Hip-hop heavyweights

Drake and Kendrick Lamar

have just etched their names into the annals of music history.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) broke the news today that

Drake’s chart-toppers

‘Best I Ever Had’ and ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’ have achieved Diamond status. This brings his tally to a record-breaking 10 Diamond-certified tracks, including hits like ‘God’s Plan,’ ‘One Dance,’ ‘Hotline Bling,’ ‘Life is Good,’ and ‘No Guidance.’

Meanwhile, Kendrick’s

viral diss track

aimed at Drake, ‘Not Like Us,’ has finally bowed out of the

Billboard Hot 100

after an unprecedented 53 consecutive weeks, making it the longest-charting rap song ever.

The two rap titans have been embroiled in a public feud since 2013, trading barbs through multiple diss tracks such as Kendrick’s ‘Euphoria,’ ‘Meet the Grahams,’ and Drake’s ‘First Person Shooter,’ and ‘Taylor Made Freestyle.’

With this achievement, Drake has outshone Garth Brooks and Post Malone, who were previously tied with nine Diamond-certified tracks each, according to RIAA records, reports

the Mirror US

.

Kendrick’s ‘Not Like Us’ made a smashing debut at number one and racked up over 1.5 billion streams, shattering streaming records previously held by Drake.

The diss track also dominated the Grammys, bagging Kendrick a staggering five awards, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The Compton-born rapper performed the hit live during his Super Bowl show, setting new viewership records for the NFL championship game.

The Canadian rapper has initiated a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging that the label orchestrated a “campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves…in order to make [Not Like Us] go viral, including by using ‘bots’ and pay-to-play schemes,”-accusations that UMG slams as “offensive and untrue.”


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Responding to the allegations in a statement to Variety, a rep for UMG argued, “Nowhere in the hundred-plus page ‘legal’ blather written by Drake’s lawyers do they bother to acknowledge that Drake himself has written and performed massively successful songs containing equally provocative taunts against other artists.”

“Nor do they mention that it was Drake who started this particular exchange. Apparently, Drake’s lawyers believe that when Drake willingly participates in a performative rap-battle of music and poetry, he can be ‘defamed’ even though he engages in the exact same form of creative expression.”

Kendrick is currently on a world tour with R&B singer SZA. Drake was on tour in New Zealand and Australia, but had to postpone the remaining dates due to a “scheduling conflict.”

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