Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us ranked as the most-searched song globally in Google’s Year in Search 2024, drawing widespread attention for its controversial lyrics.
Kendrick Lamar dominates Search in 2024
Google’s Year in Search 2024 outlined the most popular entertainment searches worldwide.
In the music category, Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us, which debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 with 70.9 million streams and spent two weeks at the summit of the chart, led searches, followed by songs like APT. by Rosé and Bruno Mars and Thick of It by KSI.
The list also included tracks by Sabrina Carpenter and Creepy Nuts.
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Other categories highlighted figures like Katt Williams and Adam Brody among the most-searched actors.
Films such as Inside Out 2 and Deadpool and Wolverine drew significant interest, while TV searches were led by shows like Baby Reindeer and Fallout.
In South Africa, local trends leaned toward artists like Malome Vector and Shebeshxt, while Inside Out 2 and Bad Boys 4 topped the film category.
TV trends included Baby Reindeer and Griselda Blanco.
Legal actions stemming from ‘Not Like Us’
Lamar’s Not Like Us drew attention not only for its popularity but also for its content, which included ‘pdf’ accusations directed at Drake.
The lyrics prompted legal filings from Drake in Texas and New York, where he accused Lamar and Universal Music Group (UMG) of defamation and misconduct.
According to Drake’s filings, he sought to investigate UMG’s alleged involvement in boosting the popularity of the track through prohibited practices like payola and influencer marketing.
The filings also included claims of racketeering under RICO statutes.
Legal analysts have stated that diss tracks, as a genre, often feature exaggerated rhetoric, which could make it difficult to establish defamation claims.
Drake’s filings also accused UMG of removing copyright restrictions and using automated systems to enhance the track’s reach.
The petitions aim to secure pre-litigation discovery to gather further evidence.
