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Kendrick Lamar's decision to release a diss track about his co-rapper Drake might have been one of the best choices he made in his career. His rap beef with Drake permeated pop culture in 2024 and has led the rapper to break records, win awards, and top global charts since then.
News of his most recent achievement has been circulating all over the internet. According to Spotify, Kendrick Lamar became the first ever rapper, both male and female, to hit 100 million Spotify listeners.
As of Monday, February 18, 2025, the rapper joined the list of only nine elite to achieve this feat, including Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, The Weekend, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, and Billie Eilish.
@PopBase on X made a post about the feat with the caption:
"Kendrick Lamar becomes the first rapper to surpass 100 million monthly listeners in Spotify history."
Several reactions trailed the post as netizens took to the comments section to express their opinions on this achievement.
@growwithamaka tweeted.
"Totally deserve...the new goat in town."
More comments echoed this sentiment.
"that's impressive, he deserves all the recognition for his talent and hard work, music's really changing the game," @_CryptoJT praised.
"Kendrick Lamar making history as the first rapper to hit 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify! That's legendary," @Bilalbhai_786 commented.
"Kendrick earned this with a message and zero ghostwriters." @800_178795 tweeted.
More fans praised the achievement,
"Kendrick just set the bar sky-high! Guess we all need to step up our playlists now." @NitinB2004 replied.
"Kendrick Lamar you are amazing man," @Clear_Nama praised.
"Best rapper ever tha history!" @replygurl stated.
While numerous fans praised the rapper's achievement, some took to the comments section to compare the rapper with Drake.
"still not bigger than drake," @_jazllyn commented.
"only to be overtaken by Drake later," @debayo_xx tweeted.
"drake made his career fr," @HavenofHonor replied.
More details on Kendrick Lamar's achievements
Kendrick Lamar is the first rapper to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, a milestone that came just after he broke another record by becoming the first rapper to have three albums in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200: GNS at number 1, DAMN. at number 9, and good kid, m.A.A.d city at number 10.
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Kendrick is also the first and only male living artist to achieve this feat, something that Drake, the bestselling rapper of all time, hasn't done yet.
The year also started on a great note for the rapper, as his hit song Not Like Us bagged several Grammys, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Rap Video, and Best Rap Song.
At the beginning of the month, Kendrick also broke a record by having more than 133 million TV viewers for his Super Bowl performance.
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During his Grammy acceptance speech for Song of the Year, Kendrick Lamar dedicated his work to the West Coast rappers and advised young upcoming rappers to respect the art.
"All the West Coast artists, from early on — G Malone, Problem, Bad Lucc, K-Bo, Daylyt … these are the cats that inspired me to be the MC I am today."
He continued:
"Schoolboy, J-Roc, Ab-Soul, this is what it's about, man. Because at the end of the day, nothing more powerful than rap music — I don't care what it is. We are the culture. ...To all the young artists, like my man Punch say, I just hope you respect the art form," he said. "It'll get you where you need to go."
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All these achievements have solidified Kendrick Lamar's name as one of the best artists ever.
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