Rap rivals Kendrick Lamar and Drake make music history | Music News

Hip-hop heavyweights Drake and Kendrick Lamar have just etched their names into the annals of music history.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) broke the information right this moment that Drake’s chart-toppers ‘Best I Ever Had’ and ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’ have achieved Diamond standing. This brings his tally to a record-breaking 10 Diamond-certified tracks, including hits like ‘God’s Plan,’ ‘One Dance,’ ‘Hotline Bling,’ ‘Life is Good,’ and ‘No Guidance.’

Meanwhile, Kendrick’s viral diss monitor aimed at Drake, ‘Not Like Us,’ has finally bowed out of the Billboard Hot 100 after an unprecedented 53 consecutive weeks, making it the longest-charting rap tune ever.

The two rap titans have been embroiled in a public feud since 2013, trading barbs through a number of diss tracks such as Kendrick’s ‘Euphoria,’ ‘Meet the Grahams,’ and Drake’s ‘First Person Shooter,’ and ‘Taylor Made Freestyle.’

With this achievement, Drake has outshone Garth Brooks and Post Malone, who have been beforehand tied with 9 Diamond-certified tracks each, according to RIAA data, reviews the Mirror US.

Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’ made a smashing debut at primary and racked up over 1.5 billion streams, shattering streaming data beforehand held by Drake.

The diss monitor also dominated the Grammys, bagging Kendrick a staggering 5 awards, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The Compton-born rapper carried out the hit stay during his Super Bowl show, setting new viewership data for the NFL championship recreation.

The Canadian rapper has initiated a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging that the label orchestrated a “campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves…in order to make [Not Like Us] go viral, including by using ‘bots’ and pay-to-play schemes,”—accusations that UMG slams as “offensive and untrue.”

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Responding to the allegations in a assertion to Variety, a rep for UMG argued, “Nowhere in the hundred-plus page ‘legal’ blather written by Drake’s lawyers do they bother to acknowledge that Drake himself has written and performed massively successful songs containing equally provocative taunts against other artists.”

“Nor do they mention that it was Drake who started this particular exchange. Apparently, Drake’s lawyers believe that when Drake willingly participates in a performative rap-battle of music and poetry, he can be ‘defamed’ even though he engages in the exact same form of creative expression.”

Kendrick is presently on a world tour with R&B singer SZA. Drake was on tour in New Zealand and Australia, but had to postpone the remaining dates due to a “scheduling conflict.”