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Hypebeast
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Kendrick Lamar Breaks His Own Record for Highest-Grossing Hip-Hop Concert
Summary Kendrick Lamarhas broken his own record for the highest-grossing hip-hop concert. OurGenerationMusicreveals that the Dot andSZA's show at Seattle's Lumen Field grossed a total of $14.8111 million USD from 60,941 tickets, overtaking the rapper's previous record in late April. The first night of the duo's'Grand National Tour'at Bank Stadium in Minneapolis grossed a total revenue of $9,124,989 USD — marking a $5 million USD difference. Dot continues to be the first rapper in history to gross over $9 million USD from a single show. Eminem previously held the record in 2019 when he grossed $8,708,390 USD from a concert in Melbourne. The 'Grand National Tour' currently has a number of shows left in North America. Lamar and SZA will then hit up theUK and Europe in the summerbefore closing out the tour in early August.
Hypebeast
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Becomes Longest-Charting Rap Song on Billboard Hot 100
Summary Kendrick Lamarhas set yet another chart record with'Not Like Us.' Chartdata reports that the diss track has logged 53 straight weeks on theBillboard Hot 100, officially making it the longest-charting rap song in history. As of writing, 'Not Like Us' sits at No. 23 on this week's Hot 100 chart. This isn't the first time 'Not Like Us' has broken a record. It previouslydethronedDrake and Lil Baby's 'Girls Like Girls' to hold the Spotify record for the biggest single day streams of a hip-hop song, and was the fastest rap song in history tohit 300 million streamson the platform. 'Not Like Us' dropped in May 2024 and served as a diss track aimed atDrake. It was Dot's third release in less than 48 hours amidst the rap beef between him The Boy. In the track, he alleges that Drizzy has a preference for underage girls and accuses him of being a culture vulture. It went on to debut at No. 1 and take home theGRAMMYfor Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Music Video. Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' officially breaks the record for longest charting rap song in Hot 100 history. First to chart for over a — chart data (@chartdata)May 19, 2025
