Kendrick Lamar earns first UK primary with Drake diss Not Like Us

9 months after it was initially launched, Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us has earned the rapper his first primary single within the UK.

The track’s reputation was boosted by Lamar’s record-breaking Tremendous Bowl half-time present earlier this month, during which the monitor was one of many set’s greatest speaking factors.

Not Like Us, the diss monitor that grew to become the knockout blow in his feud with fellow rapper Drake, was streamed 6.4 million instances within the UK within the final week. Luther and All The Stars, Kendrick’s collaborations with SZA, have each additionally re-entered the highest 5.

Drake has additionally made his method into the official charts this week, with three songs from his joint album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, getting into the highest 40.

The album itself, which was launched on Valentine’s Day, sits at quantity three on this week’s UK album chart.

Kendrick nonetheless seems to have the higher hand over Drake within the US charts, with Not Like Us and Luther at numbers one and two respectively.

Earlier this week, Kendrick made historical past by changing into the primary rapper to have three albums within the Billboard high 10.

His newest launch GNX climbed from quantity 4 to primary, 2017’s DAMN. is at 9, and 2021’s good child, m.A.A.d metropolis reached quantity 10.

Kendrick’s rise to chart domination got here after his Tremendous Bowl efficiency was the most-watched halftime present ever with 133.5 million viewers, in line with the NFL.

The Los Angeles native additionally received 5 Grammys earlier this month, together with file and track of the 12 months for Not Like Us.

His troublesome relationship with Drake is about to proceed as Drake is at present suing the pair’s file label Common for for defamation and harassment over Not Like Us.

Elsewhere within the UK charts, Messy by Lola Younger has been knocked off the singles high spot and now sits in second place, with Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Membership climbing to 3rd.

Sabrina Carpenter’s Quick N’ Candy has returned to the highest of the albums chart, boosted by the discharge of a brand new deluxe version together with a collaboration with Dolly Parton.

The Manic Road Preachers’ Essential Considering entered at quantity two, making it their fifteenth high 10 album.

There has additionally been success for London singer-songwriter Louis Dunford, whose debut album Be Fortunate has charted at quantity eight.

Dunford, who’s greatest recognized for his track The Angel (North London Ceaselessly), which has been adopted by Arsenal soccer membership, stated he was “completely buzzing”.

“I by no means dreamed of moving into the highest 10, thanks a lot for all of the assist,” he added.