Lirik Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar Song of The Year Grammy Awards 2025

Psst, I see dead people
Mustard on the beat, ho

Ay, Mustard on the beat, ho
Deebo, any rap nigga, he a free throw
Man down, call an amberlamps, tell him, "Breathe, bro"
Nail a nigga to the cross, he walk around like Teezo

What's up with these jabroni-ass niggas tryna see Compton?
The industry can hate me, fuck 'em all and they mama
How many opps you really got? I mean, it's too many options
I'm finna pass on this body, I'm John Stockton

Beat your ass and hide the Bible if God watchin'
Sometimes you gotta pop out and show niggas
Certified boogeyman, I'm the one that upped the score with 'em
Walk him down, whole time I know he got some ho in him
Pole on him, extort shit, bully the flow on him

Say, Drake, I hear you like 'em young
You better not ever go to cell block one
To any bitch that talk to him and they in love
Just make sure you hide your lil' sister from him

They tell me Chubbs the only one that get your hand-me-downs
And PARTY at the party, playin' with his nose now
And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?
Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles

Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, Dot, fuck 'em up
Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, I'ma do my stuff
Why you trollin' like a bitch? Ain't you tired?

Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minor
They not like us, they not like us, they not like us
They not like us, they not like us, they not like us
You think the Bay gon' let you disrespect Pac, nigga?

I think that Oakland show gon' be your last stop, nigga
Did Cole fouI, I don't know why you still pretendin'
What is the owl? Bird niggas and bird bitches, go
The audience not dumb, shape the stories how you want

Hey, Drake, they're not slow
Rabbit hole is still deep, I can go further, I promise
Ain't that somethin'? B-Rad stands for bitch and you Malibu most wanted
Ain't no law, boy, you ballboy, fetch Gatorade or somethin'

Since 2009, I had this bitch jumpin'
You niggas'll get a wedgie, be flipped over your boxers
What OVO for? The "Other Vaginal Option"? Pussy
Nigga better straighten they posture, got famous all up in Compton
Might write this for the doctorate, tell the pop star quit hidin'

Fuck a caption, want action, no accident
And I'm hands-on, he fuck around, get polished
Fuckin' on Wayne girl while he was in jail, that's connivin'
Then get his face tatted like a bitch apologizin'
I'm glad DeRoz' came home, y'all didn't deserve him neither

From Alondra down to Central, nigga better not speak on Serena
And your homeboy need subpoena, that predator move in flocks
That name gotta be registered and placed on neighborhood watch
I lean on you niggas like another line of Wock'
Yeah, it's all eyes on me, and I'ma send it up to Pac, ay

Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get 'em dropped, ay
Sweet Chin Music, and I won't pass the aux, ay
How many stocks do I really have in stock? Ay
One, two, three, four, five, plus five, ay
Devil is a lie, he a 69 God, ay

Freaky-ass niggas need to stay they ass inside, ay
Roll they ass up like a fresh pack of 'za, ay
City is back up, it's a must, we outside, ay
They not like us, they not like us, they not like us
They not like us, they not like us, they not like us

Once upon a time, all of us was in chains
Homie still doubled down callin' us some slaves
Atlanta was the Mecca, buildin' railroads and trains
Bear with me for a second, let me put y'all on game
The settlers was usin' town folk to make 'em richer
Fast-forward, 2024, you got the same agenda

You run to Atlanta when you need a check balance
Let me break it down for you, this the real nigga challenge
You called Future when you didn't see the club (ay, what?)
Lil Baby helped you get your lingo up (what?)
21 gave you false street cred

Thug made you feel like you a slime in your head (ay, what?)
Quavo said you can be from Northside (what?)
2 Chainz say you good, but he lied
You run to Atlanta when you need a few dollars
No, you not a colleague, you a fuckin' colonizer

The family matter, and the truth of the matter
It was God's plan to show y'all the liar
Mm, mm-mm
He a fan, he a fan, he a fan (mm), he a fan, he a fan, he a-
Freaky-ass nigga, he a 69 God
Freaky-ass nigga, he a 69 God

Hey, hey, hey, hey, run for your life
Hey, hey, hey, hey, run for your life
Freaky-ass nigga, he a 69 God
Freaky-ass nigga, he a 69 God
Hey, hey, hey, hey, run for your life
Hey, hey, hey, hey, run for your life

Let me hear you say, "OV-ho" (OV-ho)
Say, "OV-ho" (OV-ho)
Then step this way, step that way
Then step this way, step that way

Are you my friend?
Are we locked in?
Then step this way, step that way
Then step this way, step that way

Sejatinya, lagu "Not Like Us" menjadi diss track keempat dari Kendrick untuk Drake yang tengah berseteru. Liriknya juga secara terang-terangan menyebut nama Drake sebanyak dua kali.

Lagu ini melanjutkan tema yang pertama kali diperkenalkan dalam "Meet the Grahams", yaitu soal tuduhan pedofilia dan pelanggaran seksual yang dilakukan Drake. Bahkan, sampul lagunya juga menampilkan pemandangan rumah besar Drake di Park Lane Circle di Toronto, Kanada.

Kendati berupa diss track, "Not Like Us" milik Kendrick Lamar sangat sukses secara global hingga memecahkan beberapa rekor. Lagu ini memecahkan rekor untuk streaming Spotify terbanyak dalam waktu sehari untuk lagu hip-hop di AS. Pencapaian ini melampaui kolaborasi Drake dan Lil Baby yang merilis “Girls Want Girls".

Selain itu, "Not Like Us" sukses memborong 5 penghargaan di Grammy Awards 2025, yaitu Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, dan Best Music Video.