"we need to leave this beef behind": Fans react as Drake’s ‘NOKIA’ reaches No. 1 on GLOBAL Apple Music

Drake released the music video for his song NOKIA on March 31. The song is a part of his 2025 collaborative album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. The music video, along with Drake, featured NBA player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with his new Converse SHAI 001 sneaker, scheduled to be released in Fall 2025.

With over 100 million streams on Spotify, the song soon became a hit among music lovers. It took 7th place on the US Billboard Hot 100 and 2nd place on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard).

As per new rankings, NOKIA by Drake has been ranked number 1 on the Top 100: Global Apple Music charts. The second position is taken by Luther by Kendrick Lamar and SZA, and the third position is acquired by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga's song Die With A Smile. Kendrick Lamar's song Not Like Us is in the fourth position in the Global Apple Music rankings.

Fans react after Drake takes the No. 1 position on the Top 100: Global Apple Music

An Instagram account, @rapmusic, dedicated to delivering news about the hip-hop and rap scene, shared the update on their IG page.

The caption of the post said,

"Drake’s ‘NOKIA’ has now reached #1 on GLOBAL Apple Music for the FIRST time ever 🔥🏆 It dethrones Kendrick Lamar’s ‘luther’ to take the top spot."

The post soon gained the attention of the rapper's fans, who gave their reactions in the comment section. Let's take a look at them.

"As a Kendrick fan, we need to leave this beef behind. This is a banger," a user, @biel.torrenss, commented.

"Drake consistently delivers hit after hit. There’s no discussion about it either 🔥," another user, @i.love.guys.butts_, wrote.

"Been saying that. Win or lose drake still gonna make a hit. This ain’t new😂 When I first heard the album I damn near dislocated my neck dancing to Nokia and gimme a hug 😂," one more user, @sayso42_, posted.

"🐐 back on top," a user, @buzz.nation, added.

"This is a club hit idc what people say," another user, @rafee_khan2, commented.

"I definitely like Kendrick more, but I do like this song it’s good," another user, @ethan.neisss, posted.

Drake also recently uploaded poster covers of his new album launched with PARTYNEXTDOOR. While the singer hasn’t announced any new music videos yet, fans believe he might be working on more from the album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U.

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Drake is a 55-time Grammy nominee and has won five Grammy awards to date. With over 78 million monthly listeners, he ranks number 13 on the artists with the most monthly listeners on the Spotify chart.

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