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Key Takeaways

• Kendrick Lamar’s Toronto efficiency of “Not Like Us” reignited buzz round his feud with Drake.
• Followers at Rogers Centre demanded an encore, displaying overwhelming help for Lamar.
• Drake’s livestream with Kai Cenat was postponed the identical evening, sparking fan hypothesis.

If anybody remains to be unconvinced that Kendrick Lamar definitively received final yr’s rap feud with Drake, simply take a look at how Toronto welcomed him performing “Not Like Us” within the Canadian hitmaker’s hometown. On Thursday (June 12) evening, the Compton rapper and SZA pulled into Toronto’s Rogers Centre for the primary of two packed-out stops on their “Grand Nationwide Tour.”

It marked Lamar’s first time in Toronto since he and Drake exchanged diss tracks, and loads of followers had the date circled, patiently ready to see how he’d acknowledge the second. Apparently, the GNX artist didn’t depend on theatrics and, from the seems to be of it, didn’t say a phrase in regards to the beef whereas acting on stage. As a substitute, the one factor echoing by means of the venue after the Mustard-produced observe wrapped was the gang chanting, “Yet one more time.”

It goes with out saying, “Not Like Us” had a large run within the yr after its preliminary launch. The observe spent three weeks atop the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart and went on to win five Grammys on the 67th annual ceremony: File of the Yr, Tune of the Yr, Greatest Rap Efficiency, Greatest Rap Tune, and Greatest Music Video.

In the meantime, Drake was scheduled to livestream with Kai Cenat on Thursday to evaluation video treatments for “SOMEBODY LOVES ME.” Possibly it was simply coincidental timing, given Lamar’s Toronto cease on that very same evening, however some followers speculated the “God’s Plan” rapper was making an attempt to deflect consideration. Both manner, the printed ended up being postponed.

The “Grand National Tour” is ready to return to Toronto’s Rogers Centre on Friday evening (June 13). After that, Lamar and SZA will head again stateside for 2 extra stops earlier than crossing over to Europe by means of August. The “Alright” rapper will finally shut out the trek solo in Australia this December.