Kendrick Lamar Lauded Online for 'Not Like Us' Music Video: See How the Internet Reacted

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The internet couldn't get enough of Kendrick Lamar's music video for "Not Like Us," his diss track for Drake.

Directed by Lamar and Dave Free, the "Not Like Us" music video served an unnerving gut punch to Drake, with a huge crowd chanting and singing the diss track at the top of their lungs.

At one point, Lamar even mercilessly beat an Owl-shaped piñata with a wooden stick, a direct reference to Drake's OVO Records logo.

Check out how people reacted to Lamar's "Not Like Us" music video below.

"Killed a Canadian dead on the Fourth. That's one way to celebrate the occasion," a user said on Reddit, noting how Lamar released the music video on the Fourth of July.

In one of the clips in the music video, Lamar, his wife, Whitney Alford, and their two children danced and accompanied him, refuting Drake's claim of Lamar's broken family in his diss track, "Family Matters."

"That was such a joy to watch. His family dancing was such a wonderful moment. The YouTube reactors are gonna go wild later," another noted.

"Dude, this man is the best diss artist ever. Releasing this on Independence Day after calling Drake a colonizer a manipulation master and a pdf file is crazy," one commented on YouTube.

"Whitney's response to the whole situation was spot on crazy! Like I don't have to say a word I'm just gonna sit back and watch you go down while my man defends me and then I'm going to dance with my family for the perfect get back! I love it!" a third one said.

Another highlight that fans have spotted on the music video was Lamar hopping on hopscotch while rapping, "Tryna strike a chord and it's prolly A Minor," a huge slam to Drake, who has been accused of having pedophilic relationships.

"Adding a Hopscotch chalk outline while he says "A Minor" is crazy savage," a fan declared, echoing another fan who said, "Dancing over the hopscotch while saying "A Minorrrrrrrrrrr" is DIABOLICAL! Kendrick is a madman."

"Not Like Us," previously debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Billboard reported that "Not Like Us" opened with 70.9 million streams, 5 million radio airplay impressions, and 15,000 units sold in the United States last week. Lamar's latest chart-topper only had five days on the chart tracking week, which started on May 3, 2024; the track was released on May 5, 2024.

Lamar already has four No. 1s on the Hot 100 - "Bad Blood" with Taylor Swift, "Humble," "Like That" with Future and Metro Boomin', and "Not Like Us."

Watch Lamar's "Not Like Us" music video below.

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