Kendrick Lamar had Toronto concertgoers begging for extra after performing “Not Like Us” in Drake’s hometown.
Kendrick Lamar introduced his Grammy-winning diss observe “Not Like Us” to the guts of Drake’s hometown throughout a tour cease in Toronto on Thursday evening (June 12), and the gang didn’t need it to finish.
Video from the present exhibits Lamar towering over the viewers as they erupted into chants of “another time” after he carried out the blistering observe aimed on the Toronto rapper.
Toronto crowd yelling “A-Minor” in unison pic.twitter.com/sZ0KKiZS2N
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The group didn’t maintain again, both—one other clip captured concertgoers yelling “licensed pedophile” and shouting “A-Minor,” echoing scathing lyrics from the tune. Others repeatedly screamed “OVHoes” about Drake’s OVO model.
Toronto crowd yelling “A-Minor” in unison pic.twitter.com/sZ0KKiZS2N
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The Toronto efficiency marked one of the vital charged moments of Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 tour, particularly contemplating town’s deep ties to Drake. The tune, which accuses Drake of misconduct and cultural theft, has turn into a cultural flashpoint of their ongoing feud.
“Not Like Us” first made headlines in 2024 when it dropped amid a flurry of diss tracks exchanged between the 2 Hip-Hop heavyweights.
But it surely was Lamar’s high-profile efficiency of the tune throughout the Tremendous Bowl halftime present that cemented its standing as a defining second of their rivalry.
The observe has since gone multi-platinum and earned a number of Grammy Awards, nevertheless it has additionally landed in authorized bother.
In January 2025, Drake filed a federal defamation lawsuit towards Common Music Group, alleging the label promoted the tune regardless of what he claims are “false and harmful” accusations that painting him as a pedophile.
UMG responded with a movement to dismiss, arguing that the lyrics are protected as opinion and rhetorical expression.
A decide has allowed the case to proceed to discovery, granting Drake entry to inner paperwork and contracts associated to the tune’s promotion.
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