Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us”

[jl]

#40 on Pop Airplay!? Drake is fr cooked lmao

[jl]

Jun 14, 2024 7:28:05 GMT -5 CatSoul said:

Jun 8, 2024 11:49:36 GMT -5 rainie said:

god i'm SO curious what the radio edits sound like for this one, especially on the format like pop where "she dances on my tongue" is apperently too much for many stations. i have to imagine there's no way pedophile makes the airwaves ,,,, right ? does A MINORRRR ?

There's at least one radio edit that takes out "little sister" and "like 'em young" but keeps "pedophile".

The BBC Radio edit is a mess - the first time they played it they contextualized it by playing the entirety of the beef with a disclaimer (and kept all the references except censoring the word 'predator' randomly). The one they play now cuts out all the references besides "A minorrrrrrrr" (though they don't edit LUNCH, so shout out to the UK?).

Is there any recording of them playing all the beef tracks? It genuinely sounds like a very interesting and really funny move for a BBC station lol.

[sportytheartist]

POP
44 39 KENDRICK LAMAR Not Like Us 794 623 171 1.993
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RHYTHMIC
1 1 KENDRICK LAMAR Not Like Us 7094 7035 59 18.51

URBAN
1 1 KENDRICK LAMAR Not Like Us 6895 6545 350 19.356

[👑 Eloquent ™]

I'm SOOOO rooting for this to take off in a big way!

[clsvltn]

I'm surprised Pop is so far behind. I thought it wouldve picked up faster with all the buzz

[sportytheartist]

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44 40 KENDRICK LAMAR Not Like Us 809 690 119 2.044
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[chickythelittlechicken]

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40 41 KENDRICK LAMAR Not Like Us 905 783 122 2.36
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(May be top 40 tomorrow again, unless "Calling After Me" surpasses this). 

[chickythelittlechicken]

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[velaxti]

Jun 19, 2024 8:58:32 GMT -5 jl said:

Jun 14, 2024 7:28:05 GMT -5 CatSoul said:

There's at least one radio edit that takes out "little sister" and "like 'em young" but keeps "pedophile".

The BBC Radio edit is a mess - the first time they played it they contextualized it by playing the entirety of the beef with a disclaimer (and kept all the references except censoring the word 'predator' randomly). The one they play now cuts out all the references besides "A minorrrrrrrr" (though they don't edit LUNCH, so shout out to the UK?).

Is there any recording of them playing all the beef tracks? It genuinely sounds like a very interesting and really funny move for a BBC station lol.

They have archives of all their recent radio shows on their iPlayer website I think. But they only go back maybe a month or something so it could be gone by now?

It's not unusual for the BBC radio stations. They are funded by the public rather than advertisers, so they can do weird things like that if they want to, and frequently do. They can play nothing but 2011 songs for an hour, or drum & bass songs for an hour, or 3 Jessie J songs in a row, or a Christmas song in the summer, whatever really. They don't need to worry about call out scores or anything, at least not to the extent of commercial stations.

BBC Radio 1 currently has live performances of Sabrina Carpenter on their playlist for example.

[chickythelittlechicken]

6/28

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[chickythelittlechicken]

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[jl]

Jun 27, 2024 7:40:15 GMT -5 velaxti said:

Jun 19, 2024 8:58:32 GMT -5 jl said:

Is there any recording of them playing all the beef tracks? It genuinely sounds like a very interesting and really funny move for a BBC station lol.

They have archives of all their recent radio shows on their iPlayer website I think. But they only go back maybe a month or something so it could be gone by now?

It's not unusual for the BBC radio stations. They are funded by the public rather than advertisers, so they can do weird things like that if they want to, and frequently do. They can play nothing but 2011 songs for an hour, or drum & bass songs for an hour, or 3 Jessie J songs in a row, or a Christmas song in the summer, whatever really. They don't need to worry about call out scores or anything, at least not to the extent of commercial stations.

BBC Radio 1 currently has live performances of Sabrina Carpenter on their playlist for example.

"drum & bass songs for an hour" "Christmas song in the summer", lol that sounds a lot like me and my friends at our college radio station

[chickythelittlechicken]

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41 37 KENDRICK LAMAR Not Like Us 1098 884 214 2.952
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[👑 Eloquent ™]

Not that this needs pop whatsoever, as it's already a cultural behemoth and has made its mark on history, but I would love to just see it crossover and get even bigger (if that's possible). Like I know it's stingy, but I want 10 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. 🙏🏼 lol

[chickythelittlechicken]

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[sportytheartist]

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[Jose Polica]

9 Adds at US Pop Radio.

[clsvltn]

Gotta enjoy it while he can, most likely his last CHR appearance besides a feature or if he changes his sound to more like this

[312999]

Jul 3, 2024 13:44:36 GMT -5 clsvltn said:

Gotta enjoy it while he can, most likely his last CHR appearance besides a feature or if he changes his sound to more like this

I would not say that it could be his last CHR appearance. Who knows later on if he makes another big song or can be one that is pop leaning like All The Stars. Anything can happen.

[clsvltn]

Jul 3, 2024 13:56:16 GMT -5 312999 said:

Jul 3, 2024 13:44:36 GMT -5 clsvltn said:

Gotta enjoy it while he can, most likely his last CHR appearance besides a feature or if he changes his sound to more like this

I would not say that it could be his last CHR appearance. Who knows later on if he makes another big song or can be one that is pop leaning like All The Stars. Anything can happen.

That was also a SZA feature though and from a major movie. So I wouldn't "count" that. But like I said, unless he changes his style to more songs like this, he isn't really relevant on CHR. He should thank Drake really lol

[sportytheartist]

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40 33 KENDRICK LAMAR Not Like Us 1360 961 399 3.935
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[magik]

Jul 3, 2024 14:20:08 GMT -5 clsvltn said:

Jul 3, 2024 13:56:16 GMT -5 312999 said:

I would not say that it could be his last CHR appearance. Who knows later on if he makes another big song or can be one that is pop leaning like All The Stars. Anything can happen.

That was also a SZA feature though and from a major movie. So I wouldn't "count" that. But like I said, unless he changes his style to more songs like this, he isn't really relevant on CHR. He should thank Drake really lol

He should thank Drake for making a song for Pop radio??? He didn't have to make a song like "Not Like Us," and Drake isn't a credited writer on the song, so I don't get this sentiment at all. You act as if making these microwavable pop hits is something hard to do. Kendrick proved that he can do it if he wanted to... anytime.

[clsvltn]

Jul 5, 2024 5:45:39 GMT -5 magik said:

Jul 3, 2024 14:20:08 GMT -5 clsvltn said:

That was also a SZA feature though and from a major movie. So I wouldn't "count" that. But like I said, unless he changes his style to more songs like this, he isn't really relevant on CHR. He should thank Drake really lol

He should thank Drake for making a song for Pop radio??? He didn't have to make a song like "Not Like Us," and Drake isn't a credited writer on the song, so I don't get this sentiment at all. You act as if making these microwavable pop hits is something hard to do. Kendrick proved that he can do it if he wanted to... anytime.

Yeah and the only reason he got any attention with because of the battle with Drake.

[magik]

Jul 5, 2024 8:50:12 GMT -5 clsvltn said:

Jul 5, 2024 5:45:39 GMT -5 magik said:

He should thank Drake for making a song for Pop radio??? He didn't have to make a song like "Not Like Us," and Drake isn't a credited writer on the song, so I don't get this sentiment at all. You act as if making these microwavable pop hits is something hard to do. Kendrick proved that he can do it if he wanted to... anytime.

Yeah and the only reason he got any attention with because of the battle with Drake.

Pretty sure Kendrick would have gotten attention either way. He is not some underground artist. He has mult-platinum songs and albums, numerous accolades, etc. If Kendrick (or anyone) wanted to make a quick pop record, they could. Kendrick proved that with this song. You're giving Drake too much credit when Drake hasn't had a huge solo hit this big in years and his current collaborations have been flopping.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

What is this that pop radio attention is some pinnacle of artist success?

[NeRD]

This is just a fucking great song, period. I think it's the frontrunner for Best Rap Song, and SHOULD beat Houdini.

[bat1990]

The line "Certified Lover Boys? Certified Pedophiles" gets me every time.

[sportytheartist]

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[sportytheartist]

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[sportytheartist]

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