
Kendrick Lamar scores his first UK number one single with 'Not Like Us'
Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' reaches UK number one following his Super Bowl performance, alongside two SZA collaborations in the top five.
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Mmm, tippy-toein' and I'm mud-walkin', hmm Rollin' sevens, I ain't ready for no coffin I know y'all love it when the drugs talkin', but Shut the fuck up when you hear love talkin' Shut the fuck up when you hear love talkin' If God be the source then I am the plug talkin' Yeah, baby Yeah, baby Yeah, baby Yeah, baby This my undisputed truth, uh-huh My life is like forbidden fruit, my bitch know better than I do A woman's worth, I barely went to church I'd rather fast with you than fuck it up Fuckin' with skirts 'cause I'm rational A nigga still gon' be a nigga, emoji heart, my family pictures Two-steppin' away from rappers, I don't trust their true intentions I'm not in the music business, I been in the human business Whole life been social distant, hoes like, "When you not trippin'?" I duck the party, who said they saw me? Crown on Bob Marley, wrist on Yo Gotti They gon' judge your life for a couple likes on the double tap Them hoes is sorry, they all get bodied I bless it that you have an open heart, I bless that you forgive I bless it that you can learn from a loss, I bless it that you heal I bless one day that you attract somebody with your mind exact A patient life, flaws, bless 'em twice and they'll bless you back Tippy-toein' and I'm mud-walkin', hmm Rollin' sevens, I ain't ready for no coffin I know y'all love it when the drugs talkin', but Shut the fuck up when you hear love talkin' Shut the fuck up when you hear love talkin' If God be the source, then I am the plug talkin' Yeah, baby Yeah, baby Yeah, baby Yeah How's love (how's love) when it's heart to your soul? But my nigga, left his ass on the road Gossipin' 'bout some shit you don't know Oh, you ho (yeah, yeah, yeah, fasho) I hate it here, baby daddy still on my phone I hate it here, askin' if I been on the pole I hate it here If you keep lurkin' on the low If you a fan, just let me know Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (yeah, yeah) Now if it's love, I deserve to get some head on a balcony sometimes, sometimes And if I feel where your heart can be, you'll still be a part of me I love mine, love mine (love mine, love mine) Summer in the storm, I cannot conform (I cannot conform, I cannot conform) I just might love you still, just think I love me more It ain't love if you gon' judge me for my past No, it ain't love if you ain't never eat my ass It ain't love if you just only tie me down because you seen me in my bag That's why I'm anti-everyone before this mask Mmm, tippy-toein' and I'm mud-walkin', hmm Rollin' sevens, I ain't ready for no coffin I know y'all love it when the drugs talkin', but Shut the fuck up when you hear love talkin' Shut the fuck up when you hear love talkin' If God be the source, then I am the plug talkin' Yeah, baby Yeah, baby Yeah, baby Yeah Yo, yo Telekinesis, I'm purifyin' these D speeches While I'm cryin', I clean the feet of the sweet Jesus Dreams, visions get blurry of the Elohim, it's light It's known to tear retinas in a single gleam Shut the fuck up when you hear His love talkin' To the mind, it's God's cypher divine in a small portion, uh Faded pictures, this global madness, the intervention This world's in The Twilight Zone, this is the fifth dimension God, please blow the whistle, we need a intermission My good deeds in front of your door, I'm standin' by the entrance With heavy baggage, my brother's ashes I seen tragic, I did dirt, smacked death and held it to that nigga cabbage Love, we killin' greed, we killin' homelessness And I don't give a fuck about this land, I want ownership Bow your head for just God's sake Listen what the stars say when I say it's God's way Tippy-toein' and I'm mud-walkin', hmm Rollin' sevens, I ain't ready for no coffin I know y'all love it when the drugs talkin', but Shut the fuck up when you hear love talkin' Shut the fuck up when you hear love talkin' If God be the source, then I am the plug talkin' Yeah, baby Yeah, baby Yeah, baby Yeah, baby
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