Golden State Warriors player Steph Curry has seemingly had enough of Kendrick Lamarβs epic Drake diss track βNot Like Us.β 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.
In a now viral clip, Curry can be heard lamenting: βDamn with this song. Itβs not the only song in America.β However, LeBron James retorted with βI love itβ as he gathered his teammates.
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Toward the end of the clip, shooting guard Anthony Edwards can be seen dancing to βNot Like Us.β The song debuted at No. 1 in May for a week and spent the next eight weeks in the Top 10. This week, βNot Like Usβ 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 Curryβs reaction to the songβs cultural dominance.
On Instagram, Dupri wrote: βI just saw Stephβs 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, Iβm sure many of yall donβt understand what Iβm saying.β
In the video, he expanded on this sentiment. βThe goal in hip-hop used to be impact, not sales, not chartsβimpact. How hard you could impact the streets,β Dupri explained. βThatβs no longer the goal and to me that is the sole reason why rap isnβt what rap used to be because n****s donβt care about impacting the streets no more.β
Despite whose side youβre on, the fact of the matter is βNot Like Usβ has had a crazy run and will continue to dominate playlists all summer long.
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