Rapper triumphed at this year’s ceremony thanks to his Drake diss track, ‘Not Like Us’. Kendrick Lamar had a huge night at the Grammys, winning five out of seven of the awards he was nominated for including major gongs for Song and Record of the Year. Those prizes recognised his 2024 track “Not Like Us”, the 37-year-old’s now-legendary diss track widely viewed as the final blow in his music war with fellow hip-hop star Drake.

In the song, which samples Monk Higgins’ 1968 track “I Believe to My Soul”, Lamar deals out devastating lines that take aim at everything from Drake’s reputation as a culture vulture and his dabbling in pop music. Earlier this month, it emerged that Drake is now suing his own label, Universal Music Group – to which Lamar is also signed – over its release of “Not Like Us”, in particular a lyric that accuses him and his entourage of being “certified paedophiles”.

Lamar’s win is likely yet another sting for the Scorpion artist, who hasn’t won a Grammy himself in almost a decade. His last wins were in 2017, when “Hotline Bling” received two rap awards – Drake, who skipped the ceremony, criticised this due to the fact that the song didn’t actually contain rapping. Fans have now spotted what appears to be a subtle dig from Lamar through his choice of outfit, a double-denim look by Maison Margiela with matching baseball hat by Christine Marie Rivera.

The denim-on-denim outfit is popularly known as a Canadian tuxedo, which many have interpreted as a choice intended to mock his famous rival. Lamar is already enjoying a huge year that is set to continue when he headlines the Super Bowl halftime show this weekend with frequent collaborator SZA, who happens to have once dated Drake. He was announced as the halftime performer in September by Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation works with the NFL to select the halftime show performer.

“Kendrick Lamar is truly a once-in-a-generation artist and performer,” Jay-Z said in a statement at the time. “His deep love for hip-hop and culture informs his artistic vision. He has an unparalleled ability to define and influence culture globally. Kendrick’s work transcends music, and his impact will be felt for years to come.”. As with previous headliners, Lamar is keeping the details of his performance under wraps, but it seems likely that he’ll perform “Not Like Us” along with hits from critically acclaimed albums such as To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), DAMN (2017), and GNX, his latest work that topped the charts upon release in November last year.

So far, Drake has not responded to Lamar’s Grammys triumph. However, his father Dennis Graham, 70, told TikToker, Joy of Everything that he didn’t “care enough about that s***”. “Ain’t got nothing to do with me,” he said. “All the best to him, man. I don’t do that bulls***.”. Asked what he thought of the ceremony overall, he responded: “Excellent.”. Lamar dedicated his Record of the Year win to the city of Los Angeles, mentioning the fire-affected neighbourhoods of Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

“We gonna dedicate this one to the city,” he said. “This is my neck of the woods, that’s held me down since [I was] a young pup. Since I was in the studio scrapping to write the best raps and all that, you know in order to do records like these.”. Giving a shout-out to “all the people and all the families out in the Palisades and Altadena,” Lamar said: “This is a true testament that we gonna continue to restore this city.”.