UPDATED 2/2//25, 11:43 p.m. ET: Kendrick Lamar won another pair of Grammy Awards to complete the sweep, this time for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
The pgLang rapper was in attendance to accept the awards in front of a packed house inside Crypto.com arena. As he walked towards the stage to receive the award for Record of the Year, "Not Like Us' glared throughout the arena with Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and more dancing to the hit record. In his speech, Kendrick dedicated the win to the city of Los Angeles, which was hit by several wildfires. Check out both wins below.
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Kendrick Lamar has started the 2025 Grammys with a bang by taking home three awards thanks to his earth-shattering hit diss record "Not Like Us."
Before the televised award show broadcast, the Recording Academy announced the winners of Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video, and Kendrick cleaned house in each category. Kendrick is nominated for a total of seven awards at this year's Grammys, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Not Like Us."
K. Dot came out on top among a stacked list of artists including Eminem, Kanye West, Charli XCX, and more in each category. Kendrick wasn't in attendance to accept the award, but Mustard, the song's producer, took care of it while giving a speech thanking everyone involved with the record.
The track was a crushing blow in the explosive beef between Kendrick and Drake. The song was released hours after Kendrick unleashed the haunting "Meet The Grahams." Kendrick went even further hours later on "Not Like Us," calling Drizzy a "colonizer."
The song quickly blew up into a phenomenon and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It eventually led to Drake filing a lawsuit against his and Kendrick's parent label, Universal Music Group, accusing them of boosting the song on Spotify and defaming his name.
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