“Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar

"Not Like Us" landed on May 4, 2024, less than 20 hours after "Meet the Grahams", as Kendrick Lamar's knockout blow in his very public feud with Drake. Mustard produced most of it, with Sounwave and Sean Momberger chipping in, and it's a West Coast hip-hop party record with a hyphy bounce: a fat bassline, lively strings and finger snaps, with Lamar picking up where the last track left off, pressing allegations of sexual misconduct against Drake and accusing him of using Atlanta artists for credibility and cash.

Critics widely called it the best shot of the whole feud. It went to number one in ten countries and went five for five at the 67th Grammys, including Record and Song of the Year, which put it level with the 5th Dimension's "Up, Up and Away" for the most Grammys ever won by one song.

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