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Today (July 15), “Not Like Us” reclaimed the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It marked Kendrick Lamar’s first record to sit atop the chart for multiple weeks, albeit not continuously.

According to the publication, the track saw a 20 percent increase in streams at 53.8 million and a 16 percent uptick in sales at 8,000 copies from July 5 to 11. “Not Like Us” initially came out in May as a part of the Compton MC’s fiery back-and-forth with Drake.

In addition to the chorus, lines like “And Baka got a weird case, why is he around? / Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophile” and “Why you trollin’ like a b**ch? Ain’t you tired? / Tryna strike a chord and it’s probably A minor” reigned the internet. The Toronto native hit back at the allegations on “THE HEART PART 6,” which admittedly didn’t fare as well as its preceding releases.

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The reason for “Not Like Us” returning to the No. 1 position on the Hot 100 can largely be attributed to Lamar’s Juneteenth concert, “The Pop Out — Ken and Friends,” and the song’s accompanying visuals, which debuted on July 4.

The video boasted cameos from Punch, Ab-Soul, Tommy the Clown, YG, Roddy Ricch and Mustard. The last-mentioned artist lent production to the smash hit.

“I heard the song when everyone else heard it. I never heard it before. I wasn’t in the studio with him,” Mustard told Billboard. “When I was making it, in the back of my head, [I was thinking], ‘What would Dr. Dre do if Lil Jon was in the studio and they [were] collabing on a beat?’”

Lamar’s first No. 1 of 2024 came from “Like That,” a collaboration with Metro Boomin and Future. His previous chart-toppers include “HUMBLE.” and Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood (Remix),” in 2017 and 2015, respectively.

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