On Sunday, Kendrick Lamar cemented his spot in music and Grammys historical past and primarily put the proverbial nail within the coffin as soon as and for all on the subject of his longstanding beef with fellow rapper Drake. And we now have the Recording Academy to thank for that.
Because the 2025 Grammys neared its finish, Lamar was awarded two of the highest prizes for Document and Track of the Yr for his hit diss observe, “Not Like Us.” As beforehand reported by The Root, the track was up for seven awards in whole and took house three of them earlier than the award present was even televised. These included Greatest Rap Efficiency, Greatest Rap Track, and Greatest Music Video. With these wins and his extra two, the aforementioned track turned the primary diss track to EVER win a Grammy.
In his first acceptance speech on Sunday, Lamar shouted out a number of cities in Los Angeles county that he mentioned helped formed him together with his hometown of Compton, Inglewood, Watts. He additionally took a second to shoutout two of the cities that have been severely impacted by the devastating wildfires that overtook town in January, specifically Palisades and Altadena.
Lamar additionally shouted out Dr. Dre and Swizz Beatz, who have been seated close to the entrance of the stage earlier than giving the microphone over to his producer, DJ Mustard. Whereas he didn’t have a lot to say, Mustard appropriately acknowledged town they have been in by merely yelling “WESTSIDE” earlier than the 2 of them walked off the stage.
Shortly after that, he and Mustard got here again onstage to simply accept the award for Track of the Yr which was offered to them by the legendary singer, Diana Ross. Lamar opted to maintain this speech brief as properly however he did take the time to admonish up-and-coming artists to “respect the artwork type” of rap as it could “take them far.”
With these monumental wins, it ought to be no query as to who got here out on high throughout this complete months lengthy beef. It also needs to function a reminder to many who the final individual you ever wish to get in a combat with is Kendrick Lamar. Congratulations Kung Fu Kenny!