Kendrick Lamarâs Drake diss track âNot Like Usâ is eligible for a Grammy nomination, says Recording Academy CEO.
The Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. opened up about his thoughts on the hugely successful song in a recent statement and explained that while it isnât common for a diss track to be nominated for a Grammy, in this case, it is a possibility.
He discussed the idea while at LAX airport on Monday (June 24), and was approached by TMZ Hip Hop for a comment.
The track was originally shared by Lamar earlier this year, as the heavily publicised feud between him and fellow rapper Drake came to a head. It marked his third Drake diss to be shared within 36 hours, and saw him blast the Canadian artist for his supposed preference for younger women â even to the point where he calls him a âcertified paedophileâ.
Following the release, it topped the US singles chart and became K.Dotâs fourth Number One song â following on from his feature on Future and Metro Boominâs âLike Thatâ earlier this year, 2017âs âHumbleâ, and his verse on Taylor Swiftâs 2015 track âBad Bloodâ.
It broke various records too, with Brooklyn Eagle reporting that the track has become the hip-hop song that has been streamed the most times in a day on Spotify â racking up 6.8million plays.
Now, the Recording Academyâs CEO has said that the track is up for Grammy consideration as it checks all the boxes that the team are looking for.
According to the outlet, Mason Jr. said that while the decision will come down to the team, the decision does look likely given Lamarâs huge success with the awards in the past â having already won 17 trophies.
âA separate diss track category isn’t out of the question, either,â wrote TMZ, recalling what the music mogul told them at LAX. âIt’s been a heavy year for beef, and HMJ acknowledges there have been some good ones released lately.â
âNot Like Usâ wasnât the only one of the rapperâs diss tracks to prove to be a hit with fans. Another one of his scathing tracks against Drake, âEuphoriaâ, also went on to do well on the charts and reached the Number Three spot after debuting at Number 11.
The beef between the two came to a head in April, when Lamar contributed a verse to Future and Metro Boominâs âLike Thatâ, and used the collab to respond to J. Cole, who previously claimed âLove when they argue the hardest MC/ Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?/ We the big three like we started a leagueâ on Drakeâs track âFirst Person Shooterâ.
Lamar told Cole and Drake on his âLike Thatâ verse: âMotherfuck the big three, n****, itâs just big meâ. Cole later responded with his own diss, â7 Minute Drillâ, but he later apologised for it and pulled it from streaming.
However, Drake fired back with two tracks âPush Upsâ and âTaylor Made Freestyleâ. The Canadian rapper then landed in hot water after he used AI to emulate Tupac Shakurâs vocals, leading to the late rapperâs estate threatening legal action. He subsequently removed the track from streaming.
Lamar then responded with âEuphoriaâ on May 1, following it up quickly the following day with â6:16 in LAâ.
The pair then dropped new diss tracks within an hour of each other, with Drake releasing âFamily Mattersâ just before Lamar clapped back with âMeet The Grahamsâ.
More recently, Drake claimed he fed Lamar false intel on new diss âThe Heart Part 6â, but the track hasnât been popular with fans â recently surpassing 1million dislikes on YouTube.
Check out a full timeline of the feud here.