Not Like Us

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{{Short description|2024 diss track by Kendrick Lamar}}

| Titel = Not Like Us

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| Musiker = [[Kendrick Lamar]]

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| Veröffentlichung = 4. Mai 2024

| name = Not Like Us

| Länge = 4:33

| cover = Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us.png

| Genres = [[Westcoast-Hip-Hop]]

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| Autor = Kendrick Lamar

| type = single

| artist = [[Kendrick Lamar]]

| Label = [[Interscope Records]]

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| recorded = May 2024

| genre = {{flatlist|

* [[West Coast hip hop]]

* [[hyphy]]

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| length = 4:33

| label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]

| writer = [[Kendrick Lamar|Kendrick Duckworth]]

| producer = [[Mustard (record producer)|Mustard]]<!-- Do not add any other producers without a reliable source, only Mustard is credited on Tidal and Spotify -->

| prev_title = [[Meet the Grahams]]

| prev_year = 2024

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'''Not Like Us''' ist ein Lied des [[Vereinigte Staaten|US-amerikanischen]] Rappers [[Kendrick Lamar]]. Der von [[DJ Mustard|Mustard]] produzierte [[Dissen (Umgangssprache)|Diss-Track]] erschien im Mai 2024 und gilt als Höhepunkt eines jahrelangen [[Beef]]s zwischen Lamar und dem kanadischen Rapper und R&B-Sänger [[Drake (Rapper)|Drake]]. Inhaltlich knüpft Lamar an vorangegangene Diss-Tracks an und wirft seinem Rivalen verschiedene Sexualstraftaten und mangelnden Respekt gegenüber der schwarzen Kultur vor. Die Single wurde ein kritischer und kommerzieller Erfolg und brach mehrere von Drake aufgestellte [[Rap]]-[[Musikstreaming|Streaming]]-Rekorde.

"'''Not Like Us'''" is a [[diss track]] written and recorded by the American rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]]. It was released on May 4, 2024, via [[Interscope Records]], amidst his [[Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud|ongoing feud]] with the Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]. It is Lamar's fourth installment in his series of Drake-targeted diss tracks, and premiered less than 24 hours after his previous single, "[[Meet the Grahams]]".

== Vorgeschichte ==

Produced by [[Mustard (record producer)|Mustard]]<!-- Do not add any other producers without a reliable source, only Mustard is credited on Tidal and Spotify -->, "Not Like Us" is a [[hyphy]]-influenced [[West Coast hip hop]] song composed of a prominent [[bassline]] with lively [[brass instrument]]s and [[Finger snapping|finger snaps]]. Its lyrics continue the themes introduced in "Meet the Grahams" by doubling down on Drake's [[pedophilia]] and [[sexual misconduct]] allegations, while also accusing him of exploiting [[Atlanta]]'s music and cultural scenes for [[Credibility#On the street|street credibility]] and financial gain.

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Kendrick Lamar und Drake arbeiteten erstmals 2012 auf dem Lamar-Track ''Poetic Justice'' auf Lamars zweitem Studioalbum ''[[Good Kid, M.A.A.D City]]'' zusammen. Die Rivalität der beiden nahm ihren Ausgang im August 2013 mit einem Rundumschlag Lamars auf dem [[Big Sean|Big-Sean]]-Track ''Control'' und blieb in der Folge auf kleine Sticheleien begrenzt.

Am 5. Oktober 2023 veröffentlichte Drake die Single ''First Person Shooter'' aus seinem bevorstehenden achten Studioalbum ''[[For All the Dogs]]''. Feature [[J. Cole]] rappt darin unter anderem „Love when they argue the hardest MC/Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?/We the big three like we started a league“, womit er Kendrick Lamar (K-Dot), Drake (Aubrey) und sich selbst als die „großen Drei“ der Rap-Szene darstellt. Lamar nahm diese Worte zum Anlass, den Beef zu eskalieren und antwortete fünf Monate später mit einem überraschenden Feature auf [[Future (Rapper)|Futures]] und [[Metro Boomin]]s Hit-Single ''Like That'': „Motherfuck the big three, nigga, it’s just big me!“ Cole reagierte zuerst mit einem eigenen Diss-Track, zog sich aber nur kurz darauf mit einer öffentlichen Entschuldigung aus der Fehde zurück. Drake veröffentlichte am 19. April ''Push Ups'' und den aufgrund eines nicht autorisierten [[Künstliche Intelligenz|KI]]-Verses von [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]] wieder gelöschten Track ''Taylor Made Freestyle''.

"Not Like Us" was met with widespread acclaim from [[Music journalism|music critics]], who viewed the single as Lamar's [[victory lap]] as his feud with Drake started to wind down. ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' named it the best track in their conflict, while other publications listed it among the greatest diss tracks in hip hop history. Commercially, "Not Like Us" broke several streaming records and became the first rap song to debut at number-one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard ''Hot 100]] with a limited tracking week. It also reached the top spot in South Africa and peaked in the top 20 in Australia, Canada, and countries across Europe.

Kendrick Lamar reagierte seinerseits mit zwei Tracks, ''Euphoria'' und ''6:16 in L.A.'', die innerhalb von vier Tagen erschienen. Am 3. Mai antwortete Drake binnen weniger Stunden mit dem Song ''Family Matters'', in dem er Lamar [[häusliche Gewalt]] gegen dessen Lebensgefährtin Whitney Alford vorwirft und behauptet, eines seiner Kinder stamme von seinem musikalischen Partner Dave Free. Nicht einmal eine Stunde danach veröffentlichte Lamar den Titel ''Meet the Grahams'', der Drake als mutmaßlichen [[Sexualstrafrecht|Sexualstraftäter]] beschreibt, der von seiner Villa in [[Toronto]] aus [[Sex trafficking]] betreibe. Außerdem halte er eine elfjährige Tochter vor der Öffentlichkeit geheim, wie er dies bereits bis zur Enthüllung durch [[Pusha T]] (''The Story of Adidon'', 2018) mit seinem Sohn Adonis getan habe. ''Not Like Us'' folgte am nächsten Tag.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.gq.com/story/the-kendrick-lamar-drake-beef-explained|titel=The Kendrick Lamar/Drake Beef, Explained|autor=Frazier Tharpe|hrsg=[[GQ – Gentlemen’s Quarterly|GQ]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-12|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref>

== Background and release ==

{{Further|Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud}}

American rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]] and Canadian rapper [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] have been engaged in a [[Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud|rap feud]] since August 2013. Tensions escalated in March 2024, following Lamar's surprise appearance on [[Future (rapper)|Future]] and [[Metro Boomin]]'s single "[[Like That (Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar song)|Like That]]", which was perceived as a diss aimed at Drake and [[J. Cole]] over their track "[[First Person Shooter (song)|First Person Shooter]]". Drake responded to Lamar's verse with the single "[[Push Ups (song)|Push Ups]]" and the since-removed song "[[Taylor Made Freestyle]]". Lamar fired back with the songs "[[Euphoria (Kendrick Lamar song)|Euphoria]]" and "[[6:16 in LA]]".<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Drake and Kendrick Lamar's feud — the biggest beef in recent rap history — explained |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/05/07/kendrick-lamar-drake-beef-timeline/6f6cc2a4-0cab-11ef-ae0a-a6870885518d_story.html |access-date=May 11, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>

== Inhalt ==

Hours after "6:16 in LA" was released, Drake responded with the single "[[Family Matters (song)|Family Matters]]", which accused Lamar of [[Domestic violence|abusing]] his romantic partner Whitney Alford and alleged that one of his two children was fathered by his creative partner, [[Dave Free]]. Less than an hour later, Lamar responded with "[[Meet the Grahams]]", which described Drake as an alleged [[sexual predator]] who runs a [[sex trafficking]] ring inside of his [[Toronto]] mansion, known as the Embassy, while fathering a secret daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smyth |first=Tom |date=May 5, 2024 |title=A Complete Track-by-Track Timeline of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's Feud |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/drake-kendrick-lamar-feud-explained.html |access-date=May 11, 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en |archive-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506031629/https://www.vulture.com/article/drake-kendrick-lamar-feud-explained.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Das Single-Cover zu ''Not Like Us'' zeigt einen [[Google Maps|Google-Maps]]-Screenshot eines [[Satellitenbild]]es von Drakes Villa, der von ihm sogenannten ''Embassy'', in [[North York]], Toronto. Auf dem Dach des Gebäudes sind 13 Marker eingezeichnet, die die Anwesenheit registrierter Sexualstraftäter symbolisieren sollen.<ref name="variety">{{Internetquelle|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kendrick-lamar-another-drake-diss-track-not-like-us-1235992254/|titel=Kendrick Lamar Drops Yet Another Drake Diss Track, ‘Not Like Us’|autor=Jem Asward|hrsg=[[Variety]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-04|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref>

Bei dem Song handelt es sich um einen „[[Diskothek|Klub]]-freundlichen“ [[Westcoast-Hip-Hop]]-Track mit starken Hyphy-Stilelementen.<ref name="xxl">{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kendrick-lamar-lyrics-not-like-us/|titel=Here Are the Complete Lyrics for Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’|autor=Trent Fitzgerald|hrsg=[[XXL (Magazin)|XXL]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-04|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Einige Produktionselemente, darunter die „rührenden“ [[Violine]]n, [[Klavier]] und [[Blechblasinstrument]]e, stammen aus einem [[Sample (Musik)|Sample]] des [[Ray Charles|Ray-Charles]]-Titels ''I Believe to My Soul'' in der Version von Monk Higgins aus dem Jahr 1968.<ref name="stereogum">{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2262972/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week-530/lists/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week/|titel=The 5 Best Songs Of The Week|hrsg=Stereogum|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-10|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Um eine „unerbittliche“ und „drängende“ Atmosphäre zu erzeugen, beschleunigte Produzent [[DJ Mustard|Mustard]] das Tempo und verstärkte das Sample mit zusätzlichen [[Bassline]]s, [[Kleine Trommel|Snare-Drums]] und [[Fingerschnippen]].<ref name="xxl" /><ref name="hnhh">{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/798807-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-lyrics|titel=Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Lyrical Breakdown|autor=Demi Phillips|hrsg=Hot New Hip Hop|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-08|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Laut Demi Phillips von ''Hot New Hip Hop'' betone die Produktion den „aggressiven Ton“ des Liedes und ermögliche Lamars Rap-Darbietung und Lyrik „durchzudringen“.<ref name="hnhh" />

"Not Like Us" was [[Surprise album|unexpectedly released]] on May 4, 2024, less than 24 hours after "Meet the Grahams" was published.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eustice |first=Kyle |date=May 4, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar Has No Chill—Drops Another Drake Missile "Not Like Us" |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/kendrick-lamar-drake-not-like-us/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[AllHipHop]] |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505004637/https://allhiphop.com/news/kendrick-lamar-drake-not-like-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The only prior marketing that the song received came from Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, the head of Lamar's former record label [[Top Dawg Entertainment]], who posted, "Dot, I see dead people" on [[Twitter|X (formerly Twitter)]] approximately two hours before its premiere.<ref>{{Cite x |number=1786883117313339635 |user=dangerookipawaa |title=Dot, I see dead people 💀 |author=TOP DAWG #TDE |date=May 4, 2024 |access-date=May 12, 2024}}</ref> Like Lamar's previous releases during the feud, "Not Like Us" was initially released as a [[YouTube]] exclusive before [[Interscope Records]] serviced it to [[Music streaming service|music streaming platforms]] several hours later.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=May 4, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar Doesn't Wait for Drake Response, Drops Another New Diss Song "Not Like Us": Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kendrick-lamar-doesnt-wait-for-drake-response-drops-another-new-diss-song-not-like-us-listen/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505005059/https://pitchfork.com/news/kendrick-lamar-doesnt-wait-for-drake-response-drops-another-new-diss-song-not-like-us-listen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]] promoted the song on [[Airplay|radio airplay]] in Italy on May 10, 2024.<ref name="Italy airplay">{{cite web |last1=Fusi |first1=Eleonora |title=Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us (Radio Date: 10-05-2024) |url=https://www.earone.it/news/kendrick_lamar_not_like_us_radio_date_10_05_2024_90133044/ |website=EarOne |access-date=May 7, 2024 |language=it |date=May 7, 2024 |archive-date=May 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507155108/https://www.earone.it/news/kendrick_lamar_not_like_us_radio_date_10_05_2024_90133044/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The single's cover art shows a [[Bird's-eye view|bird's-eye-view]] of the Embassy from a [[Google Maps]] [[screenshot]] with 13 red markers placed on its roof, symbolizing the presence of [[Sex offender registry|registered sex offenders]].<ref name=":3">{{cite news |last1=Aswad |first1=Jem |title=Kendrick Lamar Drops Yet Another Drake Diss Track, 'Not Like Us' |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kendrick-lamar-another-drake-diss-track-not-like-us-1235992254/ |access-date=5 May 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=4 May 2024 |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505012245/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kendrick-lamar-another-drake-diss-track-not-like-us-1235992254/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Not Like Us'' beginnt mit einer im Flüsterton vorgetragenen Anspielung an den Psychothriller ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'': „Psst, I see dead people“.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-diss-track-1235015345/|titel=Kendrick Lamar Fires Up Another Shot at Drake With ‘Not Like Us’|autor=Althea Legaspi|hrsg=[[Rolling Stone]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-04|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Während des gesamten Liedes benutzt Lamar einen „komisch-übertriebenen“ [[Südstaaten]]-Akzent und erneuert seine Vorwürfe gegen Drake wegen [[Sexueller Missbrauch von Kindern|unangemessenen Verhaltens gegenüber Minderjährigen]] sowie weiterer persönlicher Vorfälle.<ref name="variety" /> Unter anderem erwähnt er eine sexuelle Beziehung Drakes mit der Partnerin von [[Lil Wayne]] während dieser auf [[Rikers Island]] eine Gefängnisstrafe verbüßte.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/798827/lil-wayne-breaks-down-the-moment-he-found-out-drake-slept-with-his-girlfriend|titel=Lil Wayne Breaks Down the Moment He Found Out Drake Slept With His Girlfriend|autor=Bruna Nessif|hrsg=[[E! Entertainment Television|E! Online]]|sprache=en|datum=2016-09-30|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Lamar benutzt den Titel von Drakes 2021 erschienenem Studioalbum ''[[Certified Lover Boy]]'', um seinen Rivalen und dessen OVO-Crew als „certified [[Pädophilie|pedophiles]]“ zu brandmarken. Konkret erwähnt er den Rapper Baka Not Nice, einen verurteilten Menschenhändler. In einer der meistzitierten Zeilen des Songs heißt es mehrdeutig: „Why he trollin’ like a bitch? Ain’t you tired?/Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A-Minor.“<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2262289/kendrick-lamar-just-released-a-fourth-drake-diss-track-not-like-us/music/|titel=Kendrick Lamar Unleashes Fourth Drake Diss Track, “Not Like Us”|autor=Danielle Chelosky|hrsg=Stereogum|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-04|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> A-Minor steht sowohl für die Tonart [[a-Moll]] als auch in der Schreibweise „a minor“ für eine(n) Minderjährige(n).

== Music and lyrics ==

"Not Like Us" is a "[[Nightclub|club]]-friendly" [[West Coast hip hop]] track with strong [[hyphy]] stylings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Trent |date=May 5, 2024 |title=Here Are the Complete Lyrics for Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/kendrick-lamar-lyrics-not-like-us/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |language=en |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513222509/https://www.xxlmag.com/kendrick-lamar-lyrics-not-like-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Several elements of its production, including the "stirring" [[Violin|violins]], [[piano]] and [[Brass instrument|brass instruments]], were taken from a sample of [[Monk Higgins]]' 1968 composition "I Believe to My Soul".<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar, Drake, & This Week's Best New Songs: Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2262972/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week-530/lists/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514141525/https://www.stereogum.com/2262972/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week-530/lists/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Mustard (record producer)|Mustard]], who produced "Not Like Us", sped up the sample's [[tempo]] to create a "relentless" and "urgent" atmosphere heightened by its additional [[bassline]], [[Snare drum|snare drums]], and [[Finger snapping|finger snaps]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Demi |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar "Not Like Us" Lyrical Breakdown |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/798807-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-lyrics |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511120407/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/798807-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-lyrics |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[HotNewHipHop]]''<nowiki/>'s Demi Phillips wrote that the production emphasizes the "aggressive [[Musical tone|tone]]" of the song and allows Lamar's vocal performance and lyricism to "cut through."<ref name=":2" />

Lamar hinterfragt außerdem mehrmals Drakes [[kulturelle Identität]]. Mit dem Refrain „They not like us“ knüpft er an eine eigene Aussage an, wonach „Rap-Praktizierende“ wie Drake sich anders als sein Kaliber „organisch nicht an die gegebenen Moralvorstellungen schwarzer Kultur“ halten würden.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/imeekpo/2024/05/07/how-kendrick-lamar-challenged-drakes-cultural-identity-in-not-like-us/|titel=How Kendrick Lamar Challenged Drake’s Cultural Identity In ‘Not Like Us’|autor=Ime Ekpo|hrsg=[[Forbes]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-07|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Er vergleicht Drakes Darstellung des Schwarzseins mit der von [[Jamie Kennedy]] verkörperten Figur Brad „B-Rad G“ Gluckman aus der Komödie ''[[Malibu’s Most Wanted]]'', die die [[Bande (Gruppe)|Gang-Kultur]] verherrlicht und eine Karriere als Rapper anstrebt.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/kendrick-lamar-doesnt-wait-for-drake-response-drops-another-new-diss-song-not-like-us-listen/|titel=Kendrick Lamar Doesn’t Wait for Drake Response, Drops Another New Diss Song “Not Like Us”: Listen|autor=Matthew Strauss|hrsg=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-04|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> In der dritten Strophe dreht Lamar Drakes Kritik aus ''Family Matters'', er würde rappen, als wäre er kurz davor, „die [[Sklaverei|Sklaven]] zu befreien“, um, indem er ihm einerseits vorwirft, das Wort Sklaven falsch benutzt zu haben, und andererseits beschuldigt, schwarze Künstler aus [[Atlanta]] für Profit und [[Street Credibility|Street-Credibility]] auszunutzen.<ref name="variety" /> Er nennt die Zusammenarbeit Drakes mit den Südstaaten-Rappern [[21 Savage]], [[2 Chainz]], [[Future (Rapper)|Future]], [[Lil Baby]], [[Quavo]] und [[Young Thug]] als Beispiele einer Strategie, authentisch zu wirken, und sieht darin eine Form des [[Kolonialismus]].<ref name="xxl" /><ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-diss|titel=Kendrick Lamar Is Back at ‘Colonizer’ Drake’s Neck With New Diss Track “Not Like Us”: ‘Certified Pedophile’|autor=Mark Elibert|hrsg=Complex|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-05|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref>

The song begins with Lamar whispering "psst, I see dead people", a reference to the 1999 [[psychological thriller]] film ''[[The Sixth Sense]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=May 5, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar Fires Up Another Shot at Drake With 'Not Like Us' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-diss-track-1235015345/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508062827/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-diss-track-1235015345/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout the track, he raps in a "comically exaggerated" [[Southern American English|Southern accent]] as he continues attacking Drake for his alleged [[Child sexual abuse|inappropriate behavior with minors]] and other personal incidents.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Jordan |date=May 5, 2024 |title=Breaking Down All of the Ways Kendrick Lamar Attacked Drake on "Not Like Us" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/breaking-down-the-ways-kendrick-lamar-dissed-drake |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=Complex |language=en-us |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505223832/https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/breaking-down-the-ways-kendrick-lamar-dissed-drake |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the events mentioned involves Drake having sexual relations with one of [[Lil Wayne]]'s girlfriends while he was incarcerated at [[Rikers Island]], and later getting Wayne's face [[Tattoo|tattooed]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nessif |first=Bruna |date=September 30, 2016 |title=Lil Wayne Breaks Down the Moment He Found Out Drake Slept With His Girlfriend |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/798827/lil-wayne-breaks-down-the-moment-he-found-out-drake-slept-with-his-girlfriend |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=[[E!]] |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514150242/https://www.eonline.com/news/798827/lil-wayne-breaks-down-the-moment-he-found-out-drake-slept-with-his-girlfriend |url-status=live }}</ref> Lamar uses Drake's 2021 album ''[[Certified Lover Boy]]'' to label him and his [[OVO Sound|OVO]] crew as "certified [[Pedophilia|pedophiles]]": he specifically claims that [[Baka Not Nice]], a convicted sex trafficker, should be "registered and placed on [[Neighborhood watch|neighborhood watch]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomez |first=Jade |date=May 4, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar Claims Drake Slept With Lil Wayne's Girlfriend in Latest Diss |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/jadegomez510/kendrick-lamar-claims-drake-slept-with-lil-waynes |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505034603/https://www.complex.com/music/a/jadegomez510/kendrick-lamar-claims-drake-slept-with-lil-waynes |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Chelosky |first=Danielle |date=May 4, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar Just Released A Fourth Drake Diss Track, "Not Like Us" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2262289/kendrick-lamar-just-released-a-fourth-drake-diss-track-not-like-us/music/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Stereogum]] |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505012929/https://www.stereogum.com/2262289/kendrick-lamar-just-released-a-fourth-drake-diss-track-not-like-us/music/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Rezeption ==

Lamar also takes several opportunities to challenge Drake's [[cultural identity]]. The chorus of "Not Like Us" has been alluded to him stating that "rap practitioners" such as Drake are unlike his caliber, "one that organically abides by the given morals of [[African-American culture|Black culture]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ekpo |first=Ime |date=May 7, 2024 |title=How Kendrick Lamar Challenged Drake’s Cultural Identity In ‘Not Like Us’ |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/imeekpo/2024/05/07/how-kendrick-lamar-challenged-drakes-cultural-identity-in-not-like-us/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/rT6uU |archive-date=May 8, 2024 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref> Lamar further suggests that Drake's portrayal of blackness likens him to Brad "B-Rad G" Gluckman (portrayed by [[Jamie Kennedy]]) from the comedy film ''[[Malibu's Most Wanted]]'' (2003), the [[Jews|Jewish]] protagonist that glamorizes [[Gang|gang culture]] and aspires to become a rapper.<ref name=":4" /> In the third verse, Lamar flips Drake's comment about how he raps like he is about to "get the [[Slavery in the United States|slaves]] freed" in "Family Matters" to not only claim that he misused the term "[[Slavery|slave]]", but to also accuse him of exploiting Black [[Atlanta hip hop|artists]] from [[Atlanta]] for [[Credibility#On the street|street credibility]] and financial gain.<ref name=":3" /> He uses his previous collaborations with [[Future (rapper)|Future]], [[Lil Baby]], [[21 Savage]], [[Young Thug]], [[Quavo]] and [[2 Chainz]] as examples of him forming "calculated strategies" over "authentic connections"; actions Lamar considers to be a form of [[colonialism]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elibert |first=Mark |date=May 4, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar Is Back at 'Colonizer' Drake's Neck With New Diss Track "Not Like Us": 'Certified Pedophile' |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-diss |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]] |archive-date=May 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505004430/https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-diss |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Not Like Us'' erhielt hervorragende Kritiken für seine „ansteckende“ Produktion, Lamars Rap-Darbietung und bissiges Songwriting. Frazier Tharpe von der Zeitschrift ''[[GQ – Gentlemen’s Quarterly|GQ]]'' nannte das Lied einen führenden Anwärter auf den Titel „[[Sommerhit|Song of the summer]]“. Er lobte, wie der „Knaller“ dank Mustards „wilder, Party auslösender (und) hausgemachter Energie“ Lamar den „Haymaker“ liefere, mit dem er sowohl Drake strategisch überlisten als auch die eigene West-Coast-Herkunft feiern könne.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.gq.com/story/in-the-midst-of-war-kendrick-lamar-delivered-the-song-of-the-summer|titel=In the Midst of War, Kendrick Lamar Delivered the Song of the Summer|autor=Frazier Tharpe|hrsg=[[GQ – Gentlemen’s Quarterly|GQ]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-13|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Auf der Website ''Stereogum'' wurde der Song als höchst „effektiver“ Diss-Track sowie als Hit voller „bösartiger“ Unterstellungen und Geschichtsstunden beschrieben.<ref name="stereogum" />

Jordan Rose von ''Complex'' befand ''Not Like Us'' aufgrund seines elektrischen Tons und der ansteckenden Produktion für den besten im Rahmen des Beefs veröffentlichten Track. Die Zeit würde weisen, ob das Lied mit dem seiner Ansicht nach „sehr fragwürdigen“ Text die Fehde endgültig beschließen könne, als „Stein, der den [[Goliat]] überraschte“ habe es sich aber bereits herausgestellt.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/drake-and-kendrick-lamars-diss-tracks-ranked|titel=Ranking Every Song in Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s Beef|autor=Jordan Rose|hrsg=Complex|datum=2024-05-07|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Amon Sadler von ''[[Vibe]]'' reihte den Titel innerhalb des Beefs auf den zweiten Platz hinter Drakes ''Family Matters'' und nannte ihn einen „unbestreitbaren Knaller“ und in der Ausführung „Meisterklasse“.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-songs-summary-ranked/drake-the-heart-part-6/|titel=Drake And Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Songs So Far, Ranked|autor=Amon Sadler|hrsg=[[Vibe]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-09|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Mark Elibert von ''[[Billboard (Magazin)|Billboard]]'' urteilte ähnlich, sah den Titel aber bloß als viertbesten Song der Fehde.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-tracks-ranked/|titel=All the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Diss Tracks, Ranked|autor=Mark Elibert|hrsg=[[Billboard (Magazin)|Billboard]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-05|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==

"Not Like Us" was met with widespread critical acclaim for its contagious production, Lamar's vocal performance and "scathing" songwriting. ''[[GQ]]''<nowiki/>'s Frazier Tharpe dubbed the track as a leading contender for the [[Song of the summer|"song of the summer]]". He praised how the "banger", summoned Mustard's "raucous, party-starting homegrown energy" to deliver Lamar's "haymaker" that both out-strategized Drake and celebrated their West Coast upbringings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tharpe |first=Frazier |date=May 13, 2024 |title=In the Midst of War, Kendrick Lamar Delivered the Song of the Summer |url=https://www.gq.com/story/in-the-midst-of-war-kendrick-lamar-delivered-the-song-of-the-summer |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=GQ |language=en-US |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514003212/https://www.gq.com/story/in-the-midst-of-war-kendrick-lamar-delivered-the-song-of-the-summer |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Stereogum]]'' editors found the song to be not only an "ultra-effective" diss record, but a hit filled with "vicious" allegations and history lessons.<ref name=":5" />

Publikationen wie ''Complex'', ''HipHopDX'' und ''The Ringer'' listeten den Song bereits wenige Tage nach seiner Veröffentlichung als einen der besten Diss-Tracks aller Zeiten.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/complex/50-best-hip-hop-diss-songs|titel=50 Best Hip-Hop Diss Songs of All Time|hrsg=Complex|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-14|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/greatest-diss-songs-hip-hop-history|titel=100 Greatest Diss Songs in Hip Hop History: Ranked|autor=Elliott Wilson|hrsg=HipHopDX|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-14|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.theringer.com/rap/2024/5/7/24149814/greatest-rap-diss-tracks-all-time-kendrick-lamar-drake-not-like-us-jay-z-nas|titel=The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked|hrsg=The Ringer|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-07|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Eine nur einen Tag später veröffentlichte Antwort von Drake unter dem Titel ''The Heart Part 6'', in dem dieser Lamars Vorwürfe als „Bullshit“ bezeichnet, blieb hingegen weitgehend unbemerkt.

Jordan Rose of ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]'' declared "Not Like Us" as the best track released during Lamar and Drake's feud due to its electric tone and "contagious" production, although much of the lyrics are "very questionable". Rose believes that "time will tell" if the song marked the "end conclusion" of their war, but it has already proven itself to be "[[Goliath|the stone that stunned Goliath]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Jordan |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Tracks, Ranked |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/drake-and-kendrick-lamars-diss-tracks-ranked |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=Complex |language=en-us |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514154101/https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/drake-and-kendrick-lamars-diss-tracks-ranked |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]''<nowiki/>'s Armon Sadler ranked "Not Like Us" as the second-best track of the feud, praising the "undeniable bop" as a "masterclass" in execution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadler |first=Armon |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Drake And Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Songs So Far, Ranked |url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-songs-summary-ranked/ |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=Vibe |language=en-US |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514225106/https://www.vibe.com/lists/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-songs-summary-ranked/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mark Elibert from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', who named it the fourth-best song, shared similar sentiments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elibert |first=Mark |date=May 5, 2024 |title=All the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Diss Tracks, Ranked |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-tracks-ranked/ |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510234144/https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-kendrick-lamar-diss-tracks-ranked/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Kommerzieller Erfolg ==

==Commercial performance==

"Not Like Us" was an immediate commercial success. It broke the record for the biggest single-day streams of a hip hop song in [[Spotify]] history, earning about 12.8 million streams on May 11, 2024; surpassing Drake's "[[Girls Want Girls]]" featuring Lil Baby.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Preezy |date=May 7, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Breaks Drake's 2021 Spotify Record For Most Streams In A Day |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-breaks-spotify-streams-record-drake-1234876810/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |language=en-US |archive-date=May 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507234209/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-breaks-spotify-streams-record-drake-1234876810/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song also overtook Drake's "[[In My Feelings]]" for the most song streams in a week by a rapper (81.2 million) and "[[God's Plan (song)|God's Plan]]" for the fastest rap song to surpass 100 million streams on Spotify (9 days).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Kelli |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ shatters streaming records |url=https://www.foxla.com/news/kendrick-lamar-billboard-hot-100 |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=FOX 11 |language=en-US |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514212051/https://www.foxla.com/news/kendrick-lamar-billboard-hot-100 |url-status=live }}</ref> The single debuted atop the [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]], [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] and [[Streaming Songs]] charts simultaneously.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=May 13, 2024 |title=Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso,’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Lead Billboard Global Charts |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-number-one-global-charts-1235681557/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=May 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513223920/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-number-one-global-charts-1235681557/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Not Like Us'' war ein sofortiger kommerzieller Erfolg. Am 7. Mai 2024 brach der Titel mit 12,8 Millionen [[Musikstreaming|Streams]] den Rekord für die meistgestreamte Hip-Hop-Single auf [[Spotify]] an einem einzigen Tag. Diese Bestmarke hatte zuvor Drake mit ''Girls Want Girls'' (feat. Lil Baby) gehalten.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-breaks-spotify-streams-record-drake-1234876810/|titel=Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Breaks Drake’s 2021 Spotify Record For Most Streams In A Day|autor=Preezy Brown|hrsg=[[Vibe]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-07|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> In den folgenden Tagen übertraf die Single zwei weitere von Drake aufgestellte Rap-Rekorde: Innerhalb der ersten Woche toppte sie mit 81,2 Millionen Streams ''[[In My Feelings]]'', danach knackte sie innerhalb von neun Tagen – so schnell wie kein anderer Rapsong davor – die Marke von 100 Millionen Streams und überbot damit Drakes ''God’s Plan''.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.foxla.com/news/kendrick-lamar-billboard-hot-100|titel=Kendrick Lamar shatters streaming records|autor=Kelli Johnson|hrsg=Fox 11 Los Angeles|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-15|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Die Single stieg gleichzeitig auf Platz eins in die [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]], die [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] und Streaming Songs ein.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/sabrina-carpenter-espresso-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-number-one-global-charts-1235681557/|titel=Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso,’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Lead Billboard Global Charts|autor=Gary Trust|hrsg=[[Billboard (Magazin)|Billboard]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-13|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref>

Am 18. Mai 2024 stieg ''Not Like Us'' mit 70,9 Millionen Streams, fünf Millionen Radio-[[Airplay]]s und 15.000 verkauften Einheiten auf Platz eins in die [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] ein. In Bezug auf die Streaming-Zahlen während seiner ersten Woche erwies sich der Song als erfolgreichste Hip-Hop-Veröffentlichung seit ''Billboard'' 2020 seine Charts-Metrik nachgeschärft hatte und toppte in dieser Hinsicht einen weiteren Drake-Titel, ''Way 2 Sexy'' (feat. Future & Young Thug). Mit dem Diss-Track gelang Kendrick Lamar nach ''HUMBLE.'' seine zweite Nummer-eins-Single als Solokünstler, für Produzent Mustard war es die erste seiner Karriere sowie einer der wenigen Chart-Spitzenreiter der letzten Jahre mit einem einzigen Songwriter.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mustard-first-hot-100-number-one-producer-not-like-us-1235682118/|titel=Mustard Earns His First Hot 100 No. 1 as a Producer Thanks to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’|autor=Gary Trust|hrsg=[[Billboard (Magazin)|Billboard]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-14|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref>

On the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], "Not Like Us" debuted at number one on the chart dated May 18, 2024, opening with 70.9 million streams, five million radio airplay audience impressions, and 15,000 copies sold. It registered the highest first-week streaming figure for a hip hop song since ''Billboard'' removed YouTube song user-generated content from its chart metrics in 2020, surpassing Drake's "[[Way 2 Sexy]]" featuring Future and Young Thug. As Lamar's fourth number-one single and first solo number-one debut, "Not Like Us" became the first rap song in history to top the Hot 100 with a shortened tracking week of five days.<ref name="Hot 100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-hot-100-number-one-debut/|title=Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Blasts In at No. 1 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=May 13, 2024|access-date=May 13, 2024|archive-date=May 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513171219/https://www.billboard.com/lists/kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-hot-100-number-one-debut/|url-status=live}}</ref> It also marked Mustard's first number-one single and debut as a producer, and one of the only chart leaders to be penned by a sole writer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=May 14, 2024 |title=Mustard Earns His First Hot 100 No. 1 as a Producer Thanks to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mustard-first-hot-100-number-one-producer-not-like-us-1235682118/ |access-date=May 14, 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514145144/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mustard-first-hot-100-number-one-producer-not-like-us-1235682118/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ihren durchschlagenden Erfolg verdankte die Nummer nicht nur der raschen Verbreitung im Internet, sondern auch der Verwendung auf Partys, in Klubs und bei Sportveranstaltungen, etwa durch die großen US-Ligen [[Major League Baseball|MLB]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] und [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]].<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/not-like-us-number-one-at-what-cost-1235020417/|titel=The Number One Song in the Country Is a Diss Track. Is That a Good Thing?|autor=Andre Gee|hrsg=[[Rolling Stone]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-14|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://www.newsweek.com/sports/kendrick-lamars-diss-track-targeting-drake-taking-over-sports-world-1898586|titel=Kendrick Lamar's Diss Track Targeting Drake is Taking Over the Sports World|autor=James Brizuela|hrsg=[[Newsweek]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-08|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref> Prominente wie Rapper und Hip-Hop-Kommentator [[Joe Budden]] sowie Basketball-Superstar [[LeBron James]] brachten ihre Begeisterung für den Track öffentlich zum Ausdruck und trugen damit zum Hype bei.<ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/joe-budden-dances-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-beef-victory|titel=Joe Budden Celebrates Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Victory’ Over Drake by Dancing to Diss Song|autor=Sam Moore|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-09|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Internetquelle|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/05/kendrick-lamar-drake-beef-lebron-james-not-like-us|titel=LeBron James partying to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" might be Drake's biggest L yet|autor=Mike D. Sykes II|hrsg=[[USA Today]]|sprache=en|datum=2024-05-10|abruf=2024-05-21}}</ref>

The song dropped to number two after spending a week at number one.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=May 20, 2024 |title=Post Malone & Morgan Wallen’s ‘I Had Some Help’ Soars In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/post-malone-morgan-wallen-i-had-some-help-hot-100-number-one-debut/ |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> During the tracking week of May 10–May 16, 2024, "Not Like Us" tallied 72 million streams in the U.S.; a small increase from its previous tracking period. With [[Post Malone]] and [[Morgan Wallen]]'s single "[[I Had Some Help]]" (76.4 million), it marked the first time two songs earned at least 70 million official streams in the country in a single chart week.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rutherford |first=Kevin |date=May 21, 2024 |title=Two Songs Top 70 Million Weekly U.S. Streams for the First Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/post-malone-kendrick-lamar-70-million-weekly-streams-1235689167/ |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Impact ==

== Chartplatzierungen ==

{{Chartplatzierungen

On May 5, 2024, one day after "Not Like Us" was released, fans of Lamar customized the Embassy's location tag on Google Maps with labels such as "Owned by Kendrick", "A-Minor", and "Kendrick's Dog".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nevares |first1=Gabriel Bras |date=May 5, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar Fans Label Drake's House On Google Maps: "Owned By Kendrick" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/797499-kendrick-lamar-drake-house-google-maps-hip-hop-news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506163318/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/797499-kendrick-lamar-drake-house-google-maps-hip-hop-news |archive-date=May 6, 2024 |access-date=May 6, 2024 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}</ref> Drake responded to the song with "[[The Heart Part 6]]" and admitted that he would have liked to dance to it if Lamar was not "tripling down on some whole other bullshit."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Jordan |date=May 6, 2024 |title=Breaking Down Drake’s “The Heart Part 6” |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/breaking-down-drakes-the-heart-part-6 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511170636/https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-rose/breaking-down-drakes-the-heart-part-6 |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref> [[Disc jockey|Disc jockeys]] and [[social media]] users quickly shared videos of "Not Like Us" being played in [[Nightclub|clubs]] and [[Party|parties]] worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gee |first=Andre |date=May 14, 2024 |title=The Number One Song in the Country Is a Diss Track. Is That a Good Thing? |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/not-like-us-number-one-at-what-cost-1235020417/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |work=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

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| Q = <ref>Chartquellen: [https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2449972 DE] [https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Kendrick+Lamar&titel=Not+Like+Us&cat=s AT] [http://swisscharts.com/song/Kendrick-Lamar/Not-Like-Us-2449972 CH] [https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20240517/7501/ UK] [https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/hsi/ US]</ref>

Drake's OVO clothing retailer on [[London]]'s [[Carnaby Street]] was [[Vandalism|vandalized]] on May 7, 2024, by an unknown [[graffiti]] artist, who plastered the phrase "They not like us" in silver lettering on its window.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sadler |first=Armon |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Drake’s London OVO Store Vandalized With Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” Lyrics |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/drakes-london-ovo-store-vandalized-kendrick-lamar-lyrics-1234876987/ |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=Vibe |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Metropolitan Police]] have not announced plans to investigate the store tagging and no arrests have been made.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=8 May 2024 |title=Graffiti Artist Tags Drake’s London OVO Storefront With Kendrick Lamar ‘Not Like Us’ Lyrics |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-london-ovo-store-graffiti-kendrick-lamar-diss-1235017023/ |work=Rolling Stone}}</ref> Major professional sports leagues such as the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) and the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) have used "Not Like Us" in their broadcasts, which include:<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Brizuela |first=James |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar's Diss Track Targeting Drake is Taking Over the Sports World |url=https://www.newsweek.com/sports/kendrick-lamars-diss-track-targeting-drake-taking-over-sports-world-1898586 |access-date=May 17, 2024 |website=[[Newsweek]] |language=en}}</ref>

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* [[Los Angeles Dodgers]]–[[Miami Marlins]] on [[2024 Major League Baseball season|May 6, 2024]]: Dodgers [[second baseman]] [[Gavin Lux]] used the track as his [[Music at sporting events|walk-on song]].<ref name=":6" />

|{{Charts|CHE|13||Q=}}

* [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]–[[Denver Nuggets]] on [[2024 NBA playoffs|May 6, 2024]]: [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] used an interpolation of the song behind a highlight reel of the Timberwolves.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suggs |first=David |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef, explained: Why 'Not Like Us' is being played at Dodgers games, on NBA broadcasts |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/kendrick-lamar-drake-beef-explained-nba-dodgers/7ccecb280fbcc5cee84f2cc7 |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=Sporting News |language=en-us}}</ref>

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* College football teams such as the [[USC Trojans football|USC Trojans]] and the [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA Bruins]] have used the song in their [[social media marketing]] campaigns.<ref name=":6" />

|{{Charts|USA|1||Q=}}

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Former professional wrestler [[Shawn Michaels]], whose ''Sweet Chin Music'' [[Finisher (wrestling)|finishing move]] was mentioned on "Not Like Us", invited Lamar and Drake to settle their differences on ''[[WWE NXT]]'' and offered his services to [[Referee (professional wrestling)|mediate]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sam |first=Doric |date=May 6, 2024 |title=Shawn Michaels Invites Kendrick Lamar and Drake to WWE After Shout Out in Diss Track |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10120058-shawn-michaels-invites-kendrick-lamar-and-drake-to-wwe-after-shout-out-in-diss-track |work=Bleacher Report}}</ref> Celebrities such as actors [[O'Shea Jackson Jr.]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=May 10, 2024 |title=19 Celebrities Pick a Winner Between Drake and Kendrick Lamar |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/celebrities-pick-winner-drake-kendrick-lamar-beef/ |access-date=May 21, 2024 |work=XXL}}</ref> [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Shia LaBeouf]],<ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Woods |first=Alex |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Here’s What Some Celebrities Think About Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s Rap Beef |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/drake-kendrick-lamar-celebrity-reactions/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |work=XXL}}</ref> basketball player [[LeBron James]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sykes II |first=Mike D. |date=May 10, 2024 |title=LeBron James partying to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" might be Drake's biggest L yet |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2024/05/kendrick-lamar-drake-beef-lebron-james-not-like-us |access-date=May 19, 2024 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-US}}</ref> media personalities [[Joe Budden]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Joe Budden Celebrates Kendrick Lamar's 'Victory' Over Drake By Dancing To Diss Song |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/joe-budden-dances-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-drake-beef-victory |access-date=May 21, 2024 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref> and [[Kai Cenat]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Callas |first=Brad |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Kai Cenat Says Drake Didn't Block His Number After Criticizing 'The Heart Part 6' |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/brad-callas/kai-cenat-drake-the-heart-part-6 |access-date=May 21, 2024 |work=Complex}}</ref> rapper [[Rick Ross]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Cole |date=May 5, 2024 |title=DJ Akademiks, Rick Ross, & More React To Kendrick Lamar's Latest Drake Diss |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/797371-dj-akademiks-rick-ross-react-kendrick-lamar-diss-drake-hip-hop-news |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}</ref> and singer-songwriter [[Billie Eilish]] have been spotted commenting on and enjoying the song at public gatherings.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peters |first=Mitchell |date=May 18, 2024 |title=Billie Eilish Dances and Sings Along to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Drake Diss |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-sings-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-video-drake-diss-1235686881/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |work=Billboard}}</ref> Professional boxer [[Ryan Garcia]] challenged [[Errol Spence Jr.]] to a fight by [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]] to "Not Like Us".<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Ryan Garcia disses Errol Spence Jr. after fight challenge channels K.Dot |url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/05/09/ryan-garcia-diss-errol-spence-jr-using-kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-beat/ |access-date=May 21, 2024 |work=TMZ}}</ref>

=== Commentary ===

The commercial success and cultural impact of "Not Like Us" have been examined by various journalists. ''Billboard'' staffers opined that its [[zeitgeist]]-capturing content, release strategy and outcome have made it one of the biggest diss tracks of their lifetimes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Denis |first=Kyle |last2=Diaz |first2=Angel |last3=Unterberger |first3=Andrew |last4=Lamarre |first4=Carl |last5=Lipshutz |first5=Jason |date=May 14, 2024 |title=What Will the Commercial Success of ‘Not Like Us’ Mean for Kendrick Lamar’s Career — Or Drake’s? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/kendrick-not-like-us-drake-beef-charts-five-burning-questions-1235682403/ |access-date=May 18, 2024 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== All-time lists ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"

|+Name of publisher, name of [[listicle]], year(s) listed, and placement result

|-

! scope="col" | Publisher

! scope="col" | Listicle

! scope="col" | Year(s)

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

|-

! scope="row"| ''[[Complex Networks|Complex]]''

| The 50 Best Hip-Hop Diss Songs of All Time

| rowspan="4"| 2024

| 6th

| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=May 14, 2024 |title=The 50 Best Hip-Hop Diss Songs of All Time |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/complex/50-best-hip-hop-diss-songs |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=Complex |language=en-us}}</ref>

|-

! scope="row"| ''[[HipHopDX]]''

| 100 Greatest Diss Songs in Hip Hop History: Ranked

| 3rd

| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Elliott |author-link=Elliott Wilson (journalist) |date=May 14, 2024 |title=100 Greatest Diss Songs In Hip Hop History: Ranked |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/greatest-diss-songs-hip-hop-history |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref>

|-

! scope="row"| ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]''

| The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked

| 7th

| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=May 7, 2024 |title=The Greatest Diss Tracks of All Time, Ranked |url=https://www.theringer.com/rap/2024/5/7/24149814/greatest-rap-diss-tracks-all-time-kendrick-lamar-drake-not-like-us-jay-z-nas |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref>

|-

! scope="row"| ''[[The Root (magazine)|The Root]]''

| The Most Unforgettable Diss Tracks in Hip-Hop History

| Placed

| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Noah A. |date=May 6, 2024 |title=The Most Unforgettable Diss Tracks in Hip-Hop History |url=https://www.theroot.com/the-most-unforgettable-diss-tracks-in-hip-hop-history-1850616171 |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=The Root |language=en}}</ref>

|-

|}

== Credits and personnel ==

* [[Kendrick Lamar]] – vocals, songwriting

* [[Mustard (record producer)|Mustard]]<!-- Do not add any other producers without a reliable source, only Mustard is credited on Tidal and Spotify --> – [[Record producer|production]]

* Nicolas De Porcel – [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]]

* Johnathan Turner – [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]

* Ray Charles Brown Jr. – [[Audio engineer|engineering]]

== Charts ==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for "Not Like Us"

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Peak<br />position

|-

! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2024-05-20|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>

| 5

|-

! scope="row"| Australia Hip Hop/R&B ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2024-05-20|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>

| 2

|-

{{single chart|Austria|36|artist=Kendrick Lamar|song=Not Like Us|rowheader=true|access-date=May 15, 2024}}

|-

{{single chart|Flanders|49|artist=Kendrick Lamar|song=Not Like Us|rowheader=true|access-date=May 19, 2024}}

|-

{{single chart|Canada|2|artist=Kendrick Lamar|rowheader=true|access-date=May 14, 2024}}

|-

! scope="row"| [[Croatia Songs|Croatia]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/i32/|title=Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Croatia Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 14, 2024|archive-date=May 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514104724/https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/i32/|url-status=live}}</ref>

| 18

|-

{{single chart|Czechdigital|34|year=2024|week=20|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

|-

! scope="row"| Denmark ([[Tracklisten]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=19&y=2024&list=t40|title=Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2024|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|access-date=May 15, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515012122/http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=19&y=2024&list=t40|url-status=live}}</ref>

| 16

|-

! scope="row"| France ([[SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-la-semaine/top-albums/?semaine=20?&annee=2024&categorie=Top%20Singles|title=Top Singles (Week 20, 2024)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|language=fr|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>

| 72

|-

{{single chart|Germany|34|songid=2449972|artist=Kendrick Lamar|song=Not Like Us|rowheader=true|access-date=May 17, 2024}}

|-

{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|1|artist=Kendrick Lamar|rowheader=true|access-date=May 14, 2024}}

|-

! scope="row"| Hungary (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hungary-songs-hotw/2024-05-25/|title=Hungary Songs: Week of May 25, 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>

| 25

|-

! scope="row"| Iceland ([[Music of Iceland|Plötutíðindi]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs - Week 19|language=is|publisher=[[Music of Iceland|Plötutíðindi]]|access-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511103613/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|archive-date=May 11, 2024}}</ref>

| 14

|-

! scope="row"| [[IMI International Top 20 Singles|India]] ([[Indian Music Industry|IMI]])<ref name="IN">{{cite web|url=https://imicharts.com/|title=IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 13th May 2024 {{!}} Week 19 of 52|website=IMIcharts|archive-date=May 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513144521/https://imicharts.com/}}</ref>

| 14

|-

{{single chart|Ireland4|7|date=20240517|rowheader=true|access-date=May 17, 2024}}

|-

! scope="row"| Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2024/20|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 20|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=May 18, 2024}}</ref>

| 68

|-

! scope="row"| Latvia ([[Latvian Music Producers Association|LAIPA]])<ref>{{cite web |date=13 May 2024 |title=Straumēšanas TOP 2024 – 19. nedēļa |trans-title=Streaming TOP 2024 – Week 19 |url=https://www.parmuziku.lv/chart?type=2&week=2024-W19&limit=100&id=5e472896c97ba |access-date=15 May 2024 |publisher=[[Latvian Music Producers Association|LAIPA]] |language=lv}}</ref>

| 4

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! scope="row"| Lithuania ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s19-3/|title=2024 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|language=lt|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|date=May 10, 2024|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510075614/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s19-3/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Luxembourg (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/i12/|title=Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Luxembourg Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 14, 2024|archive-date=May 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514104955/https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/i12/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Malaysia (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/i34/|title=Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Malaysia Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>

| 17

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! scope="row"| [[MENA]] ([[IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|title=The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official MENA Chart Top 20 from 03/05/2024 to 09/05/2024|website=theofficialmenachart.com|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=May 17, 2024|archive-date=May 17, 2024|archive-url=http://archive.today/2024.05.17-192004/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|url-status=live}}</ref>

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{{single chart|Dutch100|22|artist=Kendrick Lamar|song=Not Like Us|rowheader=true|access-date=May 18, 2024}}

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! scope="row"| New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5804|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=May 13, 2024|access-date=May 10, 2024|archive-date=May 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510045253/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5804|url-status=live}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| North Africa ([[IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|title=The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official North Africa Chart Top 20 from 03/05/2024 to 09/05/2024|website=theofficialmenachart.com|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=May 17, 2024|archive-date=May 17, 2024|archive-url=http://archive.today/2024.05.17-192004/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|url-status=live}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Norway ([[VG-lista]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2024-w20/|title=Singel 2024 uke 20|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Poland ([[Polish music charts|Polish Streaming Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-sprzedazy/single-w-streamie|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie|publisher=[[OLiS]]|language=pl|access-date=May 16, 2024|type=Select week 03.05.2024–09.05.2024.}}</ref>

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{{single chart|Portugal|9|artist=Kendrick Lamar|song=Not Like Us|rowheader=true|access-date=May 20, 2024}}

|-

! scope="row"| [[Romania Songs|Romania]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/i36/|title=Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Romania Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Saudi Arabia ([[IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|title=The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official Saudi Arabia Chart Top 20 from 03/05/2024 to 09/05/2024|website=theofficialmenachart.com|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=May 17, 2024|archive-date=May 17, 2024|archive-url=http://archive.today/2024.05.17-192004/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|url-status=live}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Singapore ([[Recording Industry Association Singapore|RIAS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 20 (10 - 16 May 2024)|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association Singapore|RIAS]]|access-date=May 21, 2024|archive-date=May 21, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/2024.05.21-161545/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}</ref>

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{{single chart|Slovakdigital|11|year=2024|week=20|rowheader=true|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

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! scope="row"| South Africa ([[TOSAC]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local & International Streaming Chart Top 10 Week 19-2024 |url=https://theofficialsacharts.co.za/charts/local-international-streaming-chart-top-10-week-19-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=[[The Official South African Charts]] |publisher=[[RiSA]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| South Africa (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kendrick-lamar/chart-history/i38/|title=Kendrick Lamar Chart History (South Africa Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref>

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! scope="row"| Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2024&dspp=19|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 19|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=May 13, 2024|archive-date=May 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513133129/https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41/?dspy=2024&dspp=19|url-status=live}}</ref>

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{{single chart|Switzerland|13|artist=Kendrick Lamar|song=Not Like Us|rowheader=true|access-date=May 19, 2024}}

|-

! scope="row"| UAE ([[IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|title=The Official Mena Chart - This Week's Official UAE Chart Top 20 from 03/05/2024 to 09/05/2024|website=theofficialmenachart.com|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=May 17, 2024|archive-date=May 17, 2024|archive-url=http://archive.today/2024.05.17-192004/https://www.theofficialmenachart.com/weeklychart|url-status=live}}</ref>

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{{single chart|UK|6|date=20240517|rowheader=true|access-date=May 17, 2024}}

|-

{{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=20240510|rowheader=true|access-date=May 11, 2024}}

|-

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Kendrick Lamar|rowheader=true|access-date=May 13, 2024}}

|-

{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Kendrick Lamar|rowheader=true|access-date=May 14, 2024}}

|-

{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|20|artist=Kendrick Lamar|rowheader=true|access-date=May 20, 2024}}

|}

== Release history ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release dates and formats for "Not Like Us"

! scope="col" | Region

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Format(s)

! scope="col" | Label

! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

|-

! scope="row" | Various

| May 4, 2024

| {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}

| [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]

| style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Peters |first1=Mitchell |title=Kendrick Lamar Fires Back at Drake Yet Again With Scathing 'Not Like Us' Diss Track: Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-drake-diss-track-not-like-us-1235674033/ |access-date=May 7, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=May 5, 2024 |archive-date=May 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506214135/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kendrick-lamar-drake-diss-track-not-like-us-1235674033/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

|-

! scope="row" | Italy

| May 10, 2024

| [[Radio airplay]]

| [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]

| style="text-align:center" |<ref name="Italy airplay" />

|}

==References==

== Weblinks==

* {{YouTube|T6eK-2OQtew}}

{{reflist}}

* [https://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-not-like-us-lyrics Songtext] bei [[Genius.com]]

== Einzelnachweise ==

{{Kendrick Lamar songs}}

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