Fair enough. I'm not trying to suggest that every Kendrick/Baby Keem collab should be a massive hit. I'm saying they usually make some noise, even if only culturally. The Hillbillies is really their first song together that didn't do that.

I'll say it one last time: trying to act like Like That/Not Like Us, two songs by/featuring Kendrick that also happen to go at Drake, becoming two of his biggest hits ever after a dry spell of no hits of that level, have absolutely nothing to do with Drake, is being disingenuous.

Not Like Us broke streaming records no other Kendrick song came close to breaking but yes, that has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that it's also a song that has him dissing the biggest rapper in the world lol.

Y'all believe what you will.

2024 and people still haven’t realized it’s more to an artist’s career than just “hit records”. I guess I get why a Drake Stan would maybe feel that way because he’s routinely pushed aside artistry or growth in music for chasing numbers.

Even when he had the opportunity to really dig into his creativity with honestly nevermind he added jimmy crooks to satisfy the numbers.

Can’t lie, if Kendrick don’t put the nail in the coffin by end of the year he going to start looking funny in the light.

I know this is all jokes for some of yall but the implications in this beef are too large to ignore. Cant make claims like that and not see it through. Even as an avid listener of rap music I feel like it would be irresponsible to not turn my back and embrace hiphop instead.

The messaging and vibe of rap is pretty low vibes of negativity stunted growth and clear depression hidden behind good production.

Well they are Drake disses ofcourse they have something to do with Drake but so what? Getting punched in the face repeatedly on some of the biggest songs of the year, calling you out is not a flex lol

Hillbillies is essentially what, Kendrick and Keem freestyling over the sticky beat? I doubt they put that out thinking this has to go #1.

Drake needs to drop his version of “Black or White” right in time for the election

It was just them f***ing with drake

Why did Drake never call Kendrick short? He could have won.

People finally coming round to Kendrick’s best album

Fr fr Some girls look worse with make up and aren't meant to wear it

When Pete Davidson sent Ye that picture of him in Kim's bed, did Ye's meat get hard?

What do you think inspired YZY p***

Wait, he didn’t just spell the word rapper and leave out a P, did he?

cooked him

Of course, the Drake beef had an effect on these songs performance. There is no denying that but you were talking like Kendrick is not able to have hits without Drake anymore, although he only released HIllibillies after Morale.

Would Kendrick be able to have a song as big as NLU without the beef? Very difficult. But hits like NLU are rare. Not even Drake can have a hit like NLU that easily and arguably hasn't in a long time.

2:41 oh my GOD

Nobody wants that wack ass s***.

Don't disrespect MJ like that

Bro if that’s the best he got for Kamala he might get cooked lmao

These gotta be the best cheetos don’t sleep

Go to 1:40

This dude was supposed to be the future

I like this video, because it is true. But I always felt like the voice thing been a huge factor of standing out.

People like Pac, Snoop, Em, Jay, Nas, Tip, and Phife all had unique voices.

Rapping is part voice-acting/part poetry.

WE NEED TO HEAL THE WORLD