Kendrick Lamar, Mustard Lead Hip-Hop Wins At Grammy Premiere Ceremony
Kendrick Lamar and Mustard’s “Not Like Us” is officially a Grammy award-winning diss track. On Sunday (Feb. 2), the pair’s seething Drake takedown was rewarded with gold, scoring three accolades at the Grammy’s Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles ahead of the 2025 Grammys Awards.
“Not Like Us” won in three of five rap categories for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video, beating out the likes of Cardi B, A$AP Rocky, Doechii, GloRilla, and Eminem. Mustard accepted the awards on the duo’s behalf, thanking Dot, God, and pgLang, and then declaring that they were just getting started, saying, “Three. Let’s get it.” With the win, Lamar is now a 20-time Grammy award-winning rapper and artist, nearing the likes of JAY-Z (21) and Kanye West (24).
The record-breaking track is also nominated in categories outside of hip-hop-specific parameters, as it competes for the crown of Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
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Meanwhile, Rapsody and Erykah Badu took home gold in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category for their collaborative effort, “3:AM”—the first win for Rapsody and the fifth win for Badu.
A fifth category for Hip-Hop, Best Rap Album, is scheduled to be presented during the official 2025 Grammy’s show at Cryptyo.com Arena. Nominees in this category include Might Delete Later by J. Cole, The Auditorium, Vol. 1 from Common & Pete Rock, Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace) by Eminem, and Future & Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You.
Watch Mustard’s acceptance speech above.
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