Kendrick Lamar is kicking off 2025 with a bang. The rapper’s monumental hit, “Not Like Us,” has officially surpassed one billion Spotify streams. Lamar’s anthemic track, released in May 2024, marked the end of the highly publicized feud between himself and Drake and became a longstanding hit, topping the Hot 100 for two nonconsecutive weeks.

Drake has taken a number of legal actions since Kendrick Lamar dropped "Not Like Us." Here's a timeline of every move he's made so far.

Kendrick Lamar isn’t going to let Drake’s defamation lawsuit faze him. Per Billboard, K. Dot’s hit track Not Like Us crosses one billion streams on Spotify — just

"UMG wants the public to believe that this is a fight between rappers, but this lawsuit is not brought against Kendrick Lamar," they said. "This lawsuit reveals the human and business ...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA release eight innovative tracks, blending creativity and authenticity in their collaborative journey.

Kendrick Lamar has kicked off 2025 in spectacular fashion. His chart-topping track Not Like Us has officially surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. Released in May 2024, the hit song has cemented itself as a cultural anthem.

Norwegian DJ and producer Walker has kept the world dancing since his 2016 single "Faded" put him on the map. He has since recorded dance hits with Noah Cyrus, Sofia Carson, Sabrina Carpenter and Ava Max. His album "Walkerworld 2.0" is due out this year.

The summer single, one of several to come from a feud with fellow rapper Drake, was one of the biggest songs of 2024, hitting the top of Billboard’s Hot 100.

Lamar's appearance at Super Bowl LIX will mark his second Super Bowl halftime show. He performed at Super Bowl LVI in 2022 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Eminem.

The rap world thought Drake was backing down when he withdrew his legal petitions against UMG, but hours later, returned with an official lawsuit against his label filed in New York for defamation surrounding Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” earlier this week.

Drake is suing his record label for spreading a “false and malicious narrative” when it released and promoted Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

Lamar released an album in November and announced a tour that starts in April. Will that play a role in his Super Bowl set list?