Golden State Warriors player Steph Curry has seemingly had enough of Kendrick Lamarโs epic Drake diss track โNot Like Us.โ After the American team defeated Serbia 105-79 on Wednesday, the arena DJ played the song over the loudspeakers at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
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In a now viral clip, Curry can be heard lamenting: โDamn with this song. Itโs not the only song in America.โ However, LeBron James retorted with โI love itโ as he gathered his teammates.
Toward the end of the clip, shooting guard Anthony Edwards can be seen dancing to โNot Like Us.โ The song debuted at No. 1 in May for a week and spent the next eight weeks in the Top 10. This week, โNot Like Usโ managed to get Lamar his first multi-week Hot 100 No. 1 as a solo artist.
The song has received 54 million streams and 40 million radio airplay audience impressions. Hip-hop legend and producer Jermaine Dupri chimed in on social media about Curryโs reaction to the songโs cultural dominance.
On Instagram, Dupri wrote: โI just saw Stephโs reaction to the Kendrick record and I thought it was very ironic because what he is feeling (Pause ) is a record impacting the streets and this new generation is not use to that, Iโm sure many of yall donโt understand what Iโm saying.โ
In the video, he expanded on this sentiment. โThe goal in hip-hop used to be impact, not sales, not chartsโimpact. How hard you could impact the streets,โ Dupri explained. โThatโs no longer the goal and to me that is the sole reason why rap isnโt what rap used to be because n****s donโt care about impacting the streets no more.โ
Despite whose side youโre on, the fact of the matter is โNot Like Usโ has had a crazy run and will continue to dominate playlists all summer long.
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