Kendrick Lamar is already a big winner at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, and the telecast has not even started.
In case you live under a rock, Kendrick Lamar’s epic Drake diss track “Not Like Us” was by far one of the summer’s biggest songs. Over an epic dance beat from producer Mustard, Lamar rapped all about the “Hold On We’re Going Home” singer, dragging him up and down on a song that would eventually make its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song earned instant critical acclaim and chart success and is now officially rewarded on music’s biggest night. The song has earned Grammys for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video at the 2025 Grammys, three out of the song’s seven total nominations.
Accepting the awards at the non-televised portion of the ceremony, Mustard thanked Lamar, referring to him as one of the greatest artists of all time. He told the crowd, “He performed his ass off on that song, didn’t he?” He also thanked TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment) and his entire team. Check out the moment below:
Lamar’s dance anthem is also nominated for two of the “Big Three” Grammy awards, Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Those awards are typically the show’s main event and are always announced towards the end of the broadcast. Will Lamar’s biggest hit yet be able to snag him Record or Song of the Year? Time will tell.