the track itself is super annoying with that annoying modern junk flow of crappy rappers. Drake has always sucked, but being Kendrick go the radio sounding route is sad. It’s ratchet sounding. Bring back Section 80 vibes and the class that came with it.
Gay greg is punching the air right now
Naw he’s too busy getting 💩 pushed in to care ⏸️
Drake is gay
How many men fuck your mother daily? Dead or alive that hoe is always going to be a horse-shit prostitute🥊🤣
@Keyboard Pussy aka gay greg. You’re the Queen of being a keyboard warrior, you fruitcake
overrated trash by an overrated niqqa
Give it a rest gay greg, drake isn’t going to bang you