LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 02: Kendrick Lamar performs as part of British Summer Time Festival at Hyde … [+] Park on July 2, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Redferns)
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Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been engaged in a highly-public rap battle for several weeks now. The two rappers have been trading barbs and insults in songs aimed at one another, and a quick look at the iTunes chart shows who is winning–at least when it comes to sales–at the moment.
Lamar claims three top 10s on iTunes’ ranking of the bestselling songs in the US All of his current wins are with Drake diss tunes, which are selling very well throughout the country.
The newest release from the Grammy champion, “Not Like Us,” sits at No. 1 on the iTunes ranking. That cut was released on May 4, and it’s been selling very well ever since it became widely available.
Just two spots further down comes “Meet the Grahams,” which makes a home at No. 3. Lamar dropped that tune on May 3, only spacing out his disses for a few hours.
The same rapper’s “Euphoria” is up in sales, as it’s rising on the iTunes chart. As of the time of writing, the track sits at No. 5. It’s been bouncing around the highest reaches of the list ever since Lamar shared it on April 30.
This feud between the musicians was restarted earlier this year when Future and Metro Boomin released their single “Like That” from their first collaborative album We Don’t Trust You. The tune, which features a verse from Lamar insulting Drake–or appearing to do so–debuted atop the Hot 100. Now, it’s still going strong on iTunes, landing at No. 18 at the moment.
Drake is not absent from the iTunes chart, although he’s not performing quite as well as Lamar. One of his diss tunes, “Family Matters,” can also be found inside the top 10, as it settles at No. 8. His first retort, “Push Ups,” is nearly back inside the top 20, as it lands at No. .21 at the moment.
In the coming days and weeks, it’s likely that all three of Lamar’s songs will appear on the Hot 100—perhaps even becoming big hits. Drake’s “Push Ups” made a splashy entrance on the weekly tallies this past frame, and “Family Matters” is sure to open high soon.
ForbesDrake Reaches A Special Milestone Thanks To His Feud With Kendrick LamarBy Hugh McIntyre
