The time is nearly right here. In lower than per week, the Recording Academy will honor and acknowledge the very best the music trade has to supply. Even with all of the artists, songs, and albums which are nominated for awards, all eyes might be on one observe specifically.
“Not Like Us” has been essentially the most mentioned and well-liked observe of the final 12 months and it additionally so occurs to be nominated in two of the “Large 4” Grammy classes: Tune of the Yr and Document of the Yr.
Mockingly, it’s additionally the second rap diss tune to be nominated for a Grammy (Drake’s 2015 Meek Mill diss, “Again to Again” was the primary). So does Lamar even have an opportunity to win it?
Damaged data
I don’t know, it’s the most-streamed diss observe on Spotify, it’s the primary rap tune to prime the Billboard Sizzling 100 after a five-day monitoring week, it’s the longest-running observe to carry the highest spot on the rap chart, and it’s the primary diss observe to be streamed greater than a billion instances. These are simply information factors, and issues that the recording academy loves to think about when voting on songs.
Social affect
There may be additionally an anecdotal angle to this. Lamar’s explosive diss observe is a cultural phenomenon and at this level, a legendary tune. Few tracks have captured the eye of society like “Not Like Us.” The observe was championed by fellow artists, sports activities franchises, political campaigns, and college bands as a rallying cry.
Impression on Drake
Moreover, attributable to Drake’s actions, the diss observe has achieved unexpected harm to an artist’s profession in a manner we’ve by no means seen earlier than. Nas’ “Ether” was the killing blow in his beef with Jay-Z, but it surely was not successful observe that precipitated Hov to take authorized motion.
The truth that it precipitated some of the well-liked rappers within the historical past of the style to fold right into a ball and go inform his legal professionals is one thing that no different rapper in historical past (aside from Kendrick) can say they did.
Lamar successful a Grammy for “Not Like Us” wouldn’t solely cap off his explosive 12 months, it will present that he can beat Drake in his personal sport, one thing that possible hurts the Toronto rapper’s ego greater than the rest Ok. Dot has achieved.