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Kendrick Lamar Creeps Up On Drake’s Spotify Dominance As Diss Tracks Continue To Dominate The Conversation

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The Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef is still a very hot topic of conversation in the hip-hop world, even if it’s more from a retrospective. For example, a lot of folks are curious as to how the “numbers” battle ended up between both mainstream juggernauts, and while “Not Like Us” has gotten a lot of the love in this regard, both artists certainly impressed. Moreover, a new graphic surfaced showing how The Boy and K.Dot’s monthly listeners on Spotify changed throughout this battle. As of May 27, 2024, Kendrick’s Spotify listeners rose from about 50 million to 77.11 million, whereas Drizzy’s been comfortably at around 83 million all year.

In addition, this information from HipHopNMore‘s Navjosh via Chartmetric also includes breakdowns of each streamable diss track in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, not including IG-only or deleted releases like “Taylor Made Freestyle,” the “Buried Alive” reimagining, “6:16 In LA,” or J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill.” The graphic compares the YouTube and Spotify streams for each song as of May 28, and if you want to count “First Person Shooter,” that still remains the most overall streamed song here. However, “Like That” is a few million behind, and “Not Like Us” already reached two-thirds of the For All The Dogs cut’s streams on Spotify and surpassed them on YouTube, so we’ll see how this all evolves.

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Kendrick Lamar & Drake’s Diss Streams Compared

Perhaps the most interesting part about these numbers is that Drake and Kendrick Lamar were much closer in the song-for-song competition than fans on either side probably give their opponent credit for. For example, the double-drop of “Family Matters” and “Meet The Grahams” sees each song with pretty much the same number of streams, with Aubrey Graham slightly ahead. While he may have more Spotify listeners and definitely more streams overall than Kendrick, the Compton lyricist’s diss tracks are out-streaming his rival’s own. If you total all the YouTube and Spotify numbers for all these applicable diss tracks, Mr. Morale beats the 6ix God 883 million to 591.1 million.

Meanwhile, there are some rumors that this isn’t the end of the battle. However, we’d be more inclined to believe that there will only be subliminals from here on out unless someone fires yet again. With all the wildness of 2024 so far, who’s to say what happens? But one thing’s for sure: no matter the course of the next few months, Kendrick Lamar and Drake are making some big bags this year.

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Tyler, The Creator’s “Wolf” Reaches Unexpected Streaming Milestone

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Tyler, The Creator has undergone a staggering transformation over the last decade. He went from raucous and controversial rapper to critical darling. He went from being the guy who ate the roach in the “Yonkers” video to the guy who donned a blond wig for “EARFQUAKE.” It was an unexpected trajectory, but one that has seen Tyler accumulate an entirely different group of fans. There’s something to be said for the rapper’s early works, however. The qualities that made an album like Wolf polarizing are the very qualities that have allowed it to reach an impressive milestone on Spotify.

On May 26, Chart Data announced that Tyler’s sophomore studio album (and third project overall) has reached one billion streams on Spotify. It managed to do so in less than a decade, and without any major radio hits. Wolf didn’t have a single as notorious as “Yonkers” or a TV performance like “Sandwitches” to bolster its numbers, and yet, fans have kept coming back to it. Wolf has stood the test of time due to its quality, which something Tyler, The Creator hoped for back in 2013. “All the songs are my favorite for different reasons,” he told Fader. “I love the whole album.” Wolf was also the first time Tyler mixed an album by himself.

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Tyler, The Creator’s “Wolf” Now Has One Billion Streams

“This is the first album I got to mix,” the rapper told the outlet. “I’m stoked I got to experience that. Now I know, next time, what sound I want and how I should approach it when it’s time to mix it and other sh*t like that.” The practice of learning what works and what doesn’t extends to the musical stylings on Wolf. Tyler, The Creator’s production was more lush than it had been on his previous releases, and there was an embrace of neo-soul and funk in ways that had only previously been teased. “Treehome95” points towards the rapper’s 2017 masterpiece Flower Boy. “PartyIsntOver/Campfire/Bimmer” is an early rendition of the multi-part songs that would dominate 2021’s Call Me If You Get Lost.

These sonic leaps exist with classic Odd Future anthems like “Domo23” and “Trashwang.” It’s jarring as a cohesive listen, but it also speaks to Tyler, The Creator’s staggering versatility. The fact that he could rap over “Tamale” and croon over the title track puts him in rarified air. Wolf will never accumulate the artistic praise of Tyler’s subsequent albums. That said, the album’s ability to reflect the rapper’s past while pointing towards his musical future is undeniable. The streaming numbers prove it.

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Mach-Hommy Criticizes Spotify For Deleting His Latest Album

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Mach-Hommy was riding high off the release of his new album, RICHAXXHAITIAN. It’s the biggest release of his career thus far, and has been met with universal praise from critics and fans. It looked destined to be the rapper’s best-selling release, but something went wrong. Mach-Hommy issued a public service announcement to his fans on May 23rd, claiming that Spotify dropped the ball with the rollout. Not only is the album no longer available on the platform, but Mach-Hommy is not seeing any payment from the days it actually was.

The former Griselda rapper posted his 15-minute PSA to X (formerly Twitter). He held up a newspaper with the date, then proceeded to break down Spotify’s failings. “This past Monday, I woke up to several messages informing me that my album was compromised,” he explained. “I get with my team, we start looking at stuff, then sh*t look weird. We realize, oh sh*t, there’s no album. The album is gone. It’s gone off Spotify, which is kind of wild.” Mach-Hommy reached out to Spotify to figure out what went wrong, but more questions arose. “They say they thought it was me who took it down,” he explained.

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Mach-Hommy Also Experienced YouTube Issues

The rapper asserted that he did not take RICHAXXHAITIAN down. More importantly, though, he asked why he wasn’t contacted by Spotify about the missing album. “Well, regardless of whether or not you thought it was me or not,” he recalled asking. “Why were we not notified, or at least someone from my team? This is a new release. I just dropped this.” Mach-Hommy then revealed that he ran into a similar issue on YouTube, where he was unable to change his profile or upload new videos. “They tell you they don’t know what’s going on,” he noted. “They’ve investigated it for ten plus days. The ticket has been escalated all over the departments.”

Mach-Hommy has yet to determine the cause of both situations. He did, however, shower his fans with praise. Despite the Spotify and YouTube complications, RICHAXXHAITIAN went number one on iTunes hip-hop charts. “If that ain’t love, I don’t know what is,” he asserted. “I really appreciate that sh*t… For me, I was informed by that move y’all made. I was inspired by that.”

The rapper encouraged fans to continue streaming his new album on Apple Music, and other streaming platforms until the Spotify situation gets worked out. “Y’all should go to Apple and download so it ain’t got nothing to do with nobody manipulating nothing.”

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Surpasses 100 Million Streams In Just 9 Days, Sets Spotify Record

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” has surpassed 100 million streams on Spotify in under nine days, making it the fastest rap song to do so on the service. The track, which Lamar released as a diss song in his feud with Drake, beat out the Toronto rapper’s song “God’s Plan” to set the new record. Additionally, “Not Like Us” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Lamar’s first song to do so.

Lamar calls out Drake throughout the song, at one point rapping: “Why you trollin’ like a b*tch? Ain’t you tired? Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A-Minor.” He also calls out his OVO imprint as well. “They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs / And Party at the party, playin’ with his nose now / And Baka got a weird case, why is he around? Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles,” he remarks.

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Kendrick Lamar Accepts Best Rap Album Grammy Award

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 05: Kendrick Lamar accepts the Best Rap Album award for “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Lamar kicked off the feud with Drake back in March by teaming up with Metro Boomin and Future to release, “Like That.” In the ensuing weeks, he and Drake traded shots on several songs. Lamar’s include “Euphoria,” “6:16 In LA,” “Meet The Grahams,” and “Not Like Us.” Drake, on the other hand, dropped “Push Ups,” Taylor Made Freestyle,” “Family Matters,” and finally, “The Heart Part 6.” That last track dropped on May 5. There’s been silence from both artists in the time since.

Kendrick Lamar Disses Drake On “Not Like Us”

Revisit Lamar’s “Not Like Us” above. Be on the lookout for further updates on Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud on HotNewHipHop.

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Drake Dethroned By Taylor Swift With Massive Album Streaming Record

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Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, fulfilled the prophecy set out by Drake on his last Kendrick Lamar diss, “Taylor Made Freestyle.” “Yeah, shout out to Taylor Swift, biggest gangster in the music game right now,” he expressed on that cut. “You know, I moved my album when she dropped, I said that already. You know, she ’bout to milli’ run through a Milly Rock on your head top, well… She got the whole pgLang on mute like that Beyoncé challenge. Y’all boys quiet for the weekend.” As such, we assume it came as no surprise to Drizzy when he heard the news that the Pennsylvania superstar broke one of his biggest records.

Moreover, The Tortured Poets Department had the biggest ever streaming week for an album in the U.S. with 891 million first week streams, a record previously held by Drake’s Scorpion in 2018 with 746 million. Taylor Swift’s latest obviously debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with a staggering 2.61 million album-equivalent units sold, and this places the two in yet another tug of war when it comes to commercial records. What’s more is that this wasn’t the only notable hip-hop crossover record-breaker, as she and Jay-Z are now tied for the most chart-topping albums by a solo artist with 14 each. The only artists that have more of these are The Beatles with 19 No. 1 projects.

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Drake’s “Gangster” Taylor Swift At The Eras Tour In Singapore

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SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – MARCH 02: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO BOOK COVERS Taylor Swift performs during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at the National Stadium on March 02, 2024 in Singapore. (Photo by Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)

Of course, this is all pretty ironic but very much unsurprising given how Drake roped Taylor Swift into his Kendrick Lamar beef, something that we don’t even know if she cares about or not. Elsewhere, though, he had other big things to celebrate when it comes to his discography. The Toronto creative recently commemorated Views‘ eighth anniversary, an album that took him to the next commercial level and that has kept his foot on that gas pedal ever since. With standouts like “Weston Road Flows,” “Still Here,” “Redemption,” “Feel No Ways,” and more, it’s no wonder some OVO fans hold it in such high regard.

Meanwhile, Drizzy is daring to do what other artists won’t by talking about Taylor Swift so openly. After all, MGK recently avoided answering a question about her because he didn’t want any “smoke” with Swifties. We’ll see whether the fanbase or their fav ever takes a strong stance on Drake’s Kendrick Lamar beef. Talk about bad blood…

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Kendrick Lamar Leaks Resurface Under pgLang Name On Streaming App

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For pretty obvious reasons, fans are always foaming at the mouth for new Kendrick Lamar music, but the Drake beef has really amped that sentiment up to peak levels. While we’re still waiting on a response to “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle,” it seems like die-hards have found something else to build hype around. Moreover, 15 unreleased leaks from him have apparently appeared on the [untitled] streaming app under the pgLang name. For those unaware, [untitled] markets itself as “a sacred place for your work-in-progress music,” and it’s unclear at press time whether this was legitimately posted by pgLang or if these tracks were uploaded by a fan.

Either way, there’s a lot of conversation around this on social media right now, as accounts are quickly clarifying that this is not new Kendrick Lamar music. In fact, many online have pointed out how a lot of this material had previously leaked in the past couple of years, so this technically isn’t anything new at this point. Still, to see these songs compiled in this way, under this name, and with all the context surrounding K.Dot right now is a pretty exciting moment. After all, there are rumors that we might actually get an album soon, although fans are pretty split on what that represents.

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Kendrick Lamar Leaks Appear On [untitled] App Under pgLang Name

Yes, new music from Kendrick Lamar will likely be something special, but does it mean that “Like That” was just a promo move to get the conversation rolling? Or to incentivize fans even further to tune in by teasing a response to Drake, who’s already taken down one of his two diss tracks against him? It’s something that a lot of folks on both sides are doing mental gymnastics with, and something so shrouded in mystery that we’ll never really know until we know. That’s a big part of the reason as to why leaks like this impacted audiences in the way that they have.

Regardless, if you want to check out some of this unreleased material, then we’d recommend you look into [untitled] or dig for the OG leaks. Do you think they will ever officially come out, and what are your other predictions for the Compton lyricist’s next moves? Whatever the case, drop your thoughts down in the comments section below. Also, come back to HNHH for more news and the latest updates on Kendrick Lamar.

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JT Delivers Detailed Instructions On How To Stream New Single And Some Fans Aren’t Having It

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JT is currently embarking on a solo career that will certainly be interesting to watch play out. Overall, fans know her from her work with the City Girls. However, she is now on her own and is slowly but surely dropping off some new singles. For instance, she recently came through with the track “OKAY,” which has been getting mixed reviews so far. That said, JT seems to be catching a bit of a flack for a completely different reason.

In the Instagram below, you can see that JT delivered full-on instructions for how to stream her new single. These instructions extend to both Spotify and Apple Music. They speak to the different rules on each platform, and how to maximize her success on the charts. In many ways, this is what Justin Bieber tried to do with “Yummy” all of those years ago. At the time, Bieber got clowned for it, and now, the same thing is happening to JT.

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JT Goes The Justin Bieber Route

In the comments section over at 2Cool2Blog, there were quite a few detractors to what JT is doing here. Although some did note that they understand why she might feel like this is absolutely necessary. “This shit make u appreciate ur 9-5 sometimes,” one person wrote.”Not following instructions on how to make a stream count. N***a ima listen to what I want how I want. Take that shit up with Spotify,” said another. It can be tough to get your music heard these days, and this whole situation is a perfect example.

Let us know what you think of this practice, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that it is weird for an artist to do this? Do you believe that streaming platforms have ultimately ruined the game for a lot of artists? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Kendrick Lamar & Drake Beef: “Like That” & “Push Ups” Disses Locked In Streaming War

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There are a lot of different ways and metrics of “winning” by which you could look at the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef. While many would say that it’s all about the quality of the diss tracks themselves, we are among too large (and divided) of a hip-hop fanbase to not consider that folks care about numbers more as arguments. Moreover, now that “Push Ups” is finally on streaming, many folks are curious as to how it will perform against “Like That” commercially dominating the game to this day. Although K.Dot can’t touch Drizzy numbers-wise in general, this would be a curious showdown to witness because we might not expect the results.

Furthermore, DJ Akademiks spoke to the close nature of this race, albeit in a dismissive way, on Twitter yesterday (Sunday, April 21). “Drake ‘Push Ups’ expected to out stream Metro Boomin, Future and Kendrick Lamar ‘Like That’ for this week,” he wrote on the social media platform, later posting screenshots of his tweets on Instagram. “‘Like That’ might still chart higher on the final billboard chart however because of radio play which heavily affects the charts.” “Hollyyyy,” Ak captioned the IG post. “Might be a chart show down as well for this next week.” Keep in mind that “Like That” has been the No. 1 song on the Billboard charts for three weeks straight.

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DJ Akademiks Reports On Drake & Kendrick Lamar Streaming Showdown

As far as other diss tracks or ways in which Drake and Kendrick Lamar could go head-to-head commercially, this is really the only thing they have to consider specifically related to their beef. The “Taylor Made Freestyle” probably won’t make it onto streaming thanks to the Tupac and Snoop Dogg A.I. verses, but anything’s possible at this point. Of course, fans are still comparing them commercially and artistically in other areas, which they’ve vaguely spoken on in their disses. They recently had blockbuster tours, albums in the 2020s decade, wildly different label deals, etc.

Meanwhile, everyone is very curious to see how the Compton lyricist manages a response… if at all. Does he want to wait the exact same time his opponent waited to clap back at “Like That” or is his follow-up track really taking this long to craft? Let us know your predictions on that, and thoughts on all of this, down in the comments section below. As always, come back to HNHH for the latest news and more updates on Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

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Drake Officially Makes “Push Ups” Available To Stream

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After “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me Fifty)” by Drake was teased online, it was only a matter of time before it would hit streaming. Well, today is the day as just minutes ago, The Boy delivered the final polished version. The “twenty-v-one” diss response sees Drizzy respond to his numerous foes. The Weeknd, Future, Metro Boomin, and the main target, Kendrick Lamar are all “in a scope.”

The massive number of bars directed right at the “Like That” rapper make that clear. But to double down, the cover art hilariously shows that further. It shows the foot measurements that you will find inside of most shoe tongues. It is a reference to Drake saying, “You won’t ever take no chain off of us / How the f*** you big steppin’ with a size-seven men’s on?”

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Listen To “Push Ups” By Drake

As we mentioned earlier, “Push Ups” getting a wide release was essentially imminent, but there was a sign some may have missed. According to Genius, a teaser billboard and digital banner from Spotify might have given it away. It read, “Hip-Hop is a competitive sport. Drake is on the way.” Will this be his biggest diss song of all time? We think it has a pretty good shot at that mark.

What are your thoughts on Drake releasing “Push Ups” to streaming services? Out of all the diss tracks revolving around him, is this the best one, why or why not? Does this outdo Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” verse? Will this song be as big as “Back To Back?” We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Drake, his beefs, and “Push Ups.” Finally, stay with us for everything else going on around the music world.

Quotable Lyrics:

You ain’t in no big three, SZA got you wiped down
Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down
Like your label, boy, you in a scope right now
And you gon’ feel the aftermath of what I write down
I’m at the top of the mountain, so you tight now
Just to have this talk with your a**, I had to hike down

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N3on Surprises Fans With First Stream Back Since Arrest In Dubai

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N3on is easily one of the biggest streamers in the entire world right now. Overall, his come up has been fairly controversial. This is because he has said slurs on his streams, all while trying to manufacture drama. Quite frankly, his streams embody the kind of brain rot that is prevalent on the internet these days. However, people still watch him, and when something big happens to him, you can be sure it will lead to a lot of discourse on social media. Most recently, N3on went through a situation while streaming in Dubai.

At the time of his arrest, N3on appeared to be in big trouble. He has been accused of recording in an unauthorized way, and there were reports that he could very well get hit with a one-year jail sentence in the United Arab Emirates. In the end, however, he was released by authorities, and now here we are. Yesterday, N3on delivered his first stream since the arrest, and fans were pretty surprised to see him, especially given the fact that some thought he was toast.

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N3on Made His Grand Return

As N3on explains, things took a turn for him in Dubai as he ended up filming a police officer, which is illegal. Admittedly, things were looking bleak, but he was able to get out if it, and now, he should be alright. Overall, it was clearly a scary situation that will make him rethink being so flippant about content in the future. Having connections around the world will certainly help in these situations. If he wasn’t a famous person, who knows what would have gone down?

Let us know what you think about the N3on situation, in the comments section down below. Do you believe that his situation was blown out of proportion? Was this just a way to do some promo for Kick? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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