Kendrick Lamar drops first song since ‘Not Like Us’

Lamar’s smash hit “Not Like Us,” which disses Drake, was nominated in three classes on the VMAs on Tuesday however didn’t snag any awards.

The brand new untitled observe was solely launched on Instagram. Lamar equally launched one among his diss tracks towards Drake, “6:16 in L.A.,” on Instagram solely.

Whereas many followers believed it was a continuation of Lamar’s disses towards Drake and his associates, others felt it was an indictment of the present state of rap.

The brand new observe options some scorched-earth lyrics about how he needs to “watch the celebration die.” He additionally references burning a village down, beginning over and envisioning a “new Earth.”

Followers additionally speculated in regards to the that means of the observe’s cowl artwork, which depict black Air Pressure 1 sneakers. Black Air Pressure 1s have turn into a meme lately, representing nefarious conduct, in line with Advanced.

Lamar was embroiled in a monthslong feud with Drake that produced 9 diss tracks between the 2 rappers. Lamar was topped the winner of the feud by many followers after the widespread embrace of his final observe, “Not Like Us.”

“Not Like Us” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100 and was one of many prime songs of the summer time, in line with the outlet’s summer time songs chart. At Lamar’s Juneteenth “The Pop-Out” present, the music was so fashionable that the rapper carried out it six occasions in a row.

Lamar was not too long ago introduced because the headliner for subsequent 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl halftime present in New Orleans.

“Rap music remains to be probably the most impactful style to this point,” Lamar stated in an announcement when the information was introduced. “And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They obtained the proper one.”