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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.
Feb 21, 2025 • 7:01 PM
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We're far from good, not good from far 90 miles per hour down Compton Boulevard With the top down, screamin', "We don't give a fuck" Drink my 40-ounce of freedom while I roll my blunt 'Cause the kids just ain't alright Oh shit, nigga Somethin' 'bout to happen Nigga, this shit Nigga, this sound like 30 keys under the Compton Court building Hope the dogs don't smell it Welcome to vigilante, '80s so don't you ask me I'm hungry, my body's antsy, I rip through your fuckin' pantry Peelin' off like a Xanny, examine my orchestra Granny said when I'm old enough, I'll be sure to be all I can be You niggas Marcus Camby, washed up Pussy, fix your panties, I'm Mr. Marcus, you gettin' fucked, uh You ain't heard nothin' harder since Daddy Kane Take it in vain, Vicodins couldn't ease the pain Lightnin' bolts hit your body, you thought it rained Not a cloud in sight, just the shit that I write Strong enough to stand in front of a travelin' freight train Are you trained? To go against Dracula, draggin' the record industry by my fangs AK clips, money clips, and gold chains You walk around with a P90 like it's the '90s Bullet to your temple, your homicide'll remind me that Compton Crip niggas ain't nothin' to fuck with Bompton Pirus ain't nothin' to fuck with Compton éses ain't nothin' to fuck with But they fuck with me, and bitch, I love it Woopty-woop, woopty-woop-woop, woopty-woop Woopty-woop, woopty-woop-woop (California dungeons) Woopty-woop, woopty-woop-woop, woopty-woop Woopty-woop, woopty-woop-woop (California dungeons) Let's hit the county buildin', gotta cash my check Spend it all on a 40-ounce to the neck And in retrospect, I remember December bein' the hottest Squad cars, neighborhood wars, and stolen Mazdas I tell you motherfuckers that life is full of hydraulics Up and down, get a '64, better know how to drive it I'm drivin' on E with no license or registration Heart racin', racing past Johnny because he's racist 1987, the children of Ronald Reagan Rake the leaves off your front porch with a machine blowtorch (I'm really out here, my nigga) He blowin' on stress, hopin' to ease the stress (like, really out here) He coppin' some blow, hopin' that it can stretch Newborn massacre, hoppin' out the passenger with calendars 'Cause your day comin' Run him down, and then he gun him down, I'm hopin' that you fast enough Even the legs of Michael Johnson don't mean nothin', because Compton Crip niggas ain't nothin' to fuck with Bompton Pirus ain't nothin' to fuck with Compton éses ain't nothin' to fuck with But they fuck with me, and bitch, I love it Woopty-woop, woopty-woop-woop, woopty-woop Woopty-woop, woopty-woop-woop (California dungeons) Woopty-woop, woopty-woop-woop, woopty-woop Woopty-woop, woopty-woop-woop (California dungeons) Can't detour when you at war with your city, why run for it? Just ride with me, just die with me, that gun store right there When you fight, don't fight fair, 'cause you'll never win (Right, I had the yopper, and I tore they ass up) Can't detour when you at war with your city, why run for it? Just ride with me, just die with me, that gun store right there When you fight, don't fight fair, 'cause you'll never win Yeah, yeah, yeah Whoa, whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa We really out here, my nigga You niggas don't understand, my nigga I'm off a pill and Remy Red, my nigga Trippin', my nigga
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