Drake and Kendrick Lamar‘s rap beef is not only fun for the culture, but it’s also proving to be good for their chart positions.
In its first full week out, Billboard reports that Drizzy’s K. Dot diss “Push Ups” debuted at No. 2 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the Hot Rap Songs chart. On the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart, the song debuted in the top spot this week.
But Kendrick (alongside Metro Boomin and Future) is also seeing success with his Drake (and J. Cole) diss “Like That,” as the song is No. 1 once again on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Hot Rap Songs charts – for a whopping fifth week in a row. And it’s just behind “Push Ups” at No. 2. on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart.
Kendrick is likely to see some more chart activity in the near future as his newest Drake diss “Euphoria” becomes the talk of social media.
On Tuesday (April 30), just a little over a month after Metro, Future and K.Dot’s “Like That” set in motion one of the most high-profile feuds in recent years, the Compton native released “Euphoria” in response to Drizzy’s “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle” rebuttals.
In roughly six-and-a-half minutes, Kendrick Lamar’s latest release covers a number of issues pertaining to his adversary’s public persona, from ghostwriting and cosmetic surgery to race and tough-guy gimmicks.
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Following a mellow, dreamy intro in which he refers to a “pathetic master manipulator” who is “paranoid,” “spiraling” and “fabricating stories on the family front,” the song kicks into life with a sudden beat switch.
From there, the Pulitzer Prize winner throws jab after jab at the “Hotline Bling” hitmaker, and even accuses him of sending a cease and desist letter in an attempt to have “Like That” taken down.
Soon after the scathing cut went live, an Instagram page called haus.of.drake shared a photograph of the Canadian superstar looking unimpressed and indifferent with the caption: “That’s it??”
Though the 6 God has yet to directly address the most recent series of shots fired his way, he did like the post from his official Instagram profile.
