Mexican singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solis performed Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us during his concert in Argentina on February 23, 2025. According to Complex, he wore a teal suit and cowboy hat and started with Los Bukis’ mariachi song El Celoso alongside a group of vaquera dancers.
He then transitioned to the beat of Not Like Us, while Lamar’s voice echoed through the crowd. Solis spun around and danced as Kendrick Lamar’s verse played in the background.
His performance then switched back to mariachi. Social media users shared mixed opinions about his performance. While some criticized him, others shared fire emojis in the comments. One X user noted:
“Can’t fake influence.”
While some netizens invoked Drake in the debate, others noted that the impact of Not Like Us was extreme.
“He's not like us,” a netizen reacted.
“The impact of this song is ridiculous lol,” a person opined.
“Drake be doing More for the Mexican Community than Kendrick SMFH Shame on Marco,” a fan commented.
Many X users criticised Marco Antonio Solis for his performance while others suggested that Drake might have lost the feud to Kendrick Lamar.
“Naaa Drake has definitely lost this beef,” a social media user suggested.
“n**ga heard meet your padre and had to respond lmfao,” an online commentator wrote.
“This guy might be in the Mt Rushmore of Mexicans,” a netizen remarked.
Presently, Marco Antonio Solis is touring South America on his Eternamente Agradecido Tour, with shows in Mexico scheduled for May 2025. He will also perform at the La Onda Festival in Napa, California, on May 31, 2025.
Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us retains Billboard’s top position
Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us remains at the top of the Billboard Global 200 chart for another week. However, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars's Die With a Smile continues its reign on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a 10th week.
Not Like Us had previously jumped from the 15th position to the first boosted by Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance. Meanwhile, the song had 111.7 million streams and 21,000 sales worldwide from February 14 to 20, 2025.
Kendrick Lamar has three other songs in the Global 200’s top 10. They include Luther with SZA which reached a new high at the third position, All the Stars from 2018, also with SZA, climbed to the sixth position, and TV Off featuring Lefty Gunplay moved up to the seventh position after peaking at fifth. All four tracks were featured in his Super Bowl performance.
In a 2024 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lamar referred to Not Like Us as a representative of a person with strong values and integrity, who stands by their beliefs without pleasing others.
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He emphasized that this person acknowledges their mistakes and is willing to share their experiences, even when facing fear or challenges, without feeling diminished.
He also explained that music was not his ultimate goal. His experiences with young people and helping them connect with his stories fulfilled him. Lamar values meaningful conversations with others, seeing music as a tool to make that happen.
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